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  • New excise policy renders 1,200 tappers jobless
  • Crop seed on 50 pc subsidy: Collector
  • They bring their dead for protest

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Government may not yield to naxalite pressure
  • Byelections peaceful
  • YSR vows to put State in IT big league
  • Having the best of two States
  • Mulayam, Lalu, Mayawati under fire
  • Several IAS officials shuffled
  • Ex-NCERT Director defends changes in school curriculum
  • We will not let down any farmer: Raghuveera
  • HUDA to restore five more lakes
  • `Global adoption of Bt Cotton has increased'
  • 2.38 lakh to appear for EdCET
  • Son's death in dalam shatters couple
  • KCR hints at sounding out People's War
  • ZP chief rides out TRS threat
  • `Talks will yield result'
  • Government not sincere on talks, says ex-naxal
  • Janashakti swears by armed struggle
  • Sainik Sammelan held
  • Rs. 156-crore relief package for Pulichintala-displaced
  • Janashakti faction to stay away from peace talks
  • Panchayat raj teachers on warpath
  • Child labourers tonsured
  • Probe report on ryots' suicide next month
  • Partial solar eclipse today
  • All set for talks with PW
  • Briefly
  • Crime Watch

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Pandemonium at ZP meet
  • Ministers for city today

    • Badminton

  • Bangalore, Poona in title clash

    • Bangalore

  • Relief for many colleges
  • Five-hour power cut in many areas today
  • Utility agencies yet to take action
  • Woman's body found in drain at Jalahalli Cross
  • New traffic regulations
  • Tanvir brought to city
  • Lokesh still critical
  • Chain snatched
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today

    • Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Exchange rates

    • Basketball

  • Anna enters semifinals
  • G.V. Raja in semifinals

    • Belgaum

  • Belgaum getting ready for `Nadahabba'
  • Kalam to open dharamshala

    • Bellary

  • I.N. Kalburgi dead

    • Bidar

  • Voters in 16 villages boycott polls

    • Bijapur

  • Ostracised families demand justice

    • Billiards & Snooker

  • ONGC clinches title
  • Jai Ganesh posts win

    • Briefly

  • Nod for Nalco expansion
  • Tax collections up
  • CyberMedia to tap market
  • Tata Power private placement
  • Bunge unveils Dalda range
  • BASF India's Head-South Asia
  • Servion to enhance employee strength
  • Bajaj Allianz maintains growth
  • RTG's software testing pact
  • GE Shipping sells offshore supply vessels
  • Andhra Bank to distribute Tata MF products
  • Intoto unveils new corporate identity
  • Takes over as Head-South Asia, BASF
  • LG's festive season plans
  • Applicant tracking solution from Kenexa
  • Canara Bank revises interest rates
  • Gramin Bank loan for solar lamps
  • Kerala Urban Development pays 5 p.c.
  • Award for industrialist

    • Business

  • TCS second quarter net up 52 per cent at Rs. 342 crores
  • Subsidy: ONGC for alternative mechanism
  • To buy back IOC stake
  • Google working on speech, multimedia content search
  • Reliance Infocomm raises $300 million
  • 'Global Entrepolis' helps Indian firms
  • Intel crafting tomorrow's wireless chips
  • Air France to increase weekly flights
  • HSBC training centre in HITEC City

    • Chennai

  • Where development has a long way to go
  • It's media that decides what your child eats
  • 2 sandalwood trees felled in Vandalur Zoo
  • Burglars make off with the silver
  • Train diversion
  • Special trains for cricket match
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    • Chess

  • Anand's presence would inspire India
  • Kramnik-Leko tie drawn

    • Coimbatore

  • Customer satisfaction index for airport
  • Chamber plan to develop infrastructure
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • Something special needed
  • Keeping his date with epoch-making feats
  • Indians have to look forward
  • The Steve Waugh revolution
  • Tendulkar - a match-winner
  • Don't tinker with the teams
  • India vs. Australia Tests at Chennai
  • Miller to be honoured with a state funeral
  • Tejasvi at the helm
  • Former Indian stars back Merchant
  • Pakistan aims to go into final with all-win record
  • Lehmann wants to make way for Clarke
  • Vizianagaram in poor way
  • TN declared winner
  • It's Hyderabad vs Chittoor
  • Sreeshanth to lead Central Zone
  • Century by Md. Azharuddin
  • Sonnet Club triumphs
  • Sachin Baby named captain
  • Power CC in semifinals
  • Deepak, Nithin sparkle
  • JJ CET wins title

