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Alappuzha

  • CPI(M) presidents in 10 block panchayats in Alappuzha district
  • Tsunami-affected people stage protest

    • Anantapur

  • Anantapur Mayor lists priorities

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Muslim reservation Bill passed in Andhra Pradesh
  • Notification issued for cooperative elections
  • Fight for `justice'
  • Devotional fervour
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Ravindranath Reddy takes oath of office as Mayor of Kadapa amid people
  • Mudireddipalli wears a deserted look
  • Civic chief grants funds for water supply scheme
  • Dairy scheme to generate income for SHG members
  • Cable TV subscription likely to go up

    • Badminton

  • Ruth Misha, Saumya Padhye enter final

    • Bangalore

  • Mayawati demands reservation for Dalits, OBCs in private sector
  • Dayanananda Sagar group, Finland varsities in tie-up
  • Maintenance of streetlights affected in city
  • Firms browsing the Net for candidates
  • New deadline for Mysore highway is October 31: Revanna
  • Police warn mobile phone users against lodging fake complaints
  • Three Congress leaders come to Krishna's defence
  • Siddaramaiah group yet to decide on tie-up
  • Bail pleas of nine Viniv Inc staff rejected
  • This officer is an avid lensman
  • BJP finalises strategy for elections
  • Children thriving on expensive gifts
  • Officer of Dogra Regiment honoured posthumously
  • Dolls add to the festival mood
  • You can teach yourself to remain calm
  • Probe ordered into `assault' on management professional
  • Woman, son arrested on dowry death charge
  • Sundrop joins hands with hrudayalaya
  • Hearing on petitions against BMP deadline adjourned
  • Helping nurses with better career prospects
  • MLCs seek action against `tainted' official
  • Three arrested on charge of murdering a man
  • Young World painting contest
  • Four hurt in accident
  • Police crack data in laptop of Viniv Inc
  • A spectacular rehearsal
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In Bangalore Today

    • Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Exchange rates

    • Belgaum

  • Janata Dal (S) to adopt villages in flood-hit districts

    • Bijapur

  • Cabinet expansion hinges on ZP poll dates: Dharam Singh
  • Congress aims to form Government on its own: Kharge

    • Briefly

  • CII Textech at Ludhiana in November
  • Exim Banks of Asia to meet in Goa on Oct. 6-7
  • Shree Renuka Sugars enters capital market
  • Orchid marketing alliance with Mayne
  • Aviva announces 4.25 p.c. to 14 p.c. bonus
  • Tata Tele and Reliance Info offer inter-connectivity
  • TCS to host IT Quiz for schools
  • Spheris buys HealthScribe
  • Fox Tech.-Trident Info in strategic pact
  • Karnataka Bank promotes Jayaram Bhat as CGM
  • Vizag Steel sales rise 11 p.c. in H-1
  • BangaloreIT.in to kick off on Oct. 29
  • PNB ties up with New India Assurance
  • CII Textech at Ludhiana in November
  • PVR Limited files draft prospectus with SEBI
  • ICICI Bank plans public issue
  • SAIL moves CLB on IISCO merger
  • Tata Power signs MoU with Jharkhand
  • Jubilant buys U.S. clinical research firm
  • SEBI bars Digital Stocks

    • Business

  • SPV for financing infrastructure to be in place by November
  • India, Pakistan to allow banks' branches
  • IIMA's business plan contest
  • Rupee loses further ground
  • 75-point correction in Sensex on profit taking
  • Growers to decide vanilla market prices
  • Depressed market impacts Uniroyal Marine profit
  • Annual management convention on October 10
  • Incubation centres for SSIs mooted
  • LKB to merge with Federal Bank
  • Hilton to manage Empee Hotels' new venture
  • Balan Natural Foods unveils new products
  • Online commodities trading launched
  • Hero Honda forays into scooter segment

