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  • Higher allocation of water to Handri-Neeva sought

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Maoists gun down four RPF men
  • `No dispute with Andhra Pradesh on river waters'
  • Knit it watchfully for best results
  • Widening the thinking cap
  • SVU institutes education fund
  • Annual meet of Alluri Institute organised
  • Aussie scholarships
  • With family and friends
  • Sight to behold
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • YSR promises hike in pension for physically challenged persons
  • Christmas celebrated
  • Life is not the same for them anymore
  • Amaravati being spruced up for Kalachakra
  • YSR, family members offer prayers
  • Fervour marks Xmas celebrations
  • Held on charge of harassment
  • Man killed by leopard

    • Bangalore

  • Gender equality should be given a chance at work place
  • Making money when the sun shines
  • Cable car idea may affect ASI plan for Shravanabelagola
  • `Dedicated managements can ensure zero accidents'
  • Bringing art closer to the people
  • Bangalore-bound passengers spend night in aircraft
  • Kumaraswamy unperturbed by defections
  • Pre-paid autorickshaws becoming popular
  • Why young couples break up?
  • Poll panel should act against those who supplied liquor: BJP
  • Plan to build grade separator at Kengeri
  • Work on BDA's peripheral ring road yet to take off
  • Christmas banquet for street children
  • Ten persons injured as JD(S) protest turns violent
  • Alumni to gift digital library to BMC
  • A special day for those at home for juveniles
  • Flights delayed again
  • Trust to build old-age home, orphanage
  • Spirit of prayer
  • Award
  • Around the city
  • Reader's Mail

    • Belgaum

  • Be wary of vested interests, Puttappa tells people
  • Six visually impaired persons enter wedlock
  • Pocket bikes launched

    • Bidar

  • Joy and prayers mark Christmas celebrations
  • Three killed in road accident in Bidar

    • Bihar

  • NDA hails one month in power; RJD, Congress differ

    • Bijapur

  • Tension at mutton market in Bijapur

    • Bridge

  • Railways gets top billing

    • Business

  • Political factors play key role in trade decisions
  • For a secure growth of Internet banking and e-commerce
  • Welcome amendments to the income-tax law
  • Tools to track free books

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoonscape

    • Chennai

  • Politics in relief and rehabilitation
  • Water systems map for Chennai urged
  • "Accident witnesses must help victims"
  • DPA leaders seek unconditional release of DMK councillor
  • Documentary film festival in February
  • Digital hearing aids hit the market
  • ICF will not outsource components, says Lalu
  • Reservation for mentally retarded needed: Minister
  • Lack of space delays rehabilitation
  • Honing their drill, dancing skills
  • MIT overbridge will be ready by Pongal: Minister
  • Importance of "Tulasi" underlined
  • Exhibition of handmade paper products
  • No bridge to Pazhaverkadu yet
  • INTUC against recruiting youth as contract employees
  • Fire at tsunami-shelter
  • Deepen lakes, urges Exnora founder
  • Over cautious police force
  • Crafts bazaar inaugurated
  • Lalu meets Karunanidhi
  • Gold jewels burgled from financier's house in Kottivakkam
  • Sold on Santa
  • Central, Egmore stations to get facelift
  • Church of Loyola revamp
  • Laptop, cash stolen
  • Around The City
  • In Chennai Today
  • Reader's mail

    • Chess

  • Satyajit and Hemant in joint lead
  • Indian men in joint lead
  • Hari Krishna shares lead

    • Coimbatore

  • `Include Coimbatore in proposed railway division'
  • Climbing the ladder to success
  • Two storeys of shop gutted
  • Concern over non-revision of meter fare
  • `Mupperum Vizha'
  • Dak Adalat on Dec. 29
  • Around the city
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • More seeks explanation from Ganguly
  • Punjab 169 for nine
  • Andhra calls the shots
  • Ramesh-Suresh share record stand
  • Wickets fall like nine pins on day one
  • Yet another collapse by Karnataka
  • Jaffer puts TN attack to sword
  • Kallis back in team, Kemp out
  • Kaushik bags five wickets
  • Indian security officials arrive in Lahore
  • Pakistan to play 26 ODIs in 2006
  • `Pakistan will have an edge'
  • Inzamam has his way

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  • Solution to Puzzle 8482

    • Cuddalore

  • They are now exam toppers
  • Search for boy lost during tsunami continues

    • Dindigul

  • National Rural Job Guarantee scheme to be implemented

    • Editorials

  • Standing reality on its head
  • Look East, think North-East

    • Erode

  • Union Minister warns of stir against Govt.
  • Learn job-oriented courses, physically challenged told

