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Alappuzha

  • Children's festival to begin today
  • KSEBEA meet from today

    Anantapur

  • APCLC plea to Government

    Andhra Pradesh

  • 24 Ministers inducted into YSR Cabinet
  • Five more debt-ridden farmers end life
  • Profiles of new Ministers
  • A Congress show all the way
  • Fake currency racket busted
  • Cabinet expansion sparks dissidence
  • Civic officials to donate for free power
  • Vasectomy for zoo tigers
  • Political parties urged to educate ryots
  • I joined Cabinet only after assurance on Telangana: KCR
  • Assembly session likely to be short one
  • An ideal Cabinet: YSR
  • CM's daily schedule
  • YSR keeps key portfolios
  • 7 more ryots end life
  • Pinnamaneni's choice hailed
  • Fake baba arrested
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • TDP MLA-elect to strive for integration of projects
  • Ryots urged to go for agro forestry
  • Aspirants disappointed

    Athletics

  • Malathi Holla wins two golds, one silver

    Bangalore

  • Woman's suicide: Police file dowry death case
  • KPTCL to appeal against KERC order
  • KSRTC to retry ticketing machines
  • Pre-university classes from June 10
  • Bill payment machine
  • Mango traders take out rally
  • Blood bank opened
  • Marks announced
  • Property tax payment
  • In Bangalore Today

    Basketball

  • Indian Army lifts trophy
  • JSC overcomes Young Orions
  • Big win for Cargo Handlers

    Bidar

  • Ensure rural poor get more facilities, bank managers told

    Business

  • Chambers greet Manmohan and his Government
  • ICICI Bank maintains dividend at 75 p.c.
  • GNFC net profit up
  • Bank of India profit up
  • Tata Sponge's plans
  • Forex reserves up at $118.62 b
  • Sirpur Paper Mills' expansion programme

    Chennai

  • Residents increasingly opting for community borewells: survey
  • A tale of woe of 2 Corporation markets
  • CGHS beneficiaries' agonising wait for reimbursement
  • Rare celestial event on June 8
  • Representatives of UK varsities to visit city
  • `Birth companion' scheme at Corporation maternity centres
  • Grocery merchant robbed
  • Workshop on environment
  • Confidence building programme
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    Chess

  • Sandeep upsets Gopal
  • Sponsorship setback for Harikrishna
  • Humpy lucky to win

    Coimbatore

  • Weaving a better future
  • Association clarifies on pension
  • Two drowned
  • Prisoners observe fast
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    Cricket

  • Flintoff takes England ahead
  • All-round show by Jitendra
  • Decline of cricket in England
  • Zimbabwe's Test status in the balance
  • Shoiab Shaikh misses century
  • Shoaib might skip rest of county season
  • Good show by Denzil CA
  • Big win for GBSDA
  • Anand XI snatches exciting win
  • Vikramjeet scalps four
  • Allround show by Prasad
  • Gangadhar shines
  • Facile win for Malwiya Club
  • Modern School wins
  • Raj Kumar shines
  • Amar Singh shines

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword No. 2557
  • Solution No. 2556

    Cuddalore

  • Rs.1.62 cr. for sinking borewells in six districts
  • Welfare assistance to ex-servicemen distributed
  • 25 huts gutted

    Cuddapah

  • `Exaggerated' portrayal of factionalism in films flayed
  • Rs. 8.60 cr. plan to promote sports
  • CM to visit Pulivendula today

    Football

  • Emerson's brace sinks FC Kochin
  • Indian team for U-19 Asia Cup
  • Brace by Azeem
  • OBC holds PNB

    Front Page

  • Manmohan heads 68-member Ministry
  • CPI(M) likely to accept Lok Sabha Speaker's post
  • Pakistan back in C'wealth
  • Indian nationals held at Bangladesh airport
  • Car bomb blast in Iraq
  • Blackout in Bihar
  • Top militant arrested
  • 45 killed in road accident
  • Sunstroke toll

    Guntur

  • Priority to needs of coop. sector: Kanna
  • Two die as tractor overturns
  • Boy falls to death

    Hassan

  • `Misappropriation' of MPLADS funds comes to light
  • Rice mills in Hassan raided

    Hyderabad

  • Cabinet: City Congress MLAs feel let-down
  • Swearing-in impact on traffic flow
  • OU announces admission schedule
  • Charminar Bank: deposit claims settled
  • Regularisation of contract lecturers urged
  • 2 turtles `missing' from Nehru zoo
  • Bandaru `upset'
  • Around the City

