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  • An e-Braille map for the visually impaired

    • Andhra Pradesh

  • Nod for Visakhapatnam Steel Plant expansion soon
  • Problems remain, despite claims by Government
  • Maoist top brass faces flak
  • `No going back on Telangana'
  • `Illegal' reservoirs by Maharashtra may hit SRSP, Yellampalli projects
  • Lok Satta to lead `Vote India' campaign across nation
  • Stop tirade or incur people's wrath, Congress tells TDP
  • Police leave no stone unturned!
  • Ration cards for all eligible persons: Minister
  • One-year high: a slew of measures for farmers' welfare
  • No polio cases in State but threat exists
  • TDP demands all-party meet
  • Paramedical staff lathicharged
  • Apex Court issues notice to State
  • Varavara fires fresh salvo against Gadar, `GK'
  • Release of weavers' body chief sought
  • Minister returns after landmine scare
  • Prawn farmers call for urgent steps to tide over crisis
  • Support for housing board staff agitation
  • `Lovers' end lives in Godavari
  • Seminar on service to nation
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    • Andhra Pradesh - Others

  • Godavari water for Medak: YSR
  • Naidu begins two-day visit to Kuppam today
  • Fake currency seized
  • Housing scheme Collector cautions against middlemen
  • ASI killed as van overturns
  • Two killed in mishap

    • Athletics

  • Neelam and Bishnoi hog the limelight

    • Bangalore

  • Accused dies in police custody
  • Chamarajpet bypoll: Voter registration till May 16
  • Fake Rs. 1,000 notes seized
  • 15-year-old girl raped
  • Man dies after consuming arrack
  • Animal skins seized
  • Around the City
  • Reporter's Diary

    • Barometer

  • Exchange rates
  • Bullion rates

    • Basketball

  • Indian Bank is champion
  • Indian Army takes trophy

    • Bidar

  • Slow pace of implementing scheme flayed
  • `Vachanas have strong influence on poetry'

    • Briefly

  • TCS plans to list on LSE
  • Infosys' ADR issue opens
  • Dishman Pharma to issue FCCBs
  • 5:10 bonus from Opto Circuits
  • New Chairman for Federal Bank
  • Certificate in Commerce course
  • Whirlpool to issue preferential shares
  • Nucleus in pact with Sun Micro
  • Henkel enters hair colorant segment
  • Syntel appoints new CFO
  • Win-Medicare in pact with Leo Pharma
  • Satyam becomes member at XBRL consortium
  • Infotech opens geospatial facility in U.S.
  • Elofic to double capacity
  • Micro Labs unit gets UK MHRA nod
  • Jataayu joins AOL's mobile developer programme
  • IFFCO-Tokio launch Barsih Bima Yojana
  • Quantum, Veritas offer bundled solution
  • Vishal Exports Rs. 450 cr. investment plan
  • Base Corporation launches UPS

    • Business

  • RTAs crucial for economic growth, says Kamal Nath
  • RS nod for credit information bill
  • S&P becomes major shareholder in Crisil
  • Sensex up 93 points
  • Allahabad Bank plans insurance foray
  • JVSL board approves mergers
  • GM to decide on Daewoo deal shortly
  • Syndicate Bank net drops 7 p.c.
  • Rupee loses further ground
  • Reliance eyeing $300 m acquisition in Pakistan
  • Pillai to quit RPG group's retail business

    • Cartoons

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    • Chattisgarh

  • Judicial remand for murder accused

    • Chennai

  • Delta Airlines daily service to New York from May 11
  • State Government seeks Central assistance to improve film institute
  • Cable TV operators protest against Tamil Thirai telecast
  • Crematoria chimney height to be raised
  • Police tracking agent in Anna varsity answer sheet scam
  • Afforestation plan for Palani hillock
  • CLP leader meets Governor
  • Around the City
  • In Chennai Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    • Coimbatore

  • 3.3 million people suffer from sexually-transmitted infections
  • Demand to bring local bodies under Vigilance net
  • Around the City
  • In Coimbatore Today
  • Reader's Mail

