The Hindu : Monday, March 29, 2004

Ganga Reddy launches campaign, slams Mandava

Crime Watch

Andhra Pradesh - Others

Ex-MP hopes for a hat-trick here

Vendor held on cheating charge

Bangalore

BMP likely to sell shopping complex

18-year-old girl, father end life

Mobile outlets for directory

Candidates skip meeting with voters

Woman dies of burns

Sai Spiritual Centre jubilee

In Bangalore Today

Warning against illegal constructions

Belgaum

BUDA warns against `illegal' constructions

Bellary

Congress faces weak opposition in Bellary

Bidar

Farm sector gets lion's share in credit plan

Trouble brewing in Bidar BJP unit

Bank to accept commercial tax payments

Trouble brewing in Bidar BJP unit

Business

For stronger industry-lab linkages

Economical Transport

Blueprint for a new rural India

Impact of the new definition of R & not O.R. on RFC a/c

Subject Tracers

Breather for stocks after bear phase

Cartoons

POCKET WATCH

Chennai

New pride of cubs for lion safari

4.7 lakh children to be administered vaccine

Man held on cheating charge

U.S. photographer's daughters traced

Rain in suburbs

4 arrested, heroin seized

In Chennai Today

`Computers vital for bioinformatics research'

Chess

Anand draws with Leko

Coimbatore

`Bala sabha' for rehabilitated child workers

CCC plea on Plus Two Physics paper

Test cricket has changed a lot

In Coimbatore Today

Reporter's Diary

Cricket

Australia makes a clean sweep

Muzumdar adds to Tamil Nadu's plight

For my parents and fiancée: Sehwag

Muralitharan reported for suspect action

Madhya Pradesh makes slow progress

Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 7943

Solution to puzzle 7942

Cuddapah

Security forces stage flag march

Discom gears up to meet demand

Call for defeat of TDP, BJP governments

Dharwad

Aided school staff try to lay siege to DC's office

Staff of aided schools stage protest, seek payment of salary

Dindigul

`Sociologists should strive for social transformation'

Editorials

ELUSIVE ALLIANCE

THE COSTS OF RUPEE APPRECIATION

Elections 2004

Interesting battle on the cards in Kangra

Ethnic minorities hold key to the outcome

Their journey from Ambedkar to Thackeray

Orissa's NGOs release their own agenda

Kishtwar residents hope polls will bring change

Naxalite groups step up attacks ahead of polls

The new social equation in Bihar

Poll-Pourri

Q & A - Farooq Abdullah

Front Page

SP sees no scope for seat adjustments with Congress

Ethnic minorities hold key to the outcome

Sehweg sizzles with unbeaten 228

Congress to wait

Move beyond cricket diplomacy, says Vajpayee

Bengal seeks CBI probe

Golf

Mamat makes it

Gulbarga

Can Mudnal's charisma stop Maalakaraddy?

Many BJP leaders desert Sedam

Guntur

Youth Congress chief to work for party nominee

RTC specials to Bhadrachalam

Haryana

BJP unprincipled, opportunistic: Chautala

Hassan

B.B. Shivappa confident of wooing rivals within Congress

Himachal Pradesh

Him Loktantrik Morcha merges with BJP

Hubli

Former corporator found dead

Shettar escapes unhurt in accident

Hyderabad

Sure to come up trumps: Bandaru

Can starlet beat local lion?

Campaign with a touch of colour, a dash of dance

Confident and clinging to `local' straw

MBT to field Afzal from Karwan

Vintage ending to traffic cops' drive

Counting on past record

Uphill task to regain foothold

No power supply

Notices issued to poll officers

Vijayarama chants development mantra

India & World

`No jail for innocent civilians crossing borders'

Salman Rushdie in millionaires club

International

Karzai defers polls till September

Now, Gandhi posters to the aid of ANC

Fighting in Congo after `coup attempt'

Sistani reiterates opposition to U.S. plan

Pakistan ends operation against Al-Qaeda

`Outsourcing will continue to increase'

Keep women out of jail, says Cherie

Snared by a smile

Most Britons back Blair's Libya visit

Russia makes progress on missile defence

Irish ban on tobacco leaves smokers fuming

The hidden asylum seekers live in fear

Slave descendants to file suit

Musharraf met Mullah Omar, says report

No proof of Musharraf's role in nuclear scam, says Rumsfeld

Iraq Minister escapes bid on life

Tohra's condition deteriorates

Karnataka

Delay in finalising list makes Congressmen restive

Dacoits strike at house near Bijapur

J&K Government to go ahead with Women's Bill

An uphill task for the Congress

Assembly segments record more invalid votes

Two seats pose a problem to Congress

Can parties ignore beedi workers?

