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    Alappuzha

  • Three killed in two accidents

    Anantapur

  • Two held under Preventive Detention Act

    Andhra Pradesh

  • YSR to discuss Tungabhadra issue with Dharam Singh
  • Antya Pushkarams: three youths drowned
  • BJP picks up row over reservations on eve of YSR's visit
  • Deal on water management inked with FAO
  • More artefacts to be unveiled at Salar Jung Museum
  • Tunga share: YSR to meet Dharam Singh
  • A case of elusive `direct' clues
  • Endowments Minister launches `Antya Pushkarams'
  • BJP decries prisoners' release
  • Tension prevails as coop. staff stage protest
  • `Energy savers' get awards
  • BJP seeks revival of Backward Classes panel
  • Arrest of Congress MLA sought
  • Campaign against spurious drugs
  • Jikki's death condoled
  • Antya Pushkaram gets under way
  • MLAs will quit, if need be: TRS
  • Ceasefire monitoring panel mooted
  • TDP leader fears threat to life
  • CPI threatens stir over Godavari waters issue
  • Action sought against fake drug producers
  • "Government is committed to ryots' welfare"
  • `Hurdles in Muslim quota will be removed'
  • Man shoots at brother
  • Reversal of decision irks TDP leaders
  • Toddy-tappers seek sops
  • Opening of Srisailam crestgates looks imminent
  • Five killed in auto-lorry smash
  • Ryot ends life
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Man beaten to death

    Athletics

  • Gebrselassie could miss 10,000m

    Badminton

  • Siddarth bags double
  • LIC retains women's title

    Bangalore

  • State to ask Supreme Court to protect counselling process
  • Meet on handling e-waste opens in city
  • Two killed in accidents
  • Water supply disrupted
  • Water adalat
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today

    Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    Basketball

  • Good day for VMJ School

    Belgaum

  • Weavers stage dharna

    Bihar

  • Jet Airways begins Delhi-Patna flight

    Billiards & Snooker

  • Mixed luck for Merchant

    Briefly

  • Trevira in Reliance fold
  • Dabur to expand Nepal plant
  • Takes stake in Matrix
  • IOB Expo Gold Card
  • Agro industries in 12 blocks
  • Floating rate fund from Chola Mutual
  • Kasturi Rangan CPCL's new Director
  • Nava Bharat's expansion scheme
  • On the spot approval by APSFC
  • Secondary reinforcements in concrete
  • New Chairman for Indo-American Chamber
  • Wipro's VPN security specialisation
  • Network Appliance President
  • Super Deluxe Apartment project
  • Parryware launches taps and fittings
  • SyndExport gold card scheme
  • Software for hire purchase
  • BEL in Aviation Week list
  • SBI Card launches instant card

    Business

  • Tata Steel buys NatSteel division
  • Chidambaram to meet steel majors
  • SAIL scouting for partnerships
  • Market ends flat
  • Rupee loses further ground
  • Nissan introduces SUV
  • HDFC sells stake in Intelenet
  • Essar Steel's improved performance
  • ABN-AMRO Mutual launches four schemes
  • GAIL buys stake in National Gas
  • Hindustan Motors sales up
  • No relief for shareholders of Global Trust
  • Allahabad Bank steps up rural credit

    Chennai

  • Chitlapakkam residents oppose downgrading to village panchayat
  • Cheated jobseekers petition police chief
  • Indian women more at risk for diabetes during pregnancy
  • The power of positive reinforcement
  • Book skills alone do not for employment make
  • Youth falls into Adyar river, dies
  • Councillor case takes bizarre turn
  • Motorcyclist killed in accident
  • Counselling centre for AIDS patients
  • Milk supplier in cellphone scam
  • Quarrel ends in elderly woman's death
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    Chess

  • Double for MU campus team
  • Kidambi surprises Iuldachev
  • Ramavarma triumphs
  • Three share title

    Coimbatore

  • `Source segregation vital for bio-medical waste disposal'
  • Prospects of alternate day's supply bright
  • Public support sought to fight corruption
  • Codissia moots food park
  • Computerised baggage labelling
  • Raids in 371 establishments
  • Free bicycles for students
  • Music programme
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    Cricket

  • England goes 3-0 up, clinches series
  • BCCI okays graded payment system
  • Nadeem, Indrashekar Reddy in the limelight
  • Six-wicket win for Indian Airlines
  • ESPN-Star Sports' offer to BCCI
  • Big win for Pykara CC
  • Vinoo scalps seven
  • Kartik scalps five
  • India `A' drubs Pakistan `A'

