STATES
TAMIL NADU
Plastic roads in Madurai town panchayats
Madurai, Jan 4 The Madurai District Administration is on course to lay plastic roads in 12 town panchayats in an effort to secure optimum use of garbage. .According to the District Collector, Mr S.S.Jawahar, the initiative is made with ...
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Chamber seeks better infrastructure facilities
‘Existing road, rail links under stress in Coimbatore’
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Jeevan Blood Bank to set up stem cell bank
No cost attached for poor patients
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SIDCO estate near Madurai
Madurai, Jan 4 An industrial estate promoted by Small Industries Development Corporation (SIDCO) will come up in Sedapatti near MaduraiThe Chairman and Managing Director, Mr.D.Rajendran, inspected the potential sites around Sedapatti, ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Employment growth in AP put at 3.6%
Hyderabad, Jan. 4 Employment growth in the State during the last four years at 3.6 per cent is more than the population growth rate estimated at 1.3 per cent during the corresponding period.However, there continues to be mismatch ...
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‘Nanotech useful in anti-cancer research’
Nanotechnology, though perceived to be of modern origin, is in fact a very old subject which evolved naturally over a billion years and has become the most important topic of the present era, according to Prof. Robert Curl, Jr, a Nobel ...
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Setting store by echocardiography
Echocardiography is a common diagnostic method used by cardiologists around the world to get a quick assessment of the functioning of the heart.But doctors at the Hyderabad-based Care Hospitals have found a better use for this ...
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Low-key start to Hyderabad film fest
The second edition Hyderabad International Film Festival (HIFF) has got off to a low-key start, with popular film stars, technicians preferring to ignore the event on the inaugural day of screenings at Prasads IMAX multiplex.But for the ...
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AP to recruit 6,237 village revenue officers
In one of the largest recruitment initiatives, the State Government has cleared the appointment of 6,237 Village Revenue Officers (VRO).A decision to this effect was taken by the State Cabinet at its meeting held here on ...
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‘Telecom sector most politicised in the world’
Telecom sector is the most politicised subject in the world and it should be freed from all shackles, if India were to make the best use of emerging technologies, according to Mr Virender M. Trehan, Chairman of Mekaster Group and one of the ...
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KERALA
Ambulance Access for All to cover whole of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 4 If Ambulance Access for All’s plans work out, in two years, 24-hour life-support ambulance services will be just a phone call away in every district in Kerala. The not-for-profit Ambulance Access for ...
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Kerala unveils draft land policy
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KARNATAKA
Pitch for home stay in arecanut plantations
To replicate Kodagu’s success in neighbouring places
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OTHER STATES
Sikkim set to lure tourists with casino
The tiny Himalayan State of Sikkim is ready to roll the dice, and the hospitality industry in the State is up for a major makeover.Along with its breathtaking natural beauty, lofty mountains and lush green valleys, Sikkim is now luring ...
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Shefexil nodal office in Shillong
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MAHARASHTRA
Retail Summit 2008 today
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GUJARAT
10 new faces in Modi’s 18-member ministry
Gandhinagar, Jan 4 The Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi today dropped seven old faces and inducted 18 ministers, including 10 new faces, into his two-tier ministry. Their portfolios are likely to be announced soon. While Mr Anil Patel, ...
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WEST BENGAL
Doves and tanks
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