STATES
TAMIL NADU
CII state council outlines inclusive growth plans
Working on framework with 20-year vision for Tamil Nadu
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CEOs forum in Coimbatore on Friday
`Chief executives forum', a special corporate event being planned in the city on April 20, will be presided over by the Tamil Nadu Rural Industries Minister, Mr Pongalur N. Palanisamy. The forum being convened under the aegis of Coimbatore ...
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Disputes on standing orders should be raised only collectively: HC
Disputes pertaining to service conditions vis-à-vis standing orders could be raised by workmen only in a collective manner, and no individual right was conferred upon them, the Madras High Court has ruled. There was no merit in the challenge ...
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Lifeline Group plans Rs 100-cr hospital expansion
The Chennai-based Lifeline Group plans to invest Rs 100 crore in upgrading its hospitals and in acquiring more hospitals. The group is examining the feasibility of buying two in the North East, Dr J.S. Rajkumar, Chairman, Lifeline Group, told a ...
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PVC pipe makers face short supply of resins
Organised and small-scale units will have production problems
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Reliance investing Rs 8,000 cr in AP-Bengal gas pipeline
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) may invest up to Rs 8,000 crore in the proposed 1,100-km gas pipeline from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Howrah in West Bengal. The pipeline will connect West Bengal to the company's major finds in the ...
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RBI plans coin melas
To facilitate easy exchange of coins, the Reserve Bank of India is organising coin melas in Hyderabad. According to a release, the exchange of coins facility will be available to the general public at Rythu Bazars in Yerragadda ...
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Vizag development schemes cleared
A major housing project at a cost of Rs 192 crore is also being taken up for the urban poor and 15,000 houses will be constructed.
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Power situation improves in AP
Imposed power cut likely to stay
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$14-m AIDS project launched in AP
Andhra Pradesh, one of the six high HIV prevalence States in the country, is mulling to bring in legislation, mandating brides and bridegrooms to undergo HIV/AIDS screening before marriage. Addressing a gathering after launching the $14-million ...
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NGRI gets ISO certification
The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) here has been awarded the ISO 9001: 2000 certificate by the TUV Cert Certification body of Germany. Valid till 2010, the certificate is for its capabilities in a range of ...
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New Central Bank Zonal Manager
Mr P.V. Raveendran has assumed charge as Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India, Hyderabad, following the transfer of Mr K.A. Somayajulu to Chennai Zone. Mr Raveendran, who joined the bank in 1973 in Chandigarh, served in various ...
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KERALA
Industry seeks VAT panel intervention on Kerala move
Corporate India has urged the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on value-added tax (VAT) to persuade the Kerala Government to reconsider its move to impose VAT on the maximum retail price (MRP) of products sold in the State. ...
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South Indian Bank opens regional office in Palakkad
In a bid to de-centralise operations further, the South Indian Bank opened its 12th regional office at Palakkad in Kerala. The need for the new regional office emerged from the phenomenal growth of the bank as well as the need to provide faster ...
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Promote jatropha, says Minister
The Agriculture Minister, Mr Mullakara Ratnakaran, has said that jatropha cultivation needs to be promoted in the State as much for producing cheaper energy as for job creation in the rural sector. In Kerala, where availability ...
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Kerala, Lankan industry chambers sign MoU
With a view to wooing investors from Kerala, Sri Lanka has offered several sops. The surge in industrial and economic activities in Kerala would provide an opportunity for businessmen for more trade transactions in future. B2B initiative to pr omote trade and industry
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Smarting no more?
Whether the reported revival of the Smart City project in Kochi will spell wonders for the industrial rejuvenation of Kerala is something that remains to be seen.
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Railways PRO feted
The Chairman of Railway Board, Mr J.P. Batra, gave away a cash award, merit certificate and a medal to Mr P. Narayanan, Senior Public Relations Officer, Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division, during the 52nd Railway Week ...
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Thiruvananthapuram C-D ratio
Thiruvananthapuram district has recorded a credit-deposit (C-D) ratio of 76 per cent at the end of the calendar year 2006, which is much high above the State average, a district level review committee of banks conducted by Indian ...
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KARNATAKA
Service tax collection up in Mangalore
The Mangalore Commissionerate of Central Excise collected a service tax of Rs 170 crore during 2006-07 against Rs 124 crore in the previous fiscal, said Dr John Joseph, Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Mangalore. ...
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Tata Tele's new tariff plan for Karnataka
Tata Teleservices Ltd has announced a new roaming intensive tariff plan for customers who have very high usage of the service in Karnataka. Called the Business Gold Plan, it consists of a package that could be subscribed to by both new and ...
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Infy BPO, Karnataka University tie up
Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, has partnered with Karnataka University, Dharwad, to train students in communication and domain specific skills thereby increasing the employment opportunities ...
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OTHER STATES
Cairn starting seismic survey in Bihar
The block in north Bihar is under-explored; no hydrocarbons have yet been discovered
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MAHARASHTRA
Fujitsu Consulting to fund school project near Lonavla
First it was the Habitat for Humanity's Georgia-based Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP). Now it is the turn of the Japan-based Fujitsu to turn their eyes on the little village called Patan in Malavli near Lonavla. Fujitsu will fund a school, ...
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WEST BENGAL
Reliance investing Rs 8,000 cr in AP-Bengal gas pipeline
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) may invest up to Rs 8,000 crore in the proposed 1,100-km gas pipeline from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Howrah in West Bengal. The pipeline will connect West Bengal to the company's major finds in the ...
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Vivada Cruises opens art gallery on board
Vivada Cruises, engaged in operation of a luxury cruise vessel "m v Paramhamsa" in the Sunderbans area in the Bay of Bengal delta, has opened an art gallery on board the vessel. "The objective is to provide a unique platform to Bengal painters ...
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Scuffle at HM unit: Contempt notice against police
Mr Justice Dipankar Datta of the Calcutta High Court today issued Rule of Contempt against the police authority and `Jukta Sangrami Morcha' of Hindustan Motors' factory at Uttarapara, for violating the court's order of March 28. On March 28, Mr ...
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Changing landmark
ASSUMING NEW SHAPE: The Grand Great Eastern Hotel, acquired by the Bharat Hotels Group, under reconstruction in Kolkata. The building — albeit in a different shape — has been a landmark of the city since as early as the 1820s when it ...
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