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    Anantapur

  • BSNL officials oppose move to hike FDI in telecom sector
  • Court says `no' to CBI for further custody of Sreenu

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Consensus eludes all-party meet to resolve Srisailam project row
  • Jilted lover `kills' woman, stoned to death
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Ryots vow to oppose SEZ tooth and nail
  • Medak church in search of a tile-maker
  • Workshop on biotechnology opened
  • Minister's resignation sought

    • Bangalore

  • Trade unions call for unionisation of BPO sector
  • `Schools must inculcate values in students'
  • BMP launches `palmtecs'
  • Governor: work towards erasing trauma of tragedy
  • Speaking through the strokes of a brush
  • Valuation: erring colleges cautioned
  • Vishnuvardhan in a quandary over university honour
  • Youth murdered; another killed in retaliation within minutes
  • Making television viewing a pleasure
  • Baby girl among four of family injured in explosion
  • 11 pawnbrokers held, jewellery recovered
  • Clashing party workers caned
  • Property information now on Internet
  • BJP seeks dissolution of BMP Council
  • Engineers to report to BMP Commissioner
  • Tax adalats to be held from next month
  • Four injured as bus hits school compound
  • Man killed in road accident
  • Over 1,700 cases booked in a day
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Team from Thailand visits VTU studio

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Belgaum

  • State Government's decision shocks savings agents
  • Belgaum records high voter turnout

    • Bellary

  • The fight is between JD(S), BJP here

    • Bidar

  • Polls will teach a lesson to `IT lobby': Deve Gowda
  • Congress may fail to repeat magic of 2000

    • Bijapur

  • Yatnal in favour of continuance of MP local area development fund

    • Billiards & Snooker

  • Habib retains title

    • Briefly

  • Provisioning needs to be raised
  • Chevrolet Tavera prices up
  • CST to be phased out
  • GA European buys stake in NDTV
  • iGATE's expansion plans in Canada
  • Sensex ends flat
  • New tablet PC series from Acer
  • D&B launches first edition of top ITeS, BPO firms
  • Thomas Denomme to lead Lason India
  • Smash range of innerwear from Royal Classic
  • SkyQuestCom opens office
  • Workshop on textile industry
  • CMAI Apex awards 2005

    • Business

  • Self-regulation to be focus of company law amendment
  • IRDA issues new norms on ULIP
  • Kalam wants industry leaders to be creative
  • Sodhi takes over as SAT chief
  • VisualSoft to realign business
  • Bamboo continues to amaze
  • ODEPC starts generating profits
  • Paramount Airways suspends service
  • 16 directors elected unopposed to CAMPCO Board; official announcement on Saturday
  • Wax museum planned in water theme park
  • IT players keen on linking with Kochi
  • Wilderness Resorts plans more ventures

    • Cartoons

  • CARTOONSCAPE

    • Chennai

  • DMK, allies to hold public meeting to condemn Dhanasekaran's arrest
  • Ambattur estate in big trouble
  • Holistic policy on disaster management suggested
  • Relief will reach every family: Jayalalithaa
  • Ravichandran on how he got into Tamil films
  • Poll rolls: AIADMK petition dismissed
  • Watch Cho's dramas... sitting at home
  • Parties condemn councillor's arrest
  • Digital hearing aids hit the market
  • Encroachments near heritage sites to go
  • Industrial belt in the north still recovering
  • One lakh students to be screened for Hepatitis-B
  • Involve youth in learning Tamil music: Barnala
  • Met department clueless to date of monsoon withdrawal
  • Nadha Ratnakara award for four musicians
  • Honing their drill, dancing skills
  • 5 achievers honoured as Christmas celebrations begin
  • A celebration cutting across faiths
  • Music, dance festival kicks off
  • Tamils' contribution to INA campaigns recalled
  • Cooperative bank completes 100 years
  • Beauty lies in the eyes of the donor
  • Music, dance festival scheduled at Villivakkam, Virugambakkam
  • RPF constable sanctioned Rs. 1 lakh
  • Opposition councillors seek meet on stampede
  • CavinKare launching liquid cleaner
  • Amrita Math offer on shelters
  • Two DCPs transferred
  • Conmen make off with jewellery
  • DMK leader thanks Nature for its gesture
  • His liking for Tamil
  • Free counselling session
  • Hip resurfacing surgery
  • New chief for MSE
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    • Chess