    • Football

  • Emotional outing for Owen

    • Front Page

  • Top Al-Badr leader shot dead in Srinagar
  • Saluting the tsunami survivors
  • `Annadhanam' scheme will be extended to 100 churches
  • Life in Madurai jail is not so hard
  • Security forces, LTTE trade blame
  • Mild tremor in parts of J&K, Pakistan
  • Fog havoc continues; air, train services disrupted
  • `Subjective factors hampering unity among Left parties'
  • Maoists gun down four RPF men
  • Jasola tragedy toll rises to 12
  • Dharam Singh completes `apprenticeship'
  • Security will be given to Abu Salem if Mumbai police ask for it, says Sial
  • Manickkampalayam library shows the way
  • Septuagenarian crushed under wheels of truck
  • `No dispute with Andhra Pradesh on river waters'
  • Ban on special darshan leads to confusion
  • Anna Hazare begins indefinite fast
  • No information: Rajnath
  • Cold wave death toll 73

    • Gulbarga

  • Total Sanitation Programme to be implemented in four years

    • Guntur

  • Kodela lashes out at Government

    • Hockey

  • Namdhari, Punjab Police split points
  • Hat-trick by Sunil

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • Teachers' meet from tomorrow in Hubli
  • Man held on charges of arson, betting

    • Hyderabad

  • A legend no Telugu will ever forget
  • `Life'boats from the Dutch
  • Tsunami warning centre in operation
  • CPI puts industrialists on notice
  • Health insurance scheme for poor on the anvil
  • Students in an engaging battle of brains
  • RSS chief lashes out at Maoists
  • Bhanumathi's demise an irreparable loss: YSR
  • Plea to keep GO in abeyance
  • Pranab Mukherjee visits military college
  • Gaiety marks Christmas
  • ICFAI meet helps researchers exchange views
  • Interview for loans under Rajiv Yuva Shakti
  • FM Rainbow channel launched
  • Cancellation of flight leaves Hajis stranded
  • TDP MLA throws challenge at Congress
  • Allotment of land to Reliance justified
  • C-DAC workshop on wireless networks
  • No power supply today
  • No fear after a year
  • Around the city
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • Pakistan bans most Indian TV channels

    • International

  • Iran rejects Russian nuclear proposal
  • Karzai blames foreigners for unrest
  • Security forces, LTTE trade blame
  • Quiet remembrances for tsunami victims
  • Celebrities desert Sarkozy after attack on poor

    • Kancheepuram

  • Installation of warning system need of the hour
  • Fisherfolk turn their back on the sea

    • Kannur

  • Christmas celebrated
  • In Kannur Today

    • Karimnagar

  • Karimnagar decked up for centenary fete

    • Karnataka

  • Security will be given to Salem if Mumbai police ask for it: DGP
  • Panchayat polls: counting of votes on Tuesday
  • Remembering the saint-poet
  • Bringing art to the people
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • All set for counting of votes
  • ING Vysya Bank staff to strike work

    • Kerala

  • Rousing reception to Thanka Anki at Sabarimala
  • Congress likely to field fresh candidates in polls
  • An expression of self
  • Islamic Central School wins championship
  • In remembrance
  • Celebrating the birth of the saviour
  • NGO launches career magazine
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • MCC to become fully operational
  • Haj camp ends ahead of schedule
  • Malappuram seeks Government aid
  • Film fete to mark anniversary of society

    • Khammam

  • CPI workers take out rally in Khammam

    • Kochi

  • Prayers by survivors, sobs from the orphaned
  • Foreign tourists join Christmas celebrations
  • Murky deals and corruption
  • Promoting brand India
  • Unique attempt
  • Images of a calamity
  • Preserve culture, says Minister
  • Seminar on development
  • M.I. Shahnavaz bereaved
  • Vibrant hues
  • Around the city
  • In Kochi Today

    • Kollam

  • Reliving a calamity
  • Chandy brings hope to tsunami orphan
  • Government urged to disburse diesel subsidy

    • Kozhikode

  • `Kozhikode Corporation likely to accept ADB loan'
  • Christmas celebrated with traditional fervour
  • Moulavi's belongings to be exhibited
  • Library becomes computerised
  • Consumer Day observed
  • In Kozhikode Today

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Democracy, modernity, and the Indian child