    India & World

  • Musharraf hopeful of improvement in ties

    International

  • Pakistan readmitted to Commonwealth
  • Memo links Abu Ghraib abuse to U.S. top brass
  • Deputy Interior Minister injured, five killed
  • An extravaganza few complained about
  • Japan's food aid to North Korea
  • Kerry planning poll manoeuvre?
  • Tussle between ex-Ba'athists, Shias sharpens
  • Pakistan will eliminate Al-Qaeda: Musharraf
  • Probe to include deaths
  • Minister sacked over clashes in Bahrain
  • U.S. soldiers injured in Afghan attack
  • U.S. film wins top prize at Cannes fete

    Karnataka

  • Krishna in race for Chief Ministership?
  • Denial of Cabinet berth for State leaves many surprised
  • Krishna in race for Chief Ministership?
  • List of `unauthorised' schools announced
  • Rally on Monday to back Siddaramaiah
  • Towards fostering Kodava culture
  • KPTCL to appeal against KERC order
  • LPG-run buses likely to be introduced soon
  • Tie-up with JD(U) helps BJP in Gadag
  • Procession to mark anniversary of Tibetan agreement
  • Be self-reliant, elders told
  • `Support Prakash for Chief Minister's post'
  • Forum calls meet on ADB draft policy
  • BJP takes a beating in Assembly polls in Bidar
  • Rain disrupts power supply in parts of Tumkur
  • Special train from Chhapra to Bangalore
  • Rajput directory released
  • Train engine derails
  • Briefly
  • From the Districts

    Karnataka - Others

  • Govt. to seek court's nod on removal of bamboo clusters
  • Chitradurga civic body gets wireless sets

    Kerala

  • No Congress MP from State in Cabinet
  • State poised for a good monsoon
  • No end in sight to film crisis
  • Pathrakkadavu project: fresh hearing demanded
  • Rainwater harvesting will be made mandatory: Minister
  • `Karunakaran mobilising supporters'
  • Nayanar's death: CPI(M) overwhelmed by people's reaction
  • Panel report on fee structure opposed
  • Pre-primary teachers' demand
  • IUML cadres celebrate Ahmed's inclusion
  • Superstars blamed
  • Award for Chacko
  • Briefly

    Kochi

  • Stray dogs raise security concerns at airport
  • Rain affects work on Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road
  • CSEZ turnover may touch Rs. 1,000 crores in 3 years
  • Sky bus: corporate giants extend support to KRC
  • Work on SBM to begin soon
  • All set for child health survey
  • Petroleum dealers' demand
  • Youth held on robbery charge
  • War memorial
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today

    Kollam

  • Boat staff withdraw strike
  • Five held on robbery charge

    Kurnool

  • Need to help farmers borrow from banks stressed
  • KVIB vice-chief quits
  • Nayibrahmins' seek inclusion in SC list

    Madhya Pradesh

  • Painting contest on polio awareness

    Madurai

  • Focus on violence against women, corporal punishment
  • Colleges have to grapple with large number of vacancies
  • `Water conservation compulsory for all'
  • GRH gets modern machine for orthopaedic surgeries
  • Power shutdown
  • Varsity extends last date for applications
  • Permission sought to fill teaching vacancies
  • Govt. decision hailed
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    Mangalore

  • Southwest monsoon to hit coast in two days
  • BJP MLAs take out procession
  • New bus service
  • In Mangalore Today

    Mysore

  • Report on Chamundi Hills conservation to be tabled
  • Sand mining poses threat to bridge at T. Narasipura

    Nagercoil

  • Exclusive shopping complex for SHG products

    National

  • V.P. Singh, Sonia prevail over Paswan
  • Vietnam PM greets Manmohan
  • Laloo Yadav leads the Bihar brigade
  • Sajjad Lone attacks Hurriyat, Delhi
  • Ambika Soni opts out of government
  • Union Council of Ministers
  • I feel relieved: Vajpayee
  • New Ministers unsure of portfolios
  • Sonia hints at reorganisation of CWC
  • Ties only for Lok Sabha polls, says Paswan
  • With an eye on Maharashtra Assembly polls?
  • Call to make panchayats self-reliant
  • Official arrested on bribery charges
  • BARC probing `mischief' by employee
  • Pakistan leaders congratulate Manmohan
  • No special programme at Manmohan's house
  • Centre must fulfil promises of earlier regimes: Farooq
  • Fresh hope for divided families
  • Central trade unions to meet PM soon
  • SP blames Sonia for exclusion

