The Hindu Business Line : Engagements

Bharat Chamber of Commerce: Symposium on Union Budget Proposals; Panel Speakers: Mr P.M. Narielvala, Mr Nirmal Poddar, Mr Dilip Desai and Dr Abhijit Sen; 3.15 p.m.; Park Hotel, Kolkata.

Centre for Economics and Taxation Studies: Seminar on Union Budget; Speakers: Mr Rajive Kaul, Chairman, Nicco Group,

Mr N.K. Poddar, Sr Advocate and Mr R.S. Jhawar, E-D, Eveready Inds, etc.; 5.30 p.m.; Merchants' Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata.

JULY 13

CII session with business delegation from Zimbabwe, led by Mr H.E.K. Manyonda, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and International Trade; 10.00 a.m., Hotel Hyatt (Senate room), New Delhi.

CII organising a meet with Mr Mahmudur Rahman, Executive Chairman, Board of Investment, Bangladesh; 12.30 p.m.; Hotel Taj Palace, S.P. Marg, New Delhi.

CII (Eastern region) in association with the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India: Seminar on `Enhancing India's Engineering Exports to China'; 3.00 p.m.; Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata.

Alstom Ltd: 48th AGM; 10.00 a.m.; Kalamandir, 48, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata.

Indian Chamber of Commerce: Meeting with the Italian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms Margherita Boniver; 3.00 p.m.; Chamber premises, Kolkata.

JULY 14

FICCI meeting with German business delegation, with Mr Peter Ammon, Director-General for Economic Affairs, Germany, as speaker; 11.30 a.m.; FICCI, Tansen Marg, New Delhi.

Mr Subir Raha, CMD - ONGC to address CII's distinguished lecture series, 10.30 a.m.; Hotel Le Meridien, Janpath, Delhi.

Exide Inds Ltd: 57th AGM; 10.30 a.m.; Kalamandir, Kolkata.

JULY 15

Smart Card Tech India conference on national ID-Card and e-governance with the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr S. Reghupathy, as Chief Guest; 10.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m.; Le Meridian, New Delhi.

JULY16

Mr PD Shenoy, Labour Secretary to address workshop on `Knowledge of Labour Laws' organised by ASSOCHAM; 10.00a.m.; ASSOCHAM House, 47, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi.

Indian Refractory Makers Association: 43rd AGM; Mr. B.K. Panda, CMD, RINL, Chief Guest; 12.00 noon; Hotel Hindustan International, 235/1, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata.

JULY 17

FICCI seminar on Commodity Futures, with Mr L. Mansingh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, as speaker; 10.30 a.m.; FICCI, New Delhi.