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Right decision
  • Not the right conduct
  • Media's role
  • Reservation Bill
  • Police behaviour
  • Radio Ceylon

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Chauhan wants to quit M.P. BJP presidentship
  • Uma supporter Shejwar targets administration

    • Madikeri

  • Coffee production on the decline in Kodagu district

    • Madurai

  • Fake appointment orders made for jobs in HC Bench
  • LASIK surgery comes in the way of recruitment
  • "Pre-term babies prone to blindness"
  • Writers' body flays political system
  • "Exempt small industries from fringe benefit tax purview"
  • Creative approach to usher in peace
  • HC Bench on interference with rights
  • What ails scholarship scheme?
  • Chennai firm shortlists 35 students for jobs
  • Focus on basic science
  • Solatium handed over
  • Annadhanam begins in Church
  • Around the city
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Dalit leaders object to continued use of `Harijan'
  • Congress decision comes as a surprise
  • Task force constituted to tackle bird flu
  • Platinum jubilee of alumni association
  • Checks on cyber cafes
  • `Dredging sector facing manpower shortage'
  • Papers invited for police science congress
  • In Mangalore Today
  • Reader's Mail

    • Mysore

  • Devaraja market repair, demolition options weighed
  • Grahaka rakshana parishats will be set up in districts, says Minister
  • Krishna temple is public property: Siddaramaiah
  • Government to support health melas by NGOs
  • Plea to remove garbage
  • Colourful fireworks mark Christmas celebrations in Mysore
  • Public hearing on domestic violence tomorrow
  • Children receive scholarship
  • Tibetan killed in road accident

    • Nagapattinam

  • `Ensure fair disbursal of flood relief'
  • Good demand for greeting cards
  • Farmers demand remission of kist
  • Silent march marks tsunami anniversary

    • Nagercoil

  • Tsunami hit fishermen looking for alternative employment
  • Rs.10 crores for development of tourist spots
  • "Ensure psychosocial care to tsunami-affected fishermen"

    • Nalgonda

  • ATA felicitates social worker

    • National

  • Jasola tragedy: toll may rise
  • Assess coral reef damage: panel
  • IED found on Buddhadeb's route
  • "Left should work together"
  • Advani's successor not finalised, says Venkaiah Naidu
  • Users not to be consulted on new train timings
  • Leaders greet Vajpayee
  • "More time can be given for filing written statements"
  • Saroj Poddar is new FICCI chief
  • Government will study Dawood tapes: Jaiswal
  • Veteran actor-director P. Bhanumathi passes away
  • 2.5 million children die in the country every year, says report
  • Koodankulam first unit work to be expedited
  • Armed forces tribunal still to see light of day
  • "Expedite suggestions on recruitment"
  • MPs shun unknown visitors
  • New NSG headquarters inaugurated

    • Nellore

  • Stone laid for SC boys' hostel in Nellore district
  • MLA promises help to artistes

    • New Delhi

  • Carving a niche for herself
  • Illegal constructions go on unchecked in Delhi
  • Unscrupulous builders, corrupt officials may face criminal cases
  • Ajay Maken seeks housing policy for urban poor
  • Government hospitals face shortage of essential drugs
  • Leaders greet Vajpayee on his birthday
  • High Court notice to Delhi Govt.
  • High Court notice to BSES
  • Love for animals
  • Around the city
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today
  • Reader's Mail

    • News Analysis

  • Guarding against a "coloured revolution"
  • New equations in the Janata Dal (United)
  • One year on, promises to keep in Sri Lanka
  • Tsunami relief and U.S. strategic moves

    • Nizamabad

  • Pro-university activists stage `rail roko'
  • Agitation for varsity in Nizamabad intensified

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Ongole

  • Cyclist killed in bus mishap

    • Palakkad

  • Violation of land layout norms unearthed

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Heavy rush continues, Mandala puja today
  • Bhagavatha Sathram begins at Thiruvalla
  • Christmas celebrated with gaiety
  • In Pathanamthitta Today

    • Pondicherry

  • Disaster taught savings habit
  • 100 scientists to attend workshop on tsunami
  • Raincoats distribution from today
  • Special Economic Zone coming soon
  • Relief work will go on: Lakhera

    • Punjab

  • PGI strengthens telemedicine
  • A chilly Christmas in North
  • Centre gives Rs. 37 crores for Haryana Police modernisation

