http://www.thehindu.com/ The Internet edition of The Hindu, India's national newspaper en-us Copyright 2009 The Hindu Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/hindux.gif http://www.thehindu.com/ 468 50 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850070200.htm As Raj Kumar Santoshi presses the refresh button, he turns to the formulaic romantic tracks of the ’80s and changes it according to today’s definition of youthful entertainment; entertainment, which is governed by an assortment of ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850480300.htm ‘BJP has neglected flood victims and relief work’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850490300.htm Medals, memorabilia missing from Nijalingappa’s residence Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850510300.htm DAVANGERE: People involved in sand mining in Davangere district and activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Praveen Shetty faction) on Saturday took out a procession here demanding that the district administration fix a definite royalty ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850540300.htm Karwar: Members of the Honnavar Taluk Contractors’ Association have urged the Government to stop distribution of piece work on contract and instead allot work to contractors through the tender process. In a release they said that work ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850900500.htm CHICKABALLAPUR: Union Minister for Law and Justice M. Veerappa Moily has urged the State Government to ensure regular power supply in Chickaballapur district to irrigate horticultural crops. In a press release issued here on Saturday, ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850970500.htm It can be controlled from the ground Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110852950200.htm Madhur Bhandarkar’s journey into the dark corners of society continues. This time he stops at a jail to give us a reality check. It is the ultimate ignominy for many to spend even a night in prison but some are forced to spend sleepless ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853230300.htm Karwar: The carcass of a samba deer was recovered from a well by the forest officials in Bhatkal on Saturday morning. The residents informed the officials of the presence of the animal in the well. The officials, with the help of the fire ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853850300.htm ‘Permission given to cut hills which are no development slopes’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110855310600.htm BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Saturday stayed a resolution of the Advocates’ Association of Bangalore of November 4, 2009, asking advocates to refrain from attending all courts and tribunals in the State on Monday. A ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110855320600.htm BANGALORE: The stage appears to be set for a confrontation between the Bar and the Bench as members of the Advocates’ Association of Bangalore have decided to abstain from courts on Monday in spite of the High Court staying the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110855480600.htm BANGALORE: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist and Project Director of Chandrayaan-1 M Annadurai said the moon could emerge as a possible launch-pad for satellites to carry out deep-space exploration in future. Fielding ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850200200.htm NAL Adviser speaks at a seminar on ‘Advances in Aeronautics’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850240200.htm Government to focus on flood-related issues Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850340200.htm BANGALORE: “Call me Slushy Tharoor and I can laugh about it, but do not impersonate me on Twitter,” Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said at the Bangalore Twitter Meet Up on Friday as he addressed a net-savvy ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850890500.htm BANGALORE: The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has published the provisional selection lists for the posts of instructor (Mechanical Engineering) (4 posts); instructor (Civil Engineering) and instructor (Electronics and ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850940500.htm ‘Help from private agencies should be channelled through Government’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850990500.htm It has the potential to encourage book culture: Siddalingaiah Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110851010500.htm Bangalore: The Karnataka Offset Printers’ Association (KOPA) on Friday celebrated Printers’ Day to mark the birth anniversary of Alois Senefelder who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s. On the ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854750400.htm She says rehabilitation work is in full swing Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854760400.htm BANGALORE: Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Medical Education R.S. Chib visited the National Tuberculosis Institute, Bangalore, on Friday. Participating in the inaugural session of the national workshop on “capacity building and experience ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854790400.htm BANGALORE: Subir Hari Singh, Principal Secretary, Commerce and Industries Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to Government and Development Commissioner in the downgraded post relieving M.R. Srinivasa Murthy, ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854810400.htm Bangalore: BEML has won the Raksha Mantri Award for its export performance in 2007-08. The award was presented to BEML Chairman and Managing Director V.R.S. Natarajan on Friday in New Delhi. BEML’s export performance was adjudged to be ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854870400.htm Accuses the Chief Minister of creating ‘fear psychosis’ among officials Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854880400.htm BANGALORE: A three-day international conference on “Horticulture for livelihood security and economic growth” is being organised jointly by Dr. Prem Nath Agricultural Science Foundation, the Vegetables Sciences International ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854910400.htm Minister says large number of BPL families major reason for delay Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854920400.htm BANGALORE: The Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (KAT) has