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Accidents & Calamitie

  • Engagements
  • Engagements

    • Anantapur

  • Water likely to be released to HLC today
  • 35 mandals record good rainfall

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Volkswagen deal: four-man team for Germany
  • For laughs but not a blockbuster
  • Cruising on special effects
  • Like a commoner...
  • Monsoon magic
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • A gladiator in the path of studies
  • First step to `normal' life for them
  • Robber gang busted
  • `Iris' cameras to expedite work on issuing new ration cards
  • Saplings planted
  • AIDS awareness camp

    • Athletics

  • Malkit fails to make it

    • Bangalore

  • CDP must be withdrawn, says Moily
  • Health university told to act against errant medical colleges
  • Work on elevated highway soon: Maran
  • There appears to be no end to the problem of hoax calls
  • One ploy used to dupe depositors
  • Legislature committee to probe chit fund racket
  • Election of Indi MLA set aside
  • Industrial infrastructure policy on the anvil
  • Man foils dacoits' bid to loot his house
  • When old friends met again
  • Mind Tree head honcho's house burgled
  • Tax on farm implements to go
  • NAAC gets Best Poster Award
  • Jobs for Kannadigas: orders to be made more effective
  • `Viniv Souharda Credit Society is not involved in fraud'
  • Beware of people seeking your PAN details
  • Chandru offered villain's role
  • Rudraksha expo comes to Bangalore
  • Distribution of copies of draft Master Plan
  • Notice referred to Privileges Committee
  • Six of Dandupalya gang get 10 years jail
  • Govt. hopeful
  • Around The City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Right to privacy should be respected

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Belgaum

  • Produce value-based films, Censor Board chief urges producers

    • Bellary

  • `Avoid delays in irrigation projects'

    • Briefly

  • Exempted from service tax
  • Out-of-court settlement in BPL group
  • Tata Coffee to acquire Tata Tea estates
  • Bilcare buys U.S. pharma research co.
  • Asian Dhall Industries gets ISO 9001-2002
  • Dr. Reddy's to host Meet the Stars
  • Andhra Bank revises deposit rates
  • Omnex Inc CEO gets award
  • Concerto Software introduces new solution
  • Firstandsecond.com ties up with HECL
  • MSTC signs up IBM for e-auction
  • FedEx plans to build a new Asia Pacific hub
  • Union Switch bags Indian Railways contract
  • Harbinger Knowledge releases new tool
  • New Chairman for Assam Oil and Natural Gas
  • Nippon Audiotronix to market SatGuide
  • New Vice President for Virinchi Technologies

    • Business

  • Global revenue drives TCS growth: net up 33 p.c.
  • Industry's high hopes from PM's U.S. trip
  • Satyam's novel solutions lab
  • Late recovery lifts Sensex by 84 points
  • Ministry asks FACT to present revival plan
  • Mittal buys stake in Chinese steel firm
  • Coal workers to get higher wages
  • Toyota Kirloskar to expand dealerships
  • Henkel India gets OHSAS 18001
  • HDFC profit up 21 p.c.
  • All Dabhol cases settled: Minister
  • Rupee stages mild rally

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoonscape

    • Chattisgarh

  • Chhattisgarh House passes supplementary budget

    • Chennai

  • Remembering Kumbakonam fire victims
  • Electromagnetic interference testing facility inaugurated
  • Educating kids through print media
  • Parents get tips on `tending' children
  • Learning Tamil teaching methods
  • Chosen for innovators awards
  • "The mother of all scams"
  • Kiran Bedi for independent system of auditing
  • Auto drivers rule the roost in suburbs too
  • From Sweden, for the sake of animals
  • Self-help groups launch superstore
  • Taking up law as a career option
  • Scaling new heights
  • Consumer forums told to expedite hearing of cases
  • Biscuit bandits strike again
  • Special trains for Adipooram festival
  • Eyeing bio-fuel to sustain profits
  • Help the poor, Alexander tells police personnel
  • GV's preview theatre now has a new owner
  • Attorney allowed to meet jailed Maoist leader
  • Thirukkural meet in Maryland, U.S.
  • Not a hurried meeting, says federation secretary
  • Paying floral tributes
  • Senior advocate to be felicitated tomorrow
  • Courtesy call
  • Around The City
  • In Chennai Today

    • Chess

  • Sasikiran moves closer to title
  • Srinivas qualifies

    • Coimbatore

  • Vehicles using LPG fuel cause concern
  • Programme for expectant mothers to be launched
  • BSNL revises tariff
  • Free asthma awareness camp
  • Felicitation function
  • Training in first aid
  • Around The City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • Praise for Johnson from old teammates
  • Sri Lanka in control of Test
  • Sri Lankan tour of India might be split

