STATES
TAMIL NADU
Madras HC strikes down second enquiry against VAO
An order removing a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) in Dharmapuri district from service on the basis of a second enquiry conducted by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) was erroneous, illegal and not supported by any evidence. This was ...
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Dutch export consultancy to mentor 25 Coimbatore units
To help them enhance biz processes, export competitiveness
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UTI Bank's 475th branch opened
Its Southern Zone President, Mr C.P. Rangarajan, said four more branches have been proposed for Coimbatore and these would become operational within the next year. ...
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New Chairman for CII, Madurai Zone
Mr V. Krishnamurthy, Head-Works, LANXESS India (P) Ltd, has been elected as the Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Madurai Zone, for the year 2007-08. A press release said Mr R. Dinesh, Executive Director, T.V. Sundaram ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
LIC gesture to polio-affected
The South Central Zone of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has donated Rs 60 lakh to support the project of providing calipers to the people affected by polio. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy launched the project on ...
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Call to promote medical tourism in Visakhapatnam
There is a great potential for attracting patients from abroad and promoting healthcare tourism in the country in general and in places such as Vizag in particular in the next decade or so, according to Dr G. Vivekanand, the Managing Director of ...
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Midday meal gets `healthier' for AP kids
The corporate sector and social organisations have joined hands in an interesting effort to boost the nutritional status of children under the midday meals scheme in Andhra Pradesh schools. Iron fortified biscuits would be given to 1.2 lakh ...
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`Career choices bring with them major challenges for students'
While today's students enjoy the luxury of choices in career and jobs, the very same choices confront them with challenges, said Ms Uma Rao, Head (Human Resources) of Idea Cellular Ltd here. Will you go for a brand, go by your own gut feeling, ...
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AP Govt fiat to sugar mills
The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked sugar mills to crush the entire agreed amount of cane at the earliest and advised them to take up the crushing of excess cane also. The State Minister for Sugar, Dr J. Geeta Reddy, ...
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Urban SHGs to be expanded in AP
The number of self-help groups (SHGs) in Andhra Pradesh will be increased with the inclusion of all white-card holding BPL families in urban areas. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has asked concerned departments to ...
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KERALA
Special region, special solutions
Plans for the revival of the Kuttanad wetland region should be welcome as it is not only a highly productive ecosystem and source of biodiversity but also a symbol of the State's social and cultural vibrancy.
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KARNATAKA
Aviation sector in Karnataka set to soar
The aviation sector is set to witness a huge growth in Karnataka, if all the proposals of the State Government to establish the infrastructure come through. While the Government recently gave approval for the establishment of 20 helipads in ...
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OTHER STATES
Tripura takes up `rubber fencing' on pilot basis
Ministry asks for technical report by April end
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Agenda for the week
GUJARAT
HeidelbergCement plans plant in Gujarat
Germany's HeidelbergCement said on Sunday that it plans to set up a 2-million-tonne a year cement plant in Gujarat to tap the rising demand. Heidelberg, the world's fourth-largest cement maker, already makes 3.5 million tonnes of cement a year in ...
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WEST BENGAL
Limping back to normalcy
WOMEN AND CHILDREN going for fishing at Khejuri near Nandigram, one among the disturbed villages in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal. The clash between police and protestors on the issue of land aqcuisition for the proposed SEZ killed and ...
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