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Activist's death triggers outrage in Andhra

Congress activist B Munni Kama Koti set himself ablaze at a party rally in Tirupati last weekend in protest against the Centre's assertion that no state would be accorded special category status.

Kerala high court stays formation of new local bodies

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, state secretary of the CPI (M) alleged that the government had formed new local bodies in a manner creating vote bank of a particular community for the benefit of a constituent of the ruling UDF.