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Alappuzha

  • Staff stir hits functioning of Government offices and schools
  • Go ahead with revival of port, Government told
  • BMS district general council to meet on Saturday

    • Anantapur

  • Thousands pay homage to Paritala
  • NSUI seeks removal of physical education staff

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Campaign for projects, YSR directs partymen
  • Polavaram dam height to be retained
  • Send them packing
  • An appeal to better sense
  • Time to test their skills
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Kalasa Yatra marks launch of Godavari Utsav
  • Child adoption not easy
  • Police campaign against sale of girls hailed
  • Jayaprada advocates Polavaram project
  • Two doctors penalised for negligence and causing harm to patients
  • Farmers urged to regularise power connections
  • Officials' eviction bid draws flak
  • Four burglars arrested; gold silver ornaments seized
  • Target fixed for next phase of land distribution
  • Man's body traced in riverbed
  • Vijayawada man falls victim to biscuit gang
  • RBI relaxes orders on Chittoor Town Bank
  • Farmers hold up weighing of cotton
  • Pyramid show by schoolchildren
  • New ration cards by Ugadi
  • Woman dies in accident

    • Archery

  • ANU, Delhi emerge overall champions

    • Athletics

  • Six meet records set
  • State cross-country race

    • Bangalore

  • Give good governance, BJP told
  • Petition on building law violations admitted
  • A glimpse of Japanese penmanship
  • Young authors give it a go in Bangalore
  • Janapada has all ingredients of society and its values: Baragur
  • Special revision of electoral rolls from today
  • Project for academic excellence in State
  • Employees resume work at Toyota Kirloskar plant
  • RSS silent over State political developments
  • Funds sought for improving facilities
  • Special express trains to Howrah introduced
  • Traffic curbs on R- Day
  • Deve Gowda urged to back alliance with BJP
  • Bryan Adams coming
  • Man robbed by fellow passengers in taxi
  • Photography exhibition at Max Mueller Bhavan
  • Three get life imprisonment for murder
  • Street play festival at Malleswaram Grounds
  • Drawing students by the hordes
  • For divine intervention
  • Impressions
  • New SSLC question paper pattern
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Belgaum

  • `Court order on languages not implemented'
  • Distress tomato sale in Belgaum
  • Kumaraswamy group approached BJP: MP
  • Stop infiltration from Bangladesh, says ABVP

    • Bellary

  • Unscientific mining on in Sandur, says forum

    • Bidar

  • Bidriware mementos for delegates at Kannada Sahitya Sammelan
  • Janata Dal (S) captures power in Bidar Taluk Panchayat

    • Bijapur

  • Netaji's birth anniversary celebrated in Bijapur

    • Briefly

  • Singapore Airlines' promotional offer
  • Thinksoft Global widens presence
  • New President, Vice President for ICSI
  • Award for SBI Chairman
  • Corporate responsibility award for BSNL
  • WorldSpace appoints MD
  • Talisma's latest version of CRM solution
  • Nagarjuna Construction gets SBI order
  • Brightstar to distribute wireless products in India
  • MFs allowed to invest in gold
  • Bonds crash across the board
  • PFC to enter capital market
  • Four private airlines form alliance

    • Business

  • RBI signals tightening interest rate regime
  • U.S. situation to be watched: FM
  • BoBL steps to observe KYC norms
  • Sensex ends 85 points higher
  • Toshiba Corporation plans big for India
  • STC sees new business in third countries
  • Task force to help exporters
  • India Cements turns around
  • Spices exports set to exceed target
  • Entrepreneur meetings to help identify successful ventures
  • Kochi to play host to Gulf investors' meet in March
  • Rupee reacts against $

