The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 19, 2002

Kerala Govt planning curbs on medical reimbursements
THE Kerala Government proposes to impose some restrictions on the medical reimbursement scheme being enjoyed by its employees, according to the State Finance Minister, Mr K. Sankaranarayanan. Stating this in a written reply in the State ... More

POLITICS

Kalam elected President
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, signing autographs in the Capital on Thursday after being elected President of India.

STATES

Guarantee devolvement looms over State finances
STATE Governments, even the so-called rich States, appear to be heading towards disaster as the Rs 1,24,800-crore (as in year 2000) guarantees given by them begin devolving in a couple of years' time. Increasing defaults on State-guaranteed ... More

No regrets in the `Rue' land
Pondicherry is not too far from Chennai. Which is why there are many regulars who commute between the two places. However, it is perhaps inertia that keeps most Chennaiites from making a trip to Pondy. Similarly, for the many tourists who cross ... More

Focus on Pondicherry: The agenda
The Pondicherry Government has in-principle taken a decision to promote knowledge-based industries and environmentally friendly industries. Essentially, this would include information technology and biotechnology industries, tourism, the service ... More

State Finance Ministers to meet Jaswant Singh
THE empowered committee of State Finance Ministers will meet Mr Jaswant Singh, the new Finance Minister, to discuss State finances, according Dr Asim Dasgupta, West Bengal's Finance Minister. Dr Dasgupta, who is chairman of the committee, told ... More

PASIC to quench your thirst
The Pondicherry Agro Service and Industries Corporation Ltd (PASIC), the Government-run enterprise which bottles the Pondichery brand mineral water, is gearing up to face competition from multinationals in the branded packaged water ... More

Pondicherry at the crossroads
For long, Pondicherry enjoyed a low tax regime status. But, with uniform floor rate for sales tax coming into vogue throughout the country, Pondicherry has had to follow the Centre's diktat on this, much to the dismay of all — ... More

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