The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 02, 2006

STATES
`Increased gap between States, a sign of success'
Growth rates before 1980 were below 2 per cent in almost all States with the exception of Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra. According to a May 2006 World Bank report, the first stirring of reforms in the early 1980s led to a marked acceleration in ... More

PEOPLE
Rajkamal Rao joins Rly board
Mr Rajkamal Rao has taken over as Member Mechanical, Railway Board from August 31. He joined the Board following the retirement of Mr R. R. Bhandari. Mr Rao belongs to the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, 1970. ... More

Ramesh Panda is Heavy Ind Secy
Dr Ramesh Chandra Panda, a 1972 batch of IAS Officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, has taken over as the new Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Earlier he was the Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and ... More

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