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Alappuzha

  • Exploring new vistas

    Anantapur

  • Farmer helpline lacks publicity

    Andhra Pradesh

  • Naidu Government's decisions to be reviewed
  • Minister firm on resignation
  • NJR, Dronam camps shocked
  • 6 more ryots end life
  • Naxalites adopt two-pronged strategy
  • YSR team identifies pressing issues
  • Unpaid taxes: civic bodies patch up
  • KCR to streamline shipping, Renuka to push tourism, Geeta Reddy to curb night clubs
  • Mareppa promises justice to surplus APSIDC staff
  • CPI(M) working on alternative policy package
  • `No fresh taxes'
  • JAC urges YSR to implement GO 610
  • `People should not pay for Congress dissidence'
  • Naidu urges ryots not to lose heart
  • Forest official attacked by encroachers
  • Single-phase transformers for free power suggested
  • Rosaiah is austere from word go
  • Village secretaries to be involved in tree plantation
  • Briefly

    Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Centre okays dry fish project
  • TTD takes possession of 70 houses
  • Special teams to monitor sanitary conditions in Rajahmundry
  • Municipal council meet likely to be stormy
  • TDP leaders trade charges at introspection meet
  • Power bills waiver helps farmers, says Gali

    Bangalore

  • Part of Diamond District illegal: BMP
  • More `awake cardiac surgeries' likely
  • Rs. 104-crore plan to revamp Fire Force
  • Couple commits suicide
  • Water adalat
  • Chargesheet filed
  • Around the City
  • In Bangalore Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Stock Market Index
  • Bullion rates

    Basketball

  • SAI, Sports School take titles

    Bellary

  • Stakeholders to meet in Hampi tomorrow

    Bidar

  • Bidar registers rise in PU pass percentage

    Boxing

  • Usha wins bronze

    Briefly

  • HCL partners MS, Intel
  • Warburg to pick up stake in Max India
  • Lotte-Parrys Confectionery deal
  • SBI opens branch in Oman
  • Roots ships horns to Ford
  • Seagate's service offerings
  • Seminar on VoIP, 3G networks
  • ABN Amro joins RTGS network
  • Topsgrup to focus on South
  • General Motors' special offer price
  • New MD for State Bank of Hyderabad
  • Datacraft's new security solutions
  • Dalda's consumer contact programme
  • Kirloskar Electric bags orders
  • `No move to withdraw Maruti 800'

    Business

  • Sensex soars 162 points
  • Kamal Nath plans to expand G-20 role at WTO
  • Interest income on NRI deposits should be taxed: RBI panel
  • Phone companies told to simplify tariff displays
  • Mauritius free port seeks investments from India
  • Rupee loses 4 paise
  • Data storage is like valet parking
  • RBI to reintroduce capital indexed bonds
  • Tata MF's Equity P/E fund
  • ITA hopes to export more tea to Pakistan

    Carrom

  • Ramesh in charge of carrom camp

    Chennai

  • Ambattur Lake to be converted into percolation pond soon
  • Concern over frequent disruption in power supply
  • `Nuclear power most monitored source of energy'
  • Container handling operations hit in Chennai port
  • Restaurants serving liquor, flouting rules
  • Samprokshanam performed at Parthasarathy temple
  • MKU online system to help distance education leaders
  • Campaign to educate people on schizophrenia
  • Passport applications
  • More passenger-friendly measures at airport planned
  • Secretary of the Year contest from June 19
  • Man held for duping employer
  • Fast to prevent sale of pirated VCDs
  • Liquor shop burgled
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    Chess

  • No problems for Humpy
  • Vijay Keerthi emerges leader

    Coimbatore

  • Germany keen on taking students from other countries
  • Measures suggested for fire prevention in textile mills
  • Consumer forum remains headless
  • Adolescent girls to be trained in personality development
  • Training for teachers in 20 blocks
  • Programme for mulberry farmers
  • Women's groups to maintain traffic timers
  • Exams for sub-inspector posts held
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today

