New Indian Express (Chennai, India) back issues from May 2009:
Fishermen to launch agitation.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- Fishermen under the banner of the Kerala Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation will launch an agitation in protest against the exclusion of fishermen in the State from the package announced by the Centre to write off agricultural loans. Addressing ...
Finely etched tale of love.(Movie review)
May 01, 2009 ... New Delhi, April 27 -- With a well planned screenplay, some finely etched characters, and suitable actors selected to play the lead roles, debutant director Rajamohan weaves in a heartrending tale of two star-crossed lovers. There is a feel of realism throughout; sense of watching a slice ...
No let-up in summer woes.
May 01, 2009 ... Kendrapra, May 1 -- With the summer at its peak, villagers of Kendrapara are facing acute shortage of water. Due to scanty rainfall and excessive exploitation of groundwater in the last one year, water table in these areas has slid down drastically. Even wells in many areas have dried up ...
DySP denies charges, but Saseendran sticks to them.
May 01, 2009 ... Kalpetta, May 1 -- G Haridas, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mananthavadi, has denied all the charges levelled by Saseendran, 'kidnapped' vice-president of Poothadi panchayat, against him. The DySP told 'Express' that what Saseendran said in public at Sulthan Bathery against ...
Saraswati murder case: 4 witnesses turn hostile.
May 01, 2009 ... Phulbani, May 1 -- On the third day of hearing of the Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati murder case, out of the six witnesses summoned to depose their evidence, five turned up today. They include the personal security guard of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati - Biswamitra Sahoo, Uttam Gountia, ...
Water level goes down in Indravati.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhawanipatna, May 1 -- Kalahandi is in the grip of acute water crisis sans rains since September last. Most of the water sources have dried up and farmers are apprehending loss of paddy crops in many minor irrigation ayacut areas. Water level in Indravati reservoir, considered ...
Rotary Club meet.
May 01, 2009 ... Kollam, May 1 -- The Rotary Club of Quilon West will celebrate its 2,000th meeting since its foundation 38 years ago on May 2. The Club will provide free accident insurance scheme of Rs one lakh to 2,000 deserved persons. Rotary District Governor George Mathew ...
UTP dies in hospital.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- A 56-year-old inmate of Special Jail here died at the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, today. Hari Rout, the under trial prisoner, was suffering from hepatitis and malaria and was admitted to Capital Hospital on April 25 before being shifted to ...
Man pays with life for fault of railways.
May 01, 2009 ... Rourkela, May 1 -- One Samir Acharya (38) today paid with his life for the erratic ways of the railway porters as in the course of boarding a moving train he was cut to pieces after dashing with a railway parcel parked erroneously at platform no 2. As per reports, Acharya of A ...
Failed Sona Rani secures second rank after revaluation.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- SFI former leader Sona Rani, who had originally failed in the MEd examination, secured the second rank after the publication of results of one paper in revaluation as per the Kerala University Syndicate decision. The Syndicate meeting held on ...
No violation of election code of conduct, says TDB.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- The Travancore Devaswom Board has claimed that it hadn't violated election code of conduct by appointing permanent employees recently. ``The decision to make temporary employees working in TDB for several years permanent was taken two months ago. The ...
Film fest at Sai Gramam.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- Actress Parvathi will inaugurate the five-day-long film festival being organised by Sri Sathya Sai Orphanage Trust for the children of Sai Gramam, Thonnakkal and nearby areas, on Friday. The festival which will be on till May 5 is being conducted in ...
Water harvesting must for industries: Chief Secy.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- Admitting that drinking water supply and water for farming comes in the priority category of the State Government, Chief Secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy today said that the industrial houses must adopt special measures through their community social responsibility (CSR) ...
Poll panel plays spoilsport.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- The holiday dreams of Kannur Range IG V Santharam turned sour following the intervention of the Election Commission of India. Santharam had to unpack his travel bags and get back into uniform as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) waved the red flag. ...
RPA warns of stir against delay.
May 01, 2009 ... Kollam, May 1 -- Railway Passengers' Association (RPA) president S.Ullaskumar has warned that the Association will intensify the stir unless the Kollam-Punalur gauge conversion work is not completed before May 30. He was inaugurating a dharna staged by the RPA in front of the ...
Tele-serial on revolutionary movement.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- For the first time, the history of renaissance movement and the revolutionary movement in Kerala will be made into a tele-serial. Addressing a news conference here on Thursday, O.N.V.Kurup and director Anil.V.N. said that the serial titled ...
Ayroor palliyodam's `malarthal' ceremony held.