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword No. 8064
  • Solution to puzzle No. 8063

    Cuddalore

  • Insurance proposals `unwarranted'

    Cuddapah

  • Chief Minister promises medical college

    Dharwad

  • Five books released

    Dindigul

  • Gram sabha meet disrupted
  • Women lay siege to panchayat union office

    Editorials

  • ONCE AGAIN, ON THE EDGE
  • MONSOON FORECAST FOR EVERY DISTRICT

    Erode

  • Computers for 60 village panchayats
  • Water release to LBP canal increased

    Football

  • IAF posts win

    Front Page

  • Manipur stir intensifies as student leader dies
  • KGL opens new channel with captors
  • Duty cut to contain oil price rise?
  • Centre to `wait and watch'
  • Lalu inspects goods train
  • Thorpe wins
  • New prosecutor
  • Gets bail
  • New deal
  • Cable TV strike
  • Chavez wins
  • Shot dead

    Golf

  • The one that mattered most for Vijay
  • PGAI pact with TSM
  • Top stars for Bangalore leg

    Guntur

  • Relief paid to ryots forced to sell kidney
  • Monetary assistance for teachers

    Haryana

  • Pre-paid card to check power theft
  • Special subsidy on gypsum

    Hassan

  • Garbage to be cleared in Hassan from today
  • Disabled need help, not sympathy, says Revanna
  • Govt. urged to allow Ayurvedic surgery

    Himachal Pradesh

  • Convict facing death penalty flees jail

    Hockey

  • ASC `B' runs riot
  • SBI blanks Delhi Audit

    Hubli

  • Woman, daughter commit suicide

    Hyderabad

  • Aglow with new, younger heart
  • Jains shun food, gun for peace
  • Two more police stations for women likely
  • Rally taken out demanding house-site pattas
  • Congress MLAs flay Naidu's yatra
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Modern bikes at `vintage' rally!

    India & World

  • CBMs linked to progress in talks: Musharraf
  • India, China discuss police-level cooperation

    International

  • E.U. concerned at `human rights violations' by LTTE
  • `LTTE hand in EROS Bala killing'
  • Row over Blair's invitation to Allawi
  • U.S. regulation condemned
  • Germany apologises for genocide
  • Acquitted of ritual killing charge
  • Maldives eases curfew
  • Leave Najaf shrine, Al-Sadr told
  • An irreversible victory: Chavez
  • War of words at Iraqi meet
  • Vigilantes see an American `conspiracy'
  • Maldives eases curfew

    Kancheepuram

  • 9 pc interest offer for senior citizens

    Karnataka

  • Government to order probe into illegal ferry services
  • Supreme Court postpones hearing
  • Rs. 10,000-cr. plan sent to PGCIL
  • Rebel against bias, women told
  • Tumkur Zilla Panchayat President unseated
  • KRRS, DSS unveil grand plan for State
  • `Colleges will be persuaded to grant subsidy'
  • `Coalition dharma being violated'
  • Two youths saved 16 persons
  • 15 metres between life and death
  • Govt. takes over `excess' seats
  • Boatman arrested
  • Krishna writes to legislators
  • Water level at KRS dam up at 122.72 feet

    Karnataka - Others

  • Goa Govt. to set up education complex
  • Independence Day programme disrupted
  • Basava Dharma celebrates anniversary
  • Use of helmets made mandatory in Goa
  • Plea to stop work on Krishna temple
  • Railways to lease land
  • Repair of channel sought

    Kerala

  • Court directive to Centre on container terminal
  • Central team to assess drought situation
  • CBI probe justifies police action at Muthanga
  • SERC bound by Government directives: Kadavoor
  • CPI leader Chadrasenan dead
  • Karunakaran faction to meet in two days
  • CBI finds instruments used in theft at RBI press
  • Plea to restore subsidy for foodgrains
  • O.V. Vijayan still on ventilator
  • At Sabarimala today
  • DA instalments
  • 335 allotted medical seats
  • Briefly

    Kerala - Others

  • `Kerala a role model in communal harmony'

    Kochi

  • Drive to check flow of illicit liquor
  • Removing the stigma of AIDS
  • Move to check dumping of waste in Periyar
  • GCDA order on land allotment quashed
  • Maharudra Yajna on January 2
  • Woman held on charges of theft
  • Cochin Port workers plan strike
  • Dharna for container terminal
  • Naval chief to visit Kochi
  • SIO convention
  • Farmers' meet
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today