    Cricket

  • Chavan gives Merchant XI five points
  • Kick out weaker one-day teams: Ponting
  • England smells victory; Strauss misses century
  • Tauqir sings a different tune
  • 38-run win for Gold Star Club
  • Century by Choudhary
  • Thumping win for Indian Airlines
  • Ravi powers CCF win
  • All-round display by Nitin
  • BCCI names probables for under-22 camp
  • Royal defeats Metro
  • Delhi Police posts win
  • Yashpal hits century
  • Hussain hits century, England wins

    Crossword

  • The Hindu Crossword 7992
  • Solution to puzzle 7991

    Cuddalore

  • `Villupuram, Cuddalore Collectors must hold the post on rotation'
  • Rs. 32-crore plan to improve roads

    Cuddapah

  • Four drowned

    Dharwad

  • Allow people to manage water resources, says expert

    Dindigul

  • Devotees witness `samprokshanam'
  • GRI offers M.Sc. in geo-informatics

    Editorials

  • BREACHING COALITION DHARMA
  • REGIONALISATION AND THE VOTE

    Erode

  • Tanker seized, water tested
  • New building for Children's Home

    Football

  • Real Sociedad humiliates Real Madrid
  • It's Monaco vs Porto, but Chelsea may end up winner
  • DDA posts win
  • Kootanda family emerges champion
  • Nilgiris DFA progresses

    Front Page

  • Scope for consolidating growth: Chidambaram
  • Accord on portfolios not honoured: Karunanidhi
  • Congress hopeful of solution
  • Top priority for repealing POTA: Bhardwaj
  • Elections to 60 RS seats on June 21
  • Mulayam to quit LS seat
  • Saras flight soon
  • Oil prices drop
  • Repolling starts in Bihar
  • Lt. Governor quits
  • Sensex soars by 162 points
  • Retirement age raised

    Globescan

  • Top lawyers to defend Murali

    Golf

  • Flesch wins at Colonial
  • Aditya triumphs
  • Pakistan players to play in Indian circuit

    Gujarat

  • 20 Gir lions died in Junagadh sanctuary

    Guntur

  • Two killed in road accident
  • Helpline set up for farmers
  • Trials on to end design slate workers' strike

    Haryana

  • Reduce interest on loans, Haryana tells Centre
  • Seven IAS officers shifted

    Hassan

  • JD(S), BJP seek inquiry by independent agency
  • 6,786 students pass examination in Hassan
  • JD(S) will ensure guilty are punished: Deve Gowda
  • Midday meal scheme launched in Hassan

    Hockey

  • IHF's new training schedule for probables

    Hubli

  • Concern over tribal rehabilitation

    Hyderabad

  • Where development takes a backseat
  • Power shutdown in some areas
  • Inquiry sought into mass transfers
  • Held on graft charge
  • Berths available in special trains
  • Free coaching for minorities
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • Channels have a `telling' effect

    India & World

  • Will soon speak to Sonia, says Musharraf
  • Manmohan's statement encouraging, says Pakistan
  • U.S. hopeful of rapprochement

    International

  • Video film contradicts U.S. claim
  • Leaked memo confirms U.K.-U.S. rift over Iraq
  • North Korean nuclear trade exposed
  • David now stands clean
  • Pentagon strategy flawed: ex-General
  • Growing up with Potter
  • U.S. denies Commander was aware of abuse
  • A robot that can do origami
  • Commonwealth conditions irk Pakistan
  • Charity wipes out a nation's industry
  • Lecturer shot dead in Batticaloa

    Jammu & Kashmir

  • New tracks, ropeway for comfortable pilgrimage

    Karnataka

  • Congress stand hinders coalition efforts
  • Governor concedes Congress request
  • Private dental colleges directed to admit students
  • MLAs authorise Deve Gowda to continue talks
  • Ananth Kumar meets Somashekar
  • Madhuswamy is JD(U) leader in Assembly
  • State given a raw deal at Centre: JD(U)
  • Briefly

    Karnataka - Others

  • Headmasters' meet tomorrow

    Kerala

  • IUML blames UDF regime for defeat
  • Treasury restrictions relaxed
  • Marad accused denied bail
  • Strengthen party machinery: Gangadharan
  • Bank employees seek a fair deal
  • Admission to PGDCA courses
  • Karunakaran eyeing Cabinet berth: Mustapha
  • Steps to contain viral fever
  • Nambadan got the shock of his life
  • RSP to raise Ahmed issue
  • Meet to build unity among Indian Churches
  • Briefly

