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TAMIL NADU
Gender bias `keeps haunting' women agri workforce
Even as the women participation in agriculture is poised to go up, the women workforce remained discriminated in the matter of farm wages, the Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Ms D. Purandeswari, has said.. The ...
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`Technical study vital to help agri labour get jobs'
Agricultural growth in the country in future will depend on factor productivity and to secure and sustain this growth, great stress must be laid on technical training and education in order that the labour in agriculture is absorbed in ...
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Textile body golden jubilee
The President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will participate in the golden jubilee celebrations of the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) here to be held on February 24. The host of personalities expected to take part ...
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Nabard aid for TN projects
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has sanctioned Rs 525.78 crore to Tamil Nadu for six projects. According to a press release, the projects include drinking water supply, modernisation of school ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
GSI to conduct survey in remote areas by helicopter
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has announced that it would carry out helicopter-borne geophysical survey in remote and inaccessible areas. The effort is expected to throw interesting insights into the hidden mineral resources in these ...
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Singareni e-booking facility
The State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd on Monday that it will launch a facility for electronic booking of coal for its customers in March. In a statement, Singareni informed that with this facility, its consumers ...
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VPT sets another record
The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) set a national record by unloading 19,750 tonnes of low ash metallurgical coke on February 16 from the vessel, m.v Golden Gun, surpassing the previous best discharge of 19,030 tonnes of lam coke ...
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KERALA
Cognizant expands to Kochi
Adding an eighth city to its footprint across India, Cognizant recently began its operations from Kochi. Talking about its operations from the new city, Mr R. Chandrasekaran, Managing Director, said that the move underscored the company's ...
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TMA celebrations
The Trivandrum Management Association (TMA) will celebrate `management day' on February 21. As part of the celebration, TMA will present the management leadership award 2006 to Mr M. Ayyappan, Chairman and Managing Director of ...
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Kerala to issue Rs 300-cr bonds
The Kerala Government is issuing bonds for an aggregate amount of Rs 300 crore for financing the developmental activities in the State. The bonds will be sold through auction at the Mumbai office of the Reserve Bank of India on ...
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Crafts bazaar begins at Thiruvananthapuram
Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala Ltd is organising a `crafts bazaar-2007' here from February 20. The bazaar will showcase handicraft products from within the State and outside. The state-run agencies such as Kerala ...
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KARNATAKA
Tax exemption sought for fire-fighting equipment
The Dakshina Kannada District Tiny Industries Association (DKDTIA) has urged the Union Government to exempt levies on fire-fighting equipment and accessories. In a letter to the Prime Minister - the copies of which were released to the press ...
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New parking yard
HOLDING COURT: The Karnataka Chief Minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy, flanked by the Chief Justice Mr Cyriac Joseph, and the Home Minister, Mr M.P. Prakash, at the inauguration of the construction of the third floor of the parking yard at Civil Court in ...
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WEST BENGAL
Bengal Shrachi Housing forays into tier-II, III cities
Lays foundation for entertainment hub `Junction' in Durgapur
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DLF group to set up 4,840-acre township
Signs agreement with KMDA
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Fresh air
INDUSTRIALISATION FOR THEM: The children of Beraberi village adjacent to the Tata Motors project land at Singur during their study hours.
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