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    Alappuzha

  • Coir Board jubilee fete begins

    Andhra Pradesh

  • Rs. 400 cr. for solving fluoride problem
  • Jayati Ghosh to head farm panel
  • Switch to organic farming alone can save ryots: experts
  • Sircilla weavers face starvation
  • Parents of sick kids asked not to rush to Hyderabad
  • Health varsity in a fix over second round of counselling
  • Speakers chant quality education mantra
  • No fall in NRI deposits, says bank official
  • Kurnool MP not to quit for now
  • No question of quitting, says Wakf Board chief
  • Fire at IDL destroys property worth Rs. 10 lakhs
  • Take quota in private sector seriously: BJP
  • Admission process set in motion
  • Futile bid to loot jewellery shop
  • TTD loses case against Tallapaka family
  • Aquaculture loses sheen
  • Bank robbery: nine teams to track down culprits
  • Two gangmen killed in accident
  • When cell phone thief targets VIPs
  • Two more nabbed in robbery case
  • Inflows into Srisailam continue
  • BJP hails decision on temple structure
  • 5 held, 18.76 lakhs recovered
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Weaver's family in dire straits
  • Aid for 1,500 farmer groups
  • YSR unveils health scheme for white card-holders
  • Nod for reopening of Utnoor college
  • Man murdered
  • Miner dies in mishap

    Athletics

  • Meera steals the show
  • Seema betters National record
  • Southern Range bags title

    Badminton

  • Thomas Kurien in last four
  • Chennai men and women dominate

    Bangalore

  • Govt. can cancel admissions, says Moily
  • Pearl trader vanishes with Rs. 1 crore
  • Three killed in hit-and-run case
  • Vegetable prices shoot up
  • Panel gets new chief
  • ABVP protest disrupts traffic
  • It was murder, not suicide, say police
  • Water adalat
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Toonskool plans 18-month course in animation

    Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    Basketball

  • Indian juniors begin with a bang
  • Modern School moves up
  • Southern Blues moves up
  • ACHSS in semifinals

    Belgaum

  • Communal clashes caused by miscreants: police

    Bellary

  • Gram panchayats will implement food-for-work scheme: Prakash
  • Minister for scrapping Tungabhadra Board
  • Health assistants stage protest

    Bijapur

  • Flood situation still grim in 22 Bagalkot villages

    Briefly

  • CMIE lowers GDP growth
  • Sanofi open offer for Aventis
  • Centurion Bank's rights issue
  • Fed raises interest rate
  • Airtel services in 330 towns soon
  • Trigger 1932 Jeans' expansion plan
  • Agri Intex 2004 expo
  • Tata AIG ties up with GE Countrywide
  • Western Digital pact with Tech Pacific
  • VIA to shift focus in India
  • Westside store in Indore
  • Arvind Mills to shift Mauritius facility
  • Subex acquires Lightbridge product
  • Plant-Tech's dual achievement
  • Kochi Refineries pays dividend
  • Insurance fortnight at Dhanalakshmi Bank
  • BPL Mobile's new scheme
  • Consumer exhibition
  • Arvind Mills to shift Mauritius facility
  • SBI MF ties up with Andhra Bank
  • Stanchart MF's new scheme
  • Jupiter Networks' training partner

    Business

  • `Government not averse to merger of banks'
  • RBI monitors inflation
  • ICICI Bank bullish on retail segment growth prospects
  • Biotech industry upbeat on growth
  • Rupee posts further gains
  • Sensex sheds 76 points
  • SFL seeks level field for finance companies
  • Minor shuffle at Hyundai Motor
  • Birlas file affidavit
  • Steel prices will be controlled, says Paswan
  • Spencer's hypermarket in Vizag, Chennai
  • Producers against import duty cut
  • Microsoft unveils cheaper version of Windows XP

    Cartoons

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    Chennai

  • Face of the future: Rs. 3 at Central
  • College students' protest turns ugly
  • Parcel near post office triggers panic
  • Traffic diversion in T. Nagar for sewer work
  • Bomb hoax at office
  • Court officials seek police help
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    Chess

  • Kidambi draws with Bakre
  • Four share leads
  • Rameem tirumphs

    Coimbatore

  • Tirupur gets city police status
  • Highlighting the rights of consumers
  • Housing board reduces prices of flats
  • Committee formed
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    Cricket

