STATES
TAMIL NADU
`TN attracted maximum FDI in last six months'
Tamil Nadu has managed to attract maximum FDI in the last six months, said the Union Minister of State for Textiles, Mr E.V.K.S. Elangovan. When asked how much of this has gone to the textile industry, the Minister did not quantify, but ...
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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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Chamber for upgrading Madurai airport
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, for an early upgradation of Madurai Airport as an international airport in addition to providing certain important aviation ...
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`Opportune moment for apparel sector'
With garment exports expected to increase at an average of 17-18 per cent and the domestic market at 11-12 percent, propelled by the penetration of organised retail and usage of credit cards, a window of opportunity has emerged for the Indian ...
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Madras HC stays show-cause notice on PF arrears
Notice `arbitrary', says firm's counsel
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`Indian, Malaysian SMEs should move closer'
The small and medium enterprises in India and Malaysia, which are important components of the economy of the two countries, should move closer to improve bilateral trade, according to Mr A. Sakthivel, Vice-President and Chairman, Federation of ...
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IFMR management festival from Jan 21
The Institute of Financial Management and Research (IFMR) is organising its annual two-day management fest `Abhyudaya 2007' starting January 21. The theme for the fest is "See the Big Picture" and will include contests such as business plan, ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
PCI chief's advice
It is not advisable to place the electronic media under the direct control of the Government, though there is a need to regulate its functioning, said Mr Justice G.N. Ray, Chairman of the Press Council of India. Participating in a ...
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Syscon, ICL Tech sign MoU
Syscon Solutions Pvt Ltd, a leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) firm based in Hyderabad, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICL Technologies Ltd, Zimbabwe, during the just concluded Indiasoft 2007. ICL is ...
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OSI Systems bags award
OSI Systems Ltd has been given the award for being the top MNC exporter in electronic hardware sector for their medical probes division for the financial year 2005-06 by the Andhra Pradesh Government. A wholly owned subsidiary of ...
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Super Gas deploys mySAP
Super Gas, based in Hyderabad and part of the $19-billion SHV Holdings, on Friday said in a statement that it had deployed mySAP ERP to improve operational efficiencies and streamline business processes. ...
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$225-million World Bank loan for AP
The World Bank has approved a loan of $225 million to Andhra Pradesh to support the State's fiscal, administrative and service delivery reforms. The Board of Executive Directors of the Bank approved the new line of loan/credit. The Third ...
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Paddy procurement: AP reaps gains, thanks to women SHGs
60 pc of total procurement made by SHGs
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KERALA
Meet on waste management
`Waste not Asia', an international conference on ecologically sound waste management, will be held in the city from Monday. Organised by the Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives, the conference will examine issues such as sustainable ...
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IIM-K fest focuses on inclusive growth
The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) is organising its annual management and cultural festival, Backwaters 2007 at its campus on January 12-14. From among a large number of contestants from various business schools across the ...
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SunTec Knowledge Centre opened
To network with clients; update them with offerings
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Enterprises, workers in unorganised sector on the rise in Kerala
In terms of the number of enterprises, Ernakulam district ranked first with 11 per cent of the total enterprises in the State, while Wayanad district came last with three per cent.
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KARNATAKA
WiMAX roll-out in Bangalore
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd will be rolling out WiMAX service extensively in Bangalore by June, where the company had already tested a live pilot successfully. WiMAX enables broadband connectivity overcoming the hurdle of absence of ...
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Unwired Bangalore: No decision yet on tech
Announcement of final vendors to be made on January 31
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Karnataka private bus operators to go on strike
Private bus operators in Karnataka, under the banner of Karnataka State Bus Owners' Federation, will go on a strike on January 25. Addressing newspersons here on Friday, Mr K. Rajavarma Ballal, President of All-India Bus Operators' ...
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Reliance World outlet inaugurated
The 11th outlet of Reliance World (previously WebWorld) was inaugurated by actor Puneet Rajkumar in the city. It is the company's 242nd outlet in the country and 19th in the State. This outlet has a broadband centre, a customer ...
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Karnataka sprucing up tourist spots
3-day fair offers Bangaloreans one-stop opportunity
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New wine processing unit set up
Karnataka, fast emerging as an important centre for winery given the growing culture of wine drinking in the country, has seen yet another entrepreneur set up a processing unit at Boothanal, on the outskirts of the historic city of Bijapur. ...
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MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra likely to gain from lifting of sugar ban
Tamil Nadu is the only other State from where exports are feasible
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`e-panchayat' to go live in 2 weeks
Mumbai police initiative to fight cyber crime-related issues
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Maharashtra chalks out plan for improving IT services
`Technical evaluation is on for the Wide Area Network project'
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Sculpture art
MS TINA AMBANI with Mr Akira Yamamoto, a Japanese sculptor, at the inauguration of the Harmony Art Foundation at Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City in Navi Mumbai on Friday. The Harmony Art Foundation displays the works by 21 artists from India and ...
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GUJARAT
`Vibrant Gujarat' signs 104 MoUs worth Rs 2.5 lakh cr
To create 6.55 lakh jobs in the State
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WEST BENGAL
Book Fair plea: Calcutta HC dismisses petition
The Calcutta High Court today dismissed the writ petition filed by the Publishers' & Book Sellers' Guild (Guild), seeking permission from the court to hold the 32nd Calcutta Book Fair at Kolkata Maidan. While dismissing the petition, filed as ...
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Pilgrims' progress
Pilgrims at a camp en-route to Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island located in the delta of Ganges on Friday in Kolkata. The annual fair in the delta islands attracts lakhs of pilgrims from all parts of the ...
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