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TAMIL NADU
Auto majors keen on multi-level car park project
Automobile majors among other companies show keen interest More

`Everyone is a born entrepreneur'
"There is an entrepreneurial quality in every one of you sitting here. Everyone of you is a born entrepreneur. You have to build on your entrepreneurial skills to become a successful entrepreneur," Mr Dinesh S. Patel, Managing Director, S.F. ... More

`Budget allocation to agriculture not in line with the sector's problems'
The panel members on the Union Budget 2007-08, under the Business Line Budget Talk series held for the second year in succession in the city, treated the public of Madurai to a deeply educative and knowledgeable discussion. The panel consisted ... More

`Upgrade training facilities in ITI, engg institutions'
Industry task force meets Karunanidhi More

Maruti Udyog starts first driving school in Coimbatore
Maruti Udyog Ltd is launching a modern car driving school in the city, the first one of its kind to be started in Tamil Nadu by the small car-maker. The driving school, to be managed by the city-based Maruti dealer, Ambal Auto, is modelled on ... More

Tamilnad Mercantile's new branch
Tuticorin-based Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has opened its 180 branch at Bodinayakanur in Theni District. The new branch is fully computerised and networked under core banking solutions and offers anywhere banking facility. ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
SITI sets up recruitment centre in Hyderabad
SITI Corporation has announced the opening of its new Offshore Recruiting Centre (ORC) in Hyderabad to augment its growing business and demand for its Talent Management Products. The new facility can accommodate about 300 people. SITI offers ... More

Child development programme
Global Art & Creative India, a division of Sociable Intellectual Progressive Academy India Pvt Ltd, has opened its first centre in Secunderabad. In a press release, the company claimed that its art programme was unique as ... More

Management and cultural fest
Badruka College PG Centre's Department of Business Management here will organise a management and cultural festival styled Splash on March 21 and 22. The fest will see a mixture of formal and informal events such as young ... More

HPCL world cup contest
The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) is conducting a lucky draw for customers at select filling stations in eight districts during the World Cup being held in the West Indies. Maruti cars, diamond necklaces and Bajaj ... More

Water conservation contest
With a view to promote conservation of water, the Hyderabad metro water authority is organising competitions for students, marking the World Water Day on March 22. Unveiling the logo for the fete here on Monday, the Chief ... More

KIMS sets up medical centre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's capital city Kabul is all set to get Indian medical expertise, with some of the latest diagnostic facilities in place. The Hyderabad-based, multi-speciality hospital group KIMS has established a full-fledged medical diagnostic ... More

3 remanded to custody for tax evasion
The Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) has detected a significant evasion of central excise duty and misuse of Cenvat credit scheme by three aluminium extrusion manufacturers headquartered in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad ... More

Malaysia keen on infrastructure development
Mr Ashok K. Kantha, High Commissioner of India-Designate to Malaysia, on Tuesday met the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and mentioned about Malaysian interest in construction of roads, ports and airports and participation in tourism ... More

KERALA
Making a living
WORKERS PUT UP a vinyl hoarding from a perilous perch in Kochi. As the economy grows, labour-intensive enterprises provide more job opportunities but workers are often exploited by employers. The average number of employees per employer in Kerala ... More

Hutch `simplified' tariff plan
Hutch has launched simplified tariff sizes - small, medium and large - for prepaid as well as post-paid customers. The company will, free of cost, analyse the talk-time usage of a customer and suggest a suitable tariff ... More

`NTPC-TELK joint venture this month'
A joint working committee, which is looking into the modalities for the venture, will submit its report by the month-end. More

Bru contest winners
Bru, the flagship coffee brand of Hindustan Lever Ltd, has announced the interim winners of its `Snap to Singapore' campaign . This was a programme designed to reward its consumers under the brand platform of "Treasure of ... More

Eco-friendly pencils launched
Navneet Publications (India) Ltd has launched eco-friendly pencils made from renewable plantation wood in the Kerala market. Keeping in mind children's health and safety, the pencils are non-toxic, Mr Shailendra Gala, ... More

Hindustan Paper Corpn awarded
Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC) Ltd has won the MoU Excellence Award for performance during the financial year 2005-06. Mr Raji Philip, Chairman and Managing Director of HPC and Chairman of Hindustan Newsprint Ltd (HNL) ... More

Kerala sees no case for renewal of Parambikkulam-Aliyar pact
Govt mulls new Bill to regulate private financial companies More

Hong Kong-based co evinces interest in Kochi IT park
The Hong Kong-based J. B. Group has expressed interest in developing an information technology (IT) park in Kochi. Announcing this today, Mr Gautam Kanjilal, CEO, Infiniti Consulting Corporation Ltd, the consulting arm of the J. B. Group, said ... More

KARNATAKA
New mediclaim scheme launched in Mangalore
The Dharwad-based Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) — a regional rural bank sponsored by Syndicate Bank — in association with United India Insurance Company Ltd has launched `Vikas Arogya' mediclaim scheme. A press release said ... More

CII seeks more steps to boost agro-processing
`Five-year VAT exemption for wheat products must be continued' More

Community premium villas
Swarna-KSR Infrastructure India Pvt Ltd announced the launch of community premium villas in the northern tip of Bangalore. The project consisting of 150 villas will come up on a 17.5 acre land The project being developed at a ... More

OTHER STATES
ITC, Rajasthan tie up for watershed development
It will focus on efficient water use, agri-marketing, micro credit, etc. More

MAHARASHTRA
Work begins on Talegaon sub-station
The power-strapped State of Maharashtra is poised to get a breather, with work on building a 400 kV sub-station at Talegaon, to supply nearly 1000 MW of power sourced from the national grid, commencing a few days ago. Located on a 42-acre plot ... More

GUJARAT
Global Indian Foundation, Gujarat school join hands
The Singapore-based Global Indian Foundation today announced collaboration with the Kakubhai Parikh School in Gandhidham to cater to the growing demand of international quality education with Indian values for the wards of those working at Kandla ... More

WEST BENGAL
CLB order: Hearing to continue
No case was made out under Section 397 of the Companies Act by The Chatterjee Group before the Company Law Board (CLB), and as such, the order of CLB cannot sustain, argued the counsel of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) ... More

Retail growth will rely on evolving consumer needs
The key trends in modernday retailing will be urbanisation, changing family structures and demographic changes, and the real growth will take place in small and medium towns. Speaking at a seminar on "Managing the changing Indian retail ... More






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