  • Will the England juggernaut roll on?
  • Zaheer at the crossroads
  • Sangakkara, Jayawardene steady Sri Lanka
  • Ramkumar, Somasundar star for Chemplast
  • Asia Cup debacle — a wake up call: Shastri
  • Thrilling win for Cyclebrand Kids
  • Bhargava is MREC's hero
  • Kripal Singh XI gains first innings points
  • BCCI's prize for winning Videocon Cup
  • Big win for Don Bosco

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8060
  • Solution to puzzle 8059

    Cuddapah

  • Operation to disarm factionists in Cuddapah
  • Civic officials at receiving end
  • CITU resents cut in PF interest rate

    Dindigul

  • Gram sabha meet to focus on survey of wells

    Editorials

  • LAYING POTA TO REST
  • STILL SHORT-SIGHTED

    Erode

  • Sand seized

    Football

  • Zidane to quit national team
  • Danny nets winner

    Front Page

  • China warns of overflow any time
  • India, Pakistan resolve to combat terrorism
  • 'Assam Rifles will be shifted from Kangla Fort'
  • ULFA releases Minister's son
  • Hostage crisis: talks yet to resume
  • BJP to oppose POTA repeal
  • Dhananjoy brother's plea to be heard today
  • Manmohan's 'Durbar'
  • Mumbai strike called off
  • Explosives recovered
  • LPG, kerosene may cost more
  • CBI raids houses of bank officials

    Golf

  • Woods under pressure
  • Simarjeet continues to dominate

    Gulbarga

  • Special package sought for Gulbarga district
  • BSP launches drive to revive fortunes in State
  • IETE sub-centre to come up in Gulbarga

    Guntur

  • CIN number essential for IT returns
  • Minister calls for focus on slum development
  • Timely surgery saves life

    Haryana

  • Congress MLA sees power scam

    Hassan

  • Deficient rainfall affects farm activities in Hassan
  • MLC visits Gangoor

    Hockey

  • SAI STC `A' makes merry
  • ITI runs riot
  • IA crushes IPGCL

    Hyderabad

  • Blue babies: living in the jaws of death
  • `Directive' fuelling friction among doctors
  • Ministers visit ailing children
  • SCR approached for MMTS phase II
  • Screening camps to be conducted
  • Patients throng Government hospitals
  • MP urges relief to chilli ryots
  • Automen threaten stir
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    India & World

  • `Japan hoping to have talks with India on Security Council reform'

    International

  • U.S. forces prepare for final assault
  • `Sudan suppressing report of abuses'
  • Britons are new recruits for Mehdi Army
  • Karuna for co-existence of ethnic groups in Sri Lanka
  • Guantanamo prisoner likens life to film
  • Columbus myth laid to rest
  • Asylum seekers stitch up mouths
  • Held on immigration charges
  • 600 injured in China quake
  • U.S. extends deadline for biometric passports

    Kancheepuram

  • Kancheepuram panchayats take the solar route
  • Grievance redress forum at TNEB office

    Karnataka

  • `Total storage in Cauvery Basin reservoirs 90 tmc ft'
  • Admissions: issue of notice ordered on ABVP plea
  • Nanaiah seeks judicial probe into BMIC project
  • Union Ministry refuses to transfer forest land
  • Congress to go it alone in panchayat polls
  • Catch Veerappan, police officials told
  • Govt. accused of dithering on interest waiver
  • Special trains to Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Anganwadi workers promised timely payment
  • Rebate on khadi products welcomed
  • Production at MPM may resume today
  • People target BESCOM for youth's death
  • Shankar Mokashi, writer, dead
  • Wedding with a difference
  • Karnataka's distinction
  • Briefly

    Karnataka - Others

  • Disbursal of arrears to cane growers begins
  • Repairs to school buildings ordered
  • Efforts on to develop district, says MP
  • Protest against cutting of trees in forest
  • BJP comes to power in town panchayat
  • Jaggery trading resumes at APMC

