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TAMIL NADU
`SEZs help TN Govt attract Rs 2,750-cr investment'
Will turn Chennai `Shenghzen of India'
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TN special economic zones get going
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FDI inflows double in first half to $4.4 b
TN tops growth chart, Delhi sees highest inflow at $936 m
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`Sales to SEZ units eligible for VAT refund'
The cardinal principle behind VAT is tax paid on purchase is deductible from tax payable on sales.
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Rains hit grape cultivation in Coimbatore
The monsoon dependent crop suffered some setback between 2002 and 2005 because of drought. The unexpected, unseasonal rain is said to have caused extensive damage to the crop this year. Mr N. Manickam, Technical Adviser, Coimbatore District ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
India ranks second in patent pleas
India is ranked only second to the US in the highest number of patent pleas, which indicates the positive impact of Intellectual Property Regime in developing countries, according to Prof Joseph Straus, Director Max Planck Institute, Munich and ...
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Blame game over Volkswagen issue
Even as Volkswagen has decided to set up its plant in Pune, putting to rest all speculation, the issue has refused to die in Andhra Pradesh, with the Opposition and the ruling Congress blaming each other. Chief Minister Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara ...
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AP seeks review of statutory warning on bidi
The Union Health Ministry would revisit orders relating to printing of statutory warning on bidi bundles as well as the size and space it should occupy. The Union Health Minister, Dr Ambumani Ramadoss, has assured the Andhra Pradesh Chief ...
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AP seeks land in Ajmer for `sarai'
The Andhra Pradesh Government has sought 750-1,000 sq yards of land from the Rajasthan Government for the construction of a sarai, near the Dargah Khwaja Garib Nawaz in Ajmer. In a letter to the Rajasthan Chief Minister, ...
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Reddy allays fears on K-G gas reserves
Mr Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, is likely to visit Andhra Pradesh in two weeks to sign a pact with the Andhra Pradesh Government with regard to usage of gas. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, ...
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DNA method for tiger census
Hyderabad lab develops fool-proof identification system
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KERALA
Kerala for consensus on Mullaperiyar, says CM
The Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, has said that Kerala will try to strike up a consensus with Tamil Nadu over the Mullaperiyar issue, but without sacrificing its own interests. The Chief Minister said this while addressing an ...
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Asia Rubtech Expo in Kochi
Indian Rubber Institute will conduct Asia Rubtech Expo 2006 from November 23 to 25 at Le Meridien Convention Centre here. The expo will focus mainly on the latest developments in product design, manufacturing, testing ...
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Doha Bank to hold investor meet
In order to provide insight into the existing business opportunities available in the various fields such as tourism, IT and industry in Doha and India, the Doha Bank is organising an investor meet in Kochi on November 21. The ...
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Rs 30-cr Nabard aid for Kerala
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 30.25 crore to the Kerala Government for implementing 99 projects being executed by various departments. A significant part of the assistance under the Rural ...
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KARNATAKA
Kalpataru gets best regional rural bank award
Kalpataru Grameena Bank has been adjudged the Best Regional Rural Bank for the year 2005-06. The bank, which was merged with the Mysore based Cauvery Grameena Bank early this year, has won the honour among the RRBs sponsored by State Bank of ...
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Protest against poor road conditions on national highway in Mangalore
"More craters on the roads than on the moon," read a placard at a protest march organised by the trade and industry bodies of Mangalore. They were protesting against the poor conditions of roads on national highway Nos. 17 and 48. ...
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FOSS event from Nov 24
The three-day annual Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) event is set to begin on November 24 in Bangalore. Linux Bangalore, as it was known earlier was repositioned as FOSS.IN in 2005, to address the wider scope of Free and ...
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MAHARASHTRA
Petro dealers begin indefinite strike in Maharashtra
Pumps may run out of fuel today
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GUJARAT
Kohler to make Gujarat plant its manufacturing hub
Plans to open 50 franchisee showrooms by year-end
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WEST BENGAL
Railwaymen union's meet starts today
The 82nd annual conference of All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) is being held here. The three-day conference, to begin on Tuesday, will be attended by railway employees from all over the country. Addressing newspersons here on Monday, ...
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`Investors can gain by adopting lifecycle approach'
"Indians are not really in love with passively managed investments - in this case, index funds."
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10 killed, 50 injured in Bengal train blast
At least 10 persons were killed and nearly 50 others injured in a powerful blast inside a compartment of the Haldibari-Siliguri Passenger train at the Belacoba station in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district at around 6.20 p.m. on Monday. The ...
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UBI holds interface programme
United Bank of India held an interface programme with NGOs on Sunday, the objective being to increase the existing credit exposure of the bank and assist the target agencies to expand their activities, said a Press release. The ...
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Computer training for labourers
The West Bengal Labour Welfare Board has granted permission to welfare centres to start computer-training programmes with the objective of encouraging computer literacy among the working population and its dependents. The ...
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`Sarda's arrest affects raw jute futures'
He controls 9 jute mills in West Bengal
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Bill to remove hand-pulled rickshaws soon: Buddhadeb
Rickshaw pullers to be offered alternative means
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