    Kollam

  • BSNL'S new Internet service from today
  • Waiting shed

    Kottayam

  • Achutha Menon remembered
  • Ekbal criticises CPI, CPI(M)

    Kurnool

  • MLA for master plan to redistribute water
  • Kotla remembered
  • Woman found murdered

    Leader Page Articles

  • A question of identity
  • Dual careers as an option

    Letters to the Editor

  • PM's speech
  • Assam blasts
  • Manipur issue
  • Reservation
  • Debates in Parliament
  • BJP tactics
  • Dhananjoy case
  • Savings scheme
  • MDR's legacy

    Madhya Pradesh

  • Illegal fishing thrives in tiger reserve

    Madikeri

  • Kodagu to have 10 farm clinics

    Madurai

  • Caller ID facility for all schools
  • Tanker crew warned against demanding money from residents
  • A direct access to quality
  • Power shutdown
  • Rope car to Tirupparankunram hill planned
  • `Withdraw code of conduct for lawyers'
  • `Give pension to construction workers'
  • `Release water in Tirumangalam canal'
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    Mangalore

  • Fishing season begins on a good note
  • Varsity stafff plan to meet Governor
  • Petty-shop owners, hawkers stage protest
  • MLAs seek power supply to pumpsets
  • CAMPCO holds lucky draw
  • Two drowned in sea
  • Work on bus shelters progressing
  • Honour for cooperative bank
  • In Mangalore Today

    Mysore

  • Master plan ready for Mysore zoo

    Nagapattinam

  • Activate farm labourers' welfare board: ryots

    National

  • NDA raises `tainted' Ministers issue again
  • No question of apology to RSS: Arjun Singh
  • Members discuss flood situation
  • Congress, Left condemn Assam blast
  • Parliamentary impasse ends
  • Flood alert in Himachal continues
  • Finance Bill discussion on August 27
  • Ministry to review DTH policy
  • LeT militant shot dead in Delhi
  • Best Bakery case: Public Prosecutors appointed
  • `No chargesheet against Soren in 1999 case'
  • Manmohan to lay foundation for Fast Breeder Reactor
  • 'No instructions from Modi'
  • Rajasthan withdraws ban on trishul
  • Assam mourns blast victims
  • Hearing not taken up
  • MP's husband held in sex racket
  • Truckers to go on indefinite strike from Aug. 21
  • BSNL staff plan stir
  • Andhra mangoes for Dabur plant in Siliguri
  • Two killed in police firing in Bihar
  • Extraordinary sacrifice
  • KGL appeal
  • No plan to revise airfares: IA
  • 'Draft it, file it, forget it'
  • Arrest warrant against Pappu Yadav: notice to Judge
  • Controversy over women's Bill resurfaces
  • Proceedings stayed
  • Penetrating the Latin American markets
  • Call for more donor-sponsored leprosy research
  • Celebration of 400 years of Guru Granth Sahib: panel formed
  • `Major aims achieved at WTO meet'
  • Left to present proposals to Government on key issues
  • Jikki passes away
  • Lynching of don: release of arrested women demanded

    Nellore

  • 29 prisoners released

    New Delhi

  • Delhi Govt. in a fix over closure of industries
  • NCF has little to cheer about
  • Sheila favours code of conduct
  • Police release double murder suspects' portraits
  • Visa racket smashed, four held
  • Dhaula Kuan underpass finally open
  • Ashok Jain must quit, says MCD House leader
  • Even after 18 years DDA fails to take a decision
  • House tax relief: Cut-off age for senior citizens to be 60 now
  • Ban on postings in MCD
  • CINEMA
  • Man succumbs to injuries
  • Rail bus system for NCR planned
  • Model code for DU polls approved
  • BJP team meets L-G
  • BJP demands Sheila's head
  • Jessica Lal case
  • Flaw in ticketing hits Jan Shatabdis
  • CPI(M) panel reviews electoral performance
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • Inside Delhi

    Olympic Games

  • Ian Thorpe wins Race of the Century
  • Kanetkar makes a winning start
  • Leander-Mahesh lift India's sagging spirits
  • Holland beats India
  • Hat-trick for Halil Mutlu
  • Aussies bounce back
  • Back to birthplace
  • Spectators stay away
  • Bindra falters in the final
  • Americans slam-dunked
  • Majhi takes a beating
  • Mixed day for India
  • Abhinn ousted, Kanetkar advances
  • Satyadev moves up
  • Golden day for China