`State will have an NDA-type coalition'

Plea for parity in wages for two units of HGML upheld

Gift of the gab and strong views

Stars falling into black hole of politics?

`Abstention level may go up in coming polls'

`Leaders should be accountable to people'

Mathe Mahadevi to contest from Dharwad North

Sangliana launches `Bangalore Hundi'

Krishnappa's supporters stage protest

RPI announces names of candidates

Bagur-Navile sub-channel `kills' tank

From the Districts

Karnataka - Others

`Hillock scam' takes new turn

Managers told to set `stretch' target

`Micro enterprises, solution to unemployment problem'

`Hillock scam' takes new turn

Mahavira Jayanthi celebrations from Wednesday

Case against math official dropped

BJP chooses Hegde's kin for Honnavar seat

Kerala

Fishing boats set ablaze at Mappila Bay

Rebel leaders hit out at Murali

Politicisation of cooperatives bane of farmers

State's food processing policy soon

Study warns against taking ADB loan

Secular parties urged to unite to fight NDA

PWD plans drive to remove encroachments

`I' group rebel leaders blast Murali

Call details expose police-sand mafia nexus

BJP's poser to Antony

Muthiah seeks more funds for IIM-K

Repair work on NTPC steam turbine begins today

Worst crisis in Congress history: MVR

VS alleges graft in subsidy given to Infam

Ban on sand-mining in Bharathappuzha

Bank employees' unions to intensify stir

AIR programme

Wayanad eco-system in peril

Kerala - Others

Call to utilise senior citizens' expertise

Wayanad eco-system in peril

Kochi

Chellanam reels under drinking water crisis

Torture: stress on documentation of evidence

Modern facilities at hospital fail to impress common man

Funds for the disabled sanctioned

In Kochi Today

Handbook on Kollam district

Kollam

JSS not to campaign for UDF in Kollam

Kozhikode

Energy seminar at NITC

Kurnool

Sunstroke: Collector's plea to public

`Shining' spree by ex-mayor

Leader Page Articles

IIMs, fees & freedom of management

Renegotiate we must

Letters to the Editor

Lifting of sanctions

Theft at Shantiniketan

Madhya Pradesh

`Indira Sagar project ahead of schedule'

Madikeri

Janata Dal (S) may rope in Congress leader in Madikeri

Madurai

`Tap renewable energy sources to save ecosystem'

Continue to learn even after college, students told

Rise against communal forces: Varadarajan

Enumeration of wells in southern districts

Sharp showers lash city

`Consumer rights awareness growing'

Change in meter reading schedule

In Madurai Today

Reporter's Diary

Mangalore

Muslims lukewarm to BJP overtures

Kadri Gopalnath gets `Sangeetha Samrat' title

Body found on railway track

Engagements

BSP open to poll tie-up in State

Mysore

Dissidence to the fore in Congress

Use of election-related plastic publicity material banned

Radio programme soon to help SSLC students

Corporation to build toilets

Nagapattinam

3,300 tuberculosis patients cured

Nagercoil

1,062 polling booths to be set up in Kanyakumari

Nalgonda

Old rivals to cross swords again

Congress faces BC ire in Nalgonda

Farmers stage dharna after cop `beats' man

National

NDA will make `Dream India' possible by 2020: Advani

Mayawati calls for Dalit-minority unity

Fernandes faces revolt in Muzaffarpur

Congress disputes survey claims

Thackeray sets terms for ending opposition to Pakistan team's tour

Gogoi Government accused of code violation in RS poll

Rahul to visit Amethi today

Vijayashanthi for Bellary?

