The Hindu : Today's Headlines : Monday, April 26, 2004

Day of reckoning for candidates

Crime Watch

Andhra Pradesh - Others

Hailstorm disrupts normal life

Distribution of fake photo ID cards alleged

Athletics

U.S. dominates at Penn Relays

IAAF ratifies Isbinbayeva's record

BALCO founder claims to have supplied steroids to Jones

Bangalore

Using the stage to convey a message

Junior doctors end stir, to move court

B.E., B.Tech. examinations in June

Four killed in road accidents

Several huts destroyed in Adugodi slum

Sewing machine donated to school for the blind

Pension adalat on June 15

Basketball

IBC teams shown the door

Southern Railway retains title

Belgaum

Five killed in accident

Bidar

Dalits are at the receiving end here

Karanja project evacuees left in the lurch

Billiards & Snooker

Hamilton defeats Swail

Boxing

Klitschko avenges brother's defeat

Business

Consumer involvement, a must

Avenues to recast public finances

Challenges in financial intermediation

Apple bets on consumer electronics business

Relief u/s 54 in the case of development agreement

Stocks close with net gains

Monitoring open source projects

Cartoons

POCKETWATCH

Chattisgarh

Tribals shifting loyalties

Chennai

Elections Miscellany

2 youths die after inhaling poisonous fumes at Ambattur

Campaign soon to mobilise support to save Pallikaranai marsh

Boy dies as bricks fall on him

`Acknowledge receipt of appointment letters'

11 Bihar children rescued from snack unit

Signal failure delays train arrivals

Chess

Ratnakaran scores win

Coimbatore

Congress will disintegrate after polls: Venkaiah Naidu

Regulatory mechanism sought for sale of quality seeds

Watchman found dead

TNEB decision welcomed

Balaji and Badani felicitated

Reporter's Diary

Cricket

Shivlal all set to retain his post

Unbeaten 107 by Surender

Facile win for LIC

Allround show by Mahendran

Inquiry begins sans Akhtar

Tendulkar still the top icon

PCB is being unfair to me: Miandad

5-wkt. win for GE Capital

Gush CC enters quarterfinals

Indian Airlines in last four

Eight teams in fray

Easy for SBH `A'

Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 7967

Solution to puzzle 7966

Cuddalore

EC bans `Thanneer pandals' by parties

BSF, CRPF to be deployed in Cuddalore, Chidambaram

Cuddapah

Elaborate bandobust in Cuddapah district

Cycling

Armstrong keeps lead

Dindigul

Road workers take out rally

Editorials

ROGUE STATE BEHAVIOUR

Elections 2004

Voter turnout: end of the democratic upsurge?

A matter of Thakur `honour'

Close fight in Dibrugarh

Nellie villagers vow to boycott polls

Catholic vote likely to decide Mormugao outcome

Cultural czars unite to fight communalism

Militants stepping up anti-poll drive

Poll-Pourri

Candidate Watch

Q & A : Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

Future Tense?

Football

Maradona back on respirator

East Bengal prevails over Mohun Bagan

AG Tamil Nadu and DGACR through to final

Akakpo's brace in Mahindra's win

NFL: phase one put off by a day

Front Page

`Exit polls no cause for worry'

He is confused, tired: Congress

Voter turnout: end of the democratic upsurge?

Security tight for today's poll

INS Tarangini returns to President's welcome

Another bid on Mehbooba

Emergency landing

Golf

Morgan maintains one-stoke lead

Four-way tie for lead

Guntur

Rayapati confident of victory

Fire at jute mill

Haryana

Where are the jobs, ask Rohtak residents

Hassan

JD(S) accuses Srikantaiah of misusing official machinery

`Srikantaiah misusing official machinery'

Attack on Veerashaiva leaders criticised

12.92 lakh people to vote in Hassan today

Hockey

Australia mauls Malaysia

India downs Malaysia

Easy win for Artillery Centre

Hyderabad

Power shutdown in several areas

Accidents involving RTC buses on the rise?

