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ANDHRA PRADESH: AP to waive loans for weavers’ co-op societies
Cabinet nod for Rs 897-cr solid waste management project. Hyderabad, Feb. 13 With an eye on the elections, the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Friday took a clutch of decisions, including waiver of loans for weavers’ cooperative societies and ...

TAMIL NADU: Global recovery won’t happen soon: Nilekani
‘Large domestic activities will create growth’. Coimbatore, Feb. 13 Though there is economic slowdown globally, which may also have an impact on the country’s economic growth, if we invest internally, even domestic activity ...

KERALA: Package for IT industry soon
State PSUs doing well, says Governor. The Kerala Government will shortly come out with a package for the IT industry to help it tide over the crisis posed by the global ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Contract to Maytas Infra stayed
A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday stayed all proceedings in award of a Rs 120-crore road project in Kadapa district to Maytas Infra Ltd, by the State Government. The sarpanch based in Kadapa, Mr ...

KERALA: Industry welcomes rail budget
Kochi, Feb 13 The trade and industry has welcomed the Railway Budget saying that the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, needs to be complimented for turning the country’s largest public sector undertaking with a past record of ...

KARNATAKA: ‘Full financial inclusion not yet achieved in Karnataka’
Aware of discrepancies, working to solve them: Bankers. Bangalore, Feb. 13 The State Government has contested public sector banks’ claims of Karnataka achieving full financial inclusion. Speaking at the State Level Bankers Committee ...

KARNATAKA: Bangalore to have Swiss Consul office
To handle visa applications from South. Chennai, Feb. 13 A full-fledged office of the Consul General of Switzerland will soon be in operation in Bangalore along with a Swiss Scientific Office, according to Mr Peter E. Specker, the Swiss Consul ...

KARNATAKA: Corp Bank to widen branchless banking
Mangalore, Feb. 13 Corporation Bank, which has implemented branchless banking units in more than 250 villages, will take the number to 400 by the end of the current financial year, according to Mr J.M. Garg, Chairman and Managing ...

KARNATAKA: Big potential seen for unmanned aerial vehicles
Bangalore, Feb. 13 UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, seem to be the new products that manufacturers are increasingly pushing at this year’s Aero India show. At least half a dozen companies or organisations – Indian, public, ...

MAHARASHTRA: Watch out for Valentine spams
Pune, Feb. 13 Valentine’s Day. People’s thoughts turn to romance and flowers. For the cyber criminal, it is how to lure the unsuspecting user in. They are also taking their efforts to social networks, given their popularity ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Tele Atlas Kalyani to offer navigable map product soon
Hyderabad, Feb. 13 Tele Atlas Kalyani India, a joint venture between global map maker Tele Atlas and the Kalyani Group, is looking at releasing its latest map product for the Indian ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: V-Day special
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TAMIL NADU: Siema finds Rly Budget a mixed bag
Coimbatore, Feb. 13 The Southern India Engineering Manufacturers’ Association (SIEMA), while welcoming some of the provisions of the Railway Budget, has expressed disappointment that the long-pending requests of people of the region ...

MAHARASHTRA: Paramount Airways plans to add Mumbai to its network
Paramount Airways, the premium service all-business class airline, will be connecting Mumbai to its network by the end of this year, thus strengthening its western axis. The airways linked its services to Pune, Goa and Ahmedabad from Chennai ...

TAMIL NADU: TN urged to boost contract farming
Chennai, Feb. 13 The Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to encourage contract farming, mechanisation and increase investments in crop breeding programmes ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Arani Power sets up Rs 60-cr steam turbine unit
Hyderabad, Feb. 13 Arani Power Systems on Friday announced the inauguration of an Rs 60-crore steam turbine manufacturing facility located at Cheriyal village in Medak district of the Andhra ...

KARNATAKA: World Gold Council asks Govt to help artisans
Bangalore, Feb. 13 The World Gold Council has urged the Government to set up a welfare fund to uplift artisans ailing from the economic downturn. With workers in the gem and jewellery industry being laid off in large numbers, the World ...

TAMIL NADU: Guindy Estate to have multi-storied manufacturing complex
Chennai, Feb. 13Guindy Industrial Estate will soon have a multi-storied manufacturing complex, specifically dedicated to micro and small enterprises, the CMD of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd (TANSIDCO), Mr D. ...

KERALA: The First Orange’s buyer scheme
The First Orange Properties has launched Orange Club, a buyer-owned, three-star, fully furnished service apartment at Munnar. The property offers a swimming pool, indoor games, play and party areas, garden, 24-hour security and car parking. Mr ...

OTHER STATES: Fusion music fest in Delhi
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Exchange offer at Big Bazaar
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OTHER STATES: New integrated terminal at Srinagar
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WEST BENGAL: Bharat Asmita for IIM-K professor
Professor Shekhar Chaudhuri, Director, IIM-Kolkata, has been awarded the Bharat Asmita Acharya Shrestha Award for 2009. The award was given away by the Vice-President, Mr Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi earlier this month. The award carries ...

KERALA: Federal Bank loan rates down
Federal Bank has reduced the rate of interest on housing loans significantly. The rate offered ranges from 8.5 per cent to 10.75 per cent for different period of loans. The reduced rates are ideal for the general public to avail new loans. The ...






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Markets (Feb 12)
Nifty (at close)2,893.05(-32.65)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)48.84/85
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs2,162
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Silver (a kg) Rs23,080


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