The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 03, 2006

CTMTC to sell 5 m spindles this year
China Texmatech Company (CTMTC) hopes to export to India about five million spindles during 2006 calendar, according to Mr Wu Xiuhua, Vice-President of CTMTC. The textile machinery manufacturing plant of the company has a mass production line ... More

Chinese co opens liaison office
First centre by a non-European textile group in India More

Lifestyle opens another store in Chennai
Lifestyle International, the retail chain of stores owned by Landmark Group, inaugurated its new store at the Chennai Citi Centre here on Thursday. Mr G. Sankar, Managing Director, Lifestyle, said at a press conference that the 75,000 sq ft ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH

Rs 200 crore sanctioned to 11 sugar units in AP
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 200 crore to help 11 co-operative sugar factories in Andhra Pradesh. The assistance has been timed with the current crushing season. The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), Delhi, would provide the ... More

Seminar on Budget on March 7
ING Vysya Bank and The Hindu Business Line are organising a seminar on the Union Budget at the VUDA Children's Theatre on March 7 from 6-9 p.m. Mr E.A.S. Sarma, former Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, will chair the ... More

Ministerial panel on Praja Pathakam
The Andhra Pradesh Government has constituted a committee of Group of Ministers that would seek to strategise the plan of action for the Praja Pathakam scheme. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, the State Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. ... More

AP set to receive Bush
Govt keen on cooperation in farm sector More

KERALA

SilkAir holiday fares
SilkAir has introduced special `summer holiday' fares for travel in March on its flights from Thiruvananthapuram to Singapore. The special return fare for the airline's Thiruvananthapuram-Singapore flight on Fridays is Rs ... More

Cultural fest for Henkel dealers
Henkel India Ltd organised a cultural extravaganza for its dealers and distributors in the State, where Henkel's flagship brand Mr White enjoys the reputation of a leading detergent brand in the mid-range detergent powder ... More

KARNATAKA

Aviation majors in race for facilities
A slew of foreign companies have pitched for ground and cargo handling facilities at the upcoming Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL). Those in the race include Swiss companies Jet Aviation and Swissport International; Singapore Airport ... More

Emirates Bangalore link
Emirates too has put Bangalore on its map. The airline has said it will start eight flights a week between Dubai and Bangalore from October 29 this year. In October last year, British Airways and Air France began direct services to the city. It ... More

OTHER STATES

Global meet on environment in New Delhi
An international conference on `Environment Management Practices in India' is being organised by the Pacific Institute of Management, Udaipur from March 3-5. The sponsor of the conference, All-India ... More

MAHARASHTRA

World Bank suspends aid to Mumbai project — `Non-compliance on resettlement issues'
The World Bank has pulled the plug on Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP). It has temporarily suspended the $150-million funding to the road and resettlement component of the MUTP. The suspension comes into effect from Thursday. Talking to ... More

Malaysia hopes to woo 3.5 lakh Indian visitors
Tourism Malaysia has kicked off a Rs 12-crore campaign in India as part of the country's 50th year of independence. The promotion campaign is expected to attract an estimated 3,50,000 Indians to Malaysia in 2007 when the celebrations kick off, ... More

No power cut in Mumbai
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has said on Thursday that there would be no load shedding in Mumbai city. The commission has asked the citizens to reduce their power consumption by 20 per cent and said it would again ... More