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  • Rayalaseema projects more urgent than Pulichintala: CPI
  • Minister's warning to engineers

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Final decision rests with Cabinet, says YSR
  • Naxalites give new dimension to land issue
  • Tarimela Nagi Reddy's statue unveiled
  • YSR talks tough on arms issue
  • Indrasena calls for introspection
  • Tripura CM welcomes ICFAI initiative
  • Call for action against Prudential defaulters
  • It doesn't pay, says DGP
  • Facelift for 1,600 police stations : DGP
  • `International arbitration centre for India soon'
  • Group I aspirants want more time for mains
  • GO remains unimplemented
  • Accident impact throws youngster down from flyover
  • Kanu Sanyal non-committal
  • Thousands converge at Tirumala
  • Lok Satta calls for local courts
  • Chain snatchers strike at three places
  • `Naxal cadre recruitment no cause for concern'
  • Suravaram hails Congress-NCP victory
  • Former beauty queen petitions `annalu'
  • Ganapathi's message to jailed comrades
  • Stick to people's issues: CPI(M)
  • United they stand...
  • Total land rights for tribals favoured
  • 2,30,334 candidates appear for EdCET
  • MCEME's 61st anniversary celebrated
  • Narendra threatens stir on Pulichintala
  • Boy dies in road mishap
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    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Central team assesses drought damage
  • Minister assures to develop ITI

    • Assam

  • `Himalayan Policy' for forests mooted

    • Bangalore

  • BDA confident of meeting deadline
  • Help for accident victims a phone call away
  • Software professional dies in spat with father
  • Poor turnout in byelection from two BMP wards
  • Power shutdown in many areas
  • Pandey panel meeting today
  • Youth convicted in rape case
  • Office of workers' organisation opened
  • Heavy rain lashes city
  • Around the City
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    • Basketball

  • Captain's Club in final
  • Narrow win for Don Bosco

    • Belgaum

  • Polling peaceful

    • Bijapur

  • `Protect bio-diversity to ensure food security'

    • Billiards & Snooker

  • Tarun Gupta wins

    • Business

  • Reverse mortgage: An answer for old age pension
  • Beyond Press Note 18
  • Controlled search with Snap
  • Phishing attacks your e-mail
  • Woes of senior citizens
  • Stocks hesitant at higher levels
  • Kudos to Tata Motors
  • Endless assessment is not authorised
  • Property income

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    • Chennai

  • The day's special: Kumble No Tikka
  • Arms licence renewal: Apply before Nov. 30
  • Mental institute inmates quarrel, one dies
  • Computer talent test
  • Around the City
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    • Chess

  • Second win for Indians
  • Anurag in joint lead
  • Leko holds Kramnik

    • Coimbatore

  • Heavy rain leaves most city roads flooded
  • Depositors' day in Chennai
  • JSB to host finals of student management games
  • Police fiat to foreigners
  • More free calls from BSNL
  • Around the City
  • Reporter's Diary
  • In Coimbatore Today

    • Cricket

  • Martyn makes a match of it
  • Onus on Indian batsmen
  • Of sporting crowd and banners
  • Martyn — a treat for the connoisseur
  • Jayasuriya's bat fetches over Rs. 2 million
  • All-round show by Syed Javed Rabbani
  • ZCU cleared of allegations
  • Two new faces in Pakistan's Test squad
  • Tamil Nadu well placed
  • Big win for St. Andrews
  • Partha sparkles
  • Vizag in commanding position
  • Vatsal shines
  • Unbeaten 110 by Adithya
  • Big win for Ekalavya CC
  • Analmin CC triumphs
  • ICICI takes trophy
  • Prasanth grabs six wickets

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    • Cuddapah

  • World Bank team to visit Cuddapah

    • Davanagere

  • Prakash's stand on BJP criticised

    • Dharwad

  • Insurance: CoD probe favoured into disbursal

    • Editorials

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    • Erode

  • Woman alleges harassment by factory owner

    • Football

  • Raza is M.P.'s hero
  • Arsenal on top
  • Hard-fought win for Christ College
  • Easy for Annamalai

    • Front Page

  • NCP seeks top post
  • NCP legislature party to elect leader today
  • Complaints of rigging false, says Mulayam Singh
  • Narrow escape for Rajdhani passengers
  • IAF aircraft makes emergency landing
  • Martyn makes a match of it
  • Onus on Indian batsmen
  • Karzai widens lead
  • Top B-schools

    • Golf

  • Els on threshold of new record
  • Anirbhan triumphs

    • Gujarat

  • Modi offers tourists Gujarat `on platter' literally!

