The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Maran wants TN Govt to set up IT task force
The Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, has suggested to the Tamil Nadu government to set up an Information Technology Task Force to address issues related to the IT sector. "I hope the State ... More

Telcordia Tech sets up R&D lab in Chennai
First such facility outside US; Wipro partnership to continue More

Sattur Chamber plea
Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industries has urged the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to consider and drop the announced service tax on the service of money orders, and express letters of postal service, effective from June ... More

`Make solar panels mandatory'
The burden on conventional energy sources can be reduced if installation of solar panels is made mandatory for all flat promoters, hotels and power laundries, according to the Chief Engineer of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
AP to get £ 100-m UK grant to boost health sector
The Andhra Pradesh Government would get a grant of £ 100 million (about Rs 860 crore) from DFID (Department for International Development, the UK) for bolstering the health sector in the State. The Government would have the flexibility in ... More

Anoo's Electrolysis to set up Intl Beauty School
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Part-time MBA programme
The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) has announced admissions for its part-time MBA programme for candidates qualified in the ICET 2006. Candidates should be in the age group of 25-40 and have minimum three years working ... More

Nice to be back!
CHILDREN DISCUSS their holiday activities on the school reopening day in Hyderabad. The schools reopened on Monday after the summer holidays.

New office-bearers for film chamber
Mr G. Viswanath (Urvasai Theatre, Vijayawada) has been elected President of Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce (APFCC) for the year 2006-07, a press release said here on Monday. The other office-bearers are: Mr K.S. Rama ... More

KERALA
Rs 1,000-crore investment target for Kerala Tourism
20 pc rise in foreign tourist arrivals; total earnings Rs 7,738 cr More

Kerala Minister asks stakeholders to explore new avenues
Kerala Tourism needs to adapt to the changes in the market quickly and exploit new vistas and avenues for growth, Mr Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, the State Tourism Minister, has said. For this, the State needs to tap new markets, develop new ... More

Shine after rain
AN EVENING SUN lights up the horizon against clear skies over Thiruvananthapuram as the southwest monsoon has taken a break.

Rs 1.47-crore grant for research unit on international migration
MoUs to be signed with many countries; Varsity for PIOs planned More

KARNATAKA
Karnataka CM moots public debate on corridor project
`Not against project but concerned about Government assets' More

NRIs forum seeks international terminal in Mangalore
UAE-based NRIs forum has urged the Karnataka Government to acquire land for the construction of international terminal at Mangalore airport at the earliest. A press release by the forum said that the Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr H.D. ... More

NICE urges CM to release remaining land
In a new development, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) has sent a 25-page memorandum to the Chief Minister, Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy, pressing him to release within a week the remaining land and to disburse landowners' compensation ... More

Novel protest
VILLAGERS DECIDED to adopt an innovative form of protest against NICE that is implementing the BMIC project. They cut vegetables and cooked their food on the section of the expressway (Outer Peripheral Road) that is scheduled to open to the ... More

OTHER STATES
Gujarat EB makes a turnaround wiping out Rs 2,542-cr loss
Prudent steps help it earn Rs 200-cr net profit More

MAHARASHTRA
Nasscom's special Product Forum today
`Prospering in the New Product Ecosystem: Strategies to become a successful product company'- the domestic IT industry's think-tank body, Nasscom's special Product Forum is holding a seminar at Pune on Tuesday, which will focus on the future for ... More