STATES
TAMIL NADU
CII launches Chennai zone
New wing to address regional issues
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Beef up evacuation facilities in southern districts, TNEB told
To support growth of wind power generation
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‘Shortage of contractors delaying infrastructure projects’
Chennai, Oct. 18 A shortage of contractors and equipment is among the primary reasons for delay in infrastructure projects, according to Mr K. Allaudin, Tamil Nadu Highways Secretary.Addressing a road show here on Wednesday to promote ...
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TMB opens Arakonam branch
The Tuticorin-based Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has opened its 192nd branch at Arakonam in Vellore district. Mr Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, District Collector, inaugurated the fully computerised branch with ATM and locker facility. The Managing ...
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Small spinners seek declared power cuts
Coimbatore, Oct.18 South India Small Spinners Association (Sisspa) has asked the State Electricity Board to turn the undeclared power cuts into scheduled power cuts to save the industrial consumers from production loss and equipment ...
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‘Keep the big picture in mind’
Coimbatore, Oct. 18 The Head of IT Infrastructure Services, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Mr S. Balasubramanian, delivered a thought-provoking lecture on achieving organisational goals vis-À-vis individual goal.Delivering the BL ...
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Contest on Indo-Japan relations
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Gold Coast beckons Indian film industry
Hyderabad, Oct. 18 When the Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi starrer Shankar Dada Zindabad’s song sequence was shot in Australia’s Gold Coast at the end of August, it only represented a growing trend. Portions ...
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New Hyderabad airport to be opened on March 16
Hyderabad, Oct. 18 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, being developed by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), will commence commercial operations on March 16, 2008.Ms Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of UPA’s National ...
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APSRTC to hike fares
Hyderabad, Oct. 18 This Vijaya Dasami brings no good news for bus commuters in Andhra Pradesh. The State-run Road Transport Corporation has announced that it will soon hike bus fares.However, passengers in rural areas (those using Palle ...
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Medicine Shoppe looking beyond Mumbai
Bullish on potential in urban slums
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AP clocks 8% rise in rainfall due to cloud seeding
Hyderabad, Oct. 18 A 90-day cloud seeding programme in Andhra Pradesh during the monsoon has resulted in 7,500 mm of rainfall in 12 districts of the State, according to officials.While the total rainfall between July 16 and October 13 ...
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SETWIN to be extended
Hyderabad, Oct. 18 The Andhra Pradesh Government is planning to extend SETWIN services to the districts to improve self-employment opportunities in rural areas.The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has asked the officials of ...
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ADB moots SPVs for water supply
Hyderabad, Oct. 18 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has mooted special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for developing water supply systems in municipal areas.“We have been supporting India at macro level in developing infrastructure, ...
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Plea to raise MSP for paddy
Visakhapatnam, Oct. 18 The demand for fixing the minimum support price for paddy at Rs 1,000 a quintal, being voiced by different political parties in the State and several farmers’ organisations, is quite justified and the Union ...
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Blood donation camp
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Lodha Group enters Hyderabad
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NMDC bags award
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KERALA
Women’s network meet at UST Global
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 18 NowU (Network for women USsociates), the outfit for women employees in UST Global (formerly US Technology), a US-based IT services company having centres in India and the Asia-Pacific, is holding its first summit ...
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Kerala plans waterways development authority
Kollam-Kottappuram stretch to open on Nov 1
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KARNATAKA
KCCI for air cargo complex
The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has sought the establishment of an air cargo complex at Mangalore airport. In a letter to the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Ms Heera Radhakrishnan, the President of KCCI, Mr K. Narasimha Prabhu, ...
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Weizmann branch in Mangalore
The Mumbai-based Weizmann Forex Ltd has opened a branch in Mangalore. A press release said here that Weizmann Forex Ltd opened its 91st branch at Legacy Commercial Complex at Bendoorwell in Mangalore recently. Plans are afoot to increase the ...
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GUJARAT
Emirates opens Dubai visa centre in Ahmedabad
Emirate Airlines, which is launching its six-flights-a-week Dubai-Ahmedabad non-stop service on October 28, announced on Thursday the formal opening of the Dubai Visa Processing Centre (DVPC) here to make travel easy for the people travelling ...
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WEST BENGAL
Tata Motors’ corporate social responsibility initiative
Kolkata, Oct.18 As part of its corporate social responsibility, Tata Motors Ltd today flagged off its initiative to support the cause of primary and secondary education in Singur.According to a press release, desks, benches, chairs, ...
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