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TAMIL NADU
Apartment buyers may have to bear increased cost of construction
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TN toddy movement seeks lifting of ban on tapping
Coimbatore, April 8 Members of Tamilnadu Toddy Movement, a voluntary body in support of removal of ban on tapping toddy in the State, have planned to step up pressure on the government to withdraw the ban order.A state-level meeting has ...
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Mobile toilet in Sivakasi
The Minister for Backward Classes Welfare, Mr K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, launched a mobile toilet, the first of its kind in the State, in Sivakasi Municipality, near here. The initiative, part of an effort to keep the town clean and green, has been ...
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Madurai rail division earnings
Passenger earnings in the Madurai division of Southern Railway during 2007-08 have registered a growth of 19 per cent. During the year, the division earned Rs 204 crore as against Rs 171 crore the previous year. According to the Divisional ...
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Farm programme in TN
The National Agricultural Development Programme is to be implemented in nine districts in the State, including Ramanthapuram, according to District Collector Mr R. Kirloshkumar. About Rs.185 crore has been allotted for the implementation of the ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
DenuoSource to set up centre in Pune
Hyderabad, April 8 DenuoSource is planning to set up a new centre in Pune, according to the India Managing Director, Mr Gopi Krishna Pidatala.He said the Dallas-headquartered company would be starting its business initiatives in India. ...
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Predatory mining ruining Girijans, says report
Visakhapatnam, April 8 Predatory mining is ruining the lives of Girijans living in the hilly tracts of the country, especially the mineral-rich Orissa, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh, and the situation is grim, according to the sixth report of ...
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AP launching Rs 2/kg rice scheme today
Hyderabad, April 8 Reviving the populist Rs 2-a-kg rice, the Congress Government in Andhra Pradesh is launching the scheme beginning Wednesday. It is expected to cover 1.87 crore poor families, who hold a white (ration) card, touching nearly ...
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KERALA
Nabard disbursals in Kerala at Rs 1,483 cr in 2007-08
Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 The disbursals by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) in Kerala totalled Rs 1,483 crore during 2007-08.The disbursals comprised production credit loans of Rs 721 crore, investment ...
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Idea offer on prepaid cards
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Free by-pass surgery for poor
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KARNATAKA
ISB&M plans campus in Europe
Bangalore, April 8 The International School of Business and Media, Bangalore, is considering a global presence in the management education area with plans of new campuses in Europe, partnering with European universities for student exchange ...
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OTHER STATES
Karaikal to implement job scheme from May 1
Karaikal, April 8 The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme will be implemented in Karaikal district in the Union Territory of Puducherry from next month (May 1), said Mr N. Vasanthakumar, Karaikal Collector, here on ...
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IIM-L centre for climate change
The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow has said it will be setting up a centre for business of climate change. The centre will focus entirely on environmental issues and their linkages to businesses. “Climate change is affecting lives ...
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IIPM placements at new high
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MAHARASHTRA
HRA hails initiative for promoting hotel industry
The Hotel & Restaurant Association (Western India) in a statement applauded the Central Government’s initiative to lease out land to private hotel developer and enter into revenue-sharing agreement. As per the agreement, the ...
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