The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 19, 2008

STATES

KARNATAKA: Karnataka move to set up maritime board welcomed
Mangalore, July 18 The maritime activity along the 300-km long Karnataka coast is all set to get a boost, if the announcement of the Karnataka Government on the establishment of a maritime board is any indication. ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Gujarat NRE plans Rs 450-cr greenfield project in AP
Net profit zooms to Rs 94 cr; Rights dropped, bonus proposed. Kolkata, July 18 Gujarat NRE Coke plans to set up a greenfield, 1-million tonne coke manufacturing facility at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. The Rs 450-crore project will be financed ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Arogyasri addresses only part of the problem: Lok Satta
Call for public-private partnerships, focus on primary care. Hyderabad, July 18: The Lok Satta Party has called for a public-private partnership by way of integrating small, low-cost private health providers with the public healthcare system. ...

WEST BENGAL: Howrah-Chennai special train

WEST BENGAL: Clinical research management course

TAMIL NADU: Meet on welding, painting tech
The Confederation of Indian Industry organised a conference on welding and painting technology here on Friday that threw light on the emerging trends in the two fields. Speakers underlined the fact that the two fields were of great importance to ...

KARNATAKA: Wipro launches soft feel diapers

WEST BENGAL: Sureka Group to step up investment to Rs 1,000 cr
Developing 3 m sq ft residential space in Kolkata. The Kolkata-headquartered Sureka Group would develop at substantial investment three million sq ft of residential space in and around the city by next year, according to Mr Pradeep Sureka, ...

OTHER STATES: India, Nepal identify tie-up avenues
Kolkata, July 18 Indo-Nepal bilateral trade volume was at Nepalese rupees (NPR) 159,000 crore in 2007-08, according to Mr Durgesh Man Singh, Ambassador of Nepal. “The total trade volume was at NPR 252,000 crore, and almost 63.2 per cent ...

TAMIL NADU: Institute for construction artisans to come up in Coimbatore
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Builders’ Association of India sign MoU. Coimbatore, July 18 In an effort to bridge the gap in the availability of trained construction labourers, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore, and ...

TAMIL NADU: General insurers bound to deduct tax on interest on compensation: HC
Chennai, July 18 General insurance companies engaged in motor vehicle insurance business are bound to deduct income-tax at source (TDS) on interest paid on compensation awarded by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal in respect of claims under ...

WEST BENGAL: ‘Realty prices up over 15% in Bengal’s tier II, III cities’
Real estate prices in the tier II and III cities in West Bengal have been growing at over 15 per cent, largely driven by a spurt of industrial activity, according to real estate developers. ...

KERALA: AI Express plans engineering base in Thiruvananthapuram
Mangalore, July 18 Air India Express is planning to set up an engineering base at Thiruvananthapuram by September, according to Mr Rathan Bali, Chief of Operations, Air India Express. ...

TAMIL NADU: Small industries body, Canara Bank to train women
Tiruchi, July 18 Under its Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development project, the Tiruchi District Tiny and Small Scale Industries’ Association (TIDITSSIA) has joined hands with Canara Bank to train prospective women ...

WEST BENGAL: ‘Bengal will play active role in developing garment industry’
Kolkata, July 18 The West Bengal Government would play an active role in the development of infrastructure for the garments industry, according to Mr Manabendra Mukherjee, Minister for Micro, Small-Scale Enterprises and Textiles. Commenting ...

OTHER STATES: All for safety

KARNATAKA: Medieval touch

OTHER STATES: Connecting highway

KERALA: Search and rescue

ANDHRA PRADESH: Ford adds another sales outlet
Hyderabad, July 18 Ford India on Friday inaugurated its third sales outlet in Hyderabad, the second sales showroom of Mody Ford, thereby taking the total number of Ford outlets to 88. ...

KERALA: Kerala to begin work on hill highway soon
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 The land acquisition for the hill highway project in Kerala will begin within a month, according to the Minister for Public Works Mr Mons Joseph. ...

TAMIL NADU: Elcot to build 50,000 sq ft of office space
Tiruchi, July 18 The Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) would build 50,000 sq ft of office space in each of the Information Technology Parks in the tier II cities of Tiruchi, Madurai, Salem, Tirunelveli, Salem and Hosur. ...

KARNATAKA: Call to improve efficiency of Govt spending
Bangalore, July 18 Mr Rajeeev Chandrasekhar, President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), has asked the Karnataka Government to take initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness of Government ...

GUJARAT: IGBC launches Ahmedabad chapter
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has launched its Ahmedabad chapter to enable faster and deeper reach of green building concepts to wider sections of stakeholders and to provide a platform for networking at the regional level. ...

WEST BENGAL: Kolkata ban on 15-year old public vehicles
Kolkata, July 18 All public vehicles 15 years old have been prohibited to ply in Calcutta Metropolitan regions from March 31, 2009. ...

MAHARASHTRA: Milestone Capital investing Rs 450 cr in housing projects
Pune, July 18 Milestone Capital Advisors, the venture fund house focusing on real estate, is investing Rs 450 crore in various housing projects in Maharashtra. Talking to presspersons, Mr Ved Prakash Arya, Managing Director, said about Rs 200 ...

KARNATAKA: RCom handsets at Rs 999
Reliance Communications has announced the launch of LG 3000 colour handsets at Rs 999 in Karnataka. LG 3000 is a sleek handset which provides the convenience of a speaker phone and a long battery back-up and LMS (long message service). ...