The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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TAMIL NADU: TN industries to adopt 5-day week from Jan 1
Govt announces two-day power holiday. Chennai, Dec. 29 Industries in Tamil Nadu are to adopt a five-day week from January 1 following a two-day power cut to be implemented by the State Government from the ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: AP budget likely to be lower by Rs 20,000 cr
The Andhra Pradesh State budget for 2008-2009 is likely to be about Rs 80,000 crore about 20 per cent lower than Rs 1,00,000 crore announced by the Finance Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, during the budget earlier ...

KARNATAKA: Idea Cellular enters Karnataka
Will build on Spice’s subscriber base. Bangalore, Dec. 29 Idea Cellular Ltd said on Monday that it will build on the current 14 lakh subscriber base of Spice in Karnataka, and introduce its complete range of mobile telephony products and ...

KARNATAKA: ‘Business, social work must develop limited partnership to tackle human crisis’
Nitte (Udupi), Dec. 29 Business and social work should have limited partnership to tackle poverty, oppression, diseases and other human crisis, according to Dr Ram A. Cnaan, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education, ...

WEST BENGAL: Kolkata-based banks upbeat on home loan disbursements
Kolkata, Dec. 29 Kolkata-based banks expect growth in their home loan disbursements to be anywhere between 25 and 50 per cent during the rest of 2008-09. The optimism is based on the comprehensive home loan package announced by the ...

TAMIL NADU: A.C. Muthiah to jointly develop Chennai property with HDFC
Chennai, Dec. 29 The SPIC Chairman, Mr A.C. Muthiah, and HDFC will together develop Adyar property, which belongs to the family of ...

KARNATAKA: Industrial chemistry course
The Mangalore University is planning to start a post-graduate programme in industrial chemistry, according to Prof K.M. Kaveriappa, Vice-Chancellor of the university. Presiding over the inauguration of the three-day international conference ...

TAMIL NADU: Mega farmers' market in Dindigul
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Axis Bank branch in Adilabad
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OTHER STATES: Dense fog disrupts air traffic in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 29 The first major fog in the National Capital played havoc with delay in flight operations. There was low visibility for eleven-and-a-half hours which affected 62 flights, including 35 domestic and 27 international ...

TAMIL NADU: Carnation growers seek replantation subsidy
Coonoor, Dec. 29 Carnation growers in Nilgiris have appealed to the Government to grant them a subsidy for replantation to tide over their financial ...

TAMIL NADU: Coimbatore industries demand reduction in power cut
Coimbatore, Dec. 29 Industries in Coimbatore have asked the Tamil Nadu Government to enforce a reduction in power cut rather than the two-day weekly power holiday as the units have scheduled their ...

TAMIL NADU: New General Manager for ICF
Mr M.S. Jayanth has taken over as General Manager, Integral Coach Factory, from Ms Sabita ...

KERALA: Rice purchases on the rise
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WEST BENGAL: Bengal allots 749 acres to Jai Balaji Industries
Kolkata, Dec. 29 The West Bengal Government today allotted 748.97 acres of land to Jai Balaji Industries for setting up an integrated steel plant at Raghunathpur in Purulia district. The lease holding agreement in this connection will be ...

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