    • Haryana

  • Chautala for Agroha as heritage city

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Himachal has surplus hydel potential

    • Hockey

  • Sainik School, Bijapur runs riot
  • RHC, SAI post wins
  • Kerala makes winning start

    • Hubli

  • Onion growers go berserk as price crashes suddenly

    • Hyderabad

  • All bad roads lead to Umanagar!
  • Toddy policy: city's loss is Ranga Reddy district's gain
  • `Shishu' hosts folk dance carnival
  • `Ikebana' showcases Japanese splendour
  • Tribunal orders reopening of rice mill
  • BJP protest throws traffic out of gear
  • Around the City
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    • India & World

  • A friendship struck at first sight
  • Gen. Giap for closer ties

    • International

  • Nine Iraqi policemen killed in ambush
  • U.S. request will entangle U.K. more deeply in Iraq
  • British official quits
  • Karzai widens lead
  • Russia opens base in Tajikistan
  • Club keeps Blair waiting
  • Israel launches offensive in Rafah
  • Sri Lankan peace talks `likely in November'
  • Satellite crashes into apartment
  • Name conspirators: Hasina
  • Former BBC chief's "killing" turn of phrase

    • Kannur

  • Bridge reconstruction awaits Centre's nod

    • Karnataka

  • World Bank aid for 15 engineering colleges
  • State Govt. urged to review SEZ agreement
  • Probe into arson becomes a bone of contention
  • Bidar bypoll: Poojary's efforts pay for Congress
  • Bail for doctor accused of giving certificates to Telgi
  • IAF pilots' aerobatics thrill Mysoreans
  • World Bank aid for 15 engineering colleges
  • Chief Justice's announcement on Circuit Benches expected today
  • Congress, JD(S) to have pact for Council bypolls
  • Five-day Aero India from February 9
  • `Judiciary must become more sensitive to crimes against women'
  • Stop collection of user charges, says CPI(M)
  • Govt. urged to seek more funds under AIBP
  • Award winning films to be screened
  • Law is supreme in a democracy: judge
  • Russian artists may participate in BIAF next year
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  • From the Districts

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Meeting resolves to oppose `misreading' of rules
  • Teertodbhava occurs amid chanting of hymns
  • Their war of words comes as an amusement to the people
  • Dharam Singh urged to suspend police official
  • MLA praises activities of SHGs

    • Kerala

  • Vaikom priest chosen Sabarimala `melsanthi'
  • SFI to observe `black day' today
  • `Government lacking interest in Cauvery issue'
  • National film festival begins
  • A victory for secular forces: Vayalar Ravi
  • Nayanar's life a humanist manifesto: Muneer
  • Stress on eco-friendly industries
  • Kinfra signs pact for incubation centre
  • Meera Jasmine breaks down
  • Minister to visit dam sites
  • Joint venture for balloon manufacture
  • Probe sought into Valiathan's resignation
  • Traders oppose move to implement VAT
  • Free foot pressure scan

    • Kerala - Others

  • Values on the decline: Minister
  • Car runs over two-wheeler riders

    • Kochi

  • Aid for floriculturists in Kothamangalam
  • Residents living in fear
  • Fish kill threatens panchayats in West Kochi
  • Workshop on cerebral palsy
  • Demand to fix alignment of NH-49
  • Doctors should be legally aware: judge
  • Power disruption
  • Watches worth Rs. 6.88 lakhs stolen
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
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    • Kollam

  • Four killed in accidents

    • Kozhikode

  • Jatha to focus on women, development
  • Minister promises steps to solve Khadi crisis
  • Seminar on Indian theatre

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  • Maharashtra polls
  • Peace talks
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    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Gaur for business ties with Sharjah

    • Madurai

  • `Upgrade govt. hospital as research centre'
  • Common incinerator coming up at Thoppur
  • Aavin employees demand DA arrears
  • Plea to proceed against police officer rejected
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • Control movement of ore trucks: bus owners
  • Valancia, Ballalbagh becoming debris dumping yards
  • Move to privatise KSRTC opposed
  • Akshara Dasoha: aided schools seek facilities
  • 20 new bus shelters ready
  • 1,81,704 children immunised
  • Proposal on FDI opposed
  • Power consumers cautioned
  • In Mangalore Today
  • Readers' Mail

    • Mysore

  • DRDO develops typhoid detection kit
  • Tourism hit by lack of infrastructure

    • National

  • India-U.S. negotiations entering crucial stage
  • Byelection results, a dampener for Trinamool
  • BJP has been taught a lesson: Aiyar
  • Mumbai played a crucial role
  • `Shine and substance' of a historic event
  • Indian engineers crafting tomorrow's high density DVDs
  • Army team scales peak
  • Suryakiran steals the show
  • Tibet stands to gain more as part of China: Dalai Lama
  • Kher to wait and watch
  • BJP meet today
  • Communist movement suffering: Kanu Sanyal
  • Time for talks: Ibobi
  • Pawar is man-of-the-match, says Sushma
  • "Not an endorsement of Sonia's leadership"
  • Amarinder denies charges of involvement in forex deal
  • Remunerative prices for cotton urged
  • Killed in encounters
  • Insurance sector favours more FDI
  • Lalu's record
  • Rebellion cost the Shiv Sena dear?
  • We will meddle to undo the damage, says CPI(M)
  • Newly elected Congress MLA dead
  • I was humiliated by Customs officials, says Gujral
  • ISI `directive' to Dawood
  • Tribals reconverted

