KERALA
Pollution board fiat to KWA
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 The Kerala State Pollution Control Board has directed the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) not to give permission for further sewage connections to existing sewage service systems in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. The ... More

Travancore Rayons revival stalled
Kochi, Oct. 17 The revival of the sick Travancore Rayons Ltd (TRL) at nearby Perumbavoor appears to have been stalled following some allegations raised by certain sections of the media that the company was being sold out at a throw away price ... More

KSBC pays 400% dividend for 2004-05
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 The Kerala State Beverages Corporation (KSBC) has declared a dividend of 400 per cent for 2004-05.The corporation handed over a cheque for Rs. 4.10 crore as dividend to the State Government on Wednesday. The ... More

‘Common man should come forward to trade in stock markets’
Kochi, Oct 17 The role of the capital market is to channelise productive resources from ordinary people to entrepreneurs for the constructive use in industrialization. The stock market would help capital formation of a company thereby ... More

Deadline extended for Vizhinjam project
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 The Kerala Government has extended the last date for submitting bids for the development of an international container trans-shipment terminal at Vizhinjam, near here, to December 15.The Government had earlier fixed ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra to hold realty expo from Oct 25
Mumbai, Oct. 17 Over 2,000 properties will be showcased at the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry’s (MCHI) 11th Real Estate & Housing Finance exhibition to be held at Bandra Kurla Complex, MMRDA Grounds, from October 25 to 28. ... More

DaimlerChrysler may zero in on Chennai or Pune for commercial vehicles plant
A high-level delegation visited the Chennai port to look at the infrastructure facilities available for import and export. More

GUJARAT
Gujarat offers 3 ITIs to L&T for skill upgrade
Engineering construction major L&T is planning to take over at least 10 industrial training institutes (ITIs) under its fold to mould training offered for the trainees in these institutes to make them suitable for manufacturing ... More

WEST BENGAL
Centre sanctions special education, book grant for 13 closed tea garden workers
‘Special grant will also cover eight closed tea gardens of Kerala’ More

Small airport project plans may boost realty prices in Bengal
Kolkata, Oct. 17 The West Bengal Government’s plan to develop small airports across the State is likely to have a positive impact on real estate prices in places where they have been proposed. Industry players and analysts feel ... More

Chip design centre to go live by 2008
Kolkata, Oct 17 An exclusive VLSI chip design, testing and prototype manufacturing centre that is proposed to be set up here in Kolkata is expected to be operational by the end of 2008. To be called the India Design Centre, the ... More

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