Mango prices go through the roof

IVRS reels out SSC results; but they are last year's

CPI (M) team inspects damaged crop in RR district

A peep into heritage

Brahmananda Reddy statue to be shifted

Summer camp for children inaugurated

In Hyderabad Today

LTTE to assess Government position

International

Iraqi fighters launch sea-borne attacks

`No' vote will harm Britain, warns Patten

U.S. tribes go on legal warpath

Israel mulls expelling Arafat to Gaza Strip

U.K. to tighten anti-terror laws

South Asia set to tackle income poverty

Over 1,000 held in Nepal protests

Karimnagar

Rains damage crops in Karimnagar

3 found dead in separate areas

Karnataka

It will be a vote for our work: Krishna

Major parties have much in stake in today's polling

Dalits are at the receiving end in this sleepy village

Contest is between BJP and Congress

Water scarcity becomes a major poll issue

Ashok Naik, Rane main contenders

EC urged to ensure free, fair polls

Majority of AIDS patients in State are aged 30 to 39

Some MBA/MCA colleges to hold separate entrance test

Power supply in Bangalore to be privatised?

Major parties have much in stake in today's polling

It will be a vote for our work: Krishna

CoD forms team to probe KAS exam. scandal

`Vajpayee's image has taken a blow'

Poojary confident of Congress victory

Woman burns children, herself to death

Broad-gauge railway network by 2007

Officials pulled up for neglecting drought-relief works

Kagodu, two supporters hurt in attack

Teachers protest lack of facilities

Four books released

140 hypersensitive booths in Uttara Kannada

From The Districts

Karnataka - Others

Award for writer

Kerala

Liberate Kerala from LDF, UDF: Venkaiah

Ideological, communal issues to the fore

Playing the development card

Illegal use of long-range cordless phones rampant in State

`Poll not a referendum on Government'

State to miss Nayanar this election season

Disband Congress, says Venkaiah Naidu

Congress may have influenced exit poll agencies: Venkaiah

BrahMos will give Navy a big advantage: expert

Marad probe: `Antony's remark misleading'

Nayanar seeks White Paper on debt

Animal sacrifice organised at Mangottukavu

Poor facilities hit tourism in Ponmudi

Kerala - Others

Kochi

Toll-free line for enquiries on voters' list

President leaves for Delhi

Workshop on asthma among children

In Kochi Today

Call to uphold secular character of country

Kollam

Mystery over death of patient

Kozhikode

Medical college union alleges shortage of teachers

Film workshop

Kurnool

Arrangements in place for polling in Kurnool district

Foolproof security for polling

Fatal fall for electricity department employee

Leader Page Articles

CURB THE THACKERAY ITCH

A tale of two choices

Iraq: the violence spreads

Letters to the Editor

Madurai

New exam schedule, question papers

`Strive to prevent road accidents'

TNPCEE answer sheets sent to Chennai

A low-key affair in Dakshina Kannada

In Madurai Today

Reporter's Diary

Mangalore

`People impressed by NDA's performance'

Engagements

Preparations on to ensure peaceful polls in Mysore

Mysore

Shankaralinge Gowda, Ramdas aiming at a hat trick

Nagercoil

CPI (M)-Cong. alliance opportunistic: Venkaiah Naidu

National

`Opposition has no captain'

No question of ties with SP, BSP: Naqvi

`BJP wooing Muslims in sheer desperation'

Samajwadi Party committed to anti-communal plank: Surjeet

V.P. Singh rejects BJP's stand on foreign origin issue

`Vajpayee made false promises'

Fear of neighbours allayed

We will win more seats in U.P.: PM

BJP has its equations right in Goa

Fate of 3 party presidents to be decided today

`Balance sheets do not reflect true status of IIMs'

PW militants kill 3 villagers

KYKL claims responsibility for DGP's killing

3 Manipur insurgents shot dead

Bharti-Tata pact

Disband Congress, says Venkaiah Naidu

Arjun Singh seeks withdrawal of SP candidates in M.P.

Advani says his responsibility `has a meaning'

`Star campaigners': Prasar Bharati seeks EC's clarification

Police officer's wife, daughter beheaded

`There was no radiation leak at KAPS'

CET for `management quota'

`Heirs entitled to flat allotted to deceased person'

M.J. Akbar, Padgoankar quit Kashmir panel

Gehlot calls for judicial probe into `cash on camera' issue

BJP committed to development: PM

3 Punjab and Haryana HC judges meet CJI

Nellore

99 candidates to test their luck in Nellore district

New Delhi

How rich are your candidates?