May 01, 2009 ... Pathanamthitta, May 1 -- Ayroor palliyodam's `malarthal' ceremony was performed in the presence of hundreds of people, including distinguished guests and other celebrities, at a function held at Ayooor NSS local union office near Kozhencherry on Thursday. NSS treasurer and ...
Bus fares cut, CEO sees red.
May 01, 2009 ... Chennai, May 1 -- Two days after reducing the fares of 'M' series bus services of the MTC in the city, the Government on Thursday slashed the fares for deluxe buses too, a move viewed in many quarters as a clear violation of the model code of conduct. Reacting to the ...
Key issue drivers of EMU may get charge.
May 01, 2009 ... Chennai, May 1 -- The Southern Railway is considering a proposal to introduce a new system that will enable the motorman (driver) to handle the keys of electric multiple units (EMUs). When brought into effect, it will alter the present system of maintenance staff handling the ...
Exploring the nightmares of Malayalee women.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- Noted film director T.V.Chandran has said that his new film `Bhoomi Malayalam' is an attempt to unify the nightmares of Malayalee women living in various places at different times. Addressing a Meet-the-press programme organised by the Press Club ...
Over 3,500 passengers screened at Chennai airport.
May 01, 2009 ... Chennai, May 1 -- About 3,500 people were screened for symptoms of swine flu at the international terminal in Chennai Airport since Wednesday evening. However no cases of the disease were detected, not even remote symptoms. Speaking to The New Indian Express, Dr S Elango - ...
Students dig up hidden truths.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- The students of the investigative class of the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM) on Thursday disclosed the findings of their project which needed extensive use of the Right to Information Act (RTI). Using RTI, the students have unearthed ...
Dejavu.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- Strong women characters happen once in many a bluemoon, even in Malayalam Cinema. But when they do happen, they haunt you and they often change your perceptions. Ironically, it is her character in the Priyanandanan film Sufi Paranja Katha that has been haunting ...
Workshop on paediatric robotics surgery.
May 01, 2009 ... Chennai, May 1 -- The Childs Trust Medical Research Foundation of the Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital will organise a two-day workshop on paediatric robotic surgery and paediatric emergency medicine later this week. Dr A S Najmaldin, consultant paediatric and neonatal ...
Cong leaders brief CEO on malpractices.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- The safe keeping of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) continued to be the major concern of the Congress with the party demanding that only para-military forces should guard the strongrooms in which these have been kept after the elections. A delegation ...
HC Vacation benches.
May 01, 2009 ... Chennai, May 1 -- The Registry on Thursday notified the vacation benches of the Madras High Court from May 1 to June 7. The first vacation sitting would commence on May 1 and ends on May 17. While the second part would begin on May 18 and end on May 31, the third and final ...
It's an uphill task, but sure is exciting.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- Deadlines, meetings, schedules, and just no time to plan that time off. Have you had enough of the rush of city life? Then you need to head out to the hills, choose from an overland journey, a trek in the Changthang area or a bonejarring bike trip being organised by ...
In Mysore, over 70,000 find their names missing.
May 01, 2009 ... Mysore, May 1 -- Though the third leg of general elections held to the Mysore-Madikeri Lok Sabha constituency was peaceful, the election offices in Mysore city were flooded with complaints of lapses in the voters' list. As many as 70,000 voters could not exercise their suffrage ...
Govt to double seed replacement rate.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- One of the frontline states in the country in rice production, Orissa has set an amibitious target of over 80 lakh tonnes of rice output this kharif. As quality seed is a key input for higher productivity, the Agriculture Department has planned to double ...
Cop jailed for accepting bribe.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- The Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar, has convicted a police official for demanding and accepting bribe and handed out one year rigorous imprisonment and fine. The assistant sub-inspector of police Patitapabana Dalabehara, currently posted at Laxmi Sagar Police ...
DySP denies charges, but Saseendran sticks.
May 01, 2009 ... Kalpetta, May 1 -- G Haridas , Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mananthavadi, has denied all the charges levelled by Saseendran, 'kidnapped' vice-president of Poothadi panchayat, against him. The DySP told 'Express' that what Saseendran said in public at Sulthan Bathery against ...
Deve Gowda's PM-style security withdrawn.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- The security personnel deployed to safeguard former prime minister Deve Gowda that had exceeded the permissable limit, has been withdrawn. City Police Commissioner Shankar M Bidari told the media that the police department was facing a staff shortage and a ...
Act against mafia hold on Plan projects: Paloli.
May 01, 2009 ... Thrissur, May 1 -- Local Self-Government Minister Paloli Mohammed Kutty on Thursday asked the people's representatives of local self-government bodies to exercise their powers to prevent the hold of mafia gangs in the implementation of projects by LSGs. Inaugurating the review ...
