STATES
TAMIL NADU
TN cos offer subsidised cement to select consumers
Rs 200 per bag; District officials to issue permits
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‘Employer obliged to pay gratuity, should not wait for worker’s demand’
Chennai, Jan. 9 Under Gratuity Act, a terminal benefit was given to workman and contingency for such payment arises immediately on resignation, or retirement or death of such workman, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has ruled. ...
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Kodaikanal to have more attractions
Madurai, Jan. 9 The Dindigul district administration is adding more attractions to Kodaikanal to receive more tourists this April. Several modernisation works are undertaken to give a facelift and provide better facilities at all ...
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16.5-lakh t paddy to be procured from Cauvery delta districts
Thanjavur, Jan. 9 The Food Minister, Mr A.V. Velu, has expressed the hope that the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation will procure 16.5 lakh tonnes of samba paddy from the Cauvery delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam ...
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Vodafone bonus recharge offer
Vodafone Essar has launched the facility of bonus recharge through SMS for its customers in Tamil Nadu, becoming the first service provider to launch the service. Under the scheme, customers can use the balance in the account to pay for bonus ...
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Plea to ban cotton exports
The Madurai Spinners Association has demanded a ban on exports of cotton and cotton waste for a period of time to save the industry from its current crisis. In an appeal to the Union Government, the Association Secretary, Mr P.S. Sivaprasad, ...
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IT cos to help in social welfare projects
The Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board has planned to rope in the support of information technology companies to adopt villages and village schools, its Chairperson, Ms A. Rokkaiah Malik alias Salma, said here on Wednesday. “We have already ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
SEZ: Farmers resist move to acquire more land
Farmers of five villages in Rambilli mandal in Visakhapatnam district, in danger of losing their lands for the SEZ in the second phase of land acquisition, have taken a decision not to part with the lands and to resist the move of the ...
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Singapore Tourism hopes for 15% growth in Indian tourist arrivals
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has set its sight on an ambitious target of attracting one million Indian tourists annually in the near future. At present, India constitutes just over 7 per cent of its total tourists, which just crossed ...
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Stress on innovative management practice
The nature of competition is set to change as customers demand greater choice and products and services are customised to specific market segments. Procurement will find new ways of working with suppliers. Organisations will have to ...
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ICICI Prudential, APOnline pact
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has tied up with APOnline and Department of Posts for collection of premium. The tie-up would facilitate payment of insurance premium by policyholders at 730 and 382 branches of APOnline and post offices across ...
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AP Govt asks US to invest in hospital infrastructure
The State Government has asked the US to invest in building hospital infrastructure in the State. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, made this request to Mr Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary, US Department of Health and Human ...
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RKKR group doubles Krishnapatnam project size
In talks with big cos from New York for pvt equity funding
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RRBs on two-day strike
The officers and employees of 1,200 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in the State will go on a two-day strike from January 10. The strike was in response to a nationwide strike call given by the Joint Forum of Grameen Bank Unions (JFGBU) pension, ...
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Entries for interior design awards
MYK-Laticrete, a tile and stone installation material manufacturer, and Andhra Pradesh Chapter of the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) have invited entries from interior designers for the third annual MYK-Laticrete & IIID AP ...
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KERALA
Kerala annual Plan at Rs 7,700 cr
New Delhi, Jan. 9 The Annual Plan size of Kerala for 2008-2009 has been pegged at Rs 7,700 crore, inclusive of additional Central Assistance of Rs 100 crore for projects of special importance to the State. This was finalised here on ...
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Physicians' meet at Kochi from today
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Academy to resume flight training
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 9 The city-based Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy is expected to resume pilot training in about two months.Announcing this at a press conference today after receiving a new four-seater Cessna aircraft, the State ...
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BSNL to offer 3G services
Kochi, Jan. 9 BSNL, Ernakulam, has geared up to provide third generation technology services with the launch of Resource Tracking and Management Services designed for corporate customers. The RTMS service will enable the corporate ...
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KARNATAKA
Farmers told to make best use of resources
Mangalore, Jan. 9 The 27th annual Kissan Mela — organised by the Dakshina Kannada-based non-governmental organisation Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) — began at Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district on ...
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Karnataka wants Nagarjuna to cut power tariffs
Lanco has not communicated replacing EPC contractor
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MAHARASHTRA
ICICI Venture invests Rs 140 cr in Sahyadri
Pune, Jan. 9 ICICI Venture has announced an investment of Rs 140 crore through its holding company, IVEN Medicate India Pvt Ltd, in Sahyadri Hospitals Ltd .Talking to presspersons, Mr Aluri Srinivasa Rao, Director, ICICI Venture and ...
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Cummins begins work on mega site
Pune, Jan. 9 Cummins India has today performed the ground breaking ceremony of the Cummins mega site in Phaltan, Satara district in Maharashtra.Mr Anant Talaulicar, Chairman and Managing Director, Cummins India, said the mega site would ...
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Pune film festival from today
Pune, Jan 9 The Sixth Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) beginning from tomorrow will feature over 170 films and would be inaugurated by the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Mr Priyaranjan Das Munshi and the Mayor of Pune, Ms. ...
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IT cos eye value addition and cost cuts
Pune, Jan 9 IT companies are looking for ways to extend their value chain and bolster bottomline, according to Mr. Sudin Apte, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research. “We have to see how the recession evolves. The uncertainty and cutting ...
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WEST BENGAL
First instalment of new potato crop arrives in Bengal markets
State ranked No 2 in terms of production volumes
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‘Scope to develop Bengal potato industry on public-pvt partnership’
Lack of adequate agri infrastructure main constraint: YES Bank
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The liquid forest & its lesser known denizens
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Court rejects Pansari criminal case
Mr Apurba Sinha Roy, Chief Judicial Magistrate of Alipore Court, Calcutta has rejected the petition filed by Mr R.P. Pansari, (Birla Group) against Mr R.S. Lodha and three others, alleging criminal conspiracy besides other criminal infringements. ...
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