    • Racing : Horse

  • Patricia for main event
  • Khaleels Pride appeals most
  • Aryanoush wins feature event
  • Giacosa claims Mahalakshmi Juvenile Million
  • First Emperor hard to toss
  • Desert Sunrise, Hugo Boss catch the eye

    • Racing : Motor

  • Santosh triumphs

    • Rajasthan

  • Invest in social sectors: Raje

    • Ramanathapuram

  • Arrival of Sri Lankan refugees expected

    • Religion

  • Acts of divine grace

    • Salem

  • `Banks must be equipped to manage credit'
  • Steps to streamline LPG supply
  • Vysyas demand inclusion in Backward Class list
  • Demonstrations planned

    • Shimoga

  • Okkoota seeks halt to mining operations
  • Dalit organisation takes out procession
  • Association demands interim relief for employees

    • Sport

  • Experience pays for Vishaal, Rushmi
  • I expected Ganguly's comeback: Inzamam

    • Sports : General

  • Kameswara Rao beats Ramakrishna
  • Manipur rules the roost

    • Srikakulam

  • Collector loses cool with journalists of TV channels

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Crossing the GD hurdle Coming through group discussion
  • JNTU exams go hi-tech
  • All for a livelihood
  • All-round praise for TIFAC's community sheds built in tsunami-hit coastal hamlets of Nagapattinam dt.
  • Waves of nightmarish memories yet to recede
  • NGOs play a vital role in tsunami rehabilitation
  • ICAR signs MoU with IGNOU
  • From children to corporates, Singapore education suits all
  • Centre for managing solid waste to be set up
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Sewage flows through Keeripallam stream
  • PDS outlets: norms relaxed
  • Annadhanam scheme inaugurated in church
  • Daring performance by "Air Devils"
  • Include Tirupur in NURM: CPI(M)
  • Coir-making training for tribal women

    • Tennis

  • A long, hard year awaits a tough, ambitious Sania
  • Jinan qualifies

    • Thanjavur

  • When the raging sea slammed the coast

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Nephrologists seek early detection of hypertension
  • `Clinical research lacking in country'
  • Growing religiosity by-product of globalisation: historian
  • Zoo on a buying spree
  • Rekindling the spirit of theatre
  • Congress likely to field many new faces in polls
  • Call for study in traditional medicine to fight cancer
  • Plea to revoke suspension of CUSAT staff leader
  • Dalits allege bias in tsunami relief
  • Sivagiri pilgrimage from December 30
  • Two killed, two hurt in accidents
  • Today at Sabarimala
  • Revellers on the beach
  • Around the city
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Reader's Mail

    • This Day That Age

  • dated December 26, 1955: Pope's Christmas message
  • dated December 26, 1955: Promotion of music

    • Thrissur

  • Kudumbasree children's camp begins today
  • In Thrissur Today

    • Tiruchi

  • AIDEF not in favour of implementing panel report
  • SIDBI-BHEL tie-up on the cards
  • `Youthful' display of tradition in a talented way
  • Central employees plan stir
  • Inter-collegiate campus recruitment by January-end
  • Strategy for the `Tiruppani'works.
  • Around the city
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    • Tirupati

  • A moment to cherish for these great scholars
  • `No dispute with Andhra Pradesh on river waters'

    • Tumkur

  • Congress seeks re-polling in 10 booths

    • Tuticorin

  • "India should emulate Japan in tackling natural disasters like tsunami"

    • Udhagamandalam

  • SISI to conduct training programme from Dec. 28

    • Udupi

  • Call for in-depth study before starting projects
  • `Generate awareness on Consumer Protection Act'
  • Killed in accident

    • Vellore

  • A fund-raising ballet for an NGO project

    • Vijayawada

  • Debate over water meters raises concerns
  • Gaiety, devotion mark Christmas celebrations
  • When tsunami turned revelries into black Sunday
  • Donors galore for the tsunami-affected
  • Make arrangements for Krishna mahotsavams, Collector tells officials
  • Vijayawada book expo from January 1
  • Around the city

    • Visakhapatnam

  • ENC's stellar role in tsunami relief
  • Encroached endowment lands to be regularised
  • Held on charge of demanding dowry
  • AU to host Indian Economic Association meet
  • Kanakamahalakshmi temple to be developed
  • Dronam's condition turns serious
  • Around the city
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • Reader's Mail

    • Volleyball

  • Kottayam in final
  • Second win for Karnataka

    • Weather

  • Weather

    • Weightlifting

  • Edwin emerges surprise winner

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