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Anantapur

  • Ordinance amending Patent Act criticised
  • Bungling of tax assessment alleged

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Manmohan, Sonia to visit tsunami-hit areas
  • TDP leader shot dead
  • Fishermen look to Government for help
  • Spiritual leaders do their bit for Anantapur
  • Desertion charge against NRI
  • Death toll rises to 96
  • Multimedia national digital library centre proposed
  • Relief tardy: Naidu
  • Stranded in Andaman... and praying
  • Eerie silence at fishermen village
  • `TDP education policies being continued'
  • Close shave for Commonwealth team in Maldives
  • Strict regulations for markets favoured
  • State promises 20,000 more houses for fishermen
  • Loss of life could have been reduced, says expert
  • AIDWA's complaint irks Dasari
  • Congress alleges smear campaign
  • Couple held on cheating charge
  • Annalu act, differently
  • Police, Congress conspiring against me: Paritala
  • Israeli team for more cooperation with India
  • Turning to Gangamma
  • YSR's missive to Kalam, Manmohan
  • Charity cricket match for tidal wave victims
  • Iran sends aid for tsunami victims
  • Order on Balakrishna case put off
  • Lookout notice
  • Court judgment on cheque bouncing cases
  • Clarification
  • BJP has no right to talk about Telugu pride: VHR
  • Continued quake activity
  • Four candidates qualify in judges exam
  • President's visit cancelled
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Adilabad police have reason to rejoice
  • Minister's assurance to cement factory delegation

    • Bangalore

  • Volunteers leave for calamity-hit areas
  • `Rural areas have more say in governance'
  • It's a harsh winter for asthmatics
  • Briefcase with Rs. 15 lakhs stolen from car
  • Govt. may concede Lalbagh walkers' demands
  • Eunuch stabbed to death
  • 300 doctors may attend update on AIDS management
  • Power cut today in many areas
  • Arkavathy Layout: Two earthmovers set on fire
  • Diploma in Gandhian studies planned
  • Sub-inspector's daughter ends life
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    • Barometer

  • Bullion rates
  • Exchange rates

    • Basketball

  • Delhi, Tamil Nadu women score wins
  • Narrow win for Sports Hostel

    • Belgaum

  • Ramchandra Kulkarni dead

    • Bihar

  • LJP only alternative to RJD, says Paswan

    • Boxing

  • Meena Kumari too good for Phuru Lamu

    • Briefly

  • CODISSIA plea on revision of minimum wages
  • Training programme on human relationship
  • 1:1 bonus from Ipca Lab
  • Kodak creates new division
  • Nagarjuna Construction gets three orders
  • LCC Infotech's BPO facility in Chennai

    • Business

  • Chidambaram for investment-led growth
  • RBI relief package for tsunami hit areas
  • Tourism: no immediate cancellations in tsunami aftershock
  • Warburg to invest in Kotak Mahindra Bank
  • OVL eyes stake in Russian oil firm
  • RIL buyback fails to impact market
  • ICAI welcomes Tax Tribunal Bill
  • Rupee edges down
  • RIL to consider Q3 results
  • Monnet to raise $60 m
  • Wheels India's 30 p.c. interim

    • Chennai

  • Port Trust limping back to normality
  • Was relief delayed?
  • Chennai no longer in the comfort zone
  • It's not calm after the storm
  • Pall of gloom descends over fishing hamlets
  • `Trifling with regulations proved costly'
  • Toll rises to 151
  • History-sheeter shot dead
  • Wall to be constructed along coastline
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
  • In Chennai Today

    • Chess

  • Tremendous year for Anand
  • Arun Prasad jumps into sole lead
  • Ramyakrishna in sole lead
  • Three share lead
  • Prathyusha ahead
  • Three in lead
  • 0Chandrahawsa leads

    • Coimbatore

  • Biodiversity register at panchayat level from next year
  • Relief pouring in for victims in coastal districts
  • Cellular service providers do their mite
  • Awareness programme on bivoltine silk held
  • For contributions
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Readers' Mail

    • Cricket

  • Indian batsmen seal series win
  • Magnificent century by Kallis
  • Whatmore happy with team's progress
  • Tamil Nadu has it easy
  • Chance for Indian women to rectify shortcomings
  • Bangladeshis savour historic win
  • Good knock by Ramachandran
  • Easy for Emirates
  • British Parliamentary team for India
  • R. R. Gymkhana beats T.N. Colts
  • SBT, Ernakulam CC in semifinals
  • Big win for Virtusa
  • Orissa triumphs
  • Yogesh, Vageesh shine
  • Easy for Stalwarts
  • Jamia University lifts title
  • Globstar posts win
  • Century by Vijay
  • Herons beats Jawahar

