The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 09, 2006

TAMIL NADU
Chennai airport to get 19 parking bays
The Airports Authority of India (AAIs) is investing Rs 37 crore to develop 19 parking bays in phases at Chennai Airport, according to Mr Dinesh Kumar, Airport Director, Chennai Airport. A press release said that in the first phase, five ... More

TN sets up special task force on industry
The Tamil Nadu Government has constituted a Special Task Force headed by the Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, to tackle industry issues and encourage industrial growth, according to an official press release. The task force includes the Chief ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
AP puts on hold nod for sale of Bollgard-II
Seeks economic viability report from GEAC More

Jute fair begins in Vizag
An exhibition of jute diversified products, organised by the Jute Manufactures Development Council (JMDC), was inaugurated in the Prahlada Kalyana Mandapam here on Wednesday by Mr N. Srikanth, the Municipal Commissioner. He ... More

AP looking into Margadarsi Financiers affair, says Reddy
The Chief Minsiter, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has said that the State Government was examining whether it could intervene in the controversy related to Margadarsi Financiers. Responding to queries at a press conference, Dr Reddy said, "The ... More

Rural Business Hub idea gets good response in AP
Two large agro-processing companies express interest More

AP cable operators seek simplified tax regime
Plea to introduce single-window system More

Fishing in troubled waters
A FISHERMAN CASTS his net on the submerged Highway 214 at Lankapalli in Krishna district on Wednesday.

KERALA
Tsunami assistance project launched in Kerala
Kerala takes up projects worth Rs 1,442 cr More

Management fest at Rajagiri
Rajagiri School of Management is organising its two-day management fest, Inflore '06, on November 9 and 10. The fest is intended to cater to student audiences from across South India, with participation expected from management and engineering ... More

Kanoos to invest Rs 200 crore
The Kochi-based Kanoos Business India Pvt Ltd has proposed to invest around Rs 200 crore in Kerala in the real estate development business over a period of two years. The group range of portfolio included residential, ... More

Muziris Softech solution for retail traders
Muziris Softech, the Kochi-based IT conglomerate with core focus on healthcare, plantation, retail software and specialised manufacturing solutions, has launched a specialised enterprise software solution for lifestyle retail traders. Muziris ... More

Management meet
DC School of Management and Technology at Vagamon is organising a national level management meet `Luminance-2006' on November 10 and 11. About 500 students selected from leading business schools in the country will attend ... More

Tough deal
TRANSPLANTING OF PADDY in progress in a field near Palakkad. Small and marginal farmers, who form the vast majority in the State, are finding it difficult to break even with labour-intensive paddy cultivation. ... More

Seminar on TQM in education
CMS College, Kottayam, is organising a seminar on total quality management in higher education on November 10 and 11. The seminar is sponsored by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Banglore, and co-sponsored by MG ... More

KARNATAKA
If it ain't broke, just flatten it!
Brand Bangalore has suffered a needless name change. More

Move to de-notify Bunder market yard opposed
More than 90 per cent of the revenue of Mangalore APMC is generated from the `Schedule A' market yard. More

Malaysia woos Indian IT investors
The Malaysian Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) on Wednesday opened its India office here as part of its strategy to woo Indian investors from the IT sector to the Malaysian Super Corridor (MSC), a dedicated infrastructure for ICT. The ... More

Sealing drive
GOING BY RULES: Bangalore Mahanagara Palike employees along with officials sealing offices and shops operating out of houses during the sealing drive, which begin at Sadashivnagar on Wednesday. ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra clears land for Reliance SEZ
Makes second allotment of 1,150 hectares More

Supreme Ind, Petro to invest Rs 1,415 cr in Maharashtra
Supreme Petrochem Ltd and Supreme Industries Ltd would together invest Rs 1,415 crore in Maharashtra to set up units for manufacturing plastic products. The companies on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra ... More

New drive
FEEDING SPOT: A man feeding pigeons at Marine Drive. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will no longer allow birds to be fed along the city's most famous promenade. Separate spots have been allotted for feeding pigeons in the ... More

WEST BENGAL
The monk who is sold on PF reforms
NEW SERMON More

CSE scam: Kamal Parekh files plea
Mr Kamal Parekh, one of the prime accused in the Rs 120-crore Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) scam in 2001, filed a petition before Calcutta High Court today seeking quashing of the chargesheet, submitted by Kolkata police in ... More

Penrose enthrals Kolkata's science elite
Sir Roger Penrose, the English mathematical physicist who has made a seminal contribution to `General relativity and Cosmology', enthralled the science elite of Kolkata on Tuesday with his public lecture on `Beyond the Big Bang', organised by the ... More

Mining expo likely to generate Rs 1,000-cr biz
The 8th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME), which would be held here from November 22 to 25, may generate business worth Rs 1,000 crore, according to the principal organiser the Confederation of Indian Industries.Mr V.R.S. ... More

New-look Great Eastern Hotel to open end-2007
The first phase of the renovated and refurbished Great Eastern Hotel, which was bought over from the State Government by Bharat Hotels for Rs 52 crore in November last year, will be commissioned by the end of 2007. By mid-2008, the entire ... More

SBI Bengal circle raises profit target to Rs 450 cr
Adopts two-pronged strategy to achieve mark More

I-T raids on Hawai chappal unit
Officials of the Investigation Wing of the Income-tax department, Kolkata, in a search and seizure operation carried out recently on one of the leading manufacturers of shoes and Hawai chappals in the city, have unearthed cash of ... More

Blood test kits case
Ghanashyam Sarda, prime accused in the case pertaining to supply of defective blood test kits to blood banks, and former Managing Director of Monozyme India Ltd, the company involved, filed an application of bail before the ... More

Marwari Sammelan adopts code
The All-India Marwari Sammelan has adopted a 9-point code of conduct recommending simpler marriage ceremonies, avoiding ostentation, display of wealth and wasteful expenditure. The code was adopted in Kolkata at a ... More

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