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Two Posco officials detained by villagers
PARADIP: The villagers of Balisahi under Nuagaon panchayat on Wednesday held two Posco officials hostage for entering the area for..
Government shortlists firms, hunts for site
BHUBANESWAR: A model municipal solid waste management (SWM) project is coming up at Paradip under the Integrated Coastal Zone Mana..
Kids punished harshly fumble at tasks
Children in schools that mete out harsh punishments fumble at tasks involving planning and abstract thinking.
No change in exam schedule
BHUBANESWAR: A day after ITI question papers were leaked, twice within 12 hours, the State Council for Technical Education and Voc..
Flouting norms,VS sanctioned Rs 5 lakhs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In gross violation of all norms, V S Achuthanandan sanctioned Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Ministers Distress Rel..
Islamic banks draw attention
THIRVANANTHAPURAM: The aggressive revision of interest rates by Reserve Bank of India, its eleventh upward hike since March 2010, ..
KU to seek explanation from 6 Engg colleges
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala University has decided to seek explanation from six engineering colleges affiliated to the university f..
My name is not in the report, says Somanna
BANGALORE: Minister for Housing V Somanna has said his name is not mentioned in the final report on illegal mining submitted by th..
Dharam Singh seeks action on report
GULBARGA: Former chief minister and Bidar MP N Dharam Singh has appreciated the report submitted by Lokayukta as a good report. ..
Identify hazardous areas in city
BANGALORE: The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) that had come down heavily on Bangalore Electricity Supply Compa..
A cat has nine lives, but does it have tenth?
SHIMOGA: The question whether Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa would complete his five-year term or not, has been haunting the peopl..
2 cases quashed, Sun boss not out of the woods
CHENNAI: With the complainants withdrawing their plaints of cheating against Sun Pictures, the Madras High Court on Wednesday quas..
Village of beautiful backwaters
Kumarakom is an enchanting backwater destination in Kerala. Located at the distance of 15 kilometres from Kottayam town in Kerala ..
Lalbagh, ready to house Lotus Temple on August 5
The replica of Lotus Temple of Delhi and the Konark Wheel of Orissa will be the two attractions of the flower show...
KCR calls for resignations by MLAs again
HYDERABAD: In the backdrop of several TDP councillors in Medak municipality joining the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, TRS president K..
Hope for US debt deal despite veto threat
The White House has threatened a veto, saying the bill does not meet President Barack Obama's demand.