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoonscape

    • Chennai

  • Prasar Bharati employees assured of job security
  • U.K. for sharing healthcare expertise, says visiting delegation
  • Free .org hosting for NGOs
  • Tsunami shelters almost ready
  • Representatives of unaided colleges meet to resolve outstanding issues
  • I'm a workaholic, says Devayani
  • Jayalalithaa takes pride in calling herself a farmer
  • Snapped power cables claim two lives in Medavakkam
  • A return ticket to UK? Starting at Rs. 14,000
  • School for hearing impaired opens
  • Buffaloes saved from slaughter
  • Krishna water expected in four to five days
  • Court directs action against police inspector
  • Woman alleges harassment over deputy mayor's whereabouts
  • Essay contest on dress code
  • Two cyclists fatally knocked down on the city's roads
  • Educational assistance distributed
  • Young World contest entries
  • Bengal Association to celebrate Durga puja
  • Award for Foundation
  • Improve your spoken English
  • Tata Indicom to hold kolu competition
  • Yet another mind-boggler from IIT-Madras
  • An honour he never expected
  • IT parks to be set up
  • Entries for Young World painting contest
  • Symposium on management studies
  • Farmers' service
  • Training camp
  • Around The City
  • In Chennai today

    • Chess

  • Classy fare expected at the Asian championship
  • Topalov's dream run continues

    • Coimbatore

  • Corpn. wields the hacksaw again
  • Teams to curb crime during festival season
  • All-India expo by SHGs from October 9
  • Postman has a new role to perform
  • Rectified spirit seized
  • Durga puja celebrations
  • Saving earth...
  • Rain brings relief to residents
  • Around The City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • Ganguly to consult Joshi and Gloster
  • Raja's century and Ganesh's all-round show help Golden Chariot score big win
  • Tendulkar gives tips to Aavishkar Salvi
  • Full-strength Windies team to tour Australia
  • Easy for BNPS
  • Sahib scalps six
  • Easy win for Cycle Brand-Kids

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8416
  • Solution to Puzzle 8415

    • Editorials

  • Heartening progress on Siachen
  • Moving closer, yet staying `neutral'

    • Erode

  • An ignored village cries for attention
  • Self-help groups in the district save Rs. 25 crores
  • Five-day recruitment rally from October 19
  • Complaint against textile traders

    • Football

  • Hat-trick by Nobeel Khan
  • Rattan to lead
  • Match abandoned

    • Front Page

  • No deadline for Siachen, says Natwar
  • Tight security for AMU
  • Jet Airways confirms orders with Boeing
  • Farmers' welfare schemes formally launched
  • A squatter near her own residence
  • Ever on their toes
  • Frenchman, two Americans share Nobel chemistry prize
  • All set for billion-dollar submarine deal
  • State seeks Centre's help to foreclose expensive loans
  • Pollution: Transport Dept. officials can levy fine
  • Forest encroachment in Idukki district: CEC report
  • State Assembly passes Muslim reservation Bill
  • Crime Branch to probe custodial death
  • Kanna Nagaraju is Guntur Mayor
  • Suspected kingpin of drug racket held
  • Mobile phone craze takes a tragic turn in Delhi home
  • Huge investment for education announced
  • Hizb militant with Rs. 10 lakhs arrested
  • `Trishul' test-fired
  • Chief Justice transferred
  • Bonus for railway staff
  • Quake rocks Indonesia
  • Dikom fire put out
  • Shield for idols

    • Gulbarga

  • Students urge Government to restore road link to villages
  • Four die of malaria in Gulbarga
  • Take action against Education officials, Government told

    • Guntur

  • Priority for development of slums, says Mayor

    • Hassan

  • Credit for development works becomes a bone of contention
  • GSAT-4A is ready for launch: ISRO

    • Hockey

  • Light Blues enters final

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • Water supply in Hubli, Dharwad
  • `Improving quality can boost agricultural exports'
  • Government employees' association stages dharna
  • New floodlit tennis court in Hubli