Kendriya Bhandar weekly rates

Maken makes the going tough for Jagmohan

`Madam' and `Didi' set up pitched battle for Karol Bagh

Two held for Preet Vihar double murder

Paper leak case: Ex-students of coaching institute under scanner

No headway in doctor's murder

Kidnapped boy rescued

Debate on age frivolous: Abidi

Nine crushed to death under loaded container

Clearing of Yamuna Pushta on at brisk pace

News Analysis

Orissa

Tough fight for Orissa veterans

Pathanamthitta

Sarvodaya school fete from April 29

Perambalur

Three agro units for Perambalur

Pondicherry

`New political alignment may be in the offing'

Man succumbs to injuries

New diagnostic centre

Racing : Motor

The Senna legend lives on...

It's Michael Schumacher again

Double for Armaan, Gurunath and Gill

Rajasthan

Third Front to form next Govt.: Ajit Singh

A day's programme for Vajpayee, Sonia

Religion

Overcome attachment

Shimoga

Fundamentals of Indian economy better now: expert

329 hypersensitive polling booths in Shimoga

Shooting

Rathore finishes sixth

Sports : General

Kozhikode boys keep title

Srikakulam

Telugu Desam groups trade charges

Tamil Nadu

CBSE turns down association plea to conduct common entrance test

More question paper leaks rock Madurai varsity

`Working class may contribute to anti-incumbency mood'

Odds against arch-rivals

Fuel subsidy for fishermen using traditional boats sought

`Ideal time for investing in Czech Republic'

Campaigning to move into top gear in southern districts

We will not seek DMK party's support after poll: BJP

Trend in favour of DPA, says opinion poll

Rearing of `Yorkshire' breed of pigs picks up

Lower Bhavani delta ryots to vote against AIADMK

Telefilm on voter awareness

Translated wealth case documents may be sent to Karnataka by month-end

We will support an alternative secular government: CPI

Air customs officials seize rare coins

Vasanthkumar to withdraw nomination

Call to establish national resource centre

People dissatisfied with AIADMK regime: PMK

Accident averted at airport

DPA a formidable front: Vasan

Suspend policemen for foisting cases: Tirumavalavan

Swamy hails Madurai police chief's transfer

Training for election officials for Villupuram

Election training class begins

Tamil Nadu - Others

Mobile phones prohibited in polling stations

Tennis

Russia and U.S. enter quarterfinals

Double for Vikram

Rafter marries long-time girlfriend

Coria crushes Schuettler

Thanjavur

Pits and manholes trap unwary passers-by

Thiruvananthapuram

Minorities still living in fear in Gujarat: Setalvad

Website inaugurated

Campaign vehicle flagged off

Inauguration of Vigyan Rail

Detained

In Thiruvanathapuram Today

dated April 26, 1954: Radhakrishnan's appeal

This Day That Age

dated April 26, 1954: Meetings cancelled

dated April 26, 1954: Aurobindo Ashram's stand

dated April 26, 1954: Palladam felicitated

Thrissur

CPI(M) refutes BJP claim on common candidate

`NDA win would be disaster for country'

Tiruchi

`Street school,' a boon to rural students

Electioneering gaining momentum in Tiruchi

Tirupati

Political heavyweights in the fray

Many voters find their names missing

Udupi

Contest between Cong., BJP for Assembly seats in Udupi

`Installation art, a novel concept in the West'

Uttar Pradesh

BJP struggling to retain seats in eastern U.P.

Staff shortage hampers Government functioning

Bollywood glamour challenges Nawabi fortress

Uttaranchal

Missing Samajwadi Party candidate returns

Foreigners trapped near Nanda Devi

Heat wave dries up Pithoragarh

Vellore

`Amend law to facilitate public help accident victims'

Vijayawada

Caste will have a say in ballot

TDP distributing money, liquor: Upendra

A tough fight on cards in TDP bastion

Liquor bottles seized

Deputy Mayor's arrest triggers protest

In Vijayawada Today

Insurance cover for disaster-hit areas sought

Visakhapatnam

Entries for world painting contest invited

Shipping Secretary visits port

Customer care programme conducted

Taxi driver found dead

In Visakhapatnam Today