  • Seeded players have it easy on day one

    • Coimbatore

  • Water scheme looks for Govt. funds
  • Internet centres brought under scanner
  • Coimbatore Corporation holds talks with consumer bodies
  • An amusement park to fill entertainment vacuum
  • Diabetes health expo from today
  • TNAU scientist bags award
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Reader's Mail

    • Cricket

  • Ganguly confident of return
  • Chappell happy with the patience shown by the team
  • BSC emerges champion
  • BSC emerges champion
  • Yadav satisfied with NCA's progress
  • Yuvraj Singh seems certainty for Pakistan tour
  • Asia to host every third World Cup: ICC
  • Dungarpur made team manager
  • Dravid back in Bangalore
  • CAB adopts wait and watch policy
  • India-Pakistan veterans' series probables
  • Pakistan PM too chips in

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8480
  • Solution to Puzzle 8479

    • Cuddalore

  • Green Fuel Revolution answer to energy shortage?
  • A veritable home for orphans
  • Bring BPO workers under organised sector: AIBEA
  • Few women in U.S. opt for IT

    • Dharmapuri

  • 20,000 families yet to get community certificates

    • Dindigul

  • "Create a new world of justice with no barriers"
  • Demonstration staged against FDI in BSNL

    • Editorials

  • Scrap the scheme
  • Keeping the Doha round alive

    • Equestrian

  • Army riders assert supremacy
  • Army riders assert supremacy

    • Erode

  • Municipality to privatise maintenance of VOC Park
  • Katcha houses to be repaired at Rs. 8.5 cr.
  • Site at SIPCOT

    • Football

  • Barca beats Celta Vigo

    • Front Page

  • Expel MPs: Bansal panel
  • Lok Sabha passes quota Bill
  • House panel submits report to Somnath
  • Special summary revision of poll rolls soon
  • India four wickets shy of wrapping up series
  • Chennai hospital designs world's smallest needle
  • "India should be involved in peace process"
  • More illegal properties demolished in Delhi
  • State to go ahead with increasing Pothireddypadu regulator capacity
  • Diamonds are for everyone
  • New regulations for D.Litt, D.Sc. approved
  • Curb indiscipline with an iron hand: Supreme Court
  • State to seek increase in Plan size for 2006-07
  • Spurt in air traffic, need to step up security
  • The waves receded but not nightmarish memories
  • Vellappally re-elected SNDP Yogam chief
  • Campaigning ends for panchayat elections
  • Cabinet approves insurance scheme
  • Stuffing of electoral rolls: poll panel orders action
  • Talks on Sir Creek conclude
  • MPs question motives behind sting operations
  • Elders flay Meerut drive
  • Youth `kills' woman, stoned to death
  • Militant shot dead in Kashmir
  • In the name of science

    • Gulbarga

  • Congress may align with JD(S) in panchayats: Dharam Singh
  • State sure of Centre's support for metro
  • `Banjaras given fair representation in panchayat elections'
  • `No threat to temple'

    • Haryana

  • Premature release of BT cotton varieties led to failure in South India
  • Haryana project for sanitary complexes

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • BJP claims victory in panchayat polls

    • Hockey

  • CRPF beats IAF

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • Corporation offers land to varsity for Rs. 1.5 crore
  • Staff warned against favouring some persons

    • Hyderabad

  • State administrative tribunal `punishes' three IPS officers
  • They leave a big hole on the roads
  • AICC plenary will be a simple affair, says Digvijay Singh
  • B-O set to croon Jai Chiru
  • `Jai Chiranjeeva' reaps it rich at filmgoers' cost
  • Zooming his way into the big league
  • MRTS: six groups bid for technical consultancy
  • Passionate about the pipe organ
  • Tsunami can travel as fast as a jet plane
  • YSR unveils slew of welfare measures for policemen
  • Another schoolboy dies in road accident
  • CPI (M) stages dharna seeking white ration cards
  • Chennai to get water from Srisailam dam
  • Good response from artisans to All-India Crafts Mela
  • New irrigation policy soon
  • TDP to submit memo to Sonia
  • Basix launches two new products
  • TDP justifies walkout from all-party meet
  • Central staff may strike work from February 28
  • Unauthorised constructions: court for speedy disposal of cases
  • SCR to run festival specials
  • Chief Whip serves privilege notice on TDLP members
  • Christmas trees with a difference
  • AICC field visits in March
  • Curious turn to youths' suicide attempt case
  • Five-year plan for development of Urdu language sought
  • AICTE to consider State's view on new colleges
  • Power shutdown
  • Call routing racket busted
  • Freedom fighter dead
  • Cable operators' fast enters third day
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • International

