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    Alappuzha

  • KAU move to downgrade research station opposed

    • Anantapur

  • Next phase of land distribution from I-Day
  • Four killed, 10 hurt in road mishaps

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • MLAs can sanction works: Cabinet
  • One shot dead by Maoists
  • Visakhapatnam Port sets record in cargo handling
  • Bitterest debates mark Assembly session
  • Refund mechanism to be simplified: Minister
  • YSR shoots down Minister's suggestion
  • Forest officials on hunt for leopard killers
  • Removal of child labour a hollow promise: CAG
  • TDP worried over falling price
  • Suri's counsel denies reports on `confession'
  • Open debate on tenders on April 10
  • Nod for repayment of power charges to select units
  • Revised rates for wage works likely to contain migration
  • Seven tumours removed from woman's brain
  • Ryots set chilli bags on fire
  • No VAT 69 this
  • APPSC receives over 15 lakh applications
  • TTD urged to make `darshan' simpler
  • Panel on farmers' suicide holds sitting
  • Outgoing CJ given farewell
  • Social welfare budget up
  • Briefly

    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Officials warn against illegal tap connections

    • Badminton

  • KBA fetes players

    • Bangalore

  • Crime serials: police issue notices to channels
  • Modified BMP budget approved amidst uproar
  • Hoardings to be removed in Bangalore
  • BMTC launches 10 services
  • Opposition threatens to disrupt meetings
  • 154 students debarred
  • Power supply affected in many areas
  • Free coaching
  • B.B.M. results today
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Men in khaki find themselves in the dock

    • Bellary

  • BJP celebrates court stay on Govt. notification
  • Babulal Jain elected to national rail users' committee
  • Support for Bellary lawyers' demand
  • Lorry owners, drivers protest in Bellary

    • Bihar

  • Paswan asks Nitish to sever ties with BJP

    • Billiards & Snooker

  • Pune to host Asian championship

    • Briefly

  • CompTex to focus on sustainable global competitiveness
  • TNPL exports up 37 p.c.
  • Alstom bags order from NHPC
  • Goa Carbon to merge Paradeep Carbon

    • Business

  • BHEL plans expansion as profits rise
  • SAIL sets new records
  • Kochi terminal handed over to Dubai Ports International
  • Dishnet to launch WiMax services
  • Voltas to set up new plant
  • Appointed part-time Chairman
  • ONGC resumes drilling in Bengal offshore
  • Travel agents to suspend sale of Air India tickets
  • SIMA plans cotton contract farming
  • Tata Steel follows suit
  • Steel producers hike prices
  • PFC loan for Nagarjuna's Udupi thermal project
  • Hectic buying lifts Sensex by 112 points
  • Urbanites spend 84 p.c. more than rural consumers

    • Carrom

  • Kubendra's hopes Dash(ed)

    • Chennai

  • Fort museum to be re-opened on May 18
  • Cemeteries board appeal to Jayalalithaa
  • Girl held for sending e-mail threat to Chief Minister
  • Arrested on assault charge
  • Lecture series
  • Information seminar
  • Co-optex to launch new designs
  • Early intervention of disability a problem
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
  • A safe corridor for two-wheelers

    • Chess

  • It's vintage Vikram

    • Coimbatore

  • Water scarcity is a major concern
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Managing traffic with staff crunch

    • Cricket

  • Hinds, Chanderpaul put West Indies on top
  • Lara set to return
  • ICC confirms World Cup seedings
  • Finally, Kotla to host April 17 match
  • CCERC scrapes through
  • Attack is the watchword
  • PCB says no provision to reverse Inzamam's ban
  • Haryana sitting pretty
  • Vizag pitch good: Venkat Sundaram

    • Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword No. 8257
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    • Cuddalore

  • U.S.-based organisation to help fishermen

    • Cuddapah

  • Dharna staged for house sites
  • Cultural shows on food for work programme

    • Cycling

  • Drug allegations against Armstrong

    • Dharmapuri

  • Two held for impersonation at SSLC exam

    • Dharwad

  • Water schedule in Dharwad
  • Lokayukta to tour Hubli-Dharwad from Monday
  • Sudden surge of water in Kalghatgi tank

