ANDHRA PRADESH: Andhra Pradesh drive to boost sea-borne trade
Andhra Pradesh is set to emerge as a major hub for sea-borne trade, within the next four-five years, thanks to the initiative of the State Government to develop facilities along the State’s 978-km long coast line. ...

TAMIL NADU: Glimmer of hope for 1,150-MW Cauvery hydro-electric project
Karnataka informally agrees to negotiate fresh draft. Chennai, Aug 10 The Government of Karnataka has informally agreed to negotiate a fresh draft tripartite agreement with the Government of Tamil Nadu and National Hydro Electric Power ...

KERALA: UAE academy in tie-up with TKM group
Kochi, Aug 10 The Lootah Applied Academy (LAA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UAE-based conglomerate S.S. Lootah Group, announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with TKM Global Technology and Research Foundation, which is part of ...

KERALA: Film poster invites legal action for missing helmets
Kochi, Aug 10 The Kerala High Court has issued notice on a writ petition seeking to direct the State Government to take measures to remove film hoardings depicting two-wheeler riders without safety helmets. ...

OTHER STATES: Puducherry Govt mulls Special Education Zone
Puducherry, Aug 10 The Puducherry Government is planning to set up a ‘Special Education Zone’ to promote the Union Territory as an education hub. The Government has acquired around 300 acres at Karaikal, where the proposed special ...

KARNATAKA: On slow track


ANDHRA PRADESH: Jain Housing to invest Rs 700 cr in Hyderabad project
Hyderabad, Aug. 10 Chennai-based Jain Housing and Constructions Ltd will be investing Rs 700 crore in a residential project at Khajaguda here. ...

KERALA: From sleepy hamlet to bustling port?
Last week, the Union Defence Ministry announced that it was clearing the project proposal for the Rs 5,348 crore international deepwater seaport and container transshipment terminal at Vizhinjam, 16 km south of Kerala’s capital, ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Meet on project management

ANDHRA PRADESH: New chief for PRSI, Hyderabad