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ACCIDENTS


`Sabotage' derails another train
IN yet another train accident in the State, the Pakala-Bellary Passenger train derailed in the early hours today between Madanapalle and Tummanagunta stations, killing the assistant driver and injuring many others. Alleging that sabotage was ... More

LOTTERY


Keno lottery proves a hit
KENO, the new game introduced by Playwin Online Lottery, has received good response from Kerala soon after its introduction between June 8 to 24. The game, during the period of 17 days, has recorded a sale of Rs 2.06 crore in the State as ... More

ECONOMY


Vested interests, greens derail investment tempo
Most of the opposition to developmental projects is politicised and based on superficial information, though some are genuine. More

Coimbatore district credit plan outlay up
HAVING surpassed the annual plan projection target for 2002-03, the Coimbatore District Annual Credit Plan (ACP) outlay for the 2003-04 fiscal envisages an absolute increase of Rs 264.64 crore at Rs 2,891.92 crore over the previous year's ... More

POWER


KPTCL in talks with Kerala for sale of power — To offer 100 MW from Mangalore project
THE Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) has opened negotiations with the Kerala State Electricity Board for sale of 100 MW of power from the 1,015-MW private power project to be set up in Mangalore. Sources said current ... More

APTransco gears up for Pushkaram fest
GEARING up for the upcoming Godavari Puskharam Festival, the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (APTransco) is making arrangements to ensure reliable power along the places, which are being spruced up for 12-day event beginning on ... More

TAXATION


Service tax: Grey areas still remain, says CII
IN an effort to seek clarifications from the authorities on various issues regarding service tax, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising a day-long seminar here on July 10. In a statement, the chamber has said that the seminar ... More

WATER


Packaged water prices going up
IT'S a price war in reverse. At a time when prices of soft drinks have taken an unprecedented dip across all sizes, declining sharply by as much as 40 per cent in some cases, prices of packaged water — both in the bulk and retail segment ... More

  • Kerala: 87 water projects executed

    RADIO/TV


    CAS delay to hit channels' revenues
    THE staggered implementation of the Conditional Access System (CAS) is likely to hit revenue models of both pay channels and free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters. Free-to-air channels such as SAB TV, Sahara TV and Eenadu had pitted their hopes on ... More

    Mixed response to CAS deferment
    THE proposal to defer the rollout of the Conditional Access System (CAS) to September 1 has met with mixed response from broadcasters, cable operators, advertisers and media planners. While the suggested rollout plan would benefit all parties, ... More

    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


    Chidambaram calls for synergy in science and tech application
    THE Principal Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister, Dr R. Chidambaram, has called for a `coherent synergy' of efforts in science and technology with human resources development, policy support and industry-academia participation for making ... More

    DISINVESTMENT


    CM tells MPs to push Iffco proposal on FACT
    THE Chief Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, has requested Members of Parliament from the State to use all forces at their command in order to pre-empt the sell-out of the Central sector Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) to unscrupulous ... More

    RURAL DEVELOPMENT


    Help poor, Kalam tells entrepreneurs
    THE President, two Union Ministers, three Chief Ministers, one former Chief Minister, one Deputy Chief Minister, the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and India's most famous film star studded the dais at the first Dhirubhai Ambani ... More

    LABOUR REFORMS


    `Radical labour reforms difficult in democratic India'
    THE former Prime Minister, Mr Chandra Shekhar, has pulled up industry for comparing the reforms process in India with that of China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Addressing members of the Merchants' Chamber of Commerce (MCC) here on Sunday, Mr ... More

    TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


  • AP extends ban on strike

    EVENTS


    Arun Shourie recounts IPCL sell-off process — `There was pressure to block Reliance'
    THE Union Minister for Disinvestment, Mr Arun Shourie, today admitted there have been "unbelievable pressures throughout to disqualify Reliance" from bidding for Indian Petrochemical Corporation Ltd. "The pressures brought not just this ... More

    Quite a clip?
    THINK global, act local - that seems to be the idea behind the recent announcement of the proposed Local Investor Meet (LIM) to be held in Kozhikode in March 2004.The meet, being organised jointly by the District Panchayat, District Industries ... More

  • Secunderabad Engagements
  • Festival of Asia in London from Aug 23

    EXPORTS & IMPORTS


    Pepper exports down on higher global price
    PEPPER exports for the period January-May this year have declined on comparatively higher prices prevailing in the world pepper market this year. . Total exports from the six producing countries during this period were down 16 per cent to ... More

    Exporters want Petrapole notified as land port
    EXPORTS to Bangladesh, via the important Petrapole-Benapole border in West Bengal suffer frequently either on account of a truck congestion/detention or flash strikes by either transporters or whosoever has a stake in the area. Exporters blame ... More

    STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


    Kolkata firm seeks CIFT certification
    TQSI, a Kolkata-based agency involved in implementing quality and food safety management systems in the agri/food sector, has signed an MoU with the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) under the ICAR for conducting verification of ... More
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