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8114
  • Solution to puzzle 8113

    • Cuddalore

  • 'Chennai supply won't curtail farmers' regular quota'

    • Cuddapah

  • YSR `no' to Velugu volunteers' union decried

    • Editorials

  • AN EXPERIMENT IN DEMOCRACY
  • HINDI-ENGLISH BHAI BHAI

    • Erode

  • Fire in factory

    • Football

  • Santosh Trophy kicks off today
  • Madras advances
  • Muthu at the helm
  • Mizoram keeps title

    • Front Page

  • 55 p.c. polling in Maharashtra
  • New food-for-work scheme gets nod
  • Chidambaram justifies need for more FDI in telecom
  • 3 killed in U.P. poll violence
  • Indians have to look forward
  • Use funds fully for mid-day meals, court tells States
  • Verdict reserved on Swamy's plea
  • Sharmila replaces Anupam Kher
  • TCS second quarter net up 52 per cent at Rs. 342 crores

    • Guntur

  • Pulichintala: YSR to perform bhoomipuja tomorrow

    • Haryana

  • Threat to file PIL over sale of Gurgaon land

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Snow cuts off parts of Himachal

    • Hockey

  • Training for Champions Trophy from October 27
  • St. Mary's School posts win
  • Alhad scores six goals
  • Loyola College registers win

    • Hyderabad

  • Poor turnout for Asifnagar bypoll
  • Geeta Reddy `detained' for 8 hours
  • Asaduddin beats up Congress worker?
  • Case filed against Nagender
  • Restricted water supply
  • Change in IA Mumbai flight timing
  • Natco gesture to ailing children
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • Arundhati Roy to donate prize money to Australia's aborigines
  • Russia building nuclear submarines for India
  • Take Kashmiris' wishes into consideration: Pakistan
  • India denies Bangladesh media reports

    • International

  • Mehdi Army makes a killing over arms surrender
  • Hand over Zarqawi or face action, says Allawi
  • Japan's aid for elections
  • Khaleda sees `conspiracy'
  • Blair apologises over Iraq
  • Debate on Musharraf's continuation as Army chief
  • Coast-to-coast on a Penny Farthing
  • London set to host European Social Forum
  • The quadrennial ritual has begun
  • Row over E.U. official's nomination snowballs
  • `Upright' Goethe had back pain
  • Darfur situation worsening: U.N.
  • U.K. Islamist group to dissolve
  • Archer link to African coup plot

    • Kancheepuram

  • A residential transit school for dropouts

    • Kannur

  • Nirmalagiri college gears up for NAAC inspection
  • Indiapost to popularise rural postal life insurance

    • Karnataka

  • State to order probe into arson
  • 40 per cent turnout in Bidar bypoll
  • GMCI gives itself a make-over
  • Local feud led to double murder, arson
  • Turnout 40 per cent in peaceful bypoll
  • Centre taking steps to attract tourists
  • Over 650 voters from village boycott poll
  • Two projects to improve voltage stability
  • BMP may target high-value property
  • Moily favours reservation in private sector
  • Uneasy calm prevails in Dyapalapura
  • `Efficient use of energy vital for economic growth'
  • Minister promises steps to tackle drought in Kolar
  • Revanna criticises police
  • Tile manufacturers seek sops
  • Old-age home coming up at Kyatsandra
  • Two Yuvak Sanghas, to get State awards
  • Plea for development of Tumkur
  • `Arrest murderers'
  • Volunteers needed
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • `Sharana Samskruthi Utsava' from October 18
  • 80 per cent polling in Goa byelection
  • Implement Bhadra project: MLA
  • VHP plans puja on island

    • Kerala

  • Liquor sales to be liberalised
  • Excess bus fare waived
  • IUML pushes for Maudany's bail
  • `Halcyon Castle title not transferred to ITDC'
  • Kochi regains top slot in tea auction
  • IUML pushes for Maudany's bail
  • Unsung heroes of KSEB
  • Interest concession on loans for farmers
  • Police indifference at Palaruvi alleged
  • Talks with Left student bodies fail
  • `Make hepatitis B vaccination compulsory'
  • Surgeon, women held on charges of immoral activities
  • Sudheeran's charges baseless: IUML
  • CSL signs pact for air defence ship
  • No more excess fare on buses to Sabarimala
  • Bid to defame party leaders, says CPI(M)
  • Latha Nair remanded to police custody
  • Halcyon Castle council impleads itself in case
  • Financial package mooted
  • Halt for trains
  • Briefly

