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BJP in poll mode, chalks out strategy

Against the backdrop of the Karnataka debacle, the BJP top brass discussed a roadmap leading to the general elections, and the agenda for the forthcoming national executive meet in Goa.

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Two of the existing three jack wells on the Hemavathy backwaters installed by Hassan municipality have gone dry, officials are a worried lot, as they have no alternative to provide drinking water.

A reception committee with Mayor Tony Chammany as the president and District Collector P I Sheikh Pareeth as general convener was formed on Monday to make the launch of the construction work of the Kochi Metro Rail a grand event.

Water tanker operators in the capital called off their strike on Monday afternoon even as the district administration and the KWA termed the strike a ‘non-issue’ and that the strike had not hit water supply in any manner.

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Writing to PM Manmohan Singh on the issue again, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa drew his attention to the unanimous resolution passed by the state assembly on May 3 pressing for the retrieval of the islet in the Palk Strait.

Putting an end to the debate over the entry of KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala into the Cabinet, the Chief Minister on Monday reiterated his stand that Chennithala, like in the past, continued to be not interested in joining the Cabinet.

Vidhana Soudha, the seat of power in the state, which also houses the offices of several ministers and senior officers, wore a festive look on Monday, after gap of over a month.

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