  • Saran meets Rice, Burns
  • Saddam Hussein present as trial resumes
  • Most Al-Qaeda leaders killed, says Russia
  • Russia tests sea-borne nuclear missile
  • Jailed for inflight murder
  • Arms surrender complete
  • Two more bus route agreements formalised

    • Jammu & Kashmir

  • Dal Lake frozen; cold wave sweeps Valley

    • Kancheepuram

  • Two more dehydration deaths

    • Kannur

  • `Colonial hangover still strong in writings'
  • Let States identify institutions: SFI
  • In Kannur Today

    • Karnataka

  • Trade unions call for unionisation of BPO sector
  • Karnataka to seek increase in Plan size
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Mills to be shifted from Davangere in two months
  • BJP, Congress lock horns in Bagalkot
  • Closure of mines to affect IBP revenue
  • Disqualification of MLA set aside
  • Veteran artiste dies
  • Rane declines to comment
  • Sadhu Sanil dead

    • Kerala

  • Kerala Cabinet approves health insurance scheme
  • Oommen Chandy leaves for Delhi
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • Face disasters without fear, says Mata
  • Silent night, holy night on Kathakali stage
  • MPs demand railway zone for State
  • `Foreign policy to depend on balance of power'
  • Junior higher secondary teachers on warpath
  • Pondicherry to launch music programme
  • Indian workers seek embassy's intervention
  • Around the City

    • Khammam

  • Four killed in mob attack

    • Kochi

  • SWC plans to study problems of women employees in BPOs
  • GAIL, BPCL to sign accord for City Gas project
  • Of enduring human relationships
  • `Rajan's body was burnt at Kakkayam camp's backyard'
  • Welfare schemes are all poll-eve eyewash: Murali
  • Chandy to take up FACT issue with Centre
  • How to be on time
  • Water craft park in Kochi soon
  • Swadeshi Mela begins
  • More Central aid for upgrading roads: Minister
  • Protest
  • In Kochi Today
  • IIT status still a distant dream for Cusat

    • Kollam

  • Alapad to observe anniversary of tsunami
  • Kodiyeri to open farmers' meet

    • Kottayam

  • K.T. Thomas Committee receives complaints on violation of directives

    • Kozhikode

  • Protest against bifurcation of Palakkad Division
  • Paying obeisance to Bharathapuzha
  • `Legislature and judiciary must avoid ego clashes'
  • Araya Samajam opposes move to pay compensation
  • Dress well and win a prize
  • Araya Samajam opposes move to pay relief
  • BSNL staff stage dharna
  • All-India Book Fair concludes tomorrow
  • Open house on VAT
  • Birth centenary

    • Kurnool

  • Farmers resist closure of vent in KC canal barrage
  • Estranged leaders return to TDP fold

    • Leader Page Articles

  • How rational is a ban on smoking in movies?

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Discriminatory Bill
  • Reform the system
  • Unacceptable failure
  • Split was inevitable
  • Omar's call
  • A new U.S. ploy?
  • A dampener
  • Needs wider publicity
  • Learning from U.S.
  • A treat to the ears

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Congress plan to corner Govt. in Assembly
  • "Country not on track in health-related parameters"

    • Madikeri

  • Birds in sanctuaries being screened for flu virus

    • Madurai

  • Private colleges to meet VC on course affiliation fee issue
  • Need for proper knowledge transfer system to boost rural units stressed
  • Chamber fair opens tomorrow
  • "Poor maintenance led to breaches of tanks, channels"
  • A wall of water took his family away
  • Dept. Management Studies to start business enterprise
  • Power shutdown
  • BSNL staff protest against allowing FDI in telecom sector
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • 45-day Karavali Utsav from today
  • Stationmasters stage dharna in Mangalore
  • Coast Guard jetty at New Mangalore
  • BJP accuses Congress of attacking its workers
  • BMS opposes agreement
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Police review security for employees of BPO firms
  • Eye-screening camp in Mysore on Friday
  • Devaraja Market's future remains uncertain
  • Three more hog deer arrive in Mysore zoo
  • Samajwadi Party candidate assaulted
  • International meet from today
  • Mysore zoo to host flower show