    • Hyderabad

  • Down in the dump with no respite in sight
  • Chiranjeevi urged to withdraw from soft drink endorsement
  • Naidu-YSR clash over Pulichintala
  • State Government to make fresh plea for IIT at Basar
  • Folk dance workshop from tomorrow
  • Wakf Board's woes: the case of a `missing' file and unclaimed land
  • Students say no to ragging
  • Ramzan season begins
  • Notification issued for coop elections
  • Model villages to be developed in Kadapa
  • Woman gives poison to daughter, commits suicide
  • Vashishta Vahan debate soon
  • Trader held on charge of opening fire into air
  • Teachers' transfers by month-end: Minister
  • Award for 25 junior college teachers conferred
  • Singapore Airlines flights to Hyderabad
  • Finlay Mills to hold cotton exhibition
  • Volkswagen delegation to visit city soon
  • Telugu monthly special issue released by Gandhian
  • Daytime robbery in Kushaiguda
  • MCH makes appointments
  • Funds for projects in Telangana sought
  • TDP's poser to Government on irrigation project
  • 11 down but not out?
  • IDPL may be revived
  • Dasara arrangements
  • A session in the sun
  • Stardust for extra glitter
  • Consumer exhibition
  • IAS officer's charge
  • RTC to run buses for students' benefit
  • Chief Minister for Chandigarh today
  • Touch of glamour
  • NIMS programme
  • Around The City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • Natwar for greater economic ties
  • Indians a happy lot

    • International

  • Iraq backtracks on decision to change charter rules
  • CWC, SLMC support Ranil
  • Britain extends a rare gesture to Putin
  • Avoidable tragedies
  • 7-party alliance not to participate in Nepal polls
  • U.K. defers expulsions

    • Interviews

  • "India has proved itself a responsible power"

    • Kannur

  • Keltron project for schools in Kannur
  • Bus workers plan stir from October 11
  • In Kannur Today

    • Karimnagar

  • Break with TDP is final: Vidyasagar Rao
  • Focus on amenities in Karimnagar

    • Karnataka

  • Karnataka seeks Centre's help to foreclose expensive loans
  • Drug racket: Kenyan held
  • Courtesy call
  • Images of a bygone era

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Goa getting set to implement Right to Information Act
  • Many works to be inaugurated on Friday

    • Kerala

  • Forest encroachment unabated in Idukki, says panel report
  • Police to probe custodial death
  • An abiding passion for dance
  • In Palakkad Today
  • Seeking blessings of Mother Goddess
  • Lulled by the city buzz
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • Panel visits reservoir

    • Khammam

  • Traumatised by flood, villagers take to liquor
  • 104 coop. societies to go to polls
  • Collector lists flood relief measures

    • Kochi

  • The Kudumbasree brigade marches on
  • Forest Secretary told to file affidavit on norms
  • Of pain and palliative care
  • LDF announces local body chiefs
  • Teaching to respect the law
  • Giving freedom from insecurity
  • Dog bite cases on the rise
  • Navodaya school admission
  • Action against illegal gas connections
  • Two arrested
  • Seeking blessings
  • Around The City
  • In Kochi Today

    • Kollam

  • Mayor-designate elicits suggestions for development

    • Kozhikode

  • Grooming them for a humane role
  • Master plan a priority for him
  • IIM-K graduates entertain the elderly people
  • Poorna Uroob awards announced

    • Kurnool

  • Plea to make changes in GO 170
  • Project for municipal schools in Kurnool

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Economic growth and the Millennium Goals

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Peace process
  • Pakistan-Israel ties
  • Probe needed
  • Slum law
  • Inappropriate
  • The culture debate
  • Unfortunate
  • Library on the net
  • Hats off

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Forget train incident: Gaur
  • Govt. doing little for M.P. linguistic minorities: Report

    • Madikeri

  • 39,000 hectares of land to be irrigated under Cauvery nigam projects

    • Madurai

  • HC to be moved against companies' prize contests
  • He made a mark with the MS seal
  • MKU plans to lay stress on infrastructure development
  • Lowering of retirement age in Port challenged
  • World Elders' Day celebrated
  • Puja performed at Vaigai dam
  • A stir for their rights
  • Around The City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • BSNL aims to triple phone connections by 2007
  • RBI asks private banks to implement government-sponsored schemes
  • Banks in district cross Rs. 10,500 crores business
  • New Mangalore Port gets berth with 14-m draft
  • Laurels for St. Agnes College
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • A revered Dasara tradition comes alive in Mysore
  • 500 more KSRTC buses for Dasara
  • Dasara Exhibition bereft of visitors
  • KSRTC booking to go online
  • Experiencing the thrill of bungee jumping