BJP expels two senior partymen

Top posts must be held only by Indians : RSS

Police officer killed in militant attack

Four policemen injured in clashes at Vaishno Devi

Kalam urged to make voting disabled-friendly

Inflation nosedives

States rein in non-productive expenditure

We have lost our pride: Amartya Sen

A century-old dream coming true for Northern Railway

Hurriyat meets Pakistan MP delegation

Nellore

Congress ahead in campaign for Nellore seat

New Delhi

Kendriya Bhandar weekly rates

Public schools oppose MCD's business categorization

Congress, BJP silent on Statehood issue

Discoms' moves may result in power tariff hike: BJP

Workshop on clean development mechanism

Foundation releases annual report on its projects

Murder of elderly woman solved, one arrested

Father held for alleged role in drowning of children

Pamma joins Congress

Congress campaign begins in Delhi

News Analysis

India-U.S. talks to focus on WMD proliferation

Foreign policy in Opposition poll manifestos

Nizamabad

Many pick March 31 to file nominations

Painting

India holds Bangladesh to a draw

Pathanamthitta

43 WLL exchanges to be set up in Pathanamthitta SSA

Perambalur

DRDA to release revolving fund to SHGs

Pondicherry

Commandos to be inducted into police force

Rs. 210.71-cr. credit plan for Pondy

Pat for Tamil Nadu on self-help movement

Stolen bus found in Chennai

`Collect details of anti-social elements'

MLA's house burgled

Punjab

Farmers threaten to block rail traffic

Transfer officer for favouring Congress: SAD

Rajasthan

Khurana suspends `Garib sunwai' programme

Ensure transparency, poll officials told

Religion

Embodiment of grace

Sports : General

A platform for Indians to showcase talent

Tamil Nadu

`No problem between Vajpayee and Advani'

1.4 lakh students register for TNPCEE

Close gaps in legislation, southern States urged

Managing stray dogs in the Nilgiris

All-round backwardness compounded by neglect

Flour mills hit by wagon shortage

Keep in mind Satyamurti's advice, voters urged

Betel leaf chewing a costly affair now

Building a life with timber

30 urns unearthed from burial site at Adichanallur

Our alliance with Congress not opportunistic: Nallakannu

`Satyamurti, father of parliamentary democracy'

Call to abolish death penalty

Elephant at camp dies

Protect child rights, judge tells NGOs

Tirupur knitwear complex to set up windmills

`Anti-people governments should be defeated'

Probe code violation by Jha: CPI (M)

Congress woes will not hurt DPA chances : CPI (M)

Vasan to meet party leaders in Delhi

Ensure fire safety, Municipal Commissioners told

Take action against quacks: Ayurveda Congress

Rajni mandrams to oppose PMK nominees

Panguni uthiram festival begins today

Tamil Nadu - Others

Tennis

Federer rallies to beat Davydenko

Sridhar bags title

Thiruvananthapuram

Creating a cross-cultural symphony of art

PWD plans drive to remove encroachments

29 injured in bus-car collision

`NDA has taken the nation forward'

Call to strengthen consumer movement

In Thiruvananthapuram Today

dated March 29, 1954: IAF display

This Day That Age

dated March 29, 1954: Political life in Pak.

dated March 29, 1954: Tension in Cairo

dated March 29, 1954: Atomic energy plant

Thrissur

Banks to lend Rs.1,979 crores in Thrissur district

Road to be named after Pisharody

Tiruchi

Mettur level

Call to protect intellectual property rights

Efforts on for utilisation of tourism potential

Tirunelveli

`Indian varsities should concentrate on research'

`Legal aid camps, a boon to rural people'

Tirupati

Naidu summons Roja, two others as stalemate grips two seats

CPI(M) holds out threat to Congress

Campaign for judicious use of water

Udupi

Goshala inauguration tomorrow

Uttaranchal

Congress targets BJP on Women's Bill

Curbs on scribes flayed

Vellore

`People's involvement must for water conservation'

Health personnel honoured

Vijayawada

Uphill task for TDP former MLA

In Vijayawada Today

I am not after ministerial berth: Dronam

Visakhapatnam

Muslims seek Visakha-I seat

Two drowned in stream

Dissidence is natural: DCC chief

In Visakhapatnam Today