    • Nagapattinam

  • Touch screen kiosk on tsunami relief activities in Nagapattinam

    • National

  • Inter-caste marriage does not confer SC/ST status: court
  • Curb indiscipline at workplace with an iron hand: apex court
  • ESIC hikes rehabilitation allowance for disabled
  • Fears over misuse of quota Bill
  • Court admits channel plea
  • MPs question motives behind sting operations
  • Will question hour also be scrapped, asks BJP
  • Probe into Meerut incident
  • Piecemeal amendments to Goan civil code opposed
  • Security personnel killed
  • Taming digital technology
  • Of a young boy and the sea
  • Framing of policy for stem cell therapy recommended
  • Panel on SCs, STs wants cell in PMO
  • e-mail threat: two youths grilled
  • Scientists come out with startling details of tsunami
  • All-party meeting today to discuss MPLADS
  • OBCs will get Mandal advantage: Arjun
  • Ministers discuss airports modernisation

    • Nellore

  • Lok Ayukta tells people not to hesitate to expose corruption in higher places
  • Locals bust `sex racket'
  • Five members of inter-state dacoit gang nabbed

    • New Delhi

  • Demolitions to continue, asserts MCD
  • Go to court for relief, MCD told
  • "Chicken Little" comes to town in toon avatar
  • Stage is still first love for Makrand
  • New Metro line up for inspection
  • Uproar in Delhi Assembly
  • Viagra, the panacea for many, comes to India
  • Retrospective of Sabavala is here
  • Bid to create awareness about adventure tourism
  • Metro's Noida foray gets a shot in the arm
  • Work at Delhi hospitals affected
  • NHAI asked to speed up work on Golden Quadrilateral
  • Notices to Chief Secretary, Municipal Commissioner
  • Sowing of wheat, oilseeds exceeds last year's level
  • Out-of-turn promotions
  • Hike in cable TV charges stayed
  • NHRC asks for report on chaining of schoolboy
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • Jamia offers post-graduate diploma in child rights

    • New Delhi - Others

  • Legislators' demand to stop demolitions condemned

    • News Analysis

  • "India should be involved in peace process"
  • Is it the birth of a new era in Bolivia?
  • Melting permafrost threatens homes and roads
  • Focus on the farm sector
  • A risk of global collapse

    • Nizamabad

  • Spat with Sun network: operators seek Government intervention

    • Palakkad

  • Palakkad loses sleeper unit
  • Lecture on spiritual heritage

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Bhagavatha Sathram from Sunday
  • Thanka Anki procession begins tomorrow
  • Today at Sabarimala

    • Pondicherry

  • DMK charged with dislocating relief measures
  • Government staff to get salary tomorrow
  • Dharna by BSNL employees
  • Prizes for best paintings
  • Science exhibition
  • "Revive student councils"

    • Racing : Horse

  • King Of The Turf claims feature
  • International Star wins main event
  • Jersey Pride, Democraticus, Pizzazz, Diomedes and Appreciate excel
  • Six Stars may make amends
  • Chennai races advanced

    • Raichur

  • Insurance staff seek cap on FDI

    • Rajasthan

  • Drought relief works, better power supply sought
  • Six injured in attack on church

    • Ramanathapuram

  • Man admitted to hospital

    • Religion

  • Antidote to sins

    • Salem

  • Drive to collect property tax dues
  • Water stagnation: Sivadapuram residents block main road
  • Dak Adalat on January 20

    • Shimoga

  • Licensing plan for buildings in place
  • `Need to create awareness about patenting'
  • Protest against norm for maize purchase
  • Telecom staff stage dharna
  • Call to revive `desi samskruti'

