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Andhra Pradesh
Naidu meets Irish PM, other leaders
HYDERABAD, FEB. 8. On the second leg of his three-nation tour, the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, held a series of meetings with the Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, and other leaders of Ireland on Friday. The Prime Minister, who received ... More


Another Krushi Bank Director held
HYDERABAD, FEB. 8. Crime Investigation Department (CID) sleuths apprehended another Director of the Krushi Co-Operative Urban Bank, K. Sreedhar, on Friday in the city. The accused, who has been absconding since the bank's closure and was ... More
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  • Full powers for local bodies soon
  • More IT projects on the way
  • Slew of welfare measures for women, children
  • HC directs Govt. to prosecute guilty in sanitation scheme
  • Left parties call two-day road blockade

    Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
    BJP denounces Congress-MIM tie-up
    HYDERABAD, FEB. 8. The BJP has described the understanding reached between the Congress and the MIM for sharing the posts of Deputy Mayor and Standing Committees in the MCH as an attempt to negate the people's verdict. Talking to reporters ... More


    IMA felicitates Mayor-elect, Padma awardees
    HYDERABAD, FEB. 8. The Indian Medical Association, A. P. State branch, on Friday felicitated the newly-elected Mayor of Hyderabad, Teegala Krishna Reddy, and two Padma Shri awardees -- Gollapalli Nageswara Rao and D. Nageshwar Reddy. Responding ... More
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  • Seventh class common exams from April 15
  • Imposter nabbed
  • Multi-modal suburban transport system to be ready by Nov.

    Karnataka
    'Value addition must for stone industry'
    BANGALORE, FEB. 8. Italy, which imported 26 per cent of granite from India, re-exported substantial quantities of finished goods to the latter. China, Portugal, and Spain exported more finished goods than India, and if the country had to become a ... More


    BJP, Cong.'s main rival in Kanakapura bypoll: CM
    Going by the statements made by the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, here on Friday, the former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, is likely to finish third in the Lok Sabha byelection from Kanakapura. Addressing presspersons, Mr. Krishna claimed ... More
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  • `Krishna used magazine to gain popularity'
  • Minor damage to aircraft carrying CM
  • `JD(U) leaders must quit posts'
  • KDA chief demands accounts of Kannada literary meet
  • Cabinet nod for 4 power distribution companies
  • Ex-MLA Pawar to join JD (S)

    Kerala
    Govt. to go tough from Monday: Antony
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 8. The Chief Minister, A. K. Antony, has said that the Government will take stern action against the striking employees from Monday. Talking to presspersons here today, he said provisions of the Essential Services ... More


    Govt. acting like private management: Karunakaran
    PALAKKAD, FEB. 8. The senior Congress leader, K. Karunakaran, MP, has said that the State Government cannot behave like a monopoly private management while dealing with the strike by its employees. Talking to presspersons here today, he said ... More
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  • Decision on schools aimed at promoting private sector
  • `Reforms not anti-poor'
  • Govt. will not cut Cabinet size: MVR
  • Stir may take vicious turn from Monday
  • HC moved against strike
  • AKPCTA flays cardinal stance
  • Talks only after withdrawal of stir: Murali
  • Nothing to negotiate with striking staff: Mani
  • KCBC education panel flays stir

    Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram
    Civic activities come to a standstill
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 8. The three-day-long strike by service organisations has begun to make an impact on life in the city. The civic machinery has been paralysed by the stir. The main office of the City Corporation at Palayam and the zonal ... More


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  • Offices wear a deserted look
  • Authorities in a fix over Zoo reopening

    Tamil Nadu
    Major drive to collect ST arrears
    CHENNAI, FEB. 8. As Tamil Nadu reels under an unprecedented financial crisis, the Government faces a gargantuan task of collecting Rs.5,700 crores in sales tax arrears pending for over a few decades now. A staggering 10,000 cases of arrears, some ... More


    Rural quota concept set aside
    CHENNAI, FEB. 8. The Madras High Court has set aside the very concept of rural reservation in medical and law colleges, and not just the increase in quota from 15 to 25 per cent, as reported earlier. As per the order, students admitted as part ... More
    Karnataka ready for talks on Cauvery issue
    COIMBATORE, FEB. 8. The Karnataka Chief Minister, S. M. Krishna, today said he was ``open to persuasion and negotiated settlement'' not only on the Cauvery issue but on Krishna water dispute also. Responding to queries on the Cauvery dispute, ... More
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  • Restrain BJP: CPI(M)
  • Medical camps to be held in forests
  • 'Baalu violated election code'
  • Sheikh Dawood meets Kanchi Acharya on Ayodhya issue
  • HC petition seeks postponement of Andipatti poll
  • Govt. to offer assistance after examining reports
  • 'Improvement exam scheme' next year: HC
  • Bleak future for ITCs
  • DMK plotting law and order problems: CM
  • Stop slander, PT warns DMK
  • Stalin cheers up followers, spites Azhagiri

    Tamil Nadu-Chennai
    80-year-old rly. building at Park Town under threat
    CHENNAI, FEB. 8. The structure of the 80-year-old building of Southern Railway headquarters in Park Town has come under threat by the method adopted for construction of a proposed seven-storey general hospital complex. For constructing the ... More


    Other Stories

  • Grill enclosures for Ambedkar statues
  • Huge women turnout at AIDS awareness camps
  • Police to act tough with noise pollution rule violators
  • Exnora members to join fight against noise pollution
  • Drive against pig menace restarts

    Pondicherry
    Karaikal ryots demand perspective plan
    PONDICHERRY, FEB. 8. Ryots in the Karaikal region, who have been badly affected following damage to Samba paddy crops and pulses in the recent rain, have expressed the view that there should be a perspective plan to evolve a proper mechanism to ... More


    Other Stories

  • Uppalam MLA criticises Rangasamy Govt.
  • Cash assistance to student
  • Parliamentary Secretary to CM appointed

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