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MAHARASHTRA: Auto cos near Pune set to halt work in December
Around 20,000 people to get paid vacation. Pune, Dec. 17 With block closures the unfortunate flavour of the season, Pune could well become “ground zero-production” during and around Christmas ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Stamp duty on new apartments to be exempted in AP
Approval, permit fees also waived off on flats up to 1,200 sq ft. Hyderabad, Dec. 17 The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to exempt stamp duty on new apartments up to 1,200 sq ft from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2010, in efforts to ...

TAMIL NADU: Industry seeks compensation for high cost of captive power
‘Expedite clearances for third-party sale of power’. Chennai, Dec. 17 Industry representatives are urging the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to revive the proposal for compensating them for the cost of using captive power and ...

OTHER STATES: Edexcel in talks with State Govts for skill development programme
New Delhi, Dec. 17 Edexcel, a part of the Pearson Group, is engaged in talks with several State Governments in India for rolling out a cost-effective skill development programme both at school and ...

KARNATAKA: Jury is still out on extent of slowdown
Bangalore, Dec. 17 Even as the index of industrial production went into negative territory in October, there are varying views on the extent of the ...

KERALA: Fish export from Kerala declines
There has been a decline in export of fish from Kerala following the global economic recession, according to the State Minister for Fisheries, Mr ...

TAMIL NADU: TN chamber trade fair
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be holding its 12th Chamber Trade Fair from December 19 to January 5 at Tamukkam grounds on the theme of ‘Industrial Linkage Empowers Agriculture’. Despite being an ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Turning business ideas into viable enterprises
Uyyala Ramu is winner of YBI award; his company recycles old plastic bags. Hyderabad, Dec. 17 Not all successful people have achieved their distinction by possessing new talent, but many of them did it by just developing the opportunity that ...

MAHARASHTRA: Tanaji Malusare launches phase II of Karjat project
Pune, Dec. 17 Tanaji Malusare City has announced the launch of its Phase II of the project in ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Tata Teleservices plans to expand network to 70 more towns
Hyderabad, Dec. 17 Private telecom services provider Tata Teleservices is in the process of finalising plans for launch of its GSM-based wireless ...

MAHARASHTRA: Nabard sanctions Rs 3,622 cr for infrastructure projects
Mumbai, Dec. 17 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 3,622 crore from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to 22 State governments for implementing infrastructure projects in rural ...

KARNATAKA: Toll begins on two sections of Bangalore-Mysore expressway
Bangalore, Dec. 17 Toll will be levied from December 18 on two stretches on the Bangalore side of the BMICP (Bangalore-Mysore expressway), according to an announcement by NICE Ltd, the company building and operating the corridor ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Krishnapatnam project: AP Genco signs up for Rs 1,700-cr KFW loan
Secures environmental clearance for Kakatiya project. Hyderabad, Dec. 17 Andhra Pradesh Generation Corporation Ltd (AP Genco) has signed up for a Rs 1,700 crore loan from KFW of Germany for executing 2x800 MW Sri Damodaram Sanjeeviah Thermal ...

KERALA: Vodafone launches festive offers
Kochi, Dec. 17 Vodafone Essar has announced that its ‘Lifelong Prepaid plan’ will now be available in Kerala at Rs 149 as opposed to the earlier price of Rs ...

KARNATAKA: Manipal K-12 Education venture to provide learning solutions
Bangalore, Dec. 17 The Manipal Education & Medical Group and online tutoring company TutorVista.com will provide education solutions to schools, starting from Kindergarten to Class ...

KERALA: Schwing launches ready mix concrete pump
Kochi, Dec. 17 Schwing Stetter India Pvt Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Schwing Gmbh, Germany, and leading player in the Indian Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) equipment industry, is targeting a turnover of Rs 2,000 crore in the next calendar ...

MAHARASHTRA: Low-key show
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Intel initiative
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KARNATAKA: Silky charm
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KERALA: Exotic species
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MAHARASHTRA: Back to business
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GUJARAT: Gujarat is preferred destination, says study
Bangalore, Dec. 17 Gujarat has emerged as the most preferred destination for entrepreneurs nationwide, according to a perception survey ‘Entrepreneurial India’ done jointly by consultancy firm KPMG and The Indus ...

TAMIL NADU: ‘Scrap subsidies given to biz in tier-I cities’
Chennai, Dec. 17 Subsidies provided for the setting up of businesses in tier-I cities should be removed so that industry realises the true price of land and labour in the cities, Dr T.V. Somanathan, Secretary to the Chief Minister of Tamil ...

MAHARASHTRA: Agriculture meet in Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec. 17 A day-long seminar on ‘Achieving self-sufficiency in agricultural production and nutrition’ has been organised by the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) here on ...

TAMIL NADU: Malaysia Tourism unveils incentive scheme for agents
Chennai, Dec. 17 To enhance tourism yields from the Indian market, the tourism board of Malaysia has announced a ‘special incentive scheme’ for the travel trade in ...

TAMIL NADU: M. R. Venkatesh, Partner, GSV Associates, Chartered Accountants, and Mr K. Vaitheeswaran, advocate and tax consultant; Meenakshi College of Engineering, Chennai
Chennai, Dec. 17 Taxes touch us in different facets of our life. There are a variety of taxes that we have to pay for from time to time, for example VAT, property tax, wealth tax, gift tax, customs duty and so on. Apart from these, we also ...

KARNATAKA: Nitte rural development projects
The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa, will inaugurate rural development projects of Nitte Education Trust at Nitte on December 29. Addressing presspersons at Nitte in Udupi district on Wednesday, Mr N. Vinay Hegde, President of ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Award for University of Hyderabad
The Ministry of Science and Technology has declared University of Hyderabad as the second best university in the country. A release from the university said that the recognition comes with an award known as Promotion of University Research ...

MAHARASHTRA: TMB opens new branch in Mumbai
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank opened its 212th branch, fully computerised and with safe deposit vault, at Andheri (West), Mumbai along with its 125th ATM, recently. Mr G. Narayana Moorthy, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, said that a total ...






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