    • Cricket

  • Another facile win for the South Africans

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    • Dharwad

  • Malaprabha Grameena Bank net profit up

    • Editorials

  • Commemorating a great victory
  • Remaining above the fray

    • Football

  • Barcelona assured of Spanish league title
  • KSEB rues missed opportunities

    • Front Page

  • Putin warns against "doctrine of violence"
  • It's official: India to send arms to Nepal
  • CEC, Commissioners meet President
  • New category of voters may pose problems
  • Police tracking agent in answer sheet scam
  • 10 convicted
  • Externment revoked
  • Government pulled up
  • Deadline set
  • Time sought for reply
  • "Treatment adequate"
  • Quit notice

    • Golf

  • India wins SAARC title

    • Gulbarga

  • Gulbarga residents stage `rasta roko' demanding water
  • Journalist to be felicitated

    • Hassan

  • Officials relocate rogue elephant to Nagarahole
  • CITU to lay siege to DC's office in Hassan office on May 12

    • Himachal Pradesh

  • Sack notice creates ripples in Himachal

    • Hubli

  • Good response to `Shristi 2005' from engineers
  • Water supply schedule in Hubli
  • Robbery foiled in bank

    • Hyderabad

  • `Customer satisfaction its ultimate goal'
  • MCH counsels on civilian problems
  • Road-divider to come up
  • Power shutdown
  • "No! no! campaign"
  • Around the City
  • In Hyderabad Today
  • A report in record time

    • India & World

  • Putin positive on civilian nuclear cooperation
  • Kishanganga: deadline set to resolve row
  • Myanmar oil contracts for India

    • International

  • Russia developing secret weapons
  • Man dies as Army fires at protesters
  • American soldier lifts lid on Camp Delta
  • A dog's life
  • Putin thanks Hu Jintao for Chinese help to veterans during and after World War II
  • Russian system better than America's: Putin
  • Ulster Unionists search for new leader
  • Ex-President Suharto seriously ill

    • Jammu & Kashmir

  • Twin troubles dog crucial road link

    • Kannur

  • BJP activists take out march

    • Karnataka

  • JD(S) rally draws huge crowds
  • Congress, BJP get stick at JD(S) rally
  • Assets case: tight security at Special Court
  • Six Collegiate Education regional offices come under universities
  • Tumkur organisations to move court to save tanks
  • Congress High Command to select candidates
  • 12 killed in Tumkur, Kolar accidents
  • `One lakh children are employed in mines'
  • Briefly

    • Karnataka - Others

  • Arecanut cultivation goes up in Davangere district
  • Officials in Chitradurga told to tackle water scarcity
  • Approval for Rs. 200-crore proposal to develop tourism in State awaited
  • Residents demand water, block road
  • Keep away from cooperatives, Govt. urged

    • Kerala

  • `Time for movement to democratise State, society'
  • Pondicherry undecided on VAT
  • Malappuram does not fare too well
  • `National movement for democratisation needed'
  • Discussions on Guruvayur master plan today
  • Vanilco procures 50,000 kg of beans
  • Data centre opened
  • Graft case trial to start next month
  • Entrance tests were free and fair: Basheer
  • Technopark to get more space: Chandy
  • Writ plea against reclaiming Thavakkara Thavam in Kannur
  • Youth Congress asks KC factions to give up posts
  • Action against sand-mining in Korayar sought
  • 12-year-old all the way to Sabarimala on stilts
  • `No Pareeksha Bhavan staff questioned'
  • NC(I) to decide bypoll strategy tomorrow
  • Planning Board for revival of Kallada project
  • Protest rally against murder
  • Insurance officers' plea
  • Ordinance on Halcyon Castle promulgated
  • Sabarimala temple openson Saturday
  • Union to move court
  • Briefly

    • Kerala - Others

  • More police officials for airport emigration wing
  • Around the City

    • Khammam

  • DRDA chalks out ambitious plan for Khammam district
  • Seven 220 kv lines crash

    • Kochi

  • HUDCO-aided water supply scheme for Vypeenkara on course
  • Sri Sankara festival from Friday
  • In Kochi Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    • Kollam

