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TAMIL NADU
The Hindu Theatre Festival
Four international plays and eight Indian plays is what one can look forward to in this year’s edition of The Hindu Metroplus Theatre Festival, an-eleven day event starting August 2. Theatre groups from New York (Awaken ...
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Cotton tech scheme covers 1,100 farmers in Vidarbha
Coimbatore, July 26 The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry’s Cotton Development and Research Association (CITI-CDRA) has taken up cotton production technology demonstration to the 1,100 farmers in Buldhana district in the Vidarbha ...
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Hutch may expand tie-up with Postal Dept
Hutch (now Vodafone Hutch) is mulling over retailing re-charge coupons for prepaid subscribers through post offices in Tamil Nadu. It is also exploring the possibility of tying up with post offices to carry out verification checks ...
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‘Fair land acquisition policy vital for growth’
New Delhi, July 26 Senior social scientist at the World Bank, Mr Asger Christensen, advocated for a fair, equitable and efficient land acquisition and resettlement policy for smooth economic growth and rapid infrastructure ...
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V-Kool unveils sun-control films range
Chennai, July 26 V-Kool Films (India) Pvt Ltd has launched a range of sun-control films in the Tamil Nadu market. The range include two brands — V-Kool for automotives, and IQue for residential and commercial buildings.Mr ...
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10,000 MW captive power project proposals submitted to TN
Coimbatore, July 26 Applications seeking clearance for individual captive power projects with generation capacity equivalent to 10,000 MW have been filed with the Tamil Nadu Government. These projects awaited clearance from the Tamil ...
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Macro Management of Agriculture schemes get nod
Rs 60.55 cr worth of projects to be executed this fiscal
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ANDHRA PRADESH
‘Ammonium nitrate no threat’
Visakhapatnam, June 26 A public hearing will be conducted on ammonium nitrate storage at the warehouse of Sravan Shipping here on July 31, according to Mr G. Sambasiva Rao, Managing Director. He said at a press meet here on Thursday that till ...
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Bt cotton farmers in AP a happy lot: Study
Rs 700 cr as additional income earned last year
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Doctors’ body decries cut in CGHS tariff
Andhra Pradesh Speciality Hospitals Association is up in arms against the recent downward revision of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) tariffs and is planning to submit representation to the Union Ministry of ...
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SMART school biz programmes
Hyderabad, July 26 SMART ICBM Business School is offering full time and part time programmes in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Computer Applications (MCA). The campus, located in ...
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HPCL celebrating Golden Jubilee
The Visakha refinery of HPCL is celebrating Golden Jubilee this year, according to a press release issued by the company. At the inaugural programme of the Golden Jubilee year here, Mr Arun Balakrishnan, Chairman and Managing Director, unveiled ...
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KERALA
KSEB mulls thermal plant in Orissa
After Centre’s nod to draw coal from Baitarani mines
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Shortfall in funds transfer to Kerala local bodies: Report
There was a shortfall in funds transfer to the local self government institutions (LSGIs) in Kerala under the decentralised planning programme over the last few years.The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for ...
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Godrej eyes Rs 75-cr sales in current fiscal
Kochi, July 26 Godrej Appliances, one of the leading players in the home appliance industry, has set a sales target of Rs 75 crore from Kerala during the current financial year. Of this, Rs 40 crore will be generated from the Onam ...
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Reservoir levels rise in Kerala
Water levels in major reservoirs in the State have registered further rise when compared to those recorded a week ago. According to the figures released by the Central Water Commission for the week ending July 23, the level had gone up from ...
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KARNATAKA
Global Hospitals launching Bangalore unit
Bangalore, July 26 BGS Global Hospital, the 500-bed Bangalore venture of the Global Hospitals, is opening next month and will offer a specialised liver transplant facility, officials said here. The Rs 150-crore greenfield ...
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Mangalore airport records more traffic
Mangalore, July 26 Mangalore Airport has witnessed a good growth in both passenger and aircraft movements during the first half of the current calendar year, thanks to the operation of international flights and boom in the domestic aviation ...
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GKB Opticals plans to expand retail outlets
Bangalore, July 26 GKB Opticals claims a sizeable share of business from the information technology sector for its prescription eyeware. Software professionals exposed to the rigours of visual concentration use spectacles largely for vision ...
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Terex Vectra targets over 1,700 backhoe loader sales
Mangalore, July 26 Terex Vectra Equipment (P) Ltd — manufacturer of construction equipment — wants to sell more than 1,700 backhoe loaders in the country by the end of the current financial year, according to Mr Amit Sood, General ...
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WEST BENGAL
ER to spend Rs 33 cr on infrastructure
Awaits nod for Kolkata-Dhaka service
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