    • Cartoons

  • Cartoonscape

    • Chennai

  • Culture, colour, country the theme of Saarang 2006
  • Krishnaveni finds a saviour in Jayalalithaa
  • Notices served on Chief Secretary, DGP
  • Puppets serve a social cause here
  • Opposition criticises Government for `ignoring' small farmers
  • Advance bail for DMK men
  • "Small businesses, rural poor excluded from financial grid"
  • "Digital library must for lawyers"
  • SHG members to get training in solid waste management
  • Call for a structural overhaul of higher education
  • Living Spaces-2006 a big draw
  • Tight vigil on movement of chemicals
  • Programme to help students gain critical skills
  • PMK suggests bus rapid transit system for Chennai
  • Vasu excited over `Paramasivan' success
  • Krishnasamy seeks separate budget for SC/STs
  • Republic Day arrangements
  • Veerappa Moily to meet party men
  • 2 more held in forgery case
  • New executive chairman for Pondy Legal Services Authority
  • National Youth Day celebrations
  • Three held, heroin seized
  • Security stepped up for Saarang
  • Union expresses concern
  • Farm workers' demand
  • Aspire booklet for students
  • Panel to forward public hearing minutes
  • Cooperative bank staff stage demonstration
  • Disqualification of Karunanidhi sought
  • Campaign for clean public toilets
  • Safety management
  • Dewdrops
  • Dogs' day out
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today

    • Chess

  • On predicted lines
  • Players' body seeks change in National `A' format
  • ONGC Cup from Feb. 25

    • Coimbatore

  • Micro irrigation can increase farm yield
  • Living life, away from maddening stress
  • Security stepped up for Republic Day
  • Revised draft poll rolls to be published on January 27
  • Art exhibition
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • Bengal makes final through first innings lead
  • South Africa beats Sri Lanka narrowly
  • Mohd. Kaif — a livewire
  • A calculated risk: Dhoni
  • Security team to visit Karachi
  • Larry Gomes: cool as ever
  • Salwan Boys is champion
  • Dindigul shot out for 176
  • I will continue to fight: Shabbir

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8509
  • Solution to Puzzle 8508

    • Dharmapuri

  • Kuruman tribe demands community certificates
  • Gram sabha meetings to be held tomorrow

    • Dindigul

  • `Spice tourism' planned at Thadiyankudisai

    • Editorials

  • No more brazening it out
  • A pre-emptive move

    • Erode

  • Lack of suitable land delays work on abattoir

    • Football

  • Sporting holds Sporting Clube
  • Heros FC `B' wins
  • Royals beats AGORC
  • West Ham beats Fulham

    • Front Page

  • Supreme Court indicts Governor Buta Singh
  • We'll respect verdict: Manmohan
  • Deve Gowda meets Sonia in New Delhi
  • Work on IT corridor at a snail's pace
  • Velachery residents denied flood relief
  • IISc attack: 2 held
  • No going back on decision, says Kumaraswamy
  • India takes lead; Test heading for a draw
  • Package cleared to make FDI in retail, other areas easier
  • Explosions in Colombo
  • Buta Singh, Manmohan must quit, says National Democratic Alliance
  • Dharam Singh to abide by high command's decision
  • Strike hits schools, offices
  • Tirupur sanitation project getting ready
  • PM receives King Abdullah
  • Bitter pill for sugarcane farmers in Madurai, Dindigul districts
  • Biodynamic farming in Krishna district
  • 150-ft height for Polavaram dam
  • Campaign for projects, YSR tells party
  • Building violations: court seeks report
  • Pointers from Gowda
  • Gossip rules corridors of power
  • States should not divert Central funds: Ahamed
  • Fee structure for medical, dental courses
  • My stand is vindicated, says Nitish
  • Mystery shrouds double murder in Delhi
  • 8 injured in blasts triggered by ULFA
  • Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi coming again
  • Interest rate hiked
  • Warrant against Vijay Mallya

    • Gulbarga

  • Sammelan to go ahead as per schedule
  • Janata Dal(S) bags Afsalpur TP posts
  • Kishan Rao Sarode's painting exhibition to be opened today
  • Youth chased, hacked to death

    • Guntur

  • Shaking a leg after aiming at the bullseye

    • Haryana

  • Haryana seeks more power

    • Hassan

  • A son who swears by his father
  • Training for entrepreneurs in Hassan

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Most hill stations remain frozen

    • Hubli-Dharwad

  • `Centre has ignored national interest by taking soft stand'
  • Auto drivers take out procession

