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TAMIL NADU
TN Budget: Politically adroit, yet fiscally responsible
While the Tamil Nadu Budget incorporates the schemes the Chief Minister had unveiled in his manifesto, its estimates have not violated any of the limits laid down in the fiscal responsibility legislation. Blending compassion with fiscal prudence, the Budget will hopefully ensure a prosperous future for the State, says S.VENKITARAMANAN.
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SIMA offers jobs in textile units
Association ready to employ candidates referred by collector's office
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Naval lab launches radar centre for stealth ships
The centre will help NSTL in studying various stealth design features of ships. New facility likely to be ready by May
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`Develop software in Indian languages'
Software in Indian languages and low cost hardware will help speed up computerisation process in the country, Mr F.C. Kohli, former Deputy Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, has said. "Considerable work on Indian language software is being ...
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`Polavaram project poses threat to Rajahmundry'
The proposed construction of a dam at Polavaram in West Godavari poses a grave threat to Rajahmundry in East Godavari district and Kovvuru in West Godavari and therefore the mega irrigation project, christened Indira Sagar, should be given up by ...
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EMRI to expand services soon
Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI), an initiative supported by the Satyam founder, Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, has decided to expand its services nationally, after covering Andhra Pradesh completely. Announcing this here on Sunday, ...
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Farmers' suicides: `A pressing concern for all'
`High aspirations have turned farming into high-risk proposition'
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APERC notifies despatch guidelines
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) notified guidelines for State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) charges that would be effective for 2006-2007. As per its regulations, every generating company intending to get connected to ...
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KERALA
Steps to solve farm woes of Wayanad
CM promises debt relief
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A controversial ban
As the livelihoods of coastal communities continue to depend on coastal biodiversity and access to it, conservation measures like the trawl ban should consider local conditions and not be applied in a blanket manner.
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Peevees to set up shopping mall in Kochi
Peevees Projects Pvt Ltd, a division of the Peevees Group, is in the process of setting up an international style shopping and entertainment mall in Kochi at an investment of Rs 175 crore. The project - The Summit - will be located at ...
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Kerala to give accreditation to select pvt hospitals
To aid growth of medical tourism
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BPCL promotional campaign
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has launched a new promotional campaign in Kerala. According to a company press release, all customers who buy Speed-91 petrol or HiSpeed diesel worth Rs 200 from any of the company's fuel outlets ...
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`E-governance set to change industry'
With the introduction of e-governance in all the offices of the Ministry of Company Affairs and the facility for e-filing documents, a major change is visualised for the industry and the corporate sector in the country, according ...
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Airtel offer in Kerala
Airtel has started offering enhanced data rate for GSM evolution (EDGE) enabling its network in the six critical towns of Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kozhikode, Thrissur and Kannur. With data transfer speeds of 100-200 ...
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KARNATAKA
Honda Civic launched in Mangalore
Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (HSCI) has launched Honda Civic in the Mangalore market. Launching the car, Mr Mitesh Patel, Managing Director of Peninsular Honda, said that the `Civic' would be available in manual and automatic ...
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`Notify Baikampady yard'
The Karnataka Government has been urged to notify the Mangalore Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yard at Baikampady to carry out business activities in the yard. Addressing presspersons here, Mr Krishnaraja ...
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OTHER STATES
Goa to allot more land for IT park
The Goa Government has decided to make its up-coming information technology (IT) habitat-cum-park at Dona Paula near here more compact and attractive by allotting additional 30,000 sq. mts. of land for a captive housing project. The Minister ...
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MAHARASHTRA
GM finalises deal with Maharashtra
For setting up second plant
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GUJARAT
InfoCity to create 40,000 jobs in 4 years in Gujarat
10 more companies moving into InfoTower-II
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Modi charts out `5F' plan
The Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, said five more special economic zones (SEZs) would be set up in Gujarat, primarily near ports. Presently the state has 22 SEZs. Stating that gas was the building block of Gujarat's economy, he said ...
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WEST BENGAL
Lalu promises relook at superfast fares
Janata AC train to hit tracks soon
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