STATES
TAMIL NADU
Golden Rock to make stainless steel wagons
Tiruchi, July 2 The Golden Rock Railway Workshop here would manufacture stainless steel wagons, each of which would have payload of three tonnes more than the conventional wagons, the Minister of State for Railways, Mr R. Velu, has said. ...
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Fuel supply eases in Chennai
Fuel supply at various petrol bunks became normal in Chennai today as oil companies stepped up supply of petrol and diesel to the outlets.At a press conference here today, senior officials of Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum and ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
AP to spend Rs 744 cr on horticulture
Hyderabad, July 2 The Horticulture Department of Andhra Pradesh Government has announced an action plan for 2008-09 with an outlay of Rs 744.44 crore.This plan includes a spend of Rs 231.70 crore under the State Horticulture Mission, ...
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Majority of trucks off the roads in AP
Hyderabad, July 2 A majority of the 4.30 lakh lorries in Andhra Pradesh are off the roads, following the strike call given by All India Motor Transport Congress.The State operates nearly one-tenth of the 48 lakh-strong transport ...
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Rajasekhara Reddy rules out possibility of early polls
Calls for speedy implementation of welfare schemes
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Axis Bank opens new branch
Axis Bank has opened a new branch in Patancheru in Medak district on Wednesday. Mr. V Ranganathan, Senior Vice-President - Compliance, inaugurated it. Axis Bank has a network of 695 branches, 20 extension counters and 2868 ATMs across the ...
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Co-op banks identify 6.18 lakh farmers for debt relief
Kolkata, July 2 The short-term co-operative credit infrastructure in the State comprising the West Bengal State Co-operative Bank, 17 district central co-operative banks and about 6,000 primary co-operative societies, has identified 6,18,807 ...
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BoB farm loans waiver
Bank of Baroda has begun issuing certificates to the farmers who were eligible for agriculture waiver and debt relief scheme. Mr V. Santhanaraman, Executive Director, issued letters to about 500 farmers under the Kadipikonda Branch area in ...
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KERALA
Kerala seeks revamp of rural job scheme
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Corpn Bank sets biz target at Rs 2,500 cr
Kochi, July 02 The public sector Corporation Bank has set a business target of achieving Rs2,500 crore in the current financial year in Kerala and has chalked out aggressive marketing of retail lending products, especially housing, vehicle and ...
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MAHARASHTRA
Lufthansa begins Pune-Frankfurt services
Pune, July 2 Lufthansa has commenced its new non-stop services between Pune and Frankfurt with the arrival of its flight at the Pune International Airport on Wednesday. Talking to presspersons, Mr Werner Heesen, Director (South Asia), ...
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GUJARAT
Diamond workers in Surat seek higher pay
Ahmedabad, July 2 Global slowdown in the economy, the resultant decline of exports and fears of job losses have reflected in Surat district of Gujarat since Tuesday as hundreds of daily wage workers engaged in diamond cutting and polishing ...
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WEST BENGAL
Bengal tightens norms for sponge iron plants
Kolkata, July 2 The West Bengal Environment Department has made it mandatory for all upcoming sponge iron projects in the State to have waste carbon recycling mechanism, said Mr M.L. Meena, Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, here ...
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