    • Hyderabad

  • Suspense on condition of Balayogi Stadium
  • Aircraft for AWACS project to be finalised soon
  • A `Water Song' to die for, to pray for
  • MCH to submit new building plans for obtaining NOC
  • HUDA to establish SEZ for IT units at Poppalguda
  • New York-based NGO to launch AIDS project in city
  • Congress happy over success of plenary
  • 14th BRAOU convocation held
  • Priority for infrastructure development, says YSR
  • Week-long music, dance festival from today
  • Plan to free aged accused persons in `conspiracy cases'
  • RTC to focus on improving mileage, occupancy ratio to gain profit
  • Court indictment: Buta's action widely condemned
  • Telangana: BJP critical of plenary
  • Kidney `theft': police yet to trace hospital
  • Ration card distribution work begins amid stir
  • Bravery award for gutsy Dalit girl
  • `Sexual abuse' of mentally challenged maid: 6 held
  • Two-day meet on autism begins today
  • MCH relieved over no new malaria case
  • Give up plans on bauxite mining: CITU
  • Bravery award for gutsy Dalit girl
  • MPs discuss railway works
  • No power supply
  • YSR to open painting exhibition
  • Ranga Reddy police get CLUES team
  • Probe ordered into tribal woman's custodial death
  • Ex-editor of Soviet Land passes away
  • Weapon as gift for Gadar?
  • Weavers seek ex gratia for suicide deaths
  • Green Park gets a pat
  • Youth dies in accident
  • Mobiles worth 5 lakhs stolen
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today

    • India & World

  • India buys rocket launchers from Russia

    • International

  • Palestinians wrap up campaign
  • Kuwaiti Prime Minister is new Emir
  • Rajapakse, Solheim discuss revival of talks
  • Blasts rock Iran's oil city
  • A Nizam heirloom lost
  • Badawi to look into grievances of non-Muslims
  • Orang-utan faces extinction
  • Call for Kenya elections
  • Aziz entourage frisked

    • Kannur

  • Coconut farmers told to improve productivity
  • Action sought against FCI officials involved in irregularities
  • Railway line: MPs urged to coordinate efforts
  • International workshop

    • Karimnagar

  • SHRC to look into death of twins

    • Karnataka

  • Dharam Singh to abide by the party high command's decision
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • No change in MLAs' stand on tie-up with BJP: Kumaraswamy
  • Farmers block road, demand water
  • Final preparations on at Vindyagiri
  • Strategy to tackle stray elephants soon
  • 6,000 Bangladeshis arrive in Assam every day: ABVP
  • KRRS, Puttanaiah faction to merge
  • Vanilla projects sanctioned
  • NHB sanctions vanilla projects
  • Girl wins competition

    • Kerala

  • Panchayati raj only in name in Lakshadweep: Minister
  • Railway staff to strike work from March 1
  • Honour for Silver Hills school
  • Of caring and sharing
  • Boom time
  • Briefly
  • In Kannur Today

    • Kerala - Others

  • `Traditional sector facing ruin under UDF'
  • `Panchayati Raj only in name in Lakshadweep'
  • Strike evokes partial response in Malappuram
  • Discussion on newspaper English

    • Khammam

  • Speaker to brook no disruption during budget session

    • Kochi

  • Accidents: tipper lorry owners plan corrective steps
  • Strike hits functioning of offices
  • Sops for local bodies to promote solar water heating projects
  • City troubled by burglar attacks
  • Agro-industrial fair begins at Muvattupuzha tomorrow
  • Taking care of children with disabilities
  • No-parking zones to be strictly enforced in city
  • Aswas aims at making women self-reliant
  • Koorumala rock sand unit: crucial meeting today
  • Opposition to education meet mounting
  • Anaesthesiologists protest against short-term training
  • `Give water connection for Eloor residents'
  • KWA cautions against use of motor pumps
  • Panchayat criticises KWA
  • Cochin Motor Show from March 2
  • Next issue
  • Two killed in accidents
  • UNIDO official visits Infopark
  • In tea country
  • Kunjikutta Marar commemoration
  • Picture perfect
  • Meet of NRK Syrian Catholics in August
  • Major draw
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today

    • Kollam

  • Sardar Patel statue to be unveiled today
  • Strike turns violent in Kollam city
  • KVVES celebrating Silver Jubilee
  • Jubilee of Perinad arts theatre
  • In Kollam Today
  • Police action flayed

    • Kozhikode

  • Offices remain shut, turnout low
  • NIT-C students bag prizes
  • DYFI-sponsored career guidance centre
  • AIR FM station at Manjeri
  • Exhibition of khadi products starts tomorrow

    • Kurnool

  • Groundwater depletion in Kurnool causing concern

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Fight for the middle ground in Britain

