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TAMIL NADU
Maditssia awareness programme
The Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia) organised an `Awareness programme on food certification process', jointly with Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association Ltd, here on Tuesday. ...
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Ashok Leyland launches `Comet'
Ashok Leyland has launched its 20-ft extra loading vehicle `Comet 1611' here. The new cab with fully built body options is aimed at meeting the growing demand in rated payload segments such as parcel, courier, white good and ...
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`Management games, a source of learning'
Drawing a parallel between management meets and the corporate world, Mr Dexter C. Bob, CEO, MAS Retail, said, "There are four elements, namely, team work, which means pooling talent together and striving to get better as a team; competition, with ...
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Chamber plea to Railways on double line
The Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Railway Ministry to undertake implementation of the Chennai-Kanniyakumari double line scheme via Madurai. In a letter addressed to the Union Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, with a copy ...
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Meet on `lean manufacturing' in Coimbatore
At a time when the industries are facing acute manpower shortage, lean manufacturing is one of the ways for them to become competitive, according to Mr Jayakumar Ramdass, Chairman, CII, Coimbatore. Speaking to the media here in connection with ...
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`TNEB owes Rs 108 cr to wind power units'
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) owes wind power producers in the State over Rs 108 crore for the power they have supplied to the State grid since April, according to a press release from the Indian Wind Power Association. According to ...
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TN Chamber office-bearers
Mr S. Rethinavelu was re-elected President of the Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry for 2006-2007 for the 14th consecutive year at its 82nd annual general meeting held here. According to a release, the following were ...
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Janashree Bima Yojana scheme
The Coimbatore division of Life Insurance Corporation of India has covered 8,680 lives under the Janashree Bima Yojana scheme during the current year, according to a release. This group insurance scheme is designed for people ...
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Sri Ganapathy Mills to pay 10%
The Tirunelveli-based textile mill The Sri Ganapathy Mills Ltd has declared a dividend of 10 per cent for the financial year 2005-2006 at the annual general meeting held recently. The company during the current year posted a ...
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Tuticorin senna exporters' plea
The Tuticorin-based Tuticorin Senna Exporters' Association (TSEA) has urged the Union Government to exempt all types of services utilised in the course of export and manufacturing of herbal commodities from the purview of service ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Rs 6-cr Central aid for AP handloom bodies
The Andhra Pradesh Government has sanctioned Rs 6.04 crore as Central grant to support the marketing efforts of handloom organisations and the APCO. The grant is under the Deen Dayal Hathkargh Protsahan Yojana (DDHPY), a comprehensive ...
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Annotation standards for Indian languages
An expert group has arrived at an exhaustive set of standard tags for annotating Indian languages. These standards not only address the uniqueness and diversities of the Indian languages but also are easy to use. The group was brought together ...
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Here come fragrant postage stamps
WHIFF OF INNOVATION
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Vedic touch to corporate logos
The city-based designer Mr T.V.R.K. Murthy (Viswapathi) has designed 2,500 logos for a range of national and international organisations. An entrepreneur, running Shri Designs, Mr Murthy uses Vedic principles in designing logos. ...
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Notification on child labour
The State Government has launched a programme on elimination of employment of domestic child labour, in tune with the Union Government notification, which came into effect on Tuesday. As per the notification, employing children ...
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Coast Guard station for Kakinada
The Indian Coast Guard is all set to commission its second station in Andhra Pradesh at Kakinada tentatively in the second week of November, according to a press release issued here. Vice-Admiral R.F. Contractor, Director-General ...
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KERALA
Kochi port H1 cargo throughput growth at 28.5 pc
Box traffic growth up at 24.5 pc; RGCT handles 1.14 lakh TEUs
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Kinfra Apparel Park expansion nearly complete
The second phase of development of the Kinfra International Apparel Park near Thiruvananthapuram is almost complete. According to Mr A.S. Suresh Babu, Managing Director, Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra), almost ...
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Kerala Govt mulls monitoring role for banks in PSU revival
Revival process to be taken up with one-time infusion of funds
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New fisheries research vessel
The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology is constructing a new steel fisheries research vessel intended to carry out the fisheries research programme of the Institute. Dr S. Ayyappan, Deputy Director General (Fisheries), ...
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KARNATAKA
Mangalore trade hopeful of more investments
`Recent violence will not tarnish city's image'
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Corrosion control meet in Mangalore
The National Corrosion Council of India (NCCI) - in association with National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Mangalore, and Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi - will organise its thirteenth National Congress on ...
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Bharti Airtel served notice to pay Rs 24.2-cr VAT
The Department of Commercial Tax had issued a notice to Bharti Airtel demanding payment of Rs 24.18 crore by way of value added tax with penalty for 2005-06 saying broadband providers are liable to comply with the obligation. The notice was ...
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Mangalore SEZ: NTPC seeks Rs 60-cr compensation
Karnataka's move to transfer land to Suzlon Infrastructure
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HDFC Bank in pact with India Post
HDFC Bank has tied with up with India Post, Karnataka Circle, to offer loans to investors in small savings schemes. The loans would be in the nature of overdraft facilities against National Savings Certificates and Kisan Vikas ...
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Media, business most trusted institutions: Study
"The objective was to understand which factors are most important to stakeholders when corporations build relationships with them.''
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MAHARASHTRA
Tata's retail foray
CHOICE APLENTY: (From right) Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons; Mr Ajit Joshi, CEO, Infiniti Retail Ltd, and Mr Roger Corbett, Independent Consultant, Woolworths Ltd, at the launch of Croma, a multi-brand outlet for consumer electronic and ...
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Cosmos Bank in pact with IDRBT for ATM network
e-broking facility to be introduced soon
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Feedback Ventures, MSEDC sign pact
Feedback Ventures today signed a two-year assignment with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDC) to supervise investments of over Rs 5,400 crore planned across three electricity distribution zones in the ...
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Speciality health centre for women, kids in Pune soon
Pune city is set to have a Rs 45 crore-plus super-specialty Woman and Child Hospital and centre of excellence built on the lines of the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London, Sydney Westmead Children's Hospital, Australia, and Queen ...
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Indian Bank project for Dharavi
Indian Bank has launched a `Financial inclusion project' at the Dharavi slums in Mumbai. It has opened around 2003 "no frills" accounts in this area. At Dharavi, most of the inhabitants are employed in factories and eateries and ...
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