The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 06, 2006

Tension at Gangavaram; leaders, fishermen arrested
There was tension at Gangavaram village again on Friday, as the State Government decided to get tough with the agitating fishermen in order to resume construction work at the port disrupted for a week due to the agitation. Several leaders ... More

ADB vows to set up training centre
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has responded positively to the Andhra Pradesh Government's appeal to set up a regional training centre in the State. "This topic has not previously been raised by the Government of India in the ... More

P&G's new Head & Shoulders
P&G has announced the launch of its new best-ever Head & Shoulders with advance VitaZinc system in the city. It would be available in 200 ml; 100 ml and 7.5 ml satchets, a company press release said. ... More

Icrisat research work at ADB meet
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) is representing the research work of the international agricultural research institutes in the exhibition at the 39th annual meeting of the board of ... More

Right to information meet at Hyderabad
A national conference on Right To Information (RTI) is being organised here on Monday. Chief Information Commissioners of eight states besides Central Information Commissioners are expected to take part. Organised jointly by the ... More

Bangla Minister admitted to hospital
Mr Saifur Rahman, Minister for Finance of Bangladesh, who is in the city to attend the ongoing ADB annual meeting, has been admitted to a private hospital here. The officials have rushed Mr Rahman, who suffered from urinary tract ... More

Saboo group Chairman passes away
The Chairman of the Saboo Group, Mr R.K. Saboo, passed away on Friday. He was 83. He is survived by wife, three sons and a daughter. After promoting insurance and fertilisers business initially, he made a mark in the automobile ... More

KERALA

KSCB unveils loan schemes
Aid for rural tourism, farmland and business ventures More

National Tech Day celebrations
The Institution of Engineers (India) will observe National Technology Day on May 11 jointly with the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (STEC) and Kinfra. A special function will be arranged at the ... More

SBT donates ambulance
State Bank of Travancore (SBT) has donated an ambulance to the Hindu Mahila Mandiram, a social service undertaking here. Mr Pradeep Shankar, Chief General Manager, SBT, handed over the key to Ms Sreekumari Amma, Secretary of the ... More

Toon Boom Harmony at Toonz
Toonz Animation India has become the largest Toon Boom `Harmony' installation in India. `Harmony' is a Canadian software, whose toolset helps meet digital animation production needs. This will help create highest quality ... More

Capstocks to host workshop
Capstocks and Securities (India), one of the leasing stock and share marketing companies in the country, is hosting a one-day workshop on `Managing trade and technical analysis' here on Sunday. Various technical trading methods ... More

KARNATAKA

Karnataka Vikas Bank posts 22.26 pc growth
Disburses loans of Rs 846 cr; farm sector gets Rs 436 cr More

Boost dairy sector to develop Bagepalli: Study
CII-PwC study urges use of drip irrigation More

`Focus on retail deposits, lending'
Mr Anantakrishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank Ltd, has urged the regional heads of the bank to focus on stable retail deposits and retail lending to ensure sustained growth. A bank release here said ... More

OTHER STATES

Hutch to invest Rs 500 cr on upgrade
Cellular service provider Hutch on Friday announced plans to invest Rs 500 crore on network augmentation and allied projects in the Calcutta Telecom District and the West Bengal Telecom Circle in the current calendar year. Speaking to ... More

MAHARASHTRA

Pune beats Mumbai in software exports
Private players to develop more IT parks in the city More

UK keen on boosting trade with India
The UK was the fourth largest investor in India during January-October 2005. More