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TAMIL NADU
TN processing Rs 4,000-cr investments in IT sector
The Tamil Nadu Government is processing investments worth Rs 4,000 crore in IT and related sectors, according to Mr C. Umashankar, Managing Director, Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (ELCOT). Addressing a press conference here on ...
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Naza Motors of Malaysia to set up car plant near Chennai
Naza Motors, a Malaysia-based automobile company, is setting up a $150 million (Rs 675 crore) car plant at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, according to Mr Dato Seri Samy Vellu, Malaysia's Minister of Works. According to a press release from the ...
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Malaysian investors interested in TN
Malaysian investors in construction and IT have evinced interest in investing in Tamil Nadu, according to Dato Seri Samy Vellu, Malaysia's Minister for Works. A CII release, which quoted him addressing a luncheon meeting organised by it, said ...
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NEPC Textiles becomes debt-free
Coimbatore-based NEPC Textiles, which has become debt free, has decided to increase the capacity of the textile mill. In a communication to the NSE, NEPC Textiles Ltd said the company board, at its meeting held on January 10, recorded its ...
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Tech park goes green with Trane
Olympia Technology Park, promoted by the Khivraj Group in Chennai, has selected Trane for providing the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. According to Khivraj sources, energy efficiency, environmental responsibility and ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Focus on innovation, Stanford don's advice to Indian firms
`It is not enough if our companies do it cheaply. They should do it better. They should do it differently.'
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Good response to BSNL schemes
BSNL has added 85,000 cell connections in Visakhapatnam in the last three months and tele-density in the district has risen to 6.28, with a customer base of 2.40 lakh, said Mr P. Nagaraju, General Manager. At a press meet here on ...
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Thinksmart awarded
Thinksmart, a city-based animation boutique and film studio, has bagged the best special effects award for its movie Atanokkade. The award will be presented by the A.P. Cinegoers Association on Saturday. ...
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Yashoda group's 2nd medical unit
Yashoda group of hospitals has taken up the emergency medical services unit at the NTR domestic terminal of the Begumpet Airport, its second here. The first is at the international terminal. Inaugurating the unit, the Airport ...
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KERALA
`Success or not, Wal-Mart will be a change agent in India'
`A huge market such as India presents large retailers with an experiment field. Wal-Mart's entry will help develop middleware such as the retail systems.'
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KARNATAKA
Barbeque Nation offers live cooking experience
Can you be the chef and then relax to enjoy the food you cooked? Well, that is the experience Barbeque Nation, a new restaurant that opened here, promises to offer to Bangaloreans. Taking the cue from Turkish nomads, who discovered the art of ...
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Buy platform tickets thru mobile
Now, Bangaloreans can buy a platform ticket using their cell phones . Airtel, in association with RailTel, introduced this new customer service in Bangalore on Thursday. To avail this service, an Airtel customer has to just type ...
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PCO operator wins Indicom prize
Tata Indicom has announced that Mr Abdul Kalam from Mangalore is the first operator in Karnataka to redeem a `Hero Honda CD Dawn' by accumulating 21,903 runs through `Cricket hungama: Revenue ke badle runs aur runs ke badle shandar inam' — ...
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OTHER STATES
Minecode to set up R&D facility in Orissa
US-based IT and GIS service and solutions provider Minecode has said it would invest around Rs 20 crore in infrastructure and manpower in the domestic market. This includes setting up an R&D centre in Bhubaneswar and expanding its facility in ...
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B.R. Shetty gets Pravasi award
Dr B.R. Shetty, Managing Director and CEO of New Medical Center Hospital and UAE Exchange Center IIC, has been conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award for the year 2007 in recognition for his services to Indian communities across the world. ...
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MAHARASHTRA
Three SEZs, one airport to come up in Maharashtra
MIDC signs four agreements with IDFC, Feedback Ventures
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TCS teams up with IIT Kanpur for tech course
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, for a postgraduate course in `Storage Computing Architecture'. The agreement, which is for a period of five years, will also ...
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GUJARAT
Success through hi-quality designer cutlery
Cutlery has been one of the lowest priorities in the Indian kitchen and dining table and even those buying expensive crockery would not normally buy quality cutlery.
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Growth engine gathering steam
Gujarat, the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who charted the course of India's independence and reintegration into a nation, is on the roll again. The western coastal State, which accounts for only 5 per cent of the Indian ...
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Housing for common man in SEZ regime
Majority of mass housing colonies was constructed as Bombay Housing Colonies
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Infrastructure: Making rapid strides
Gujarat can today legitimately claim to be the growth engine of Indian economy.
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WEST BENGAL
HC grants bail to Sarda
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Mr D. P. Sengupta and Justice Mr P. K. Deb on Thursday granted conditional bail to Mr Ghanashyam Sarda, one of the accused in the case pertaining to supply of ...
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SBI redesigned branch opened
State Bank of India's first redesigned branch in the city was inaugurated on Thursday at the Salt Lake Electronic Complex. Under "Operation Samay", the bank is going to redesign all its branches to provide better services to its ...
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P.S. Group aims at pan-India presence
The P.S. Group on Thursday announced plans to expand its footprint to places such as Chennai, Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Pune and Jaipur. Over the next three years, the company will set up five shopping malls, 40 million sq. ft. in the form of ...
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Nabard report projects higher credit plans for Bengal
Call for augmenting credit-deposit ratio
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JSW Steel inks pact with West Bengal Govt
To set up a 10-mtpa plant at Salboni
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Railwayman's `Photo Guide to Kolkata Birds' released
Book features 112 species of birds, priced at Rs 299
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