    • Editorials

  • GROSS NATIONAL DEMOCRACY
  • ENSURING AIRWORTHINESS

    • Erode

  • Bus services resume after blockade
  • Illicit sand mining alleged
  • Raid on commercial tax office

    • Football

  • Shivadutt shines
  • PES (Mandya) in semifinals
  • East Bengal posts win
  • Dempo beats Salgaocar

    • Front Page

  • Pope's condition worsens, enters 'terminal phase'
  • Green signal for Delhi ODI today
  • ``Caravan will move on''
  • Only restoration of democracy will normalise ties, says Benazir
  • Court criticises Executive for non-compliance of orders
  • ``Approval should come from domicile State of donor, recipient''
  • Maintaining the political balance
  • Working on the beach front
  • Pakistan's no
  • Mugabe's party wins
  • Team to negotiate India-Mauritius trade pact
  • Time to get into battle-mode again
  • India keen to set the record straight
  • Passenger threatened
  • Michael Schumacher impressive
  • VAT in place
  • J.P. Yadav keeps Railways in the fray with all-round show
  • Officials suspended
  • IHF suspends Gagan Ajit and Daljit Dhillon

    • Golf

  • Chaurasia on top

    • Guntur

  • Drains or death traps?
  • Education for minorities tops his agenda

    • Hassan

  • Questions raised on restoration of tanks
  • JD(S) gains control over Hassan DCCB
  • Hemavathi sugar factory posts profit

    • Hockey

  • Airtel Corporate 5s tournament
  • ERSA downs Calcutta Customs

    • Hubli

  • R.H. Kulkarni library inauguration today
  • Ten zonal offices set up to handle residents' needs

    • Hyderabad

  • Minister promises facilities at police quarters
  • MCH property tax earnings go up
  • Parkwood School offers scholarship
  • Bishops' Conference president coming
  • Office-bearers
  • LIC extends date
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Guided by the mobile

    • International

  • MDC alleges poll fraud
  • Prelates decide to maintain status quo
  • Mercenaries' sentences reduced
  • NASA cuts gardening budget
  • Honorary doctorate for Indian
  • Air India Express to resume online booking soon
  • Revocation of patent on neem tree upheld
  • Thousands gaze at Pope's window in quiet anguish
  • Faithful watch for signs
  • Attacker praying for Pope
  • "Human life is never meaningless"

    • Karnataka

  • Siddaramaiah launches VAT, says initial setbacks acceptable
  • NMPT registers highest growth rate
  • Naval base taking shape at Karwar
  • Forest staff gear up to prevent a Sariska in Bandipur
  • Appointment to City Corporation of Bellary stayed
  • Bangalore One-type centres likely in other cities
  • A.P. projects: Opposition members stage dharna
  • Insert coins and get platform tickets
  • Varsity council to be judicious in approving new PG courses
  • Council adopts three Bills amid din
  • `Non-payment of dues by State has hit rail projects'
  • BMIC: `Excess land will be returned'
  • Historian calls for abolition of ICHR
  • Assembly passes Souhardha Sahakari Bill
  • Assembly adjourned sine die
  • Land Reforms Bill passed
  • Briefly
  • From the Districts

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Toll collection at Kali bridge suspended
  • MP keen on expediting work on Upper Bhadra Project
  • Toll collection at Kali bridge stopped
  • Kanshi Ram's birthday celebrated in Chitradurga
  • `Water being supplied through tankers'

    • Kerala

  • Maldives keen on tie-up with Indian IT companies
  • VAT comes into effect amid traders' protest
  • `Police officer may have tried to shield Marad case accused'
  • `Introduce video-conferencing in jails in six months'
  • Maldives keen on tie-up with Indian IT firms
  • SNDP, NSS firm on unity move
  • A good singer should have a distinctive voice: Devarajan
  • Traders will not be harassed: Chandy
  • Farmers urged to pay back loans
  • `Gangadharan, George betrayed Congress interests'
  • LPG distributors to join strike
  • Booking for budget flight to be resumed soon
  • Remove Pleader: Achuthanandan
  • Summer special trains to Bangalore
  • Help on the way
  • Direct flight to Kuala Lumpur by July
  • Briefly

