The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Workshop on service tax in Madurai
Madurai Chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India is organising a workshop on `Service tax - Practice and procedure' on March 18, at Sivakasi Chartered Accountants Association Hall. The focus is to impart the ... More

UTI Bank plans four more branches in TN
UTI Bank has plans to open seven more branches in south zone, of which, four would be located in Tamil Nadu. The four new branches will come up in Vellore, Paramakudi, Nagarcoil and an additional branch at Chennai. With the opening of two more ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH

AP Govt to introduce Maritime Board Bill
The State, with a very long coastline, could promote petro-chemical investment regions, port-based special economic zones and shipbuilding activity, official sources said. State Cabinet wants `creamy layer' slab raised More

Maya Bazaar in animation
Veteran film director Mr Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, who is known for his experimental themes and their treatment, is working on yet another interesting project. This time, he is going to make the animation film Maya Bazaar, ... More

KERALA

Kerala CM for `permanent solution' to row
The Chief Minister noted that the State Government had to continue with its good relations with Tamil Nadu, and protect the lives of the people in the State. Bill to restrict water level at Mullaperiyar More

LPO is the next big thing for India
Legal process outsourcing (LPO) is emerging as a key vertical in knowledge-based services in India. It is the next big thing waiting to happen for India, said Mr N.T. Nair, Chief Editor, Executive Knowledge Lines, and Editor, IEEE India Info, at ... More

Kerala tourism commercial gets award
Kerala Tourism's television commercial, Highway, has won the `Das Golden Stadttor' (Golden City Gate) award at the recently held ITB Berlin tourism and travel fair. The commercial that won the award was selected from over 300 ... More

KARNATAKA

TVS to export Apache soon
TVS Motor Co will start exporting Apache, its 150-cc bike in another three months. "We have already got enquiries from all over the world and should start exporting the bike in another three-four months," Mr Prasad Narasimhan, Vice-President, ... More

Rs 20-lakh aid from GAIL
GAIL (India) has extended Rs 20-lakh assistance to set up an Air Pollution Related Diseases Diagnostic Centre (APRDDC) at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases Hospital. The centre would be an R&D outfit aimed at ... More

Bangalore metro project work to begin from Sept
To go before CCEA on March 16 More

OTHER STATES

Chhattisgarh Plan outlay fixed at Rs 5,378 cr
The Annual Plan of Chhattisgarh for the next fiscal year has been determined at Rs 5,378.06 crore, inclusive of a one-time additional assistance of Rs 24 crore and additional resources of Rs 313 crore from the share of Central taxes to be used ... More

N-E States seek export council
`Multi-commodity registration facility needed' More

`World class'
READY FOR A RIDE: The Prime Minister of Finland, Mr Matti Vanhanen, at a station on the Metro line in New Delhi on Tuesday. Mr Vanhanen, along with his delegation, spent about an hour at the metro facilities. He described the facility as "one ... More