The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 24, 2006

TAMIL NADU
Trolleys eligible for concessional rate of sales tax: Madras HC
To satisfy the requirement for eligibility to concessional rate, the goods sold should be for use by purchaser as component parts of some other goods to be manufactured. More

Khivraj Tech Park plans IT SEZ near Chennai
To seek SEZ allocations in Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Madurai More

Call for Korea, TN biz tie-ups
Small and medium enterprises in Korea could look at doing business with companies in Tamil Nadu, said Mr M. Rafeeque Ahmed, Chairman, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Tamil Nadu State Council. He was addressing a delegation ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
SHGs impress Wheeler
Mr Graeme Wheeler, Managing Director of World Bank, who oversees lending to countries going by the set priorities of the bank, was curious to know how a self-help group (SHG) decided on its lending priorities. When he visited this remote ... More

AirTel festive offer
AirTel today announced festive season bonanza for its pre-paid customers that come with gifts and assured prizes ranging from Rs 25 worth talk time to Rs 1 lakh worth gold ... More

Rights forum wants SEZ Act scrapped
The Human Rights Forum has urged the Union Government to scrap the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005, as "it subverts the spirit of the Constitution by depriving the rural artisans, farmers and fishermen of their livelihood and creates real estate ... More

KERALA
Kerala Shipping gets good response at boat show
The state-owned Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation has received encouraging response from various private parties for building boats at the recently concluded India International Boat show held in Kochi. Mr K.N. Satheesh, ... More

Drive to woo tourists back to Alappuzha
Kerala Tourism will develop a campaign to overcome the possible setbacks caused by incidences of chikungunya in the State. This was decided today at a meeting of tourism industry stakeholders in Alappuzha, convened by Mr B. Suman, Director ... More

KARNATAKA
Karnataka must revoke minimum wages notification: AITUC
The All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has urged the Karnataka Government to withdraw the new notification on minimum wages of beedi workers. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Mr H.V. Anantha Subba Rao, General Secretary of the ... More

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