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8347
  • Solution to Puzzle 8346

    • Cuddapah

  • Mahayagnam to be performed in Vijayadurga temple

    • Cycling

  • Armstrong looks to play it safe

    • Dharmapuri

  • Applications invited for post of havaldar

    • Editorials

  • Friends yes, but not allies please
  • Rowling and the HP phenomenon

    • Eluru

  • Nine killed in road accident at Duggirala

    • Erode

  • 35 tonnes of copra arrive at Avalpoondurai
  • Orathupalayam reservoir overflowing
  • Vegetable traders protest against toll
  • Workshop for college teachers

    • Front Page

  • Lashkar hand seen in Ayodhya attack
  • 9 militants die in 100-hour battle
  • CPI agitation for Cauvery water continues
  • Adventure as always, and a dash of gloom
  • Kanchi Acharya not allowed entry again
  • Plan to network Revenue and Registration departments
  • Counselling for medical seats from July 20
  • Pressure is back on England
  • Flight to Siachen
  • Draft Bill to regulate admissions and fees in private professional colleges ready
  • Salman Khan's film screenings stopped
  • Volkswagen deal: four-man team leaving for Germany
  • State lifts ban on milk from Tamil Nadu
  • Provisions of joint mechanism stayed
  • Babbar Khalsa militant kin arrested in Delhi
  • Memorandum on admissions approved
  • No defence pact with U.S., assures PM
  • `TRS Ministers won't withdraw letters'
  • Judicial probe into Noida plots allotments
  • Maharashtra files appeal against acquittal
  • Gold worth Rs. 1 cr. seized in Vizag
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway gets heritage status
  • City records 6 cm rain
  • Petition against transfer of Infopark to DIC
  • Marketing for Botcha

    • Golf

  • Vikrant Chopra bags title
  • All the big guns well placed

    • Gujarat

  • Shreekumar not eligible for promotion, tribunal told

    • Gulbarga

  • Questions raised over validity of inquiry into exam malpractices
  • Five arrested for double murder
  • Construction workers seek better facilities
  • Woman held on cheating charge

    • Guntur

  • Panchayat status for thandas sought

    • Haryana

  • Women to pay less stamp duty in Haryana

    • Hassan

  • Drive to demolish illegal structures in Hassan

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Landslides disrupt rail, road services in Himachal

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • Hubli, Dharwad lawyers differ on Bench issue
  • Students lay siege to Vice-Chancellor's office
  • Heavy rain in Hubli, one killed
  • Investors' meet to be held in Hubli
  • Water supply schedule

    • Hyderabad

  • Rain ravages Hyderabad
  • 500 families displaced, 107 houses damaged
  • No takers for this parking lot
  • For laughs but not a blockbuster
  • World Bank agrees to fund urban reforms project
  • Bolt from the blue, literally
  • Teachers demand merger of DA with basic pay
  • TDP wants Assembly meet to discuss corruption
  • CPI(M) launches stir for house sites
  • Downpour disrupts traffic
  • Maharashtra had no CWC nod for Babli project
  • Probe must cover all aspects: BJP
  • National panel to review SC welfare schemes
  • Cruising on special effects
  • CLP challenge to TDP chief
  • Andhra Pradesh lauded for good showing on MPLADS
  • UTF calls for boycott of economic survey
  • Pankaj Udhas mesmerises
  • `No differences with Jana'
  • Rain claims three lives
  • 16 inspectors shuffled
  • CPI objects to Botcha's continuation
  • Land regularisation
  • CPI(M) stir
  • Man sets wife, child ablaze
  • Lok adalat
  • Around The City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • Hold proper probe: Pakistan

    • International

  • Hunt for blasts "mastermind''
  • Provisions of joint mechanism stayed
  • Arroyo searching for options
  • China protests Japanese move
  • King's action a "setback to reconciliation"
  • Appeal against life term in U.S. jihad case
  • Hurricane Emily gathers strength

    • Kannur

  • Rs. 69-lakh project for Payyambalam beach
  • SFI wins Kannur University polls
  • In Kannur Today

    • Karimnagar

  • Police booklet on traffic rules given to students

    • Karnataka

  • Karnataka memorandum on admissions approved
  • In the service of the Lord
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Learning through computers catching up in Harihar taluk
  • Environmentalists oppose Kali III power project
  • People urged to conserve water
  • Amendment to IPC, Cr.P.C opposed
  • Two killed, 70 injured in road accidents
  • Fishing ban period reduced in Goa

    • Kerala

  • Kerala PCC steps up anti-Marxist campaign
  • Weaving handloom magic
  • Welcome all the way
  • Engagememnts