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 8176
  • Solution to puzzle 8175

    • Cuddalore

  • `Let rest of the country know magnitude of catastrophe'

    • Cuddapah

  • People urged to go in for handloom
  • Reorientation camp conducted

    • Cycling

  • Sanjay Khatre wins Mumbai-Pune race

    • Editorials

  • A TIDE OF E-WASTE
  • A SHAKY START

    • Erode

  • Community certificates issued to ST students
  • Vehicle collision disrupts traffic

    • Football

  • Duff keeps Chelsea on top
  • Two-month suspension for Subrata Paul
  • Italian players seek emergency trips home

    • Front Page

  • Tsunami death toll in India 6,400
  • Rs. 500-crore Central relief
  • Over 11,500 killed in Sri Lanka
  • Biggest-ever peacetime relief operation
  • GSI to study tsunami soon
  • Andhra Pradesh toll 104
  • Coast Guard, Navy on their toes
  • 'Mangroves can act as shield against tsunami'
  • Congress delegates partymen for relief efforts
  • DMK chief suggests calamity relief cess
  • Advance warning system soon: Sibal
  • 23,700 killed across South Asia
  • Indian batsmen seal series win
  • Situation under control at Kalpakkam: Kakodkar
  • It is people's power: Yushchenko
  • Three days police custody for Ravi Subramaniam
  • Cold wave
  • Reliance fixes buyback price at Rs. 570
  • India offers visas to Pakistan students
  • 'No Government pressure to reopen case against Advani'

    • Golf

  • Prakash triumphs

    • Gulbarga

  • Drawing teachers' conference begins in Gulbarga today
  • Protest march for employment

    • Guntur

  • Poor coordination hampers relief
  • Navy vessel searches for Guntur fishermen
  • Simple inaugural for inter-varsity athletic meet

    • Haryana

  • Over 3,000 seeking Congress tickets in Haryana
  • Code of conduct violation alleged
  • INLD shifts headquarters

    • Hassan

  • CPI(M) meet resolves to protect communal harmony

    • Hockey

  • France embarrasses India
  • BPCL crushes CoE

    • Hyderabad

  • Two city survivors recall the nightmare
  • Top rankers in engineering given awards
  • Row over `outsiders' in Telugu varsity
  • Liquidator's assurance to Prudential depositors
  • IPS termed best career option
  • Nagarkurnool RDO arrested
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    • International

  • Everything was flattened, says tourist
  • U.N. warns of epidemics in Asia
  • Grandson of Thai king dies jet-skiing
  • Chinese President offers condolences
  • 14 Somalis killed by tsunami
  • Bloated bodies litter Banda Aceh
  • Films for mobile phones
  • To watch and warn
  • Youngsters face instant fines
  • Tsunami warning system in place elsewhere
  • Gas leak behind blast?
  • Blair facing probe on code
  • Sunni group's move a setback to U.S.
  • Japanese team for Sri Lanka
  • Khatami expresses grief

    • Jammu & Kashmir

  • Cold wave in Shimla

    • Karimnagar

  • RTC programme to attract commuters
  • Porn film racket busted, four held

    • Karnataka

  • Bodies of 26 tourists recovered
  • Rs. 5.5 crores for relief
  • Flash-flood inflicts severe damage on Uttara Kannada
  • IT sector's proposal slammed
  • Fear of tsunami grips coastal areas
  • Calamity causes ripples in leisure industry
  • People of Chikmagalur heave a sigh of relief
  • Rs. 300-cr. loan to clear growers' dues
  • Merit ignored in portfolio allocation: Shettar
  • 9,724 to receive degrees at Kuvempu varsity convocation
  • Red Gram Board to intervene in market
  • Gram panchayat election to be held in February
  • Govt. to decide on quota for nomadic tribes
  • Big reception for yatra
  • JD(S) units to be revamped
  • Yadavas seek representation in Cabinet
  • Tatkal berths available
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Public, private partnership with cooperatives favoured
  • Farmers protest move to release more water