    Nellore

  • First woman from Nellore to get berth in Union Cabinet

    New Delhi

  • Decongestion plan for Walled City
  • Big investors moving out of Delhi
  • A brief stint made memorable
  • Drive against stray cattle
  • ACPs shifted, SHOs promoted
  • BJP meeting to decide stir plan
  • Police get list of missing paintings
  • New textbook series ready
  • Sheila launches pulse polio drive
  • CINEMA
  • Congress, BJP candidates for MCD panel post
  • IN the capital TODAY
  • Police remand for civic body chief
  • Briefly

    News Analysis

  • The making of a Prime Minister
  • Foes turned friends
  • Silencing her critics
  • A time for stocktaking... and jockeying
  • Congress culture too needs reform
  • Dual power centres unlikely to emerge

    Pathanamthitta

  • Nayanar's death condoled

    Pondicherry

  • Rangasamy promises to allocate land for NCC campsite
  • Mix-up in handing over bodies
  • Pondy CM greets Manmohan
  • Career guidance expo
  • `Rename Pondicherry railway station'

    Racing : Horse

  • Blurr expected to score

    Racing : Motor

  • Trulli takes first pole of career
  • The top ten

    Rajasthan

  • Rajasthan gets a fair share in Cabinet
  • Call to make panchayats self-reliant
  • Consumer-friendly camps
  • Video conferencing facility

    Ramanathapuram

  • Fish arrival comes down, prices go up

    Shimoga

  • Self-help groups asked to revive cottage industries
  • June 30 deadline for remitting property tax

    Sivaganga

  • Collector inspects temple development work

    Sports : General

  • SCR on the right track
  • IOC opts for certainty after Athens
  • Step-motherly treatment for a `poor man's sport'
  • SAAP volleyball camp
  • All-round show by Hemant

    Swimming

  • Murali optimistic about Palk Strait effort
  • Five records rewritten

    Table Tennis

  • NIE retains title

    Tamil Nadu

  • Tamil Nadu secures 12 berths
  • Expert panel to scrutinise question banks
  • Pleasant start to Ooty flower show
  • Cooperative special officers' term extended again
  • `A great opportunity to serve people'
  • DMK reposes faith in Dayanidhi Maran
  • Pumpsets may be mainstay for kuruvai this year also
  • Erode milk for New Delhi
  • `BJP should go it alone in Assembly polls'
  • `Admission in violation of norms will be cancelled'
  • Scrap Secretariat project: CPI
  • Governor greets Manmohan Singh
  • Weavers open gruel centre in Salem
  • Wet grinders become costlier
  • Ban on LTTE extended
  • Video piracy turns a thriving cottage industry
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Rs.4.05-lakh road works planned
  • Training for medical officers to conduct survey on congenital disorders
  • Four held for group clash

    Tennis

  • Safin will sizzle if only he can keep his cool
  • Double crowns for Madhurima, Ranjan
  • Prakash Amritraj in final
  • Navratilova prepares to bid adieu to French Open
  • First career title for Volandri
  • French Open: Two Indians get direct entry
  • Preeti Rao makes main draw
  • Double delight for Alla Yamini

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Alert sounded over outbreak of diseases
  • Two youth held on charge of murder
  • Self-sufficiency in launch vehicles by 2006
  • Traffic enforcement stepped up
  • Move to close FCI godown opposed
  • Workshop
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruvananthapuram Today

    Thrissur

  • Wrath of voiceless sections led to UDF rout: SNDP

    Tiruchi

  • Corporation raises water charges and deposits
  • It's celebration time
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • It's celebration time
  • Lawyers upbeat over HC Bench opening
  • Cong. cadres jubilant
  • Mettur level
  • Around the City

    Tirunelveli

  • Corpn. officials raid fruit godowns in Nellai

    Tirupati

  • 1,628 candidates to take ECET in Tirupati

    Udupi

  • Lack of sugarcane spells loss for Brahmavar unit
  • Oscar's inclusion in Union Ministry lauded

    Vijayawada

  • Health varsity in expansion mode
  • Tension over demolition of temple structure
  • VMC fails to tackle water crisis: CPI(M)
  • Ambitious target to enrol school dropouts
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    Visakhapatnam

  • Builders to get licences from VUDA
  • Hospital gets ISO certification
  • Cop booked in power theft case
  • Two commit suicide?
  • New tea brand launched
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    Weather

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