    • Kochi

  • Police urged to exercise restraint
  • Rs. 12-crore loan to be taken for setting up waste treatment plant
  • Toll being collected on three bridges
  • Chandy, Catholicos hold talks
  • Demand to withdraw users' fee at Nedumbassery airport
  • Next issue
  • Around The City
  • In Kochi Today
  • Parking problem refuses to wither away

    • Kollam

  • Healthcare scenario alarming, says MP
  • Panchayat panel seeks steps to protect hillock
  • Conference on optics in Kollam
  • `Work for uplifting the poor'

    • Kozhikode

  • 700 viral fever cases being reported daily in Kozhikode district
  • Police officials depose before Marad panel
  • MA in Folklore to focus on Indian society
  • Protest against problems in hydel project
  • Programme on digital libraries at IIM-K
  • Scholarships for NCC cadets

    • Kurnool

  • Collector orders probe into Jatropha scheme

    • Leader Page Articles

  • The India-America nuclear dialogue

    • Letters to the Editor

  • London blasts
  • It was good and bad

    • Madikeri

  • Kodavas demand minority status

    • Madurai

  • A girl's meteoric rise to fame
  • Flawed investigation?
  • History not depicted in true light: Asgar Ali
  • High Court Bench raps police
  • Admission delay will not affect classes: Vice-Chancellor
  • CPI stages demo
  • Myth and reality
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Govt. decision on bus fare increase expected in a week
  • CAMPCO board rift to the fore
  • Many aspirants for Mayor's post; stage set for election
  • Applications invited for guest lecturers in varsity
  • R.K. Rao passes away
  • Sharad Kapoor to attend `Awards Nite 2005'
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Tribal people to be taught to collect honey scientifically
  • Horatti for physical education as a compulsory subject
  • Duped depositors rush to police
  • Mysore university becomes member of Edusat network
  • `Gita Govindam,' Manipuri style
  • Centre urged to pass STs Bill
  • Raghavendra Swamy Mutt to get elephant
  • Delay in park work irks MATF
  • Man found dead

    • Nagercoil

  • Traders down shutters in Kanyakumari

    • Nalgonda

  • Police move to curb ragging

    • National

  • Pranab to meet Left parties on defence pact with U.S.
  • Manmohan allays fears of CPI
  • Illegal migrants in Assam will not be harassed: Minister
  • Buddhadeb turns down Subhas Ghising's demand
  • Need for debate on medical ethics, Abraham Verghese
  • Tejas PV-2 version to be ready soon
  • We will not destabilise Karnataka Government, says Deve Gowda
  • $1.5-billion credit to help Africa fight HIV-AIDS
  • Draft Bill to regulate admissions in private colleges ready
  • "It is not like Kargil"
  • Delaying tactics: BJP leader
  • Rane warns of action against more MLAs
  • Submarines: deal needs renegotiation
  • Social security law for unorganised sector workers being finalised
  • Baywatch: Flamingo home in peril
  • Disaster management authority set up
  • Petition against grant of DTH to Sun TV rejected
  • False alarm at Raj Ghat
  • Nasik Press to continue as public utility service
  • New Chief Justic for Bihar
  • 11 Hizb militants arrested

    • Nellore

  • Denial of sites to poor criticised
  • Dismiss Botcha, says TDP
  • Woman duped

    • New Delhi

  • DDA circular leaves employees shocked
  • Film festival is here
  • Resentment prevails over water privatisation
  • Harry out to make history all over again
  • Mangal Pandey: A legend brought to life
  • Anomalies in Delimitation process: BJP
  • Metro, DTC to have common tickets soon
  • Illegal stent brands pose grave risk to patients' lives
  • Notice to Centre on reinstatement plea
  • FIR against godowns for storing beef
  • Lunch hour
  • Fans are here so are protesters
  • Holi in the monsoon
  • India sanctions credit to African nations
  • War-disabled ex-servicemen need not pay for health scheme
  • No consensus on Free and Compulsory Education Bill
  • Anti-Salman protests in many cities
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today
  • Problem of tracking tenants

    • News Analysis

  • No change in the Advani persona
  • Conciliation gives way to confrontation
  • The way ahead for a safer world
  • Part of the problem
  • Following in Vladimir Putin's footsteps

    • Ongole

  • Collector promises to solve civic issues

    • Palakkad

  • `Mysterious death' cases up in Attappady
  • In Palakkad Today

    • Pathanamthitta

  • UDF trying to belittle Pinarayi: Joseph
  • KGMOA charge motivated, says Royson
  • Cashew workers go on fast

