The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 08, 2007

TN poultry prices firm on festive demand
Steady rise in winter consumption has put the Tamil Nadu's poultry sector in a safe zone as the broiler chicken and shell egg off-take has moved up in recent weeks, imparting stability to their selling prices in the past one ... More

Charge-sheeted Govt staff could seek promotion if punitive action fails: HC
If a Government servant got a verdict in his favour through a court, still authorities could decide as to the effect of that verdict and on finding that such a verdict was only technical in nature, could take further action. Till such time action ... More

TN Chamber calls for reducing rate of service tax
`No rationale behind continuous expansion of tax base' More

Great Lakes to sign MoU with IIT Madras, IISc
To offer executive MBA programme More

ANDHRA PRADESH
Vizag to host meet on ceramic industry
Ceratec 2007, a three-day international conference on ceramic industry and science, begins here in Andhra University on Monday and the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy, will inaugurate the meet. At a press meet here on ... More

Group Welkin launches Maple kitchen appliances
Group Welkin, a leading marketing house here, has announced the launch of its own `Maple' brand kitchen appliances. It has targeted sales of Rs 25 crore during 2007, according to Mr Praful K. Dharod, Managing Director. The brand would be ... More

Scheduled banks in AP to aid self-help groups
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Power crisis: AP seeks Centre's help
`Non-compliance of gas supply pact major factor' More

Maoists blast coffee pulping units
Maoists blasted two coffee pulping units in the agency (tribal) area of Visakhapatnam district on Saturday night in protest against the killing of two of their leaders in alleged fake encounters, according to the police sources ... More

Meet on rural development
The National Institute of Rural Development is going to organise a four-day Retreat for senior policy makers from Ministries of Rural Development from 25 Afro-Asian countries beginning Monday. The meet is aimed at reviewing the ... More

Passport verification certificate
Thanks to a decision by the Union Government to simplify the process for issue of passports, Presidents and Chairpersons of CII, FICCI and Assocham have been empowered to issue verification certificate for owners, partners and ... More

KERALA
Centre sanctions Rs 38 cr for Kerala tourism projects
Tie-up with Bengal to promote tourism More

Making globalisation work
If Kerala continues with State-driven actions to "reconcile the exigencies of achieving growth through globalised markets with genuine democracy and social equity," it may well be able to make globalisation work. More

Good tidings
CRUISE LINER `Island Sky' anchored at Vizhinjam port on Sunday. It carried over 100 senior citizens, mostly from the UK, the oldest of them a 92-year-old lady. The liner left the UK last month, had been to Mumbai and then to Colombo, from where ... More

Kerala plea to review HC order on Vallarpadam
The State Government has moved the High Court with an appeal to review the order of the court directing authorities to examine the viability of the Vallarpadam project. In an affidavit filed before the court, the Ernakulam District Collector, ... More

Jostle for space
A VIEW OF Vyttila Junction in Kochi, which is one of the busiest road junctions in the State.

BL Club seminar on brand building
The School of Communications and Management Studies (SCMS), Kochi, will organise a seminar on `Winning strategies for Strong Brands' at the college campus on Monday. The talk by Mr K.S. Ramesh, former Executive Director and CEO of Cavinkare ... More

Banks disburse Rs 374 crore in Wayanad
Banks in Wayanad have disbursed Rs 374 crore under the priority sector during the first half of 2006-07. Out of this, Rs 318 crore was disbursed to the agricultural sector, Rs 3 crore to SSI and Rs 53 crore to other priority sectors, a press ... More

Ponmudi eco-tourism project
The Forests Minister, Mr Binoy Viswam, will inaugurate the Ponmudi eco-tourism project coming up in rural Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. The Department of Forests has joined hands with the Thiruvananthapuram Forest Development ... More

Kerala Garments to be revived
The State Government has initiated steps to revive Kerala Garments based in Kannur. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting officials and trade union members convened here by the Industries Minister, Mr Elamaram Kareem. ... More

MAHARASHTRA
India chosen as `focus country' for trade promotion with Italy
Italy has chosen India as a `focus country' for trade promotion in 2007, the Italian Minister for Foreign Trade, Ms Emma Bonino, has said here. She said her Ministry would organise special trade promotion events in India focusing on ... More

WEST BENGAL
Kolkata-Sundarbans luxury river cruise service soon
Two weeks from now, West Bengal can boast of the first luxury river cruise service from Kolkata to the Sundarbans. Vivada Cruises, in collaboration with the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation, will launch a three days-two nights luxury ... More

Bhavan's Silver Jubilee celebrations
The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir Silver Jubilee celebrations ended here on Sunday. The celebrations coincided with the birth centenary of Girdharilal Mehta, a former president of the Bharatiya Vidya ... More

Agenda for the week

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Godrej Agrovet to set up processing unit in Punjab to take Real Good to North

ADRs under-perform their domestic counterparts

Let's `watch our vantage in this business'

15 coal blocks spotted for merchant power units

It's all systems go for Vallarpadam ICTT

Looking back
Dec. 31-Jan. 6
No VAT dampener on Chennai New Year sales