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KERALA: Padding to the paddy fields
Last week the paddy fields in Mangilikari, in the sleepy village of Kalliyoor near Vellayani, on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, were swaying to the force of a new wind that may well sweep across the State’s agriculture ...

MAHARASHTRA: Marathon reaffirms Mumbai’s resilience
RUN FOR PEACE. Mumbai, Jan. 18 Peace, charity and solidarity — this seemed to be the main agenda of corporate India which participated in large numbers in Mumbai Marathon 2009, held exactly nine weeks after the most dreaded terror attacks ...

MAHARASHTRA: Office space rentals dip across cities
Mumbai, Jan. 18 Office space market in Chennai recorded the least correction of about six per cent, while Mumbai’s extended business district saw a drop of close to 30 per cent in the fourth quarter ...

OTHER STATES: Seminar on cyber security
Gitarattan International Business School organised a national seminar on cyber security at its campus on January 17. The innovation in information technology arena has made the world a click economy. “The IT enabled world is still not able ...

KERALA: Kerala’s Plan outlay at Rs 8,650 cr
Thrust on cushioning impact of economic crisis. Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 18 The size of the annual Plan of Kerala for 2009-10 has been fixed at Rs 8,650 crore, which is 12.34 per cent higher than the current year’s Plan size of Rs ...

MAHARASHTRA: ‘Mining industry should adopt latest technology’
Of the 182 blocks allotted for captive mining, only 23 are operational. Mumbai, Jan. 18 Of the 240 blocks identified by the Government for captive mining, 182 blocks have been allotted to the private and public sector companies of which only ...

TAMIL NADU: S.K. Ramesh, Executive VP and Head of content, Hello FM; Anna Adarsh College for Women, Chennai
Chennai, Jan. 18 A profession in radio needs a lot of creativity and passion, said Mr S.K. Ramesh, Executive Vice-President and head of content, Hello FM, while addressing students of the Anna Adarsh College for Women at a BL Club ...

MAHARASHTRA: Mumbai marathon sees HR initiatives at its best
Mumbai, Jan. 18 The cacophonic business district of Mumbai looked a jamboree on Sunday as companies turned the Mumbai marathon into a team-building exercise for ...

KARNATAKA: Kissan Mela to focus on organic cultivation
Mangalore, Jan. 18 Theerthahalli taluk in Shimoga district will host the 29th annual Kissan Mela – being organised by the Shri Ksthera Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) – from January 21 ...

KARNATAKA: SIDBI to open extension branches
Mangalore, Jan. 18 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) will open extension branch offices in some of the industrial clusters in Karnataka, according to Mr Ramesh Dharmaji, General Manager of SIDBI, ...

GUJARAT: IIM-A to introduce course on Food Supply Chain Management
Ahmedabad, Jan. 18 The Indian Institute of Management is introducing a new course for executives on Food Supply Chain Management from February 15 to 21, said Prof G. Raghuram at Amaethon, the Agri-Business Summit of the Indian Institute ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Halt Gangavaram port work: Chiranjeevi
The Praja Rajyam Party, set up by film star K. Chiranjeevi, wants the operations at the newly-constructed Gangavaram port stopped, till the relief and rehabilitation package for the displaced fishermen in two villages is completely and ...

KARNATAKA: Saying it with flowers
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OTHER STATES: Dress rehearsal
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ANDHRA PRADESH: SBI hopes to cover one lakh villages next fiscal
Vijayawada, Jan. 18 The State Bank of India is planning to open 1,000 new branches across the country to cover one lakh villages in the coming financial year, according to the bank Chairman, Mr O.P. ...

OTHER STATES: Drive to make Sikkim smoke-free by year-end
A movement has begun in the State to spread awareness among the people here about the harmful effects of smoking. The objective is to make Sikkim a ‘smoke free’ State by the end of ...

WEST BENGAL: Awareness on safety measures
It is feared that Kolkata may also be a target of terrorists and, therefore, NGOs like Concern for Calcutta should come forward to make people aware of safety measures, Mr Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti, Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, said ...

KERALA: South Indian Bank annual day
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Markets (Jan 17)
Nifty (at close)2,828.45(+91.75)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)48.77/79
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs2,132
Gold (a gram) Rs1,230
Silver (a kg) Rs19,320


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