STATES
TAMIL NADU
Raw material import quarantine hits TN leather units
Certification for semi-processed leather questioned
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Tea plantations upset over minimum wage proposal
The draft minimum wage notification issued by the Tamil Nadu Government, proposing a minimum daily rate of Rs 101.52 for tea plantation workers, ‘would be a death knell for the plantations in the State’, say management ...
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Rice planter machine put on demo in TNAU
Coimbatore, April 2 The Japanese-made Yanmar rice transplanter (model VP6) was put on demonstration recently in the wetlands of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). The demo was part of a month-long training/testing programme on the ...
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‘TN textile industry hit by rising input costs’
Coimbatore, April 2 The widening input cost differentials between the textile mills based in Tamil Nadu, which relied on raw material from far-off States, and those textile units located in cotton producing centres such as Andhra Pradesh, ...
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Online pension payouts
The District Collector, Mr S.S. Jawahar, launched on Tuesday the instant online identification and disbursal of pension to pensioners in the district treasury here. Part of an e-governance initiative, the software for muster computing has been ...
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‘Trademark owner can file case in the district he operates’
In a dispute over alleged infringement of a registered trademark or copyright under the Trade Marks Act or Copyright Act, the question of the plaintiff taking prior leave under Clause 12 of Letters Patent did not arise even if no part of the ...
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‘Raise public spending on healthcare’
Dr C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, has called for an increase in public expenditure on healthcare, which today stands at a low level of 0.9 per cent of GDP. It is “as much a comment on the ...
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Buddhadeb urged to take up raw cotton export issue with PM
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CII to release vision document for TN
Chennai, April 2 The crystallised form of the ‘dreams of a thousand people’ is the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Tamil Nadu Vision 2025, a document of what the people want this State to be, according to Mr Gopal ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Reliance Retail’s Delight stores face resistance from fishermen
Hyderabad, April 2 Reliance Retail is facing its first major challenge in Andhra Pradesh, with the fishermen threatening to intensify their agitation protesting against its non-vegetarian format.The retail arm of Reliance Industries has ...
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Better vehicle utilisation boosts APSRTC profit
Surplus land to be used to develop commuter amenity centres
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Public relations award
Mr Mathew Joseph, Deputy General Manager (Corporate Communications), Andhra Bank, has been inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’ in public relations, an award instituted by the Public Relations Council of India. Mr Rameshwar Thakur, ...
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Meet stresses need to address food security, water crisis
Hyderabad, April 2 International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has said it would be tough for the world if it fails to address the ongoing crises of food security and water. Addressing the inaugural of the partners meeting of ...
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Karvy launches services in Vizag
Karvy Stock Broking Ltd has launched portfolio management services here on Wednesday, for the first time in the country, and it will be extended to 50-60 centres, according to Mr Ambareesh Baliga, Vice-President. At a press meet here before the ...
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Record tax mop up in Vizag zone
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Vizag Steel treatment plant
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CII, Andhra Pradesh office-bearers
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Hyderabad varsity gets `A' grade
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KERALA
NCDC disburses Rs 320 cr in 2007-08
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 The National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) has disbursed Rs 320 crore for various development programmes in Kerala in 2007-08.The funds were provided mainly for agro-processing and value ...
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Kerala local bodies spend 87.37% of Plan funds
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 The local bodies in Kerala have spent 87.37 per cent of the Plan funds in 2007-08 under the Eleventh Plan people’s planning programme.The Minister for Local Administration, Mr Paloli Mohammed Kutty, ...
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Dream projects push up land values to exorbitant rates
Depriving the poor of owning land; affecting ecological system
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KARNATAKA
Karnataka gets Rs 6 cr for beach tourism development
Malpe (Udupi district), April 2 The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 6.4 crore for the development of beach tourism circuit along coastal Karnataka, according to Mr C. Somashekhara, Director, Department of Tourism, Karnataka. Speaking ...
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Maytas, NCC sign pacts for Shimoga, Gulbarga airports
Promoters will invest Rs 100 crore in each airport
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OTHER STATES
Vital link
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MAHARASHTRA
IT cos in Pune to be exempt from power cuts
Pune, April 2 IT companies in Pune can heave a sigh of relief as they will not be falling under the purview of power cuts in the city. The IT companies in Hinjewadi which comprises the maximum number would be given exemption from power cuts, ...
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