The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 20, 2008

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ANDHRA PRADESH: State Budget in for mid-course correction
Finance Minister confident of meeting objectives. Hyderabad, Nov. 19 The Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Wednesday hinted at some mid-course correction of the State Budget due to lower than projected cash inflows and ...

TAMIL NADU: TNEB order imposing conditions on tariff sops set aside
‘It was contrary to apex court directions’. Chennai, Nov. 19 The Madras High Court has set aside the memo of June 10, 2008 of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board imposing conditions, contrary to directions of the Supreme Court, for ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: ‘Govt will spend Rs 800 cr for uranium exploration’
Pvt sector, global cos interested in N-power expansion. Hyderabad, Nov. 19 The Union Government is committed to spend Rs 700-800 crore for exploration of uranium resources during the current ...

GUJARAT: Thermo Fisher clinical facility now in Ahmedabad
$17-m project to begin work in January; this is its 20th centre. Ahmedabad, Nov. 19 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the Fortune-300 $10-billion global leader serving science, on Wednesday announced commencement of its new, full-service clinical ...

TAMIL NADU: Repco Bank scheme for seniors
Repco Bank (Repatriates’ Co-operative Bank), coinciding with the celebration of its 40th Foundation Day, has introduced a special deposit scheme ‘REPCO 40’. The scheme offers an interest rate of 12 per cent for senior citizens ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: DQ Entertainment, Turner in pact
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Hyderabad to add 4,000 hotel rooms by 2010
Occupancy levels increase; revenues get tighter. Hyderabad, Nov. 19 The hospitality sector in Hyderabad is in a state of transition – bracing up to add about a whopping 4,000 rooms in couple of years in the backdrop of concerns of general ...

MAHARASHTRA: Maharashtra reserves 80% of jobs in SEZs for locals
Mumbai, Nov. 19 Companies planning to set up businesses in the 140 upcoming SEZs in Maharashtra will have to reserve 80 per cent of their jobs for residents in the State, according to Mr Ashok Chavan, Minister for Industries, ...

KERALA: Fresh plan for Vizhinjam land acquisition
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 19 The Kerala Government has cancelled the original notification for acquiring 1,088 hectares for the development of basic infrastructure for the proposed international container transshipment terminal at Vizhinjam, ...

TAMIL NADU: IOB to support infrastructure projects
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is focused on supporting infrastructure projects, including real estate, as it will help generate income in these times of ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: POABS asks Govt to expedite RBT tea estate registration
Kochi, Nov. 19 POABS Group, which has taken over RBT tea estates at Vandiperiyar in Idukki district, has appealed to the State Government to speed up the registration process and other formalities in order to restore normal operations in ...

KERALA: Isaac urges Centre to hike public spending
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 19 The Centre should take a bold decision to increase public spending by around Rs 1 lakh crore over the next couple of years, the Kerala Minister for Finance, Dr Thomas Isaac, said here ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Hackers on the prowl with distress e-mails, SMS
Hyderabad, Nov. 19 Next time when you receive a distress e-mail from a friend or relative, asking you to send them money urgently to buy tickets back home from a far-off country, don’t rush to the nearest bank branch or a money ...

WEST BENGAL: Yunnan province favours renovating road link to Assam
Kolkata, Nov 19 The Yunnan province of China is in favour of renovating the Stilwell Road connecting Ledo in Assam with Yunnan through ...

KERALA: Splendid isolation
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MAHARASHTRA: Mounting an identity
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Call to develop Vizag as a container hub
Visakhapatnam, Nov. 19 Visakhapatnam should be developed as a transshipment container hub on the east coast to make containerisation cost-effective, according to Mr Sriram Ravi Chander, Chief Operating Officer of Visakha ...

TAMIL NADU: Major K. V. Rajan, Executive Director, Veta; JB Institute of Computer Technology, Tirupati
Chennai, Nov. 19 Effective communication and soft skills complement one’s professional knowledge and are key to a person’s growth through the ranks, said Major K.V. Rajan, Executive ...

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