    Kerala

  • No change in bonus amount for Government staff
  • Bus fire: SHRC to issue notice to Government, KSRTC
  • Government directed to clarify on fee structure
  • Bus fare revision: panel to consider fuel price hike
  • Crucial IUML meet from tomorrow
  • State to submit fresh memorandum for Central aid
  • Rs. 310-crore Central aid sought for education sector
  • It is AIMPLB decision: Sait
  • Houseboats to go eco-friendly
  • Fazeela succumbs to injuries
  • Opposition objects to proposal on TELK
  • Service bodies flay bonus decision
  • Murder case: 5 CPI(M) workers sentenced to life
  • State to go ahead with Express Highway project
  • Decision on rubber import flayed
  • Briefly

    Kerala - Others

  • A helping hand for HIV-positive children
  • Additional Gulf flight

    Kochi

  • Kochi, Lakshadweep to have chartered service soon
  • Stir against Campion school called off
  • CIFF ends today
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
  • Protest against lack of hostels

    Kollam

  • Dharna to save Maruthi hillock
  • Journalism award announced

    Kottayam

  • Kottayam boat clubs in high spirits

    Kurnool

  • `A family synonymous with party'
  • TDP slams MP for `forcibly' opening Srisailam gates
  • Inflows decline in Tungabhadra dam

    Leader Page Articles

  • Trade-off on transit
  • Failed occupation of Iraq

    Letters to the Editor

  • Repealing POTA
  • Cases against Vaiko
  • Bofors case
  • EPF rates
  • Saving scheme
  • Ministers' boycott
  • Arjun & RSS
  • Over-the-top proposals
  • Agrarian crisis

    Madhya Pradesh

  • Experts draw up new map for rural technology
  • Call for new policy to stem inflation

    Madikeri

  • Rain causes Rs. 25-crore loss in Kodagu
  • MP promises funds for renovating colleges

    Madurai

  • Copious flow into Periyar dam raises farmers' hopes
  • Accent on value of photography
  • `Produce woman before court'
  • Inspection
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today
  • Towards a chequered career abroad

    Mangalore

  • Health assistants take out protest rally
  • Bus operators seek fare hike by 25 per cent
  • Police escorts of convict attacked
  • Concern over adverse sex ratio
  • King cobra eggs hatched artificially in natural surroundings
  • Curbs on timber-laden lorries
  • Temple burgled at Ranjilady
  • Parents allege ragging of student
  • Workshop on APD

    Mysore

  • Mysore, an alternative IT destination
  • Govt. urged to restore PF interest rate
  • Health assistants urge Govt. to repeal order
  • Institute struggling to fill faculty posts
  • BEML workers threaten to intensify stir
  • Fertilizer shops raided

    Nagapattinam

  • Govt. urged to close down shrimp farms

    National

  • 'Life is normal in Rampur'
  • Disaster management to get more attention
  • `Mutual support' to be discussed
  • Joshi attacks Arjun Singh on textbook issue
  • 12-hour bandh today in Manipur hill districts
  • Dhananjoy brother's plea to be heard today
  • Co-chairperson for India-U.S. economic dialogue
  • Goa's heritage card
  • 9/11 suspects plan suit against U.S. Government
  • Half the world's youth jobless, says ILO
  • Army foils bid to attack Amarnath pilgrims
  • Arjun Singh dares RSS to take to politics
  • Maran's prescription for tackling `e-waste'
  • Stamp in memory of Murasoli Maran
  • BJP Ministers attend education board meet
  • P. Sainath gets Prem Bhatia Award

    New Delhi

  • Nine years old report on Sainik Farms submitted to High Court
  • Towards better disaster management
  • Saket robbery case: Two more in police net
  • With festival time not far, film directorate signs MoU with Goa Govt
  • MCD inspector held on graft charge
  • Bank officials accused of irregularities
  • Drycleaner asked to pay for damaged suit
  • Husband, in-laws arrested
  • Woman stabbed to death
  • Show cause to three Congress Councillors
  • Man arrested for role in escape
  • IA flights rescheduled
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • Election time in DU

    Obituary

  • Obituary

    Olympic Games

  • Flame reaches Athens after global journey
  • Comprehensive coverage on DD
  • A bonanza awaits Russian winners
  • Phelps holds centrestage
  • Is American hegemony under threat?
  • Serena pulls out
  • Indian campaign in archery starts today
  • Athletes' biggest concern is winning, not security

