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TAMIL NADU
Wealth Zone opens branch in Madurai
Wealth Zone, the retail division of the Chennai-based Wealth Advisors India (WAI) Pvt Ltd and part of the Rs 3,000-crore J.V. Gokal group, has opened its branch in the city. The potential in healthcare is particularly immense, said Mr V. ...
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`Water pricing a key issue to improve efficiency of use'
There is a `window of opportunity' to plan for long-term water supply and strategy has to be utilised, according to Dr Yosef Dreizin, Deputy Water Commissioner, Israel. Addressing a seminar on water, a vision for urban Tamil Nadu, he said often ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
`Create wealth, and share it or perish'
Creation of wealth is one thing. Dealing with the consequences of wealth is another. "There are three consequences of wealth - charity (sharing), enjoyment and destruction," Mr N. Prasad, Vice-Chairman of Matrix Laboratories, said. Mr ...
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H.pylori poses serious threat in rural AP
A silent epidemic seems to be affecting a large number of people in rural areas of Andhra Pradesh. Incidence of infections like H.pylori that cause stomach ulcers and cancers are found to have affected about 80 per cent of population in Kurnool ...
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AP mulls revival of port development board
Officials asked to take up improvement of jetties
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AP Govt fiat to PCB on greenery rules
The Andhra Pradesh Government has directed the Pollution Control Board not to give the final clearances to industries that fail to comply with the rules related to greenery. At a review meeting here on Monday, the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. ...
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AP mulls tax on IT sector
The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked the officials to talk with the professional bodies associated with information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services on the issue of bringing these sectors into the tax net. Announcing ...
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SBH workshop on Forex
State Bank of Hyderabad is organising a one-week orientation workshop on Forex under the auspices of Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India and the RBI at its Staff Training Centre here. Many officials from authorised ...
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KERALA
Season tickets not allowed in reserved coaches: DRM
Season ticket holders travelling in reserved coaches will be treated as unauthorised and are punishable under law, the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Mr S. Vijayakumaran, said here. He said this while addressing a press conference called in ...
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Meet on trade with Australia
The Australian Trade Commission has held a seminar on `Doing Business with Australia' here, jointly organised by the Australian Trade Commission and the Victoria Government Business Office in association with the Cochin Chamber ...
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Trawl ban and climate change
The annual monsoon trawl ban highlights the need for a sustainable fisheries resource management policy that will also incorporate the global effects of climate change.
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NTPC-TELK joint venture to be launched on June 23
The State Government will hold 51 per cent stake in the company, while NTPC will hold 44 per cent. `Mutually beneficial' tie-up to compete with MNCs
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Bill to ease curbs on monsoon fishing
A Bill to permit traditional fishermen to undertake pelagic fishery during monsoon has been introduced in the Kerala Assembly. The Kerala Monsoon Fishery (Pelagic) Protection Bill, 2007, introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday, seeks to allow ...
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KARNATAKA
Funds to curb sea erosion in Dakshina Kannada
The Karnataka Government has sanctioned Rs 25 lakh each to Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts to tackle the problem of sea erosion during monsoon, according to Mr B. Nagaraja Shetty, Karnataka Fisheries Minister. Inspecting the areas ...
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CII meet to focus on land, policy issues
Land acquisition and governance issues dogging projects in various States will be the focus of Suminfra 2007, the forthcoming CII South-sponsored infrastructure summit. A regulatory commission for PPPs (public-private partnerships) may be in ...
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Export award for MRPL
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has received the award for `Best Exporter through NMPT (New Mangalore Port Trust)' at a function organised by the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI) in
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WEST BENGAL
Power utilities to add 2,470 MW by Oct-Nov
Power cuts may be a passé in Bengal soon. The State-owned power utilities West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) and Durgapur Projects Ltd (DPL) are slated to add 2,470 MW of fresh generation capacity by ...
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Media house redeveloping city office into mall?
Statesman plans to redevelop its city office into a mall.
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