The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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ANDHRA PRADESH: Post offices in AP circle to sell non-judicial stamp papers
Hyderabad, Dec. 22 The Department of Posts, Andhra Pradesh Circle has tied up with Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, Government of Andhra Pradesh for sale of non-judicial ...

KARNATAKA: K.S. Karthik, CEO, 24x7; Acharya's Bangalore Business School
Bangalore, Dec.22 Entrepreneurship cannot be learnt, it can only be practised, according to the founder and the chief executive officer of 24X7, Mr Karthik. ...

TAMIL NADU: Muthukumar Ramalingam, Chief Executive Officer, Dextrasys Technologies; Saranathan College of Engineering, Tiruchi
Chennai, Dec. 22 Besides academic qualifications and cutting-edge skills, one must possess qualities such as honesty and raw ...

MAHARASHTRA: More Garib Rath Mumbai-Delhi trains
To meet the extra rush of passenger traffic, the Railways have further extended the running of Garib Rath special trains between Mumbai Central and Nizamuddin in Delhi to January 8. According to the release issued by Western railways, Train No ...

TAMIL NADU: HC directs PF Commissioner to refund subscription collected from Prabha Beverages
Chennai, Dec. 22 A company taking up a franchise agreement for purposes of manufacturing a consumer product could not be termed as a contractor; and so the establishment should be covered by Section 2A of the Employees’ Provident Fund ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Suchirindia diversifies into theme parks, budget hotels
Hyderabad, Dec. 22 Suchirindia Developers is diversifying into entertainment, hospitality and theme parks. It is in the process of setting up a casino in Colombo. The company is awaiting necessary clearances for the casino from the Sri ...

KERALA: ‘Kerala starts feeling impact of recession’
Kerala has started feeling the impact of recession and focusing more on infrastructure projects is one of the ways to overcome it, according to Dr M.P. Sukumaran Nair, Special Secretary to the Chief Minister ...

TAMIL NADU: Foodgrain merchants body seeks exemption from load shedding
Madurai, Dec. 22 The Tamilnadu Foodgrains Merchants Association Ltd (TFMAL) has appealed to the Government of Tamil Nadu for exemption from load shedding for mills producing flour from dhal and edible oil as has been given to the mills ...

KERALA: Pineapple fest
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KERALA: Kerala to put pressure for cashew development board Bill
The Kerala Government is going to put pressure on the Central Government to introduce the Cashew Development Board Bill in the current session of Parliament so as to translate the long cherished dream of lakhs of cashew growers, workers and ...

KERALA: Synthite Group targets Rs 1,000 cr by 2012
Kochi, Dec. 22 The spice oleoresin major Synthite Group, after a re-branding exercise, is targeting business revenues of Rs 1,000 crore in the next four ...

TAMIL NADU: Metroplus Lifestyle expo
The fourth edition of The Hindu Metroplus Lifestyle Show showcasing a range of lifestyle products will be held from December 24 to 28 at the Codissia Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore. Nearly 140 stalls would display products relating to ...

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