  • KSEB implements Rs.9-crore project
  • Vellappally flays Shanavas

    • Kottayam

  • Hopes and aspirations of toppers
  • INFLIBNET Centre to bring out 20 titles

    • Kozhikode

  • Cadaver sale: police yet to withdraw case
  • Government to go ahead with road development plan
  • Fruit and vegetable fete from May 13
  • NDF hails Government's stand

    • Leader Page Articles

  • Naga talks: territory first, sovereignty later

    • Letters to the Editor

  • The Allied victory
  • Better choice
  • Serious charges
  • Controversial flight
  • Annual rituals?
  • Conventional remarks
  • Take them to task
  • Triple talaq
  • Tapping rural wealth
  • Women's reservation
  • Religion as art

    • Madhya Pradesh

  • Tribal existence comes alive in a museum

    • Madikeri

  • Activists demand ban on sand mining in Kodagu

    • Madurai

  • Milling cluster coming up in Madurai
  • SBI to increase ATMs in Madurai region
  • Action sought against Collector, SP
  • Irregularities detected in pantry car of Vaigai Express
  • Plantations may soon have women welfare officers
  • Occupancy rate in varsity hostels comes down
  • Automatic weather station for coral reef studies being set up at Pudhumadam
  • Transport corporation employees observe fast
  • Petitions panel to visit Madurai
  • Draft poll rolls to be released on May 10
  • Around the City
  • In Madurai Today

    • Mangalore

  • `Give more powers to ZPs'
  • Urva Stores Road to be opened for traffic today
  • Zilla panchayat's achievements
  • Auto drivers told to get meters recalibrated
  • Teachers protest against scrapping of Kannada
  • No decision on Konkani script
  • Child labourer rescued
  • Two motorists killed in accidents
  • P. Madhav Rao passes away
  • In Mangalore Today

    • Mysore

  • Stray pigs have not been moved to new facility, says MATF
  • Economic survey may help address issue of sectoral, regional imbalances in State
  • Road safety workshop for truck drivers begins
  • Importance of computers stressed
  • Children re-enact Dandi March

    • Nagapattinam

  • `Clean and green' campaign launched

    • Nagercoil

  • DRDA efforts to intensify total sanitation scheme
  • Awareness programme for children inaugurated

    • Nalgonda

  • BJP yatra for water to fluoride-hit mandal
  • CPI(M) leaders asked to mobilise people
  • Regularisation of contract health employees sought

    • National

  • Rs. 10,000 crores needed for tsunami-hit States, says Patil
  • Chapra: war of words continues
  • No arrest of women between sunset and sunrise
  • Naga protesters seek deterrent punishment for Kohima rape
  • Speaker calls for eternal vigil against fascism
  • U.N. official lauds India
  • New alliance has no ideology: Left
  • Give peace a chance: Mufti
  • Andaman and Nicobar now 3 metres closer
  • `Remove seal on Kapil's property'
  • Tension in Manipur
  • Letter is not with me: Bhardwaj
  • Girl raped, set on fire
  • Swamy's charge
  • Art critic dead
  • Flaws in tax treaties caused havoc in bourses: CAG
  • In defence of the `bar girls'
  • Quality imageries from satellite

    • Nellore

  • Rs. 318 cr. for Telugu Ganga work
  • Panchayat secretary held

    • New Delhi

  • DDA for private sector role in housing projects
  • Sheila, Ram Babu trade charges again
  • `133 societies ignored quota clause'
  • CAG pulls up DDA for flouting rules
  • Court orders de-sealing of Kapil Dev's property
  • 13 fresh cases of suspected meningitis
  • Four new cholera patients in hospitals
  • Films for Freedom ready for battle
  • Youth Congress protests against House boycott
  • Haryana revises VAT rates on automotive tyres
  • Demand for better safety on DU campus
  • High Court reverses trial court order
  • Close schools to prevent spread of meningitis, says Vardhan
  • Samjhauta Express to have Indian rake
  • Storm brewing in AMU over admission formula
  • Separate rural habitat policy needed
  • Around the City
  • Briefly
  • In the Capital Today
  • Inside Delhi

