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WEST BENGAL: Centre agrees to 30-km sea bridge off Bengal coast
Bridge to link Fraserganj in Sunderban and proposed deep-sea port. Kolkata, Feb. 27 The Union Government has in principle agreed to the proposal for construction of a 30-km bridge across the sea as a pre-requisite for the proposed deep-sea port ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: GMR-HIAL, Malaysian co to set up MRO facility
Agreement signed for Rs 400-crore joint venture. Hyderabad, Feb. 27 The GMR group has signed an agreement with Malaysian Airlines to set up a Rs 400-crore Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the Aerospace Park near the Rajiv ...

TAMIL NADU: ITEL studying ways to improve toll revenues
Daily collection on OMR, Chennai is about Rs 5 lakh. Chennai, Feb. 27 IT Expressway Ltd (ITEL), that operates Old Mahabalipuram Road expressway along the IT corridor, is exploring various possibilities to increase its toll revenues and also ...

GUJARAT: IT sector to grow at 15-20%: Infosys
The IT industry is expected to grow at the rate of 15-20 per cent, said Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor, Infosys, at the Chameli Devi Institute of Technology and Management, Indore, according to a press release. “Indore has an ...

TAMIL NADU: Ambattur auto cos press ahead with capex plans
Chennai, Feb. 27 Slowdown notwithstanding, as many as 30 companies in the Ambattur industrial estate in Chennai have submitted project proposals involving a capital expenditure of $70 million (Rs 350 crore), according to Dr James Daniel ...

WEST BENGAL: Emami to invest Rs 2,200 cr in Bengal paper plant
Kolkata, Feb. 27 The Rs 2,000-crore Emami Group is planning to invest Rs 2,200 crore for setting up a high-end writing and printing paper manufacturing plant at Kultikri in West Midnapore district of ...

KARNATAKA: Disability manual for corporates launched
Bangalore, Feb. 27 Former India Test Cricket captain Anil Kumble underlined the importance of inclusiveness of all stakeholders through humanistic approach to overcome any challenges in ...

TAMIL NADU: Ideas for poverty-free TN
The Confederation of Indian Industry has identified six “transformation ideas” for Tamil Nadu to become a poverty-free State by 2010, according to Mr Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, CII (Tamil Nadu). At a press conference here, he ...

KERALA: Kerala’s Idukki to get Rs 120-cr sop for pepper replantation programme
New Delhi, Feb 27 The Agriculture Ministry has approved the initiative of the Department of Commerce for a Rs 