    • Kochi

  • Mayors' meet to set development agenda
  • Stage set for Somayagam
  • A noble gesture
  • Awareness campaign on CRZ norms held
  • Trains to stop at North station today
  • Around the City
  • In Kochi Today
  • Handling a delicate issue

    • Kollam

  • Sangh Parivar behind disruption: CPI(M)
  • Chandy thanks Kollam Bishop

    • Kozhikode

  • Kozhikode district exceeds target in PMRY scheme

    • Kurnool

  • 3,700 traders under VAT purview in Kurnool district
  • Diarrhoea cases: raids likely on ice, juice shops
  • Autonomous status for college

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Preparing for the succession

    • Letters to the Editor

  • Stamp of approval?
  • Sale of F-16s
  • Bus to Muzaffarabad
  • Night shift for women
  • Sting operations
  • Terri Schiavo's case
  • Appalling

    • Madurai

  • Woman member gets `recognised' at last
  • New DEEO talks tough on safety
  • Councillor `resigns'
  • Catering corporation taking over services aboard trains
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today
  • Misses her murdered husband

    • Maharashtra

  • Dance Bar Association calls off agitation
  • Mugal-E-Azam in new format released in U.S. and U.K.
  • "BJP will be part of coalition Govt. in Bihar''

    • Mangalore

  • Rs. 5-lakh surplus MCC budget focusses on civic amenities
  • Evolve institutional mechanism to help the poor: Nadkarni
  • `Modify curriculum of medical courses'
  • Gang robs trader of Rs. 1.6 lakh
  • Give talented sportspersons a chance: Minister
  • Five block science centres to come up in State: Horatti
  • `Bureaucracy insensitive to teachers' plight'
  • Ultimatum to farmers on pumpsets
  • Colony for SC/STs
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Switch to horticulture, save water, farmers told
  • Many traders yet to renew trade licence
  • Support working women, Jayanti urges society
  • Corporation demolishes abandoned building

    • National

  • Mufti assures full security to bus passengers
  • Pakistan not to allow political leaders on bus
  • JD(U) renews move for non-RJD government in Bihar
  • Tibet no longer an issue in Sino-Indian ties: Chinese envoy
  • Somnath leads delegation to Manila
  • Modi removal at the right time, say dissidents
  • `Zardari will take over party mantle'
  • Malaysia backs India for Commonwealth post
  • Notice to Centre on plea to legalise homosexuality
  • Chidambaram changing stand: Swamy
  • 18 social scientists nominated to research council
  • Three grenade blasts in Assam
  • Jindal, Surender Singh cremated
  • It's a `no smoking' stadium
  • Tipaimukh dam project in troubled waters
  • No more room for "guests" in Mumbai
  • Congress must introspect: Basu
  • Shujaat Hussain favours greater people-to-people contact
  • 20 States introduce VAT
  • Bombay High Court stays development of mill lands
  • MiG-21 to continue to be IAF's mainstay

    • Nellore

  • Salvation Army's package for tsunami-hit
  • Threshers render farm workers jobless

    • New Delhi

  • Dissidents bag all House Committees' top posts
  • Panel to address problems of villages set up
  • `Metro, Railways should be complementary'
  • Din in Assembly over water tariff hike; BJP MLAs expelled
  • CBI files chargesheet in DLF scam
  • Road carriageway inaugurated
  • CINEMA
  • Traders observe `Black Day'
  • MCD flays Jaitley
  • Special art courses for school students likely
  • Mayor seeks Patil's help in Matharu case
  • DU gets new Registrar
  • Delhi to host meet on AIDS
  • Physiotherapy week planned
  • Leopards for public viewing
  • Buffer stocking norms for foodgrains raised
  • Wanted criminals nabbed
  • Human traffickers still at large
  • Science practical goes for a revamp
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In The Capital Today
  • Political shadow on police functioning

    • Obituary

  • Obituary

    • Palakkad

  • Navodaya admission

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Episcopal Synod concludes
  • DCC criticises Gangadharan's suggestions

    • Pondicherry

  • Private players to be encouraged to promote tourism
  • Body washed ashore
  • Homage to Haryana Ministers
  • Delimitation panel thanked
  • Depositors seek legislation to protect investments
  • Pondicherry Textiles Corporation takes over 2 mills
  • Congress, DMK criticise Speaker
  • `Is VAT in force?'