    • Kochi

  • Probe finds drainage work substandard
  • Panel orders reconstitution of LAEC
  • GCDA to retire its loans in two months
  • ICTT: Minister to visit site
  • Resentment over official's order
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
  • Kalady centre emerges champions

    • Kollam

  • Councillor blocks Mayor's car

    • Kozhikode

  • UAE national accuses ACP of sexual misconduct
  • Technical festival opens tomorrow
  • Two killed in accident
  • Workshop on agri-informatics

    • Kurnool

  • Flow into TB dam declines

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Jacques Derrida, 1930-2004
  • Women and elections in Afghanistan

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Time for optimism
  • Two-child norm
  • It was a violation
  • Policies to blame
  • Not healthy
  • Not the media's fault
  • Don't submit

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Low turn-out in Madhya Pradesh

    • Madikeri

  • `Very few IAS officers from Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada'
  • Dasara sports competitions begin in Madikeri

    • Madurai

  • Residents given a rough ride by rain
  • Bench forbids `adverse activities' on Vandiyur lake
  • Court staff members felicitated
  • `Stormwater drainages will be desilted'
  • New outfit launched
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Maharashtra

  • Kishore Kumar remains alive through golden voice

    • Mangalore

  • Meat trade being disrupted: merchants
  • Eye check-up camp today
  • Illicit liquor unit raided
  • Udupi Jayaram mourned

    • Mysore

  • A grand palace for a grand festival
  • `Ranga Shankara' to give amateur theatre a fillip
  • Private colleges warned on admissions to PG courses
  • Vintage car rally to be part of Dasara festivities
  • `Heritage Tour' to highlight architecture
  • Travel Mart to open in Mysore today

    • Nagercoil

  • Uproarious scenes at Nagercoil council meet

    • National

  • 'Telecom sector needs huge infusion of capital'
  • Exit polls favour Congress-NCP
  • Left seeks review of Electricity Act
  • 200 hospitalised after taking `peda' on voting day
  • NCP leaders join Samata Party
  • Apang elected
  • Manmohan for `pro-active' civil service
  • No visa needed for travel to Mauritius
  • 38 p.c. turnout in J&K bypolls
  • Flood toll 177
  • Receives award
  • Escapes
  • Raped
  • Ranil wants peace talks to resume
  • 'India, Australia ties should move beyond declarations'
  • Manmohan to launch Village Resource Centre project
  • Directive on wage board
  • Shifting Ambedkar Foundation will send a bad signal: CPI
  • Rahul flies over Rae Bareli
  • Left has lost credibility: BJP
  • IA for expeditious steps to buy 43 aircraft
  • Zonal railways told to improve locomotive utilisation
  • An eclipse today
  • Voting machines for panchayat polls to be discussed
  • New locos for Darjeeling
  • Naval ships on 45-day trip to South-East Asia
  • Newspaper employees protest against retrenchment
  • Jharkhand lists 459 `tainted' officials
  • `Wing tip' collision being probed
  • China welcomes investment in oil and gas sector
  • Vasundhara Raje to donate eyes
  • AIDWA to fight discrimination

    • New Delhi

  • Expert agencies may deal with scrap
  • DU nod for `overhaul' of courses
  • Govt., party divided over closure of units
  • Left plays the Right role
  • Boys rescued from slavery
  • Accused loader goes scot-free at airport
  • Pollution test for CNG vehicles sought
  • Dues recovered from MPs
  • NHRC takes note of reports on hospitals
  • Confusion over origin of lethal scrap
  • Survey shows decline in quality of phone service
  • Man arrested on extortion charge
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • Course restructuring raises eyebrows

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Seminar on women, literature

    • Perambalur

  • `Ensure public hygiene'
  • Essay competition

    • Pondicherry

  • Involve CBI in sexual harassment probe: CPI(M)
  • Negligent doctors `left bandage in stomach'
  • Tourism Development Corporation to hold music fete
  • College to research DNA markers in buffalo

    • Punjab

  • 65 per cent polling in Punjab
  • Acid thrower surrenders

    • Raichur

  • Introduction of entry tax opposed
  • Kannadigas' meet in Hyderabad

    • Rajasthan

  • Peaceful voting in Rajasthan
  • High Court notice to Rajasthan Chief Secretary

