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TAMIL NADU
Good response to Tirunelveli IT SEZ
Chennai, March 16 The 400-acre IT SEZ at Gangaikondan, near Tirunelveli, has evoked encouraging response from the industry. Companies such as Hexaware, US Technologies and Sutherland, have asked for land. About 150 acres are ready to be ...
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‘Madurai needs to build up strategic importance’
Madurai, March 16 Madurai should gain strategic importance to attract more investments, according to Mr M.M. Murugappan, Managing Director, TI Cycles (Chennai). Madurai has both the potential and resources, but concerted efforts are ...
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Textile units unhappy over peak-hour power curbs
Coimbatore, March 16 The restriction on power supply between 6 and 10 p.m. will severely affect industrial production and jobs, the South India Small Spinners Association (Sisspa) has said.Already faced with recessionary conditions, the ...
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Olympia plans Rs 700-cr residential project at Navalur
Chennai, March 16 The Chennai-based Khivraj Group, among the promoters of the Olympia Group, has announced Olympia’s first residential project near Chennai.The Rs 700-crore project, Olympia Opaline, coming up at Navalur on Old ...
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‘An exciting but tough time for Indian business’
Chennai, March 16 The current business environment in India is going through both exciting and tough times. The changes and the consequent challenges of globalisation have proved that in addition to quality and cost, creativity and innovation ...
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New Chairman for CII Madurai
Mr R. Dinesh, Executive Director, TV Sundram Iyengar & Sons Ltd, has been elected the Chairman, CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Madurai Zone for 2008-09, according to a press release. Mr Bharath Krishna Sankar, Chairman and Managing ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Union Bank plans to open 40 new branches in AP
Issues biometric smart cards in six districts
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Hyderabad, French varsities in pact
Hyderabad, March 16 The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Universite’de Bretagne-Sud (UBS) to coordinate and collaborate in research and academic programmes, a press release issued here ...
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Australia woos skilled workers from India
Hyderabad, March 16 With a view to attract skilled workers from abroad, South Australia has made the migration system easier and simpler and Indian skilled workers are welcome, according to Mr Mike Rann, Premier of South ...
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KERALA
Kerala Govt to acquire 507 acres for Technocity
Move for IT parks in Kozhikode, Alappuzha and Palakkad
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VFPCK, Kerala IT Mission plan e-krishi project
Kochi, March 16 The Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Kerala (VFPCK) is joining hands with the Kerala IT Mission to start a new project called e-krishi. VFPCK, which provides everything from seeds to marketing assistance for its ...
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Build on IT strengths: Infosys CEO
India should build on its current advantages in information technology by focusing on areas such as IT policies, infrastructure and education, said Mr S. Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Infosys. Speaking at the valedictory session of the Kerala IT.com ...
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KARNATAKA
Road blockade
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MAHARASHTRA
24 SEZs to come up in Maharashtra
New Delhi, March 16 As many as 101 formal approvals have been given for Special Economic Zones in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.Of the 101 approvals, 24 SEZs would come up in ...
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MMRDA gets Rs 6,643 cr for major projects
Mumbai, March 16 The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority was sanctioned a budget of Rs 6,643 crore for the fiscal 2008-09. The Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, sanctioned the amount. Major projects for ...
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Lotus Eye Care looks to raise medical tourism revenues
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WEST BENGAL
Medica Synergie plans super specialty hospitals in Kolkata, Asansol
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Textile policy to give thrust to job creation in Bengal
Rs 100-cr hosiery park project coming up in Howrah dist
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