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Cable TV row
  • Bihar politics
  • Karnataka crisis
  • End cruelty

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Chauhan for putting a new work culture in place

    • Madikeri

  • Synthetic surface for Madikeri stadium by June
  • Codava council to observe January 26 as `Black Day'
  • BJP bags Madikeri Taluk Panchayat posts

    • Madurai

  • Glorious saga of a steam crane that never `let down'
  • Workshop sheds light on tackling Japanese encephalitis
  • Survey of manuscripts to begin from Feb.1
  • Triple treat for technology savvies
  • Draft electoral rolls to be released on Jan.27
  • Plus-Two `practicals' to be held at 129 centres in Madurai dt.
  • Changing into a hub of science activity
  • A `huge violation'
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Two women in fray for president post of zilla panchayat
  • Bridge needed at Alape-Bajal level crossing, says MP
  • `Relationships within families are suffering a setback'
  • Campaign on role of madrasas begins
  • Call for integrated approach to teaching biotechnology
  • Railway employees stage protest
  • Math to start school
  • Paying their tributes
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Pilgrims propel spiritual tourism
  • Varsity prints fresh set of question papers after leak
  • VTU officials assume the role of police
  • Training to be held on medical certification of cause of death
  • Hippo finds new home in Chennai
  • U.S. destabilising Governments: CPI(M)
  • BJP condemns Centre's stand

    • Nalgonda

  • Equal opportunity for women urged

    • National

  • Buta Singh, Manmohan must quit, says NDA
  • My stand is vindicated, says Nitish
  • Buta should go: Soli Sorabjee
  • Evolve policy on choice of Governors: SC
  • Manmohan receives King Abdullah
  • 246 VVIPs evicted, Centre tells court
  • Don't succumb to consumerism, says Buddhadeb
  • Rane still holds the sway in Konkan
  • Court notice on phone tapping
  • Airports modernisation contracts by month-end
  • Bonhomie as Lahore bus is flagged off
  • IIM (A) not to open overseas campuses
  • ``Governor alone can't be faulted''
  • PMO in secret talks with secessionists
  • We will not tolerate another vote against Iran, warns Prakash Karat
  • Manmohan, Buta must quit: Swamy
  • Iran: Left parties to meet on Friday
  • CPI, CPI(M) want Buta to quit
  • CAT reserves order on Gujarat's plea
  • Bank merged
  • We will study judgment: Patil
  • Centre's argument on post-poll alignments faulted
  • RSS downplays Jaswant's visit

    • Nellore

  • Finance Commission aid for Archaeological Department

    • New Delhi

  • Panel on illegal buildings runs into rough weather
  • Ram Babu faction dominates new list
  • The world of books returns to the Capital
  • Nine Congress leaders may get MCD notices
  • Top officials summoned over squatters around monuments
  • MCD notices to tax defaulters
  • Three new melodies to mark Beating Retreat ceremony
  • Bringing people closer to the holy book
  • Court nod for revival of CRB Capital
  • Police hunt for two missing cars
  • All that Jazz
  • Faulty buses to be denied CNG
  • Invoking the gods
  • Work on Mahabharat Circuit to start soon
  • One held in manpower racket
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today

    • News Analysis

  • Spying game still thriving
  • Chimpanzees closer to humans than to apes
  • Energy key in the new Asian architecture
  • Bigger nuclear weapons will mean less security

    • Nizamabad

  • Minister promises aid to kin of accident victims

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Ongole

  • Businessman dupes 2,000 people at Chirala

    • Palakkad

  • Music makes him immortal

    • Pondicherry

  • CPI legislator observes fast in Pondicherry

    • Punjab

  • Bansal's resignation sought for fund `misuse'

    • Racing : Horse

  • Dance Diva, Xian please
  • Horatio catches the eye
  • Foot Tapper for Bababudan Giri Plate
  • It's Frantic vs. Amazing Velocity
  • Star Of Windsor wins feature event

    • Rajasthan

  • Focus on promoting Muslims' education
  • Lecture in memory of noted lawyer

    • Ramanathapuram

  • SBI lures fisherfolk to seaweed cultivation

    • Religion

  • The immortal Self

    • Salem

  • Nightmare for Municipal New Colony residents
  • Survey on ancient manuscripts to be carried out from February 1
  • Gram Sabha meetings tomorrow
  • Rickshaw-puller creates commotion at Collectorate
  • Camp on naturopathy

