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TAMIL NADU
DMK wants Maran dropped from Cabinet
The DMK today decided to take steps to drop the Union Communication and IT Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, from the Cabinet. At the party's administrative committee meeting today, members adopted a resolution urging the party President and Tamil ...
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Restructure education system, says Pitroda
India is change-phobic in matters concerning its education system. If this trend were to continue, it would lose its edge in the global economy. This was the essence of a pre-recorded speech by Mr Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge ...
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Cotton meet calls for increasing output
`Adopt modern crop management practices'
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`Prepare for global challenges'
For the crop of young managers joining the workforce today, globalisation has thrown up several new opportunities, one of the most important one being the chance to head a global team sitting in Chennai or an overseas centre. "Are you ready to ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
AP Govt releases `fact-sheet' on Congress rule
The Andhra Pradesh Government on Sunday released a `fact-sheet' on the progress made during its three-year rule in comparison with the nine-year rule of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). "The Congress Government in the State has achieved ...
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`Underwater escape' by young magician
Can you swim to safety if you are handcuffed, chained, sealed in a wooden box and thrown into a deep lake? This was what Akash, a 29-year-old management graduate and son of magician `Jadugar' Anand, did at Hussiansagar Lake here on Sunday. ...
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AP to expand scope of rural job scheme
Keeping in mind several demands from people's representatives, the Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to expand the scope of NREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) by bringing works like inter-village road laying ...
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Airtel launches voice chat
Mobile services provider, Airtel, launched voice chat facility for its customers in Andhra Pradesh. The mobile chat would allow customers to bring the Internet chat room experience onto their mobiles. To access the service, ...
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Forlorn look
AS THE MERCURY SOARS, trees in and around Hyderabad are fast shedding their leaves.
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