    • Kerala

  • Toll rises to 161; relief work on
  • 32 bodies recovered in Alappad panchayat
  • State has no disaster management plan
  • Government to enhance compensation
  • Steps to prevent epidemic
  • Panic grips travel, hospitality sectors
  • Toll 28 in Alappuzha
  • Stranded chartered flight leaves for Male
  • Kurien, Divakaran file nominations
  • Canals being cleared
  • Three aftershocks recorded
  • Mani refuses to sign Kurien's papers
  • Give Rs. 5 lakhs as compensation: Achuthanandan
  • Thumba, ISRO installations safe
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • Arattupuzha resembles a war-ravaged zone
  • AI denies passage to twelve
  • Around the City

    • Kochi

  • Tsunami: relief work under way
  • Pilgrims start returning from Velankanni
  • 27 medical camps set up
  • 15 pilgrims from district missing
  • Departments to work in unison
  • In Kochi Today
  • In Kochi Today

    • Korfball

  • Facile win for AP

    • Kottayam

  • Tsunami hits State's tourism
  • NSS cancels celebrations

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Alliance arithmetic holds the key
  • Armenia's isolation grows deeper

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Killer tsunami
  • It is a first
  • Relief measures
  • Media coverage
  • Zahira Sheikh's ouster

    • Madikeri

  • Book on bird species in Kodagu
  • BJP workers stage rasta roko

    • Madurai

  • Agro-based industries set to revolutionise rural economy
  • MADITSSIA, associations contribute to relief fund
  • Chain snatcher arrested
  • Chain snatcher held
  • Homage paid
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • 200 acres of land for export promotion park
  • Virasat to begin on January 4
  • Marvel at pieces of art
  • In Mangalore Today
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Banks should help in growth of industries: Official
  • Crafts Bazaar from December 31
  • Nine from Mysore missing in Nagapattinam
  • Pourakarmikas stage dharna

    • Nagapattinam

  • Pall of gloom descends on Nagore
  • Nagapattinam port suffers damage
  • Power supply restored in Nagapattinam

    • Nagercoil

  • Rescue efforts in full swing in Kanyakumari district
  • Colachel youth come to terms with tragedy
  • CM assures all help to sufferers

    • Nalgonda

  • Training for youngsters interested in joining Army

    • National

  • Indian ships reach Sri Lanka
  • WTO beneficial, says Kamal Nath
  • CPI (M) donates funds
  • A tragic end for many Velankanni pilgrims
  • Gujarat rushes financial, material assistance
  • No advisory on further quakes, says Met Department
  • U.S. offers Rs. 44.5 lakhs as relief
  • 5,000 feared dead and missing in Andaman and Nicobar
  • Commerce body estimates total loss at Rs. 2000 crores
  • Soldier dismissed for misconduct
  • When the beach vanished in a jiffy
  • 2 Indians killed in Thailand
  • Satellite captures images of tsunami havoc in Andhra
  • The day after... a trail of devastation in Azheekal
  • IA flights rescue stranded in Port Blair
  • Good news after a sleepless night
  • Railways' offer
  • Hospital offers free treatment
  • Commissions for SC/ST demand reservation in autonomous bodies, Armed Forces
  • A return after an ordeal
  • Record number of pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi
  • Ordinance expands product patent facility
  • Appu remanded to judicial custody till January 3
  • Light 'moksha deepams': Kanchi Acharya
  • PM postpones visit to tsunami-hit areas
  • Not sidelining Kashmir, India assures Pakistan

    • Nellore

  • YSR promises help to tidal wave victims
  • Extensive damage to aqua industry
  • Row over parking of Collector's car
  • People represent to Minister
  • RSS activists extend relief

    • New Delhi

  • Medical breakthrough by Indian scientists
  • No end in sight for Delhi's water woes
  • TCS suggestions on DTC overhaul upheld
  • Three of a family murdered
  • Power crisis grips Delhi
  • Travelling on fake name costs him dear
  • MCD chips in for disaster relief
  • Peon's plea dismissed
  • Man shot dead by robbers
  • Woman shot at, critically wounded
  • Sajjan finds a villain in DDA
  • L-G donates salary
  • Man arrested on fraud charge
  • NDMC pledges Rs. 1 crore
  • Wife, children killed; man tries to end life
  • Ammonia leak, nine hospitalised
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • In the Capital Today
  • Inside Delhi

