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Centre to concentrate on hydropower to ward off power crisis: PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today launched an ‘initiative’ for adding 50,000 MW of hydroelectric power in 16 states with the objective of making “electricity available for all.” ....... 

Gingee resignation a setback, admits MDMK
CHENNAI: The Marumalarchi DMK (MDMK) today admitted that its image had suffered a temporary dent by the resignation of its nominee and Minister of State for Revenue ......... 

What’s not there in a name?
LUCKNOW: Finally, what’s in a name? Ask Ms Mayawati and she will reel out districts after districts she has rechristened for answer ......  

YSR resumes padayatra with attack on TDP
HYDERABAD: Congress leader Y S Rajasekhar Reddy resumed his padayatra this morning in the coastal district of East Godavari after a break of six days......... 

Trinamool's cabinet dream turns sour
KOLKATA: The final dream of the Trinamool Congress of making it to the NDA ministry turned sour today with party chief Mamata Banerjee, refusing to see eye-to-eye with the  Prime Minister's “unilateral” decision.......

VHP kicks up row over rebuilding temple 
near Kerala dam
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Close on the heels of the controversial refusal by Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony to prevent the trishul distribution by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad  in the State, the Kerala State Electricity Board has come under fire.......

'Ladakh Council’ triggers fresh trouble in J&K SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to set up a separate Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council for the shia-dominated Kargil district next month, has triggered........... 

Shinde secures record votes
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's wish to get elected to the assembly with a record votes was fulfilled today when he emerged victorious by netting........

BJP wrests seat from Cong in Gujarat
NEW DELHI: The ruling BJP wrested Songadh in Gujarat from the Congress and the Indian National Lok Dal and the Rashtriya Janata Dal retained the two seats for which byelections were held........

Trinamul Congress Party supporters shout slogans in front of a portrait of their leader Mamata Banerjee in Calcutta, on Friday during a meeting of the party's leaders.  Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee who is likely to reshuffle his three-tier cabinet  hinted he would offer a job to Mamata Banerjee who has earned the sobriquet of "revolving-door" minister because of her frequent resignations from and returns to Vajpayee's cabinet.  AFP

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