Blending tradition & modern.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- ETHNIC prints, hand work like zardosi, bead work, zari and kundan work and in colours that are lighter shades of a brighter colour are the elements that make the Anarkali kurtas so special. Even the tunics come with a blend of various fabrics from georgette to cotton ...
A sale for voters only.
May 01, 2009 ... Mangalore, May 1 -- If one can have summer and winter sales, why not an election season sale? In a rare gesture to reward responsible citizens who cast their valuable votes on Thursday at the 15th Lok Sabha elections, the owner of a textile shop in Mangalore decided to offer a 20 per cent ...
Voltas Vertis Gold AC outshines.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- WITH active Carbon Electrostatic Fibre Filter, Silver Ion Filter, Ionizer and Golden Anti-Corrosive Condenser, this AC is undoubtedly a true performer that'll capture hearts. FEATURES OF VERTIS GOLD AC Its active carbon electrostatic fibre filter ...
Child marriage prevented in Gulbarga.
May 01, 2009 ... Gulbarga, May 1 -- A team of National Programme for Girls from Hudagi cluster in Bidar district will be felicitated for preventing a child marriage, said District Planning Deputy Coordinating Officer Sharanabasava here on Thursday. Sharanabasava told reporters that timely action by the ...
5 get lifer in Sembium youth murder case.
May 01, 2009 ... Chennai, May 1 -- The Fast Track Court on Thursday pronounced life term for five persons in a murder case, which shocked the Sembium locality more than two years ago. However, the court acquitted two of the seven accused in the murder case. In April 2007, the deceased Parthiban ...
Wadiyar couple skips voting again.
May 01, 2009 ... Mysore, May 1 -- SCION of the Mysore royal family Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar and his wife Pramodadevi Wadiyar abstained from voting in the elections to the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday. Wadiyar, a four-time MP, had last exercised his vote at a polling ...
Spices take on green cover.
May 01, 2009 ... Kochi, May 1 -- Much to the relief of nature lovers, Forest Department officials stopped the axing of trees on the Spices Board campus in the city on Thursday. But before the officials could intervene one tree was completely chopped off and two were trimmed. The Spices Board ...
Apex advisory board for BU soon: V-C.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- BANGALORE University Vice- Chancellor Dr N R Prabhu Deva announced that an apex advisory board for the university would come into being by the first week of May. Delivering his report of the university's activities on Thursday, he said the terms of references are being ...
ODI gone for a six.
May 01, 2009 ... Kochi, May 1 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kaloor may have to endure nature's fury far longer than what Kochiites would have wished for. The impact of the delay is that Kochi stands to lose the One-Day International Cricket match that would have been allotted ...
Indian IT firms abroad plan to hire foreign hands.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- Amidst mounting sentiments against offshoring jobs from the US in particular and other countries in general, Indian IT majors are planning to hire more non-Indians in foreign countries. The IT companies however, claim that this is not due to pressure from the US or ...
By God, Prabhu sets his sights high.
May 01, 2009 ... Coimbatore, May 1 -- At 10 am the mercury had already started soaring. Scores of cadre belonging to Congress, DMK and VCK converged before the 'Munthi' Vinayagar temple located at Puliyakulam junction waiting for Coimbatore Congress candidate R Prabhu. Policemen on duty were on their toes ...
Reel on real women.
May 01, 2009 ... Kochi, May 1 -- Real Women, a documentary by Carving Minds, will be screened at Padma Cine Hall, Padma Junction on Friday. It's a documentary sourced on HD format with 5.1 surround sound and released through QUBE digital satellite broadcast system. It's a venture to depict ...
Puthukudiyiruppu survivors in bad shape.
May 01, 2009 ... Ramanathapuram, May 1 -- Life has become a struggle for survival for this couple, Kantharupan and Kalyani, from Puthukudiyiruppu, a war-torn region in Sri Lanka. Kalyani lost both her arms and Kantharupan was seriously injured in a bomb blast in their area. They were among the ...
SAS saw a taxing last day.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- Doubts and complications, long queues and non-stop enquires-- everything boiled over at the BBMP help centres on Thursday, the last day of filling out property taxes. The newly-added CMC areas witnessed more of the turmoil. Property tax collection was in full ...
These ROMEOs just can't stop laughing.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- When some elderly people waved their hands and started laughing out loud in the press club which was abuzz with activity on a particularly hot Thursday afternoon, others could not but spare a moment to laugh. Indeed, laughter is contagious. About 10 elderly ...
Rediscover your rhythm of life.
May 01, 2009 ... Kochi, May 1 -- Krishna Das, a businessman in his early 40s based in Muvattupuzha, had been suffering from back pain for the last 28 years. Because of his health problem he was not in a position to do any kind of exercise as it would aggravate the pain. But he was determined to find a ...