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Safe homecoming for Velankanni pilgrims
  • Woman missing
  • 28 hurt in road accident

    • Pondicherry

  • Patil announces Rs. 25-crore assistance
  • JIPMER to hold special camps today
  • Survivors uncertain about future
  • Hotels cancel New Year parties
  • Power shutdown
  • Rangasamy appeals for contributions to relief fund

    • Raichur

  • Project to improve roads in Raichur opposed
  • GESCOM launches disconnection drive

    • Rajasthan

  • Banasthali to launch radio soon
  • Reach rural patients, homoeopaths told
  • Control room established
  • Poll battles in the New Year

    • Religion

  • Yoga of self-control

    • Salem

  • Seismograph at Salem earth station fails to record tsunami
  • Prayers organised in memory of the deceased

    • Shimoga

  • Deve Gowda requested to help get medical college sanctioned

    • Sports : General

  • PSPB will compete in cue sports
  • Delhi downs Karnataka
  • Banajee wins title
  • VSKGC posts wins

    • Swimming

  • Sandeep makes a big splash

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Mass burial in Nagapattinam, toll 1500
  • Help and contributions pour in from all quarters
  • Special package has to be worked out: CM
  • Patil visits Thevanampattinam
  • The sea was too harsh on fishermen
  • Government will help victims: Jayalalithaa
  • A year marked by nature's fury
  • Toll up in Tuticorin
  • Karunanidhi may be discharged soon
  • Report will be sent to Centre: Barnala
  • Rail link to Nagore snapped
  • Two die in stampede
  • Perungudi getting facelift, thanks to IT boom
  • Courses in automobile technology
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Toll in Kancheepuram rises to 82
  • Mass feeding continues in Tiruvarur district
  • Minister visits coastal villages in Pudukottai district
  • Passengers stranded at Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam
  • Cash assistance to tsunami-hit families
  • Homage paid, employees' gesture
  • 35 killed in Villupuram

    • Tennis

  • Indian team for Melbourne

    • Thanjavur

  • DMK meet to be held on Feb. 5, 6

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Tsunami leaves Vizhinjam, Pozhiyoor residents shocked
  • 950 families in relief camps
  • `Natyolsavom' begins today
  • Two arrested on charge of attacking priest
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today

    • This Day That Age

  • dated December 28, 1954: Nehru in Singapore
  • dated December 28, 1954: Rajpramukh's advice
  • dated December 28, 1954: Poll for Peace Prize
  • dated December 28, 1954: Suburban trains for Delhi

    • Thrissur

  • 10 from Thrissur killed

    • Tiruchi

  • Food packets despatched to coastal districts
  • Damage to railway tracks being assessed
  • Concept to enhance professional excellence gains momentum
  • BSNL to introduce toll-free `meter reading service'
  • Motorcycle rally reaches Tiruchi
  • Officials inspect damaged tracks
  • Policemen rushing to Nagapattinam
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • Villagers reach out to victims in relief camps
  • `Excel' cards to be issued from today

    • Tirupati

  • Official visits `smoke-free' village
  • PR course likely in distance mode

    • Tuticorin

  • Tuticorin port suffers Rs. 50-lakh loss

    • Udupi

  • Tidal waves: dangerous spots identified in Udupi district
  • Seminar on Kuvempu from today

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • U.P. announces new food processing policy
  • Land for Haj house allotted
  • Hiccups in water flow to Sonia Vihar plant
  • Cold wave toll 43

    • Vellore

  • 16th century artefacts found at Kaveripakkam
  • CMC Hospital team leaves for Nagapattinam

    • Vijayawada

  • TDP men keep the dead waiting
  • Inter student found dead
  • Eight more bodies recovered, toll mounts to 34
  • State Bank of India credit card launched
  • Serve passengers better, RTC staff told
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • An honest confession

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Lions rushes aid to tsunami-hit areas
  • Naval vessels, helicopters to be deployed along the coast
  • AU Academic Senate okays new syllabi
  • City police chief asked to present SI before magistrate
  • Shipping firm offers help for Andamans
  • NJR promises all help to fishermen
  • Damage to boats, nets reported
  • City saved by Dolphin's Nose
  • 87 families shifted
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • Experts all at sea

    • Volleyball

  • Kozhikode crashes out
  • Tuticorin beats Coimbatore
  • MG opens with a win

    • Warangal

  • Government urged to allocate land for Muslims

    • Weather

  • Weather

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