STATES
TAMIL NADU
TN imposes new charge on building projects
Rs 100 per sq ft fixed for Chennai metropolitan area
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Additional burden of Rs 400 cr, say TN real estate developers
Estimated additional burden at Rs 400 cr
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Bauxite mining in Vizag dist opposed
All opposition parties in the State - the two left parties, the BJP and the Telugu Desam - have condemned the proposal of the State Government to undertake bauxite mining in the agency tracts of Visakhapatnam district through the Andhra ...
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An initiative to get rid of solid wastes
The menace of solid waste has become the biggest challenge for urban civic bodies. Sheer volume of solid waste they have to manage every day and huge costs involved to carry out the job is a Herculean task for the cash-starved ...
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Nod for low-grade barytes benefaction plants in AP
CM okays 3 plants involving Rs 90-cr investment
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UP mangoes on display
Andhra Pradesh, whose Banginapally mango variety is quite popular all over the world, has got a taste of the equally famous variety, Dusheri, from Uttar Pradesh. A team from UP's Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad in Lucknow ...
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Cultural integration
PARTICIPANTS AT a national conclave on `Towards a People's Alliance' break into a jig when Rajasthani artistes sang `dohas' (couplets) of Kabir at Lalit Kala Thoranam in Hyderabad on Wednesday. ActionAid organised the four-day conclave, which ...
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KERALA
Emirates' super value packages
In line with Emirates' continued efforts to promote Dubai as a world-class tourist destination and in view of its sponsorship of the Dubai Summer Surprises, the airline is offering First and Business Class passengers flying to or ...
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KSINC focus on upmarket tourism sector
The State-owned Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation has officially launched its tourist boat - Lake Palace - which is ideally suited for long trips in the backwaters. The boat is fully air-conditioned with comfortable ...
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Kerala unveils industrial policy
Single-Window Clearance Act to be amended
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Booming business
BOTTLED WATER kept for sale at a shop in Kochi. The country's per capita bottled water consumption has trebled from 1.5 billion litres in 1999 to 5 billion litres in 2004, making it one of the fastest growing sectors. Bottled water market grew at ...
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IT policy lays stress on literacy, free software
The government will take steps to set up IT parks across the State.
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Pact signed for convention centre
The Kerala Government on Wednesday entered into an `authorisation agreement' with a consortium led by Chalet Hotels for setting up a Rs 100-crore International Convention Centre Complex (ICCC) near Akkulam Tourist Village near here. Chalet ...
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Digital cameras from Samsung
Samsung India has introduced a slew of digital cameras and digital camcorders in the Kerala market. The company announced the launch of 7 digital still cameras with resolution ranging from 6.0 mega pixel to 10.0 mega pixel and 4 ...
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KARNATAKA
Mock drills on disaster management
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is planning to conduct 21 disaster management mock drills in the country during 2007-08. Brig. B.K. Khanna, Specialist (Training and Capacity Building) of NDMA, told this to ...
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OTHER STATES
PHD Chamber for quick implementation of VAT in UP
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged quick implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Uttar Pradesh as part of its wish list to take the State to a higher orbit of growth. "UP cannot afford to remain isolated from other States ...
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Footwear institute ties up with IGNOU
Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) has tied up with the IGNOU for offering professional programmes through distance learning mode. The initiative is aimed at facilitating training for working professionals and also at extending the ...
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Appin Security in R&D pact with IIT, FIIT
Appin Security Group has tied up with Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FIIT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, to set up a research and development facility dedicated to information security. The R&D centre has ...
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MAHARASHTRA
Sonata unveils plastic watch range
Targeting first-time users and blue-collared workers, Sonata, the watch brand from the Tatas, has unveiled a super fibre collection in Maharashtra. Speaking to newspersons, Ms Namita Sinha, Senior Brand Manager, Titan, said that the collection ...
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GUJARAT
Wockhardt signs MoU with Gujarat Govt to manage hospital
Under public-private partnership model
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WEST BENGAL
Kolkata to host 3-day Mango Mahotsav from tomorrow
Seven States confirm participation
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Rains hit train services
Train services on both Howrah and Sealdah divisions of Eastern Railway were disrupted today because of a spell of torrential rain early in the morning, says a press release. The disruption was caused by frequent tripping of ...
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Out of gear
TRAFFIC DISRUPTED: The water-logged road in front of Raj Bhavan at Dalhousie area in Kolkata as the heavy showers and subsequent non-stop drizzle resulted in flooding of large parts of the city on Wednesday. ...
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