    • News Analysis

  • Veterans feted as Muscovites remember the end of the War
  • India's Nepal policy: dangerous flip-flop
  • Making the bureaucracy accountable
  • Time to quit Iraq
  • Europe is the real issue

    • Nizamabad

  • Call to involve service bodies in adult literacy drive

    • Pathanamthitta

  • Improve facilities in Police Department, says Minister

    • Pondicherry

  • Vivek Oberoi's housing project set to begin by month-end
  • CPI to picket government offices on July 12

    • Punjab

  • Punjab to restore some sops

    • Racing : Horse

  • Coral Gables impresses

    • Rajasthan

  • Tirupati model for Rajasthan temples

    • Ramanathapuram

  • `Announce school fee structure in newspapers'

    • Religion

  • Path to true learning

    • Sailing

  • Smooth ride for Ram and Shiva

    • Shimoga

  • Parties told to follow bypoll code

    • Shooting

  • Impressive show by Indian juniors

    • Sport

  • Probables named for World XI teams
  • Team will recover from the slump: King
  • Air-India and HAL play out a goalless draw

    • Sports : General

  • Srikakulam, Guntur boys in quarterfinals
  • Junior meet from today

    • Tamil Nadu

  • Is Anna University getting too unwieldy?
  • After a long time, fishermen venture into sea in mechanised boats
  • Widespread air pollution in Cuddalore SIPCOT
  • Reservation sought for posts in EC, courts
  • My Government gave weavers a fresh lease of life: Chief Minister
  • `AIADMK plans to disrupt poll'
  • Enquiry into man's death in police station
  • It's all about cut-offs, colleges and courses
  • Post-accidents, the lingering trauma
  • CPI (M) alleges fraud in tsunami relief
  • Shifting populace hits voter listing
  • Government employees plan strike
  • A book on the December tsunami, courtesy German children
  • Briefly

    • Tamil Nadu - Others

  • Water shortage in Kundadam
  • Hearing in Jayalalithaa wealth case adjourned
  • `Create extra seats for the meritorious'
  • Miscreants break compound wall at Chromepet railway station
  • Nod for Visakhapatnam Steel Plant expansion soon
  • Importance of blood donation highlighted
  • Plea to construct new bridge across Arasalar
  • 2 dyeing units closed again
  • Supreme Court dismisses plea against Minister

    • Tennis

  • Another title for Henin
  • Parul upsets Megha
  • Varun stuns Deepak

    • Thanjavur

  • Cultivation of alternative crops fast catching up
  • Field staff told to finish economic survey in time

    • Thiruvananthapuram

  • Use of explosives for fishing sparks tension
  • Probe ordered into woman's death at MCH
  • LDF councillors stage dharna
  • Five district panchayat members offer to resign
  • In Thiruvananthapuram Today
  • Reporter's Diary

    • This Day That Age

  • dated May 10, 1955: Greater work ahead: PM
  • dated May 10, 1955: Nepal elections
  • dated May 10, 1955: TV signals to the moon

    • Thrissur

  • Sai Paranjpye to open women's film fete

    • Tiruchi

  • Nonagenarian looks forward to 100th birthday
  • SHGs to maintain Collectorate complex
  • Mystery behind girl's murder unravelled, lover held
  • Around the City
  • In Tiruchi Today

    • Tirunelveli

  • `Cancel licence of soft drink unit'
  • Suspended Govt. employee held for cheating youth
  • Release deducted amount, say former employees

    • Tirupati

  • All set for week-long `Gangamma jatara'
  • Outfits differ on separate Rayalaseema
  • SVIMS admission schedule

    • Udupi

  • Neglect of hospital irks Minister

    • Uttar Pradesh

  • Notification for Assembly bypolls

    • Vijayawada

  • Delimitation upsets political parties
  • Autorickshaw drivers stage dharna
  • Plumber dies in fall
  • In Vijayawada Today

    • Visakhapatnam

  • YSR to address public meet today
  • Fatal fall
  • Around the City
  • In Visakhapatnam Today
  • A leap from reel to real

    • Volleyball

  • FIVB directive to Vizag organisers
  • ONGC claims men's title

    • Weather

  • Weather

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