The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 19, 2005

UK will take liberal view on visas to Indians: Straw
THE British Foreign Secretary, Mr Jack Straw, today said that the UK would take a liberal view on granting visas to Indians. Speaking to MPs and business leaders under the auspices of the Indo-British Parliamentary Forum of the FICCI, he said: ... More

POLICY

PSU bond obligations will be honoured, say officials
THE Centre has taken note of the default in meeting bond obligations issued under sovereign guarantee by two public sector undertakings under the Ministry of Heavy Industries, namely Instrumentation Ltd and HMT Ltd, and is working out a plan to ... More

POLITICS

AP Oppn dubs it jugglery, CM says best ever
THE Opposition parties have dubbed the Andhra Pradesh Budget for 2005-06 as a mere jugglery of figures even while the Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, described it as the "best budget" that has ever been presented in the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

`Bring public servants under contract system'
THE former Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Mr N. Vittal, has stressed the need to modify Article 311 of the Constitution to bring public servants under a contract system. Inaugurating the second national convention of Indian Liberal Group here ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Consolidated IT system for customs, excise, service taxes
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the creation of a consolidated computing infrastructure for customs, central excise and service tax applications with an expenditure of Rs 167.05 crore. The scheme envisages ... More

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