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TAMIL NADU
IBM commences Coimbatore operations
Plans to set up offices in 14 new locations this year More

Bangalore to host India ITME 2008
Bangalore will play host to the eighth edition of the international textile machinery exhibition to be organised by the India International Textile Machinery Exhibition Society (India ITME Society) next year. The eight-day exhibition will be ... More

`Indian retail has huge growth potential'
The Indian retail scenario presents huge potential for growth and could attract billions in investments. According to Mr Gibson G. Vedamani, CEO, Retailers' Association of India, the Indian retail market is worth Rs 10,00,000 crore ($235 ... More

Safal exchange helps farmers in better marketing
A banana and mango stakeholders' meet held in Tamilnadu Agricultural University (TNAU) here was told of the advantages of the Safal National Exchange of India (SNX) in offering right marketing avenues for the fruit crops. The meet was organised ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
Course on anti-corruption
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has asked the Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), here to organise a week-long certificate course on anti-corruption during June 18-22. The bank has approached the IPE to do the course as part ... More

Cisco solution for Bapatla college
Bapatla Engineering College based in Bapatla, Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh today announced that it plans to deploy Cisco Digital media system to extend the classroom environment and create anywhere, anytime learning ... More

Women SHGs set to join hands with AP milk co-ops
Women self-help groups (SHGs) are set to join an effort to strengthen the supply chain network of the milk sector - the weakest link - in Andhra Pradesh. "They can form the crucial link between the producers, who are handicapped by poor ... More

Kids' day out at Microsoft
It was Kids' Day Out at the Microsoft India Development Centre at Hyderabad where children turned techies during `Bring Your Child to Work Day', and got a feel of the world of technology. Kids in the age group of 3 to 17 years visited their ... More

Commission set up to probe land deals in AP
The Andhra Pradesh Government has set up a one-man commission with the retired judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Mr Justice P. Ramakrishnam Raju, to enquire into land issue. The first is to go into the allotment of Government lands at Rs ... More

BSNL targets 15 lakh new users in AP
Gearing up for IPTV launch within 3 months More

`Concerted efforts needed to preserve mangroves'
Industrialisation and haphazard growth have resulted in the large-scale destruction of mangroves in Visakhapatnam and at least now concerted efforts should be made to conserve the remaining mangroves, the AP Natural History Society has appealed ... More

Automated parking facility at Hyderabad new intl airport
The new Hyderabad International Airport in Shamshabad will have Automated Parking Management System to manage the parking area that would house 3,500 car bays at the passenger terminal building. The system would be managed by Tenaga Parking ... More

New AITWA president
Mr Ramesh Agarwal, Joint Managing Director of city-based logistics solutions company DRS group, has been appointed President of the All India Transporters' Welfare Association (AITWA), a DRS press release said. ... More

KERALA
Keltron in supply deal with Sarabhai Space Centre
Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (Keltron) has signed an agreement with the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Thiruvananthapuram for the supply of sub assemblies for PSLV and GSLV launch vehicles. According to the ... More

Kerala in pact with Russian co for titanium-based unit
`Plans to establish chain of industries utilising rich mineral deposits' More

BSNL offers multilingual SMS in Kerala
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced the launch of multilingual short message services for its mobile phone customers in Kerala. Announcing this at a press conference in the city on Thursday, Mr S.R. Pillai, Chief General Manager, ... More

KARNATAKA
Bangalore entrepreneurs in pact with Spanish cos
For electronics manufacturing unit at Doddabellapur More

Work on expressway may begin in Sept
In a bid to make uninterrupted access to the new international airport coming up in Devanahalli, about 40 km from the city, the State Government has decided to build 21.2 km expressway from Outer Ring road. The work on the project is expected to ... More

Architecture co plans training institute
The Bangalore-based Gayathri & Namith Architects (GNA) Pvt Ltd is planning to set up a training institute to provide postgraduate courses for architects and engineers. Addressing presspersons here, Mr Namith Varma, Director, said that as part . More

Skyline project in Mangalore
Skyline Constructions and Housing Pvt Ltd, which has presence in Bangalore and Mysore, will be launching its Mangalore project - `Skyline Blueberry Hills'. A company release said here that this project would have two blocks ... More

Bunder area may get back APMC market yard status
Traders need not shift activities to Baikampady More

OTHER STATES
Mumbai-Delhi Garib Rath is most popular
Among the four Garib Raths — low-cost, air-conditioned train services — launched by Indian Railways, the Mumbai-Delhi service between Bandra and Nizamuddin appears most popular with the highest occupancy levels (95 per cent). ... More

GAIL, HPCL tie up for city gas project in Rajasthan
GAIL (India) Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) on Thursday signed a joint venture agreement for city gas distribution projects in Rajasthan. This will be the third joint venture between the two State-owned companies and GAIL's ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Acquisition at Uran-Panvel belt for SEZ continues
`Telephonic directive from Ministry being flouted' More

Deforestation leading to global warming: Report
`Stopping loggers is the fastest, cheapest solution' More

WEST BENGAL
Disappointed
SEEKING COVER: Workers of the Surendra Nagar tea estate in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal returning home after the reopening of the garden was deferred by the State Government on security grounds. A section of the workers want their dues to ... More






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