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TAMIL NADU
TN Govt to address shortage of dentists
There are 16 dental colleges in Tamil Nadu — not enough for the State. The dentist to population ratio in rural areas is at 1:50,000. "We are in need of more dental practitioners in rural areas," the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Mr M. ...
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Power projects: TN gets proposals from 15 cos
All the offers are for coast-based thermal power plants
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Poking a finger at the `peak oil' theory
Welcome to CERA.com, the site of Cambridge Energy Research Associates. They have some good news for you: That the world's capacity to produce oil can `continue to expand well into this century'. A recent press release on the site states, "CERA ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Jurong India, KSR group plan Rs 800-cr township
Jurong India, a subsidiary of Jurong International of Singapore, and KSR group are planning a mega Rs 800-crore township on 80 acres at Madhurawada in Visakhapatnam, according to Mr Rao Munukutla, CEO of Jurong India. He was addressing a press ...
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HSBC walkathon in Hyderabad
Over 1,000 employees of the HSBC Group Service Centre (GSC), sporting Red Ribbons, here have participated in Walkathon 2006, along with their friends and family members, here on Sunday. The 5-km walk around the Kasu ...
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AP mulls low-interest loan for ryots
After introducing `pavala vaddi' scheme (loans at 3 per cent interest rate) for women self-help groups, the Andhra Pradesh Government is seriously contemplating a similar scheme for the farming community. The Government would set up a committee ...
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Farm crisis a big challenge: Pawar
`Sharp decline in agriculture investments in last two decades'
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NTPC quiz contest
The NTPC Electron Quiz Regional level competition for Southern Zone will be held on December 6 at Hari Hara Kala Bhavan in Secunderabad. Derek O'Brien & associates will conduct the contest, an NTPC release said. ...
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KERALA
`Green signal' for Vallarpadam rail alignment
From among the four proposals, the Appellate Committee for finalising the rail alignment has chosen the second one, which covers a distance of 8.86 km since the number of residents affected by the alignment is the least.
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Overcoming roadblocks
As the World Bank-aided Kerala State Transport Project has come under a cloud following a standoff between the State Government and the project's contractors, it is time for Kerala to adopt new standards for public contracting.
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Kalyan Jewellers chalks out Rs 1,000-cr expansion plans
The Thirssur-based Kalyan Jewellers has chalked out a major expansion plans involving an investment of Rs 1,000 crore in India and abroad over a period of 10 years. Of this, Rs 300 crore will be invested in Kerala to set up showrooms at Kollam, ...
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Meet on SMEs and livelihoods
A conference on `Small and medium enterprises and livelihoods: Towards an agenda for the Eleventh Five Year Plan' will begin in the city on Monday. The two-day event is being held at the Mascot hotel in the city. It is being ...
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Gourmet's delight
TOURISTS CHECK OUT freshly landed lobsters at Fort Kochi beach where vendors cook the catch according to customer preferences.
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