    Palakkad

  • Bid to get patent for aromatic rice

    Pathanamthitta

  • More compensation to accident victims must: Ganeshkumar

    Perambalur

  • Group clash at Perambalur village, 12 remanded

    Pondicherry

  • Pondicherry promotes new rice cultivation technology
  • Delimitation proposals need modification: AIADMK
  • It pays to be honest

    Punjab

  • Probe ordered into police 'high-handedness'
  • Claim settlement may prove an uphill task

    Raichur

  • Tension as farmers launch dharna

    Rajasthan

  • CPI (M) sees move to privatise RSRTC
  • Board to formulate IT policy

    Religion

  • Consummate devotion

    Sailing

  • Johl bags crown

    Salem

  • Win for steel plant committee

    Shimoga

  • Congress, BJP workers clash in Sagar

    Sports : General

  • Indian contingent in fine condition
  • Bawa for Olympics

    Table Tennis

  • Mount St. Mary `A' posts win
  • Double for SBMJC

    Tamil Nadu

  • Interim measure for biomedical waste disposal
  • Chief Minister presents awards to Collectors
  • Concentrate on farm sector, Jayalalithaa tells Collectors
  • A time-tested admission system proves its utility
  • Voting machines safe, cannot be manipulated: EC
  • Vaiko's renaissance march reaches Madurai
  • Intervene personally, Baalu urges Natwar Singh
  • Allies express relief
  • 1,226 medical seats filled
  • PMK cycle rallies for liquor shops closure
  • Centre thanked
  • A victory for `Save Steel Plant Committee'
  • Assert rights, women told
  • 'Enact legislation to ensure reservation for women'
  • 10-year imprisonment for rape
  • Asbestos, a `lethal replacement'
  • TTDC, Apollo Hospitals to promote State as health care destination
  • From rags to riches: a striking story this
  • Kalam coming to a clean village
  • Briefly
  • Espousing a noble cause
  • Stress on counselling for a stress-free life
  • A meritorious achievement

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Gram sabha meetings on Aug. 15
  • Shops down shutters

    Tennis

  • India's best bet to strike gold
  • Suraj knocks out Navneeth
  • Safin moves up
  • Akash Wagh in quarterfinals
  • Coria to miss U.S. Open

    Thanjavur

  • `Waive interest on farm loans borrowed till 2003'

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Move to reschedule two express trains draws flak
  • Much demand for English Literature
  • Open trench turns potential death-trap
  • BJP takes out march to DGP's office
  • Dowry death: husband, kin sentenced
  • Kochuveli terminal: State proposes an alternative
  • More cases of cess evasion unearthed
  • 16 hurt as KSRTC bus rams into tree
  • Youth held on theft charge
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today

    This Day That Age

  • dated August 12, 1954: Salazar's claim
  • dated August 12, 1954: Truce in Indo-China
  • dated August 12, 1954: Meeting on SEATO
  • dated August 12, 1954: Violinist honoured

    Thrissur

  • NATPAC begins traffic survey

    Tiruchi

  • Rs.48.5 crores short-term loans proposed for farm works
  • Varsity keen on promoting choice-based credit system
  • Training for PG teachers from today
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Cultural programme strengthens junior-senior bond

    Tirunelveli

  • Trade fair comes to a close
  • Mock funeral highlights hospital ills

    Tirupati

  • Housing Ministers' meet next month
  • Need for qualified teachers in bridge schools stressed

    Udupi

  • DSS seeks suspension of official
  • Sales-tax exemption sought
  • Woman dies in accident

    Uttar Pradesh

  • Charge-sheet served on rebel BJP MLAs
  • Row over Urdu varsity takes a new turn

    Uttaranchal

  • Uttaranchal Capital issue hots up

    Vijayawada

  • Heated debate on pushkaram arrangements
  • Water release continues despite drop in inflows
  • Back to beauty basics
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • Rural development studies to be included in curricula?

    Visakhapatnam

  • Naxal prisoner's charges probed
  • Government to solve students' problems
  • 111 SHGs given loan by IOB
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • Faculty getting thin

    Weather

  • Weather

    West Bengal

  • A treasure lying uncared for at Lord Canning's house

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