Independents prepare to lose, yet hope to win attention.
May 01, 2009 ... Puducherry, May 1 -- Puducherry is witnessing the highest turn out of independent candidates, totalling to 18, in the fray for the Lok Sabha elections. Candidates are also contesting from political parties which hardly have any political base in Puducherry, like Kamaraj Deseeya Congress, ...
Judge's daughter-in-law ends life.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- The daughter-in-law of a district judge committed suicide by hanging at her residence at Kaggadasapura in Mahadevapura police station limits here on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Preethi(23). The incident is suspected to have happened ...
RBI submits 1,440 fake notes to cops.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- The Reserve Bank of India regional office here has submitted to police as many as 1,440 counterfeit notes of various denominations. The value of these notes stand at Rs 3.07 lakh. The counterfeit notes would be sent for examination. The circulation of these ...
Police nab law student's 'killer'.
May 01, 2009 ... Jajpur, May 1 -- In a breakthrough in the alleged rape and murder of Tapaswini Panda _ a law student of MS Law College, Cuttack _ Bhadrak and Crime Branch police in association with Jajpur police arrested the key accused today morning. The accused identified as Chittaranjan Sahu (32) was ...
Bonding with tradition.
May 01, 2009 ... Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- FOR Orissa and the Oriyas, Monday was a very special day. It was Akshaya Tritiya, the auspicious occasion for the farmers and the birthday of the 12th century saint-poet Jayadev. And for the fourth consecutive year, city-based cultural organisation Parampara thought ...
Gowda's stand dashes hopes of Thettayil.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- The timely intervention of Janata Dal(Secular) national president H D Deve Gowda had cast a shadow over the ministerial dreams of Janata Dal MLA Jose Thettayil. A letter written by Gowda to Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan conveying that JD(S) state ...
Know your responsibilities; High Court to trade unions.
May 01, 2009 ... Kochi, May 1 -- Coming down heavily on the trade unions for creating an adverse industrial development climate in the state, the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to provide police security to the Cochin Port Trust and Vallarpadom Container Trans-shipment ...
Mass run.
May 01, 2009 ... Kottayam, May 1 -- Indian Academy of Pediatrics Kerala state branch, together with the Kottayam district branch, is conducting a mass run on May 5 at Pala, in connection with the observance of World Asthma Day. The run will be flagged off from Pala IMA hall at Moonnani by IAP former state ...
NREGS stops migration of job-seekers.
May 01, 2009 ... Athani, May 1 -- Thanks to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), youths from the border village of Kohalli are not migrating to neighbouring states in search of jobs this summer. The scheme has opened the doors of opportunity in Kohalli itself, and has ...
Action plan to supply water to parched areas.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- With the scorching summer heat triggering a soaring demand for drinking water, much more than what the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) can purify and supply, a high-level meeting held here on Thursday charted out an action plan to bring water to the parched ...
Dammunnodu in last week of May.
May 01, 2009 ... New Delhi, May 1 -- Dammunnodu, the Rishi and Sowmya starrer, is expected to be released in the last week of May. Allari Naresh and producer K Achireddy released the film's audio at a function at Prasad Labs in the city on Wednesday evening. "I appear as an youngster from a ...
I PU application.
May 01, 2009 ... Bangalore, May 1 -- The Department of PU Education has issued guidelines regarding the sale of application forms and prospectus for admissions to the I-PU department. Colleges have been instructed to sell application forms at Rs 15, and under no circumstances can the college sell the ...
Bus Operator adds insult to death.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- As if causing the death was not enough, Shama Travels, the Bangalore-based bus operators, heaped more agony on the family of Hari S Nair who died in a bus accident near Salem a few days ago. The accident had taken place between 11.15 p.m. and 11.30 ...
Nara Rohit's film on May 4.
May 01, 2009 ... New Delhi, May 1 -- Aswini Dutt who introduced several star-sons like Mahesh Babu and Ramcharan Teja is going to introduce a political leader's son for the first time. Yes. He is going to produce a film featuring Rohit, son of Nara Chandrababu Naidu's younger brother Rammurthy Naidu. ...
4 drown in sea.
May 01, 2009 ... Karwar, May 1 -- Four people, including two women and a boy drowned in the sea at Mogerkere beach near Mundalli of Bhatkal taluk around 8.30 pm on Thursday. The body of the boy has been recovered. He was identified as Sanjay Shankar Achari. Search is on to locate the ...
KWA seeks Government help.
May 01, 2009 ... Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 -- With the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) starting to snap power supply to the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) facilities on account of non-payment of arrears, Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran on Thursday called for the Government's help to pay the ...