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TAMIL NADU
Tankers not to participate in strike
The Secretary of Chennai Petroleum Lorry Owners Association, Mr A. Nasar, confirmed that they are not participating in the proposed strike, since they were given a hike in transportation charges by the oil companies to defray the increase in ...
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Nabard preparing scheme for Sivaganga
Madurai, July 1 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is preparing a comprehensive development programme for the Sivaganga district. Speaking to Business Line on the sidelines of the foundation ...
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Textile industry to hold rally in Erode today
Coimbatore, July 1 The Textile Industries Joint Action Committee (TIJAC), Erode, will organise a rally and public meeting in Erode on Wednesday to demand that the Central and State Governments take immediate steps to save the ...
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Fuel shortage continues for second day in Chennai
Chennai, July 1 Even as the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, Mr L.K. Tripathy, gave assurances that effective steps had been taken to ensure enough availability of petrol and diesel at retail outlets, many petrol bunks in the city continued to ...
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India Gold Conclave on July 19
Chennai, July 1 Jewellery magazine The Art of Jewellery, Gold Club of Chennai team up with the World Gold Council to host the “first-ever” India Gold Conclave on July 19. According to Mr Anantha ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Bharti AXA begins operations in Tirupati
Hyderabad, July 1 Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd, the private life insurance joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA Group, announced the launch of its operations in Tirupati. The branch presence of Bharti AXA Life in ...
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AP plans another infrastructure investment corridor
Hyderabad, July 1 The Andhra Pradesh Government is proposing to create an infrastructure investment corridor between Hyderabad and Machalipatnam. According to official sources, the proposed corridor will cover a distance of ...
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KERALA
MG varsity book release
A s part of the silver jubilee celebrations of the Mahatma Gandhi University, the Department of Printing and Publishing is organising a function at Baselius College here on Wednesday for the release of the first academic book published under ...
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‘Many Gulf Indians in debt trap’
Kochi, July 1 Accompanying a major proliferation of the sources of credit in the UAE, payment defaults and cases against defaulting Indians have also been on the rise. While the main sources of loans continue to be banks that charge up ...
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Chamber seeks package for processed food industry
Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called upon the State Government to announce a special package of assistance, incentives, support and know-how for setting up processed food industries as well as export promotion. As the ...
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Insurance premium collection
Four public sector general insurance companies in the State have registered a growth rate of 6.77 per cent in their premium income in 2007-08. The total premium amount procured by the companies in Kerala region during the last fiscal was Rs ...
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Ambulance Access has dial-in service
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 The not-for-profit ‘Ambulance Access for All’ has launched its ‘Dial 1298 for ambulance’ service in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts. Initially, five ambulances will be operated in each ...
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OTHER STATES
Goa mine owners upset over hike in iron ore export duty
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WEST BENGAL
Right to Information: Bengal lags behind
Kolkata, July 1 When it comes to sharing information with the public, West Bengal is lagging behind other States going by the number of applications seeking information filed at its different departments. This was stated by Mr A.K. ...
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