    Pathanamthitta

  • Joint squad to check illicit liquor trade
  • Sabarimala temple opened for pooja
  • Attack on shops flayed
  • Technical exhibition
  • Book on Sabarimala

    Perambalur

  • Loans disbursed

    Pondicherry

  • A model State in the making: Lakhera
  • Tributes paid to Sri Aurobindo
  • Youth murdered in broad daylight
  • Dalit Panthers oppose JIPMER privatisation
  • Legislators' rendezvous

    Racing : Motor

  • City run for Popular Rally

    Rajasthan

  • `Trishul diksha' will fan riots, feels CPI (M)
  • Army called out in marooned Kota town
  • Rajasthan has 14 lakh disabled people

    Religion

  • Self-correction is vital

    Salem

  • Six held for illegal medical camp
  • Traffic disrupted

    Shimoga

  • `Teachers should help shape destiny of students'

    Shooting

  • Coimbatore Rifle Club emerges on top

    Swimming

  • One more meet record by Rohit

    Table Tennis

  • Manav Sthali School triumphs

    Tamil Nadu

  • Electronics & communication remains students' first choice
  • Federation of Bar Associations suspends stir
  • Delta farmers readying for samba cultivation
  • Counselling will help to manage disorders in children
  • Disciplinary proceedings initiated against advocates
  • Court directive to Centre on container terminal
  • Make sure petition is received, recorded: DGP tells officers
  • Punishment for jail officials should have been stiff, says judge
  • `Textiles, garment export sector has tremendous potential'
  • Shortfall in Tamil Nadu's share of Cauvery water
  • Satellite-based transmission of lectures for engineering colleges
  • Change name, retain POTA provisions: BJP
  • Water released from Grand Anaicut
  • Old scheme under new name: Karunanidhi
  • Central team to assess drought situation
  • End advocates' strike: Vasan
  • Relief to kin of fire victim
  • MNCs' seeds `not virile, but sterile'
  • Indian women run diabetes risk during pregnancy

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Conserve water, villagers told
  • Organic waste turns vermi compost
  • Village panchayats to get computers
  • `Artificial groundwater recharge technique need of the hour'
  • Water scheme for Virudhunagar, Aruppukottai
  • Schools focus on fire safety
  • CPI (M) takes out procession

    Tennis

  • Vaidisova triumphs

    Thanjavur

  • Kisan credit cards distributed

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Police bid to crack missing spirit case
  • Growth priorities to be recast: Antony
  • Two held on theft charges
  • Sanskrit scholar's body unclaimed
  • Army recruitment rally in Kollam
  • Woman killed as well caves in
  • Donated
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today

    This Day That Age

  • dated August 17, 1954: March into Goa
  • dated August 17, 1954: Check on food prices
  • dated August 17, 1954: Islamic conference

    Thrissur

  • New films at Thrissur festival

    Tiruchi

  • Tiruchi Corpn. to generate power from solid waste
  • Officials confident of normal samba cultivation
  • Centre urged to table policy for SSIs
  • `Implement President's notification'
  • Autorickshaw drivers held
  • Mettur level
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    Tirupati

  • YSR to inaugurate TTD works
  • Give cadre due recognition: VHR

    Udupi

  • `Consumer rights should be part of policy'
  • Youth told to participate in development

    Union Territories

  • President to inaugurate power plant

    Uttar Pradesh

  • Ajit Singh not to give up `Harit Pradesh' demand

    Uttaranchal

  • Schools with little teaching

    Vellore

  • Job office issues preliminary list for teachers' posts

    Vijayawada

  • Krishna has seen better days
  • Excessive use of pesticides counterproductive: scientist
  • Humpy to take on Sorokin
  • `Chalo corporation' by CPI(M) on August 19
  • Penalty for parking violations during Pushkaram
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • Not business-like?

    Visakhapatnam

  • A `sweet' gesture indeed
  • Delimitation of civic wards likely
  • Petitions to be accepted selectively: Collector
  • Ex-worker's suicide bid foiled
  • Action sought against official for `insulting' Gandhiji
  • New APSCHE chief harps on quality education
  • Making a killing
  • Meet to focus on obscenity in films
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    Weather

  • Weather

    Weightlifting

  • Vellore boys dominate

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