    Kochi

  • `Porattam president's arrest illegal'
  • CMC upgrades facilities for medical council inspection
  • Waste disposal: Ombudsman pulls up Corporation
  • New facility to boost export of perishable cargo
  • Goan team to study working of district panchayats in State
  • In Kochi today
  • Disruption in power supply
  • Reporter's Diary

    Kottayam

  • MGU to felicitate Ph.D. awardees

    Kozhikode

  • Career guidance fair begins tomorrow
  • Campaign against dowry

    Kurnool

  • Showers facilitate early sowing
  • Constable selections begin

    Leader Page Articles

  • The plight of two nations
  • Public health priorities

    Letters to the Editor

  • Rejection ignored
  • Sonia's 'renunciation'
  • The new team

    Madhya Pradesh

  • Uma wants bill on foreign origin issue
  • MP announces prizes for panchayats

    Madikeri

  • Abolition of Govt. posts affects industries in Kodagu
  • Man killed in accident in Kodagu

    Madurai

  • Stalemate persists over Madurai Bench inauguration
  • `Hand over maintenance to District Sports Officer'
  • Woman held for husband's murder
  • Advocates upset
  • Carotid angioplasty performed
  • 500 free cleft lip surgeries done
  • `Prepare error-free question papers'
  • Heavy rush in employment exchange
  • Touch screen kiosk opened
  • Training in activity-based teaching-learning process
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    Maharashtra

  • Maharashtra Assembly discusses drought
  • Co-op body chief held for cheating

    Mangalore

  • People urged not to throw wastes into drains
  • Rain turns into a motorists' nightmare
  • `Parishat encouraging all genres of literature'
  • `Much to write home about publishing'
  • 400 tonnes of rice seized
  • Engagements

    Mysore

  • Sun temple coming up in Mysore
  • CSRTI programme gets overwhelming response
  • Copious rain leaves farmers elated
  • Workshop on chawki rearing on Friday
  • MCC clamps down on rent defaulters

    National

  • No rise in lower class fares: Laloo
  • Foreign policy not tied to doctrine or dogma: Natwar Singh
  • 'River-link project will be reviewed'
  • Talks with Hurriyat will continue: Patil
  • Supreme Court rejects petition against Sonia becoming PM
  • The accord in black and white
  • Congress revamp on the cards
  • Hiccups will be overcome: Azad
  • We will de-saffronise education: Arjun
  • Defence procurements will be fair: Pranab
  • Jaipal Reddy for enhancing Prasar Bharati's functional autonomy
  • Jostling for ministries is bad signal: BJP
  • Manmohan calls on Kalam
  • Solving Cauvery dispute must be priority: Ramadoss
  • BSF bracing for offensive against militants
  • Mulford condemns terrorist attack
  • 'Comprehensive civil aviation policy soon'
  • Envoy to Nepal called for consultations
  • AGP seeks packages for the North-East
  • Correction
  • Raghuvansh Prasad unhappy
  • BJP `move' to replace Modi
  • Sibal promises to ease regulations in biotechnology
  • CMP inadequate, say trade unions
  • 'Medical services in rural areas will be improved'

    Nellore

  • We are with you, Anam tells ryots

    New Delhi

  • MCD may be trifurcated
  • Parallel power centres in Delhi Congress
  • Discoms have failed us: Jal Board
  • Cabinet okays outsourcing of sanitation
  • DDA work hit by lack of cement
  • Auto lifters' gang busted
  • Cabinet reviews water situation
  • Apply on college admission form: St. Stephen's
  • Betting racket: three arrested
  • Bharti fails to appear in court again
  • Man arrested on murder charge
  • Sharma's bail plea rejected
  • List of schools given to DDA
  • TV footage played in court
  • Focus on domestic tourism: Renuka
  • Teenager kidnapped, assaulted
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the capital today
  • Inside Delhi

    Obituary

  • Obituary

    Palakkad

  • River project

    Perambalur

  • Vocational training for physically disabled
  • Old man commits suicide

    Pondicherry

  • Develop positive attitude, students told
  • Rangasamy inaugurates handloom exhibitions

