The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 29, 2008

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MAHARASHTRA: New Year bashes off, but travel agents optimistic
Mumbai, Dec. 28 New Year celebrations are not looking as bad as presumed, after all. While the number of ostentatious parties might be less this year, nothing is stopping people from holidaying in near and far locations in the country as ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: ‘Speed up construction of houses under Govt schemes’
Hyderabad, Dec. 28 The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, asked the officials to expedite construction work of houses being built under the Indiramma and Sampoorthi schemes of the ...

KARNATAKA: Meet on chemical research
The three-day International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Research (ICFCR) will begin in Mangalore on December 29. A press release by the Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University, said here on Saturday that various aspects of ...

KERALA: Sunny Diamonds’ second store opens today
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 28 Diamond jewellery retailer Sunny Diamonds is opening a store in the city ...

KERALA: Max New York ties up with ALEgION
Kochi, Dec 28 Max New York Life Insurance has announced a strategic business alliance with ALEgION Insurance Broking wherein, the latter would sell Max Vijay in Kerala and Tamil ...

WEST BENGAL: SBI’s Bengal circle sets higher targets
Kolkata, Dec. 28 The Bengal Circle of State Bank of India, covering West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, aims to achieve 30 per cent growth in advances and 25 per cent growth in deposits in 2008-09, said the circle’s ...

WEST BENGAL: Play area
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KERALA: Higher prices
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ANDHRA PRADESH: AP plans pension scheme for SHG members
The Andhra Pradesh Government is planning to launch a contributory pension scheme for all women of the self-help groups in the ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Aparna Group to foray into affordable housing segment
Hyderabad, Dec. 28 Aparna Constructions — which is in the process of raising 14 high rise towers through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with Morgan Stanley, and another project with JP Morgan — is now considering a foray ...

KERALA: Real Estate Bank launches magazine
Kochi, Dec. 28 Real Estate Bank India (REBI), India’s largest network of property outlets with a global as well as a pan India presence, has launched a magazine – Property ...

KERALA: PNB, Guruvayoor Dewasom sign pact
Kochi, Dec. 28Punjab National Bank and Guruvayoor Dewasom have entered into an agreement to provide online Vazhipadu ...

KERALA: Kerala and the global financial crisis
As a State that has long nourished trade and cultural links with the rest of the world, Kerala has already begun to feel the pinch of the current persistent global financial and economic crisis. As world commodity prices continue their ...

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