    • Shimoga

  • Who will be zilla panchayat president in Shimoga?
  • Rousing reception for jyothi

    • Sivaganga

  • Woman relieved of chain

    • Sport

  • India takes lead; Test heading for a draw
  • Henin rallies to beat Davenport

    • Sports : General

  • Maharashtra in semifinals
  • Nadella, Pallavi move up
  • Waddington clinches sabre gold
  • SAI invites applications

    • Srikakulam

  • No headway at meet on project oustees' compensation

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Adorning the nose
  • Extended facilities
  • Not Man's burden
  • Government urged not to export molasses
  • Digital library essential for lawyers: A.P. Shah
  • Who takes responsibility?
  • High Court Judges, top bureaucrats thrash out issues across the table
  • PCB to forward public hearing minutes
  • Focus on educators for hearing impaired children
  • Radio frequency identification "has wide range of applications"
  • Trust seeks court approval to sell hospital, medical college
  • Andhra ryots interested in long staple cotton
  • Puppets serve a social cause
  • S. Krishnaswamy's achievements recalled
  • Leather exports set to exceed target
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Daredevil show by "Tornadoes" team
  • Draft poll rolls to be displayed on January 27
  • Develop reading habit: Lakhera
  • DMK delegation meets Kalam
  • Fire at hosiery unit

    • Tennis

  • Santoro — a player of unrivalled stature
  • Ksenia Palkina topples Rushmi
  • Ajay Selvaraj moves into semifinals
  • Martina Hingis proficient in doubles too
  • Sanjay Cherian, Joseph bag titles
  • El Aynaoui fails drug test

    • Thanjavur

  • Samba paddy procurement picking up

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Social Welfare Department expresses concern over lack of police support
  • Temporary staff to be eliminated from Mental Health Centre
  • Trivandrum Rubber Works on the verge of closure
  • RDO orders demarcation of KWA land
  • Get to know Mohanlal closely
  • Employees' strike turns violent
  • `Beggar mafia thriving'
  • Seminar focusses on ethnic groups
  • Train commuter found doped
  • `Religious terrorism a threat to security'
  • No consensus yet on wage revision
  • Jayaraj's achievement
  • A rare privilege
  • Two faces of development
  • Decision hailed
  • Office-bearers
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruvananthapuram Today

    • This Day That Age

  • dated January 25, 1956: Merger of Bengal and Bihar
  • dated January 25, 1956: Promotion of fine arts

    • Thrissur

  • Calicut University D-Zone fete begins
  • Man injured in robbery attempt
  • In Thrissur Today

    • Tiruchi

  • Value-addition to farm products will help to develop village economy, says Vice-Chancellor
  • TNAU to offer seven certificate courses, three diploma courses
  • Art of according an amazing reception
  • A healthy campaign
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Windmill project will go on: Mayor
  • Damaged roads: Councillors plan fast
  • Petition submitted to Collector against setting up of soft drink unit

    • Tirupati

  • Preliminary survey for Palar reservoir over
  • No more itch to write fiction, says Yandamoori
  • NTR theatre award for Duggirala Someswara Rao
  • Row over mess charge arrears ends
  • Children's film fete begins

    • Tumkur

  • Officials' plan for Amanikere draws flak from NGOs

    • Tuticorin

  • New building for HPO at a cost of Rs.99.49 lakh
  • Explosives seized

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • U.P. to set up Agriculture Technical Authority

    • Uttaranchal

  • Uttaranchal asked to release more water

    • Vellore

  • Salesmen suspended

    • Vijayawada

  • APTDC to bring parasailing back
  • Cases booked against two colleges
  • Bandar Road widening: YSR non-committal
  • Skating to promote peace
  • Government charged with eliminating TDP leaders
  • Woman alleges harassment
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • 100 acres of land up for grabs in Health City
  • Road-widening hiccups
  • Fishermen net submarine detectors
  • Visakhapatnam Steel Plant's innovative plans appreciated
  • Cycling for a noble cause
  • Naval Wives hold Well Baby show
  • Full-time director sought for NSDRC
  • Festival of peace from today at Railway Grounds
  • East Coast Railway employees stage dharna
  • `Mini ratna' status urged
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Weather

  • Weather

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