    Punjab

  • Police science congress begins

    Racing : Horse

  • Great Crusader wins Kallar Plate
  • Donyses works well

    Racing : Motor

  • Sajjad, Sudhakar hog limelight
  • Narain Karthikeyan does India proud

    Rajasthan

  • Retirement age raised to 60 in Rajasthan
  • Don't distort history, writers told
  • Women's panel to hold public hearing

    Religion

  • Devotion is the criterion

    Sailing

  • Sanjeev downs Harinath

    Salem

  • Silk weavers' wage dispute resolved

    Sports : General

  • Kerala women top pool
  • Venkatesh wins tennikoit title

    Swimming

  • Muraleedharan, Cherian fail to cross Palk Strait
  • Rohit dazzles

    Tamil Nadu

  • Set aside TNPCEE: writ plea
  • Three-year, five-year courses revived in Chennai law college
  • Stalemate persists over Madurai Bench inauguration
  • Pervasive success in persevering rural institutions
  • Panel for CET meets on Thursday
  • Information Technology to prevent question leak under study
  • Let us ascertain party strength: Thirunavukkarasar
  • Fluoride contamination in water highest in Dharmapuri
  • Three-day census at Mudumalai sanctuary from June 11
  • `Make engineering college admissions more transparent'
  • Dalit movements let down, will establish themselves: DPI
  • Brinjal helps in water-scarce delta
  • We'll stop disinvestment in profit-making PSEs, says Nallakannu
  • Underground drainage work resumes at Kumbakonam
  • Be friendly to passengers, railway staff told
  • Paper merchants seek reduction of ST
  • UPA assurance on desalination plants `timely'
  • Passport applications
  • Briefly

    Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Global brand name for Tirupur knitwear
  • Students throng employment office
  • Plates handed over to noon meal centre organisers
  • Man killed in accident
  • Two injured in clash
  • `Merge DA with basic pension'

    Tennis

  • Ahuja, Anklesria get past first hurdle
  • Rookie Haehnel halts Agassi with ease
  • Rushmi has it easy
  • Rastogi-Yi lose in final

    Thiruvananthapuram

  • Karamana-Killipalam road to be opened by mid-June
  • Church council backs K.T. Thomas panel report
  • Wanted man held
  • E. K. Nayanar's death condoled
  • `Restore benefits to Scheduled Caste colonies'
  • Revamped
  • Around the City
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    This Day That Age

  • dated May 25, 1954: Krishna Menon meets Chou
  • dated May 25, 1954: Educational reform
  • dated May 25, 1954: Films seized
  • dated May 25, 1954: Carrier pigeon

    Thrissur

  • BJYM opposes inclusion of Ahmed in Ministry

    Tiruchi

  • A disabled-friendly centre for Tiruchi
  • They demand voting rights
  • Good response to SIM card system
  • Bus services from Tiruchi Fort railway station begin
  • Students throng employment office
  • Samprokshanam performed
  • Toppers honoured
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    Tirunelveli

  • Registration for prepaid SIM cards from tomorrow
  • Residents urge DRO to stop road-laying work
  • One killed in clash

    Udupi

  • Congress yet to get over poll shock in Udupi
  • Man drowned in sea

    Union Territories

  • Heavy rains lash north, temperatures drop sharply

    Uttar Pradesh

  • Mulayam Singh to quit Lok Sabha, `serve U.P.'

    Vijayawada

  • 200 houses destoryed in fire mishap
  • VMC meet flooded by water woes
  • Cops suspended for demanding bribe
  • VMC's demands to new Government
  • Cyclist dies in road mishap
  • Around the City
  • In Vijayawada Today
  • Caught between the devil and the deep sea

    Visakhapatnam

  • APCLC asks Government to protect rights
  • Corporate colleges' teaching methods deplored
  • Slum-dwellers stage dharna
  • Counselling centre for immigration to be opened in Vizag
  • Helpline for ryots at Collectorate
  • Man run over by train
  • New rector for Andhra University
  • Around the City
  • In Viskhakapatnam Today
  • A different diplomat

    Weather

  • Weather

    World View

  • Ivanisevic to retire at Wimbledon
  • Sri Lanka turns down Pakistan's invitation
  • Malleswari aims for gold
  • Barnabas Koech wins Prague Marathon

    Wrestling

  • Juniors return with rich haul from Turkey

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