ANDHRAPRADESH

Prasad, Mithrakanth keep up spree

Punjab fight back from the brink, meet Services in final

BIHAR

Barred from Bathe, Vajpayee fumes

HC reserves order on Laloo's bail plea

DELHI

EC for PSU men on poll duty

Ordinance likely to hike judges' salary, perks

Rejecting olive branch, Mamata goes saffron

Govt accepts Vittal report, PSU guidelines cut

ANZ funds to acquire 75% stake in Esanda Finaz

SP firm on opposing BJP, with or without support from Congress

Kanshi ungrateful, says BJP

Battered Janata Dal turns to Laloo

QRs on small ship imports to continue

BSE for banks in gilts trading

BLC staff for revival before privatisation

JD toes UF line

Intelligence bureau plans eye in the sky to spy on planes

Shaw Wallace to double beer production in 3 years

Huge inflows force Birla Income to hike entry load to 1.5%

GUJARAT

Parikh minister may withdraw resignation

RJP all for assembly polls

Prasad, Rosa excel

JAMMUKASHMIR

Farooq one-up as opponents still fiddle over election ploys

Farooq Govt implements pay panel report

KARNATAKA

Narasimha Rao down & out, literally

LCA spectre looms large over seminar

Con-woman lands in jail

KERALA

My Son's Father

Ghanians replace Nigerians in Kochin

MAHARASHTRA

Rains scythe State farmers' harvest to feed politicians

Bizbits -- Silver prices sky-rocket

FTII council backs Agashe's strategy to upgrade institute

No takers for Peugeot stake

UB group co banned from raising deposits

Joshi loses his cool, turns the heat on State bureaucrats

State Council polls

Forward premium on dollar goes up

RBI panel to re-examine money supply aspects

NSE clearing body should get bank status

Panel to finalise norms for teak schemes

State river policy runs into rough waters

Unocal plans $2-bn gas project for India

Bearish trend continues

Advocate General indicts BMC chief

10-year-old run over by BEST bus at Kandivli

Sunder scalps four

Confusion in BMC over Mayor-in-Council

Hinduja to meet MMPKB in semifinals

Alvito

Mumbai collegians come out with flying colours

Kidnapped boy back, mystery intact

Bovelander to visit Mumbai

CR services come to a standstill

Indiscretion best for Soparivala Trophy

Pay up, locals are not for free

Breach Candy installs spiral CT scanner

Cops duped in bogus scheme

Mumbai Notes -- Bar Council elections

Three-in-a-row for Father Agnel

Atul, BASF may terminate VAT dyes pact in '98

Obsolete risk management tools must be replaced

Maharashtra to float fresh tender for convention centre

Essel group to put up water park in Mumbai

NSE joins CII, to provide inputs to policy makers

Lloyds Securities seeks FIPB nod to divest 75% to foreign partner

PUNJAB

Return of the Native

TAMILNADU

ADMK, Cong tie-up likely

CBI ordered to further probe acid attack case

Nakheeran editor moves court over Veerappan issue

RBI intervention vital to curb chaos in forex market

Madras Stock Exchange to set up in-house clearing system

UTTARPRADESH

Advani's recipe for Mathura, Kashi not tempting enough

WESTBENGAL

Enron signs pact with RPG