    • Religion

  • He redeems all by grace

    • Sailing

  • Muthu-Xavier steal the show

    • Salem

  • Collector inspects developmental works

    • Shooting

  • Gagan Narang reigns supreme
  • Rathore set to retain Mark as coach

    • Sports : General

  • Armaan overcomes Aditya Akineni
  • Sports quota jobs to be filled
  • Easy for Cyril Khun
  • Minister's assurance on synthetic tracks
  • Hyderabad leg of National karting from tomorrow
  • ACCET triumphs
  • Mysore in semifinals

    • Swimming

  • The short course route to long-term results

    • Table Tennis

  • Anirban, Nikhita bag titles

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Alternate day water supply resumed in Chennai
  • `Follow Bollywood, provide home entertainment'
  • `Review working of primary cooperative banks'
  • IT-enabled services: Advantage Chennai, says study
  • High Court reserves order on Raj TV plea
  • Unilateral decision a disappointment to workers, says Vasan
  • This school dropout is a walking encyclopaedia on organic farming
  • Clarification from LIC
  • Treat teachers' protest plan only as law and order issue, police told
  • SHRC notice to police on Tiphagne arrest
  • Jayalalithaa launches scheme
  • `People-to-people links will strengthen Indo-Australian ties'
  • Credit policy not helpful: farmers
  • CBI interrogates Jayalakshmi
  • The IT route to teaching the disabled
  • Jayalalithaa in videoconference with panchayat chief
  • Dr. Mathan 'a man of the times'
  • Development has a long way to go
  • Alagappa varsity introduces choice-based credit system
  • Drop in Southern Railway's earnings
  • Garbage collection at your doorstep in Chitlapakkam
  • Programme for industrial workers
  • Diabetics can use drug-coated stents to prevent heart attack
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Relief distributed to flash flood victims
  • Training programme

    • Tennis

  • Petrova upset in Kremlin Cup
  • Janaki overwhelms Supriya
  • A Zone Yellows wins title
  • Sania in last eight

    • Thanjavur

  • Acharya in Thanjavur
  • Expedition flagged off

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Water shortage acute in M.G. Road area
  • Water belongs to people, says French expert
  • DGP told to take action against SI for duty lapse
  • Youth held on charge of cheating
  • Five killed in accidents
  • `Peoplespeak'
  • Hoteliers' pat for Mayor
  • RJD leader dead
  • Around the City
  • IN Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Documenting the nation's heritage

    • This Day That Age

  • dated October 14, 1954: The canal dispute
  • dated October 14, 1954: Message of the Buddha
  • dated October 14, 1954: Kamaraj on PM's letter
  • dated October 14, 1954: Congress Nagar at Avadi

    • Thrissur

  • Former panchayat president dead

    • Tiruchi

  • `Sanction more loans to self-help groups'
  • Wing sought to compile rainfall data
  • `Strictly enforce traffic rules'
  • Food plaza to be commissioned tomorrow
  • Plea for facilities in hostels
  • French films to be screened from October 16
  • Elected
  • Law students observe fast
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • 900 more SIM cards to be issued
  • Nellai Corpn. sends spare parts for check

    • Tirupati

  • Temple towns anxious for Telugu Ganga water

    • Udupi

  • Mookambika Temple decked up for Navaratri
  • Sugar factory workers to continue stir
  • Post offices offering various services

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • Violence mars polling in U.P.

    • Uttaranchal

  • Uttaranchal drive to extend PF cover

    • Vellore

  • 10 alternative schools for dropouts sanctioned
  • Bank offers educational infrastructure loans
  • TEL management examining report on workers' allegations

    • Vijayawada

  • Arrangements in full swing for Dasara festivities
  • Traffic curbs from tomorrow
  • Police gear up for the big event
  • Meet to discuss quake preparedness
  • Special programmes
  • Commissioner to call on families of colleagues
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • BJP may snap ties with TDP for local body polls
  • Lok Satta supports direct election of Chief Minister
  • ECoR commissions assets
  • Navaratri celebrations for eight days!
  • Man dies in wall collapse
  • SBI's achievement
  • House panel coming
  • Bangladesh Naval chief's visit
  • Announcement
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Volleyball

  • Maharaja's triumphs

    • Weather

  • Weather

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