    • Sport

  • India four wickets shy of wrapping up series

    • Sports : General

  • Khalsa CC beats Saroj CC
  • CBSE basketball from Tuesday
  • Ombir wins title

    • Swimming

  • Short course swimming

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Correction
  • National conference on taxation
  • Qualifications to teach pre-school? None exist
  • Pre-project work started for six power units: NPCIL official
  • CPI(M) calls for long-term relief measures
  • Power position satisfactory: Minister
  • Diarrhoeal deaths reported in Kancheepuram district
  • Deming Prize winners felicitated
  • Chief Justice for drastic changes in system
  • ASI to remove encroachments near 50 heritage sites
  • Involve youth in learning Tamil music: Barnala
  • Cooperative Societies Act section arbitrary: court
  • Tamils' contribution to INA campaigns recalled
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Lives of ordinary women too matter
  • Rain, flood and sand-laden lorries take a toll on Manavasi road stretch in Karur district
  • Entrepreneurs needed, says top executive
  • Daring robbery attempt by `gunman'
  • Sub-Inspector killed in accident
  • Boy's body recovered

    • Tennis

  • Karan Rastogi overcomes Vivek Shokeen

    • Thanjavur

  • Idols to be installed at London Siva temple
  • Sweater sales picking up

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • MVD services to become FAST
  • Armed gang assaults priest
  • `Panel report will have a bearing on CHR affidavit'
  • Garbage plant yet to resume operations
  • Oommen Chandy leaves for Delhi
  • Chandy inaugurates new facilities at air cargo terminal
  • `Serious approach to cinema needed'
  • Tsunami funds: Binoy Viswam moves CIC
  • Call to develop new drugs
  • Fire at Secretariat creates panic
  • Akshaya rollout in six more districts
  • Encyclopaedia on World Literature released
  • Next issue
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Time for celebrations

    • This Day That Age

  • dated December 22, 1955: Zonal units for India
  • dated December 22, 1955: Cabinet shuffle in UK
  • dated December 22, 1955: All-India school exam

    • Thrissur

  • Jubilee celebrations of Math retreat
  • Award for eminent educationist
  • Demand to retry ice-cream parlour case
  • Magician to perform blindfolded motorcycle ride today
  • DYFI protest on December 27

    • Tiruchi

  • Indian model of higher education for Africa?
  • The need of the hour is to pursue flood control project with intent
  • VC's caution to affiliated colleges
  • A visionary and karmayogi
  • Call to tap non-conventional energy
  • Around the City
  • In Triuchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Work on Nanguneri water scheme rekindles hopes
  • Five buses confiscated for failing to pay compensation

    • Tirupati

  • `Govindaraja Pushkarini' to get facelift
  • `ATA Vedukalu' held
  • Sanskrit varsity to hold convocation on Dec. 24
  • Chief Election Commissioner for Tirumala today

    • Tumkur

  • Congress, JD(S) to slug it out in Tumkur district

    • Tuticorin

  • Training in value addition makes a sea change in fisherman couple's life
  • Trade Fair begins today

    • Udhagamandalam

  • Relieve congestion to avoid accidents, say citizens
  • New code of ethics for dentists soon

    • Udupi

  • Krishi mela at Koteshwar from January 6
  • We are opposed to coal-based power plant: samiti

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • Probe ordered into beating up of couples

    • Uttaranchal

  • Seminar on Himalayan sedimentary basins

    • Vellore

  • Members want varsity meeting cancelled
  • Despite rain, Otteri has little water
  • Members want varsity meeting cancelled

    • Vijayawada

  • Thorough mass entertainer
  • Children put up an impressive performance
  • Underbridge plan hits roadblock
  • Officials asked to speed up work
  • Plea to curb wholesale business in Vijayawada city
  • BPC retail outlets given a facelift
  • Mail your views
  • 12-year-old girl found dead
  • Cable TV subscribers stage dharna
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Meet seeks drastic changes in school education
  • Cured of her ailment but forced to live in isolation
  • Out-and-out mass entertainer
  • Renovated Hindi Bhavan of Andhra University opened
  • Visakha Utsav postponed
  • AIDWA demands strict vigilance on cyber cafes
  • Rain disrupts normal life
  • Spurt in number of patients
  • Catch them napping!
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Weather

  • Weather

    • Weightlifting

  • Pratima Kumari suspended for two years

    • West Bengal

  • Basu warns against anti-Left alliance

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