STATES
TAMIL NADU
Load shedding in Coimbatore
With shortage in power generation, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has started load shedding in the region since Wednesday. The load shedding ranges from one hour to two hours, and depends on the area of power consumption, TNEB sources ...
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Coimbatore spinning mills seek help
Coimbatore, Nov. 15 India Spinning Millowners Association, a representative body for the region’s textile spinning mills, has petitioned to the Union Finance Minister to bail out the textile mills. The working of most textile ...
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Storing of sand in violation of Act liable for penalty: HC
Chennai, Nov 15 The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has held that storing sand unauthorisedly would contravene Section 21(4) of Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 as well as Rule 36-A of Minor Mineral Concession ...
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Bio-fuels centre opened at TN farm varsity
The centre of excellence in bio-fuels set up at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) was inaugurated by the State Agriculture Minister, Mr Veerapandi S. Arumugam.The centre is equipped with a world-class bio-fuel testing lab and ...
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TN emerging hub for tissue culture banana
Of late, Grande Naine, the Central American variety of the Cavendish Group, has been actively taken up for cultivation in many parts of the State. Grande Naine as a fruit, has good keeping quality, has attractive yellow green colour at ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Krishnapatnam port first phase to be ready by June
When the Rs 8,000-crore Krishnapatnam port in Nellore district is completed fully in 2011-12, it is going to be a major container hub, where the big mother ships could anchor, offload their cargo onto smaller ships.The first phase of ...
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Vizag airport still waiting for night landing facilities
Many airlines are interested in operating flights to Vizag, but the facility is not being launched for one reason or another.
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HDFC property expo
Hyderabad, Nov. 15 To assist home-seekers in their property search, HDFC, the housing finance company, is hosting a three-day property exhibition titled ‘Mana Illu’, that will focus on the emerging areas of Madhapur, Gachibowli ...
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Controversy over film selection for children’s film fest
Hyderabad, Nov. 15 The Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) has clarified that the selection of films for the ongoing film festivals was done by an independent panel of eminent personalities.Reacting to the criticism by Mr ...
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KERALA
SmartCity: Stone to be laid today
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 15 The foundation stone for the long-awaited SmartCity project in Kochi will be laid on Friday. The project, a joint venture between the Kerala Government and Tecom Investments of Dubai, is coming up on 246 ...
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Delay pushes up Kochi LNG terminal cost
Kochi, Nov. 15The delay in setting up of the Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL) terminal here, which was proposed to be established along with its Dahej terminal in Gujarat in 1999 -2000, has pushed up the cost by 30-40 per cent now from that of ...
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KARNATAKA
‘Mangalore SEZ units have good job potential’
Mangalore, Nov. 15 There are good job opportunities in the downstream units at Mangalore SEZ project, according to Mr A.G. Pai, Chief Operating Officer of the Mangalore SEZ Ltd. In an interactive meeting with members of the Kanara ...
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MAHARASHTRA
Trunk call in distress
Sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra now have a surprise, and unwelcome, visitor — the wild elephant.
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GUJARAT
Octroi abolished in Gujarat: Civic bodies to suffer Rs 1,800-cr loss
Ahmedabad, Nov. 15 After about 150 years of existence, octroi — a local tax levied on entry of commodities and material in seven key towns and cities of Gujarat — was abolished, which would result in a collective loss of Rs 1,800 ...
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WEST BENGAL
Computerised rly receipt system
The South Eastern Railway has commissioned a computerised railway receipt system at Joda East in the Chakradharpur division. Joda East is a freight siding and loads 2.5 to 3 rakes of iron ore per day, says a press release. Indian Railways has ...
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