    • Nalgonda

  • Five-member pseudo naxal gang arrested
  • 4 held in bid to rob banks

    • National

  • India wants U.S. to amend law for civil nuclear cooperation
  • Respect minority character of AMU, says Congress
  • So near and yet so far for the divided
  • All set for Scorpene submarine deal
  • Ensure faster and simpler justice: Manmohan
  • The story of a celebrated pen
  • Birds perish in sanctuary
  • Viewing rape lightly is an affront to society: Court
  • States oppose decision on irrigation programme
  • "Doing business the Chinese way will help"
  • It is unfair to say Jayalalithaa interfered with probe: counsel
  • Maran moots OFC link to Andaman islands
  • NGO report "rejected"
  • Website to promote health tourism
  • ``Table tribal rights Bill in winter session''
  • Patil favours two-pronged approach to root out naxalism
  • CBI probe into tender scam demanded
  • Modi to stay away from Bihar campaign
  • Concurrently accredited
  • Paswan stands his ground
  • Jharkhand to implement VAT from January
  • Shiv Sena leader joins NCP
  • AMU panel warns of nationwide stir
  • Manage water resources: expert
  • Diversion of domestic LPG must stop: Aiyar
  • Security for festival season reviewed

    • Nellore

  • Nellore Mayor gives priority to drinking water

    • New Delhi

  • JNU leads the way in supporting poor workers
  • DMRC all set to complete first section of Phase III
  • Multi-level parking projects hit a roadblock
  • Promoting restoration of vintage cars
  • Delhi's water, power crisis may figure in Chief Ministers' meeting
  • Ensure faster and simpler justice: Manmohan
  • DDA extends Penalty Relief Scheme
  • Educating women-students on a few tricks about numbers
  • Agitation by RWAs against water tariff gains momentum
  • Farmers' resilience on canvas
  • VIPs found guilty in anti-dengue drive
  • High Court reserves order in Katara murder case
  • Militant arrested, `hawala' money seized in Delhi
  • Joining hands
  • Plea dismissed
  • Big haul of heroin in Capital, four held
  • Two brothers murdered
  • Rape accused, wife commit suicide
  • Around The City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today

    • News Analysis

  • Many faces of Islamism
  • EU elites cannot ignore peoples' views

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Ongole

  • All set for Group II exam

    • Palakkad

  • 40 more hospitalised with gastroenteritis

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Cosmologist questions Big Bang theory
  • `Congress organisational weakness led to defeat'
  • Roads to be repaired before Sabarimala season
  • 85 aspirants for melsanthi in Sabarimala; selection on October 17
  • In Pathanamthitta Today

    • Pondicherry

  • Accord priority to farm sector growth: Lakhera
  • One dies in violence over distribution of relief
  • Government shows scant respect to MLAs, says Leader of Opposition

    • Racing : Horse

  • Princess Gabriella expected to score
  • Moon Emperor for main event
  • Southern Regent impresses
  • Among Dreams catches the eye
  • Carradale and Flying Knight shine
  • Clear Zone bags Universal Star Plate
  • Clear Zone bags Universal Star Plate

    • Raichur

  • 10-point programme formulated to streamline administration

    • Rajasthan

  • Outlet for artisans to showcase products
  • Dalit Sarpanch accuses cops of rape in Rajasthan

    • Ramanathapuram

  • Need to conserve biodiversity of Gulf of Mannar

    • Religion

  • Right viewpoint

    • Salem

  • DYFI activist alleges police harassment
  • `Lift ban on collecting deposits by PACBs'

    • Shimoga

  • Officials directed to speed up disposal of grievance petitions
  • Youth encouraged to make use of self-employment schemes

    • Sport

  • India nails New Zealand, enters final
  • Stroll in the park for Australia
  • The man who stands alone

    • Sports : General

  • Pragyan Ojha's spell puts BDL in command
  • Five-year development plan approved