    • Raichur

  • More funds sought for TLBC improvement
  • Rs. 1 crore released for medical college

    • Religion

  • Role of a preceptor

    • Salem

  • Over 2,000 immunisation centres to be set up

    • Shimoga

  • Last attempt for non-semester students

    • Sport

  • Time to get into battle-mode again
  • India keen to set the record straight
  • Michael Schumacher impressive
  • J.P. Yadav keeps Railways in the fray with all-round show
  • IHF suspends Gagan Ajit and Daljit Dhillon

    • Sports : General

  • Asian Games bid: IOA meets deadline
  • 115 more to get `samman' pension
  • BCCI, Dalmiya appeal against order

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Chennai ideal location for tsunami warning centre: Jayalalithaa
  • Rising dialysis cost puts renal patients in a bind
  • Delimitation process to be completed by July-end
  • Government to develop potent anthrax vaccine
  • ST exemption for boats, fishing implements
  • Thevanampattinam fishermen take heart, return to sea
  • Order splitting Coimbatore blast case set aside
  • In-principle approval for Muttom harbour
  • Minister's challenge to CLP leader
  • Additional judges to be sworn-in again tomorrow
  • Exam results on web site
  • `No shortage of revenue stamps'
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Tirupur exporters plan textile processing units in Cuddalore
  • `Bureau puller' at it again
  • Free surgery to set right cleft lips
  • Pulse polio programme
  • Court arrest

    • Tennis

  • Binu Mani sets up title clash with sibling Binoj
  • Greul cuts short Prakash's campaign
  • No sweat for Yuki Bhambri
  • Sharapova's shrieks and shots in an orbit above Venus

    • Thanjavur

  • Tardy implementation puts residents in a spot
  • `Music helps in national integration'

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Traders lay siege to Secretariat
  • Minister reviews passing-out parade
  • Stone laid for research centre
  • Man killed
  • Special programme
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Festival venues turn death traps

    • This Day That Age

  • dated April 02, 1955: Nehru on Bandung meet
  • dated April 02, 1955: Pak. G.-G's action
  • dated April 02, 1955: Ceases to be legal tender

    • Thrissur

  • Pooram fireworks display likely to be less noisy
  • Tributes paid to O. V. Vijayan
  • Pooram exhibition begins tomorrow
  • Mata to visit Thrissur
  • `Education should not become a business'

    • Tiruchi

  • Move to hike fee for building plan approvals deferred
  • Sudanese team learning diesel loco maintenance at Golden Rock
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • MCI team inspects Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital
  • Rain in Nellai, Kanyakumari districts
  • Special medical camp

    • Tirupati

  • Washermen federation chief warns of action
  • Rasta roko over bus stand row

    • Tuticorin

  • Scheme to attract higher volume of cargo at port
  • Rs.1110.71-cr. credit outflow in Tuticorin ACP

    • Udupi

  • People should live in harmony: Moily

    • Vellore

  • SHG procedures for women explained
  • Student held for impersonation
  • Tourism development plan for Vellore

    • Vijayawada

  • Seizure of automobile spares creates flutter
  • Mixed response to VAT system
  • Partial response to chemists bandh
  • Two arrested
  • Lorry owners want fuel price hike withdrawn
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • Bank asked to pay for ATM card mess-up
  • BCCI official stopped from checking pitch
  • `KGH staff all for wall demolition'
  • AU teacher stages dharna with family
  • Vocational lecturers threaten strike
  • VPT employee sentenced
  • Ticket for Youth Congress workers sought
  • Two accused in assault case held
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today

    • Weather

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