The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 13, 2003

Deepavali to be less noisy, more colourful
DEEPAVALI this year will be a more colourful and less noisy festival as compared to last year, according to Mr S. Maheswaran, President, The Tamil Nadu Fireworks and Amorces Manufacturers' Association. Addressing a press conference here on ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS

Open house meet
MANGALORE: The Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Mangalore, Mr P. Karthikeyan, will answer to queries on "Service Tax Law and Procedures" at an open house meeting at the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) in ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

Indo-Israel trade likely to grow 25 pc
TRADE between India and Israel is expected to increase by 25 per cent to $1.5 billion during 2003 compared to $1.2 billion in 2002, according to Mr Ken Sagar, President of Indo-Israeli Chamber of Commerce & Industry. This is excluding defence ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Dead slow: Work in progress
ON the very first day of creation, God established light in the darkness. On day two, he separated the waters above from those below, creating heaven. On day three, he created dry land amidst the water and brought forth trees and vegetation. Day ... More

Resource maps ready for Ernakulam dist.

POWER

APTranco intensifies drive to check pilferage
THE Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (APTransco) has detected 2,15,983 cases of theft in a little over three years and arrested 5,268 persons involved in theft, pilferage and malpractices during the period. "By taking action against ... More

Karnataka: Bid to tax captive plants flayed
MANGALORE: Dr V.S. Acharya, MLC and Vice-President of the BJP's Karnataka unit, has opposed the move of the Government to impose tax on captive power plants installed by industries in the State. Addressing presspersons in Udupi, he said ... More

EDUCATION

Seminar on challenges to management, commerce education
THE Federation of Teachers' Council of Commerce and Management Education in Karnataka will hold the fifth State-level conference of commerce and management teachers on the topic "Corporate challenges to commerce and management education" in ... More

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS

Auto parts industry seeks time for inclusion in FTA
THE auto components industry has asked the Government for "some time" to mature to a stage where it can face competition from abroad at zero or low import duties. The Automotive Components Manufacturers Association, (ACMA), supported by the ... More

GEMS & JEWELLERY

Gold fest begins; jewellers told to ensure purity
JEWELLERS in Kerala should take special care to ensure the purity of the gold they sell, said the Finance Minister, Mr K. Sankaranarayanan, while inaugurating the `Kerala Gold Festival - Swarnam 03' in Thiruvananthapuram. Expressing the ... More

PRECIOUS METALS

Gold to trade in $355-395 range
``In the short term prices will probably move lower resulting from the speculative overhang of long positions on Comex, weak current demand for price-sensitive fabrication and new surge in scrap supply.'' More

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Bhushan is IACC (South) chief
HYDERABAD: Wg Cdr (retd), Mr A.B. Bhushan, of Pennar Group has been elected President of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Southern Region). Mr Bhushan, who served the Indian Air Force for 24 years, has been associated ... More

KNITWEAR & HOSIERY

Readymade garment exports increase
EXPORTS of readymade garments (RMGs) to quota-restricted countries during the first five months of the current fiscal grew by a modest 1.6 per cent in volume and 7.67 per cent in terms of value, compared with the corresponding months of ... More

DISINVESTMENT

Delhi Centaur sell-off: Centre likely to invite bids soon
UNPERTURBED by the setback in the divestment of the two oil majors, the Government is all set to restart the process of sell-off of the Delhi Centaur Hotel and Skychef air kitchens in Mumbai and Delhi from next week. Official sources told ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Finance Ministry's decision hits Dutch-aided projects in AP
DUTCH-AIDED projects to the extent of Rs 1,400-crore at various levels for approval and sanction in Andhra Pradesh have been put on `hold' as a consequence of the recent decision by the Union Ministry of Finance (MoF). The decision taken by ... More

EVENTS

Meet to showcase workspace advantages in India
THE International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) India's annual conference, India Workspace 2003, to be held here on November 14 and 15 will focus on `Advantage India'. Says Mr S. Sivakumar, Manager, Administration and Facilities, ... More

Engagements

Seminar on social work

EXPORTS & IMPORTS

`Best Exporters' award
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Government has invited for nominations for `Best Exporters' awards for 2000-01 and 2002-03 from entrepreneurs in the State under nine commodity groups. The categories include agriculture (and agro-based and ... More

TOURISM

Kerala signs pact with Intach to preserve State's heritage
THE Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) and the State Government today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to protect, conserve and preserve various facets of the State's heritage. Mr S.K. Mishra, Vice-Chairman, ... More

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