    • Srikakulam

  • PACS polls triggers hectic activity
  • 21 teachers awarded

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Blood donation: You can always count on students during emergency situation
  • `Chalk out a strategic plan for rural development'
  • Bioinformatics, key to science and technology's future
  • Traps everywhere
  • In full spirits
  • Krishnasamy seeks court intervention
  • Ambitious bid to cut maternal mortality
  • Phone firm's digging draws flak
  • Biotechnology: It's advantage India
  • Municipality takes over water supply from TWAD Board
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Central Water Commission team visits Stanley Reservoir
  • Committee reviews development works
  • Centre to set up 25 textile parks in three years
  • Court rejects plea on ryots protection scheme
  • Inculcate clean habits in minds of students, teachers told
  • Auto drivers to be trained in handling accident victims
  • SP's new system pays off in handling petitions
  • Training for Adi Dravida youths
  • One hacked to death
  • 18 youths donate blood

    • Tennis

  • Vishal Uppal enters quarterfinals
  • Sai Karthik, Mohit in final
  • Davenport advances

    • Thanjavur

  • Samba transplant at its peak
  • Flying squads inspect fertiliser shops

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Steps taken to implement Right to Information Act
  • Modern equipment for all state-run hospitals soon, says Health Minister
  • Achuthanandan seeks dismissal of constables
  • Mercury levels on the rise in the State
  • LDF secures 8.14 p.c. votes more than UDF in district
  • Constable surrenders, remanded in custody
  • It is magical `30' for Gopinath Muthukad
  • Women to get a better deal
  • 26 students, driver hurt as school van overturns
  • Lioness dies of internal infection
  • Chandy holds talks on Smart City project
  • Priority to coastal development
  • Lok Sabha bypoll on November 19
  • Demands charter submitted
  • Ready for Mahanavami
  • Around The City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Campus Notes

    • This Day That Age

  • dated October 6, 1955: Nehru lays foundation for Academy building
  • dated October 6, 1955: Stress on reading habit

    • Thrissur

  • Bindu set to become first woman Mayor of Thrissur
  • Kunnakudi tells Sabhas not to take money
  • SFI wins college union polls
  • In Thrissur Today

    • Tiruchi

  • He made a mark with the MS seal
  • Burglars look like a spirited lot
  • Villagers desilt local irrigation channel on their own
  • Four labourers killed in road accident
  • Rejoice, the mall is here
  • Privileges sought for Dalit Christians
  • Inspection of hostels
  • Around The City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirupati

  • Pets can do a world of good
  • Municipal Commissioner of Tirupati questioned
  • YSR offers worship at Tirumala

    • Tuticorin

  • Medicos lead by example at blood donation campaign
  • Tuticorin to be given a Rs.50-lakh facelift soon

    • Udupi

  • Art camp on Sunday

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • Mulayam plays down students' fainting episode
  • U.P. Govt. gives SC, ST status to 16 more castes

    • Uttaranchal

  • Assembly resolves to rename Uttaranchal

    • Vijayawada

  • Good result to bring awards for teachers, says Collector
  • Lack of transport causes hardship to many pilgrims
  • College festival off to colourful start
  • Selection of Mayor: MP stands isolated
  • MCI polls put off
  • All-in-One computer launched
  • Team for Sweden to study prisoners' welfare
  • Around The City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • State's rehabilitation package for tribals flayed
  • Authorised training centre for Tally to come up in Vizag
  • New bus service for Hyderabad flagged off
  • VUDA gives approval for Information Technology park
  • Big Bazaar outlet opens in Vizag
  • First auto gas station opened at Vadlapudi
  • HZL sponsors notebook unit
  • Vizag Journalists Forum office-bearers
  • `Groundwater recharge needed'
  • VSP record performance
  • Dos and don'ts on number plates
  • Tenneti's statue unveiled
  • Teachers feted
  • An amusing sight?
  • Around The City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Volleyball

  • Travancore Titanium has it tough

    • Warangal

  • It's Batukamma festival time
  • MSc (Botany) launched at Kakatiya University

    • Weather

  • Weather

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