The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 14, 2006

CII to host two-day textile meet
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising the fourth edition of `Comptex', a conference on textile industry on April 4 and 5 at the SITRA Auditorium here. Organised in association with The South India Mills Association (SIMA), ... More

`Prosperity lies in resourcefulness'
Human capital and capital resources more significant than natural wealth More

ANDHRA PRADESH

Drive to trace tax evaders
I-T Dept widens net; Special software to track investments More

MeritTrac `assessment zone' in Hyderabad
MeritTrac Services, a skills assessment company, has opened an `assessment zone' here with infrastructure to conduct online tests, interviews and other tests. Claimed to be the first assessment zone in the country signalling a new trend in ... More

Centre clears proposals for 4 biotech parks
The Centre has cleared four new biotech parks/ incubators proposed by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) to be set up during fiscal 2006-07. These parks/ incubators will come up in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. In the ... More

Tally in tie-up with Osmania varsity
Tally India, a technology company, has tied up with Osmania University, Hyderabad for education programmes on Tally accounting software across colleges under the university umbrella. The Chief Executive Officer of South Asia Business, Tally ... More

In troubled waters
WOMEN FISH OUT muskmelon fruits after a flash flood in the Tungabhadra river inundated the crop near Kurnool on Monday.

HR management meet
A national meet `Samaroh-2006' was organised by the Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM), here. Delivering the keynote address, Prof P.K. Padhy, of the University of Behrampur, Orissa, stated that human resources ... More

New Mexico team calls on AP CM
A three-member delegation of senators from New Mexico called on the State Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Monday. They conveyed their interest in cooperation in areas such as hydrology, irrigation, mining and ... More

KERALA

Hospitals urged to outsource services
Indian hospitals should create exclusive infrastructure for corporate medical tourism that would comply with international service and quality standards recognised by the international insurance industry to tap the emerging medical services ... More

A requiem for Smart City?
As long as software development and call centre operations remain two of the Indian economy's fastest growing sectors, Kerala can hope to attract world-class IT companies - with or without Smart City. More

Awesome acme
ANAMUDI, south India's highest mountain peak, is emerging as a favourite destination for trekkers as well as tourists visiting Munnar.

LIC's Bima Gold well received
LIC's Golden jubilee plan, Bima Gold, has received good response from public as the Ernakulam division could sell more than one lakh policies and became the top division in the South Zone comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala and ... More

KARNATAKA

KCCI seeks VAT cut on cashew kernels
While the cashew-consuming States in the country have reduced VAT to 4 per cent, Karnataka has fixed VAT at 12.5 per cent. More

MAHARASHTRA

Maharashtra's VAT claim may be Rs 1,800 cr
Maharashtra has made an aggregate compensation claim of Rs 1,406 crore to the Centre for the shortfall in tax revenues recorded by the State in the first 10 months of the current fiscal on account of implementation of State-level VAT from April ... More

Andhra Bank opens new branch at Kalina
Andhra Bank has inaugurated the 1193rd branch of the bank at Kalina, Santa Cruz (East), Mumbai. The newly opened branch of the bank works on all the seven days of the week and has a locker facility, said a release from the ... More