    • Nellore

  • BJYM alleges neglect of welfare hostels

    • New Delhi

  • SEC for early delimitation of municipal wards
  • Indian scientists miss the bus again
  • Congress MPs turning a blind eye to Delhi issues
  • `Let Governor office be apolitical'
  • Man arrested for killing wife's paramour
  • Slain gangster's unique modus operandi
  • Singer held for visa fraud
  • BSES launches Roshni
  • CINEMA
  • Sprucing up for Diwali
  • Three arrested for betting
  • Around the City
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  • In the Capital Today
  • Readers' Mail

    • News Analysis

  • Trivialities to the fore

    • Orissa

  • Congress demands cancellation of bauxite mine deals

    • Perambalur

  • Dies in accident

    • Pondicherry

  • Rome mulling funding for Arikamedu project
  • Rangasamy reiterates statehood plea

    • Punjab

  • Amarinder emerges stronger
  • CM manufactured verdict, says Badal

    • Racing : Motor

  • Ganesh, Preetham hog the limelight
  • Narain victorious in Valencia
  • Deepak's day out

    • Rajasthan

  • Displaced persons protest changes in Citizenship Act

    • Religion

  • God mitigates impact of karma

    • Salem

  • Development works in Salem reviewed

    • Sports : General

  • Musharraf honours Sohail Abbas
  • New mark by Shankar Dixit
  • Sanjeev, Mayana triumph
  • P.M.K. Mohandas passes away

    • Squash

  • Sourav is champion

    • Table Tennis

  • Srivatsa, Shamini win
  • Balaji, Bindu are champions

    • Tamil Nadu

  • We have turned around State's finances: Jayalalithaa
  • Singapore touts health care, says it's region's best
  • And now, jobs in search of candidates?
  • New laws needed to combat new types of crime: Venkatapathy
  • Padayatra boosted MDMK's image: Vaiko
  • Join hands to make Tamil an official language: Karunanidhi
  • Fast-track business visas to Italy on anvil
  • Strengthening the pillars of democracy
  • A 50-year wait for phones fructifies
  • Permit States to decide on reservation: DK meet
  • 150 colleges identified for autonomous status
  • They make incense sticks for a living
  • `Kurinji' flowering enthralls Ooty tourists
  • Stick together, is DPA leaders' refrain
  • Heavy rain in Dharmapuri, Nagercoil
  • The Hindu jobs fair gets overwhelming response
  • `No inner-party democracy' in DMK
  • Online diploma courses
  • Community `better equipped' to rehabilitate mentally ill
  • India `can become leader in supply of traditional medicines'
  • Indian medicines, natural farming keep them going
  • Australia suggests framework to discuss quarantine curbs
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Paddy cultivated on 41,200 ha in Pudukottai

    • Tennis

  • Sania takes honours
  • Myskina triumphs in style
  • Easy for Anand

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Shop gutted, goods worth lakhs destroyed
  • Excise official held on charges of immoral trafficking
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Readers' Mail

    • This Day That Age

  • dated October 18, 1954: Nehru in Hanoi
  • dated October 18, 1954: Churchill shuffles Cabinet
  • dated October 18, 1954: New Swamiji of Sringeri
  • dated October 18, 1954: Chaplin's next film

    • Thrissur

  • Keep promises, Centre told
  • `Hindu leaders should play proactive role'
  • Blood bank to be opened today

    • Tiruchi

  • A turnaround for six child labourers
  • Diabetes camp for police personnel
  • `Give up appointment on contract basis'
  • Bonus disbursed to transport staff
  • District planning committee meeting
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    • Tirunelveli

  • BSNL to sell SIM cards in rural areas
  • Special buses for dussera festival
  • Power shutdown

    • Tuticorin

  • Customs House records 31 p.c. jump in revenue

    • Udupi

  • Polling peaceful in Kadiyali
  • Satyagraha put off

    • Vijayawada

  • `Poll results no rejection of BJP ideology'
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • Readers' Mail

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Townships for work-specific groups: VUDA
  • Women's associations seek loans
  • Parliamentary panel visits Visakh refinery
  • VUDA invites entries for flower show
  • Extremists destroy liquor shop
  • Kapil Dev for city
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • Readers' Mail

    • Volleyball

  • S. Rly. beats HSIDC

    • Weather

  • Weather

    • Weightlifting

  • H.H. Rajah's claims team title

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