directed the State Government to reserve one post of tahsildar to persons suffering from locomotor disability or cerebral palsy. Quashing a government order of September 13, 2005, that ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854930400.htm Bangalore: Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha K. Rahman Khan called for widening the tax base so that the Government can promote welfare and growth. Mr. Khan was delivering the keynote address at a two-day national tax conference ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854950400.htm BANGALORE: Teachers in the State, particularly those who conduct examinations and evaluate answer scripts, can breathe easy now. The Supreme Court has said that school examination boards are not service providers and students are not ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110855370600.htm Bangalore: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that top soil had been washed away in the floods in parts of some districts in the State according to information received from the Karnataka Government. He was speaking ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bangalore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110855380600.htm ‘National Dairy Plan to achieve 180 million tonnes of milk ready’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Belgaum http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853130300.htm ‘Out-of-court settlement of matter will need political will’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Belgaum http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853190300.htm Belgaum: Alka D. Kale, principal of the KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences will conduct a free dental treatment camp on the institute premises to mark KLE Society’s 94th Foundation Day. A release issued here said that ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Bidar http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853110300.htm The aim is to get them a fair price for their produce Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Gulbarga http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853180300.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Gulbarga http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853250300.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Hassan http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850500300.htm ‘Flood victims urgently need food, clothing’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Hassan http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853150300.htm HASSAN: Hundreds of people witnessed the car festival at the Hoysaleshwara temple in Halebid on Saturday. President of the Hoysaleshwara Gramina Abhivruddhi Trust H.S. Shivalingappa and its secretary H.G. Anantharamu, Somashekara Shivacharya ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Hassan http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853170300.htm HASSAN: An elderly woman died on the spot when a car hit the auto in which she was travelling along with two other persons, on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Susheelamma (60). The other two have been seriously ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Hubli-Dharwad http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853120300.htm Delegation from Hubli meets Union Ministers Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Hubli-Dharwad http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853210300.htm Hubli: Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Darpan Jain has said that concerted efforts have to be made to stop indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources and the subsequent damage to the ecological system. Mr. Jain was speaking after ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Hubli-Dharwad http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854690400.htm HUBLI: North East Frontier Railway has decided to extend running of Guwahati-Yashwanthpur- Guwahati Weekly Special Train (0202/0201) for one more month (four services in each direction) to clear extra rush, a release said. Accordingly, ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Mysore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850050200.htm MYSORE: The Bhagavad Gita, the sacred text revered by Hindus, was launched in the form of a gold pendant at the Tanishq store here on Saturday. Said to be the world’s smallest Gita, the pendant with the text inscribed on it can be ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Mysore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110850910500.htm MYSORE: The 1,050th jayanti celebrations of Sri Shivarathreeshwara Bagavatpada, founder of Suttur Veerasimhasana Math, to be held in Shimoga from December 14 to 20, has been postponed in view of the recent floods in north Karnataka, according ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Mysore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110853240300.htm MYSORE: S.Y. Sidde Gowda, professor and chairman of the Department of Social Work, University of Mysore, has been invited as a resource person for the 20th Asia Pacific Social Work Conference to be held at Auckland, New Zealand, from November ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Mysore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854670400.htm MYSORE: A conference on “Genetic engineering, farming and food” held here on Saturday discussed the science behind genetically modified (GM) crops and examined their ramifications on food security, environment and genetic ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Mysore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110854700400.htm MYSORE: Mysore MP Adaguru H. Vishwanath here on Saturday urged Governor H.R. Bhardwaj to direct Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to “resume” work in the interest of flood affected people of north Karnataka. He told presspersons that ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Mysore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110855250600.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Mysore http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110855260600.htm ‘Talents must be exploited without creating linguistic divide’ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 Raichur http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110855350600.htm Those who fled Atkur are yet to be given sites Sun, 08 Nov 2009