    • Pondicherry

  • Distribution of new ration cards begins
  • Floral tributes to Kamaraj
  • SBI provides housing loans
  • 3 head of cattle die of `anthrax'

    • Punjab

  • Sabeer Bhatia plans 1000-cr. biotech JV

    • Racing : Horse

  • Red Key Point, Melodious and Shakira catch the eye
  • Flightingale, One Tough Guy shine
  • Amatol expected to score

    • Rajasthan

  • A different role for Bina Kak

    • Religion

  • Divine will prevails

    • Salem

  • Revenue officials pulled up for `inaction'
  • In Salem Today

    • Shimoga

  • Raitha Sangha factions to merge on July 21
  • Shimoga district music academy opened
  • Abhinaya troupe turns 33

    • Sport

  • Pressure is back on England
  • Indian team for Sri Lanka tour to be selected on Monday
  • Chappell optimistic of team's performance

    • Srikakulam

  • Housewife attacked, relieved of jewellery in Kasibugga

    • Tamil Nadu

  • State not cooperating in welfare schemes, says Chidambaram
  • Locals demand jobs in Ennore port
  • 11 youths stranded in Malaysia return to Chennai at last
  • Keen on minimising eco impact, says official
  • India ready to address Sri Lanka's concerns
  • Special trains
  • Stationed for security
  • At lord's feet
  • Myth and reality
  • Tuition centre for tsunami-hit students
  • Briefly
  • Engagements

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Work in dyeing units stops
  • Baalu seeks State Government's cooperation
  • Kindling scientific temper in children
  • `Expedite work on underground sewage scheme'
  • Pedestrian knocked down by speeding bus
  • Water released from Krishnagiri dam for irrigation
  • Two held on charges of cheating
  • Rs.159 crores sanctioned for works
  • 14,773 quintals of cotton auctioned
  • CPI(M) appeal

    • Tennis

  • Tensions boil over at Sydney

    • Thanjavur

  • Petitions panel to meet in Thanjavur soon

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Assembly pays tributes to a model politician
  • KPCC steps up anti-Marxist campaign
  • Driving licence forgery rampant
  • Kalam to arrive on July 27
  • Producers allege raw deal for `Kazhcha'
  • Nomadic group sets up camp on school grounds
  • Chandy calls high-level meet to plan strategy
  • Road works in Aryanad to be completed soon
  • Breathing life into a new party
  • SFI women's cell protests against MLA's remarks
  • Two arrested
  • CAP: 908 receive allotment
  • Vagaries of nature
  • Harmonious existence
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes

    • This Day That Age

  • dated July 16, 1955: PM on planning
  • dated July 16, 1955: Howrah-Lahore train
  • dated July 16, 1955: Crisis in Indonesia

    • Thrissur

  • Students told to keep off high-cost education
  • Ideological struggle in CPI(M) hailed
  • In Thrissur Today

    • Tiruchi

  • Team rules out volcanic eruption
  • An exceptional performer awarded
  • An inauguration quite out of the ordinary
  • SAE offers courses in audio engineering
  • Fast observed
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Water crisis curtails kar paddy cultivation area in Tirunelveli district
  • Two-pronged strategy to curb child labour in Nellai dt.
  • Burglars chased, nabbed

    • Tirupati

  • Veterinary seats increased to 300
  • YSR makes light of Naidu's demand
  • State to import 1,000 cows from Haryana
  • In Tirupati Today

    • Tumkur

  • Mahadevappa

    • Tuticorin

  • NCLP move to educate public on child labour menace in Tuticorin dt.

    • Udhagamandalam

  • `Pollution has direct effect on health of people'
  • Substandard fertilizers cause concern

    • Udupi

  • Proposal to widen Udupi-Manipal road gathering dust

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • Decision to rename Lucknow University triggers protest
  • 2 Ministers given independent charge in U.P.

    • Vijayawada

  • Tension over eviction of `fake' beneficiaries
  • APERP to be wound up in September
  • Accused person creates flutter
  • Monsoon magic
  • Around The City

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Okay for a few laughs
  • CPI(M) alleges haphazard ration cards distribution
  • Coaxing Rahu and Ketu to fall in line
  • Pass time watching this Cable TV
  • Job potential of vocational courses underscored
  • Cruising on special effects
  • Realtor asked to pay damages
  • AU to have internal academic audit cell
  • Notebooks given to schoolchildren
  • Tug to pull stranded ship
  • HelpAge quiz contest
  • United we pray
  • Huge haul
  • Youngster held on theft charge
  • Around The City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Warangal

  • Saved from the havoc of deluge and devastation
  • TRS meet fails to enthuse people?

    • Weather

  • Weather

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