INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
LOTTERY
Kerala Govt charges unfounded: Lottery traders
THE All-India Federation of Lottery Trade and Allied Industries (AIFLTAI) on Tuesday said the Kerala Government was trying to regulate other State lotteries because of their `competitiveness', and allegations of irregularities in their sales were ...
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ECONOMY
Core industries post 9 pc growth in April
THE new fiscal has begun with a bang, with the six core infrastructure industries registering a nine-per cent year-on-year growth in April, compared with 4.5 per cent registered during the same month of the previous year. The growth has been ...
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HEALTH
CARD technique to detect cardiac illness
THE bad news is that more than 13.5 crore Indians are afflicted with some kind of cardiovascular ailment and that more and more people below 40 years are getting heart diseases. The good news is that one can prevent heart attacks by detecting ...
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Rural health, population control to get top priority: Anbumani
IMPROVING rural health facilities and bringing them on a par with developed countries is the top most priority of the new Union Health Minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss. Speaking to newspersons after taking charge of his office, Dr Ramadoss said ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Azad to expedite Master Plan for Delhi region
WITH the Congress heading the Government at both the Centre and Delhi, the Master Plan for the development of the National Capital Region (NCR) is likely to get expedited. Speaking to reporters soon after taking charge, the new Urban ...
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POWER
AP diploma engineers suggest ways to cut power wastage
THE Andhra Pradesh Power Diploma Engineers Association stated that the power utilities in the State would be able to save 1,725 million units of energy worth Rs 405 crore by erection of single phase transformers for all rural lighting systems, ...
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States should pay for free power, says Sayeed
THE Central Government today advised the States to foot the subsidy bills, in the case of free power supply to farmers . Speaking to press persons , the Power Minister Mr P.M. Sayeed, said, "State Governments wanting to provide free power must ...
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TEXTILES
TN powerloom weavers reiterate demand for Cenvat removal
THE various regional powerloom weavers' bodies in the State have congratulated the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on its assumption of office at the Centre. In their letters of commendation, the weavers' bodies have reiterated ...
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RADIO/TV
Interoperability of STBs not viable, say manufacturers
THE domestic set-top box (STB) manufacturers, who have been pitching for an early implementation of the conditional access system (CAS), are opposed to the idea of making interoperability of STBs mandatory. In their submissions before the ...
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Thiruvananthapuram DD to telecast adalat on jobs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan intends to telecast a spot grievance redressal programme pertaining to employment sector next month. Announcing this, an official spokesman said here that the Kerala Labour Minister, Mr ...
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
`New Govt will provide impetus to growth'
THE American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM-India) has welcomed the new team of ministers at the Centre. Mr Sunil Mehta, Country Head and Chief Executive AIG (India) and Chairman, AMCHAM-India said, "Mr Chidambaram, as Finance Minister, ...
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BIO-TECH & GENETICS
Bio-tech seminar in Thiruvananthapuram
THE Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) here is organising a seminar on `Microbial diversity: A source of innovation in biotechnology' from May 27, said Dr G.M. Nair, Director, TBGRI, at a press conference today. The ...
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DISINVESTMENT
Disinvestment panel members resign
THE entire team of Disinvestment Commission, including its Chairman Mr R.H. Patil, and four part-time members have tendered their resignations, rendering the advisory body defunct with only the member Secretary, Mr Amitabh Bhattacharya, ...
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EVENTS
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
EEPC pegs export target at $11.5 b
THE Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) has fixed a target of $11.5 billion for the current financial year, indicating a 15 per cent growth over the 2003-04 achievement of $10 billion. During 2002-03, engineering exports crossed the ...
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Exports rise 20 pc in April
THE country's exports clocked up a relatively robust growth of close to 20 per cent in dollar terms during the inaugural month of the current financial year, spurred on by good performance across all product categories of ...
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TOURISM
AP Tourism targets Rs 60-crore income
ENCOURAGED by a 49 per cent growth in its operational income last year, the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is targeting an income of Rs 60.86 crore (Rs 46.76 crore) for the current fiscal. To attract more tourists into ...
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BOOKS
Now SuperCar books series in Kerala
KOCHI: Navneet Publications (India) Ltd, one of the leading companies in educational books and paper stationery, has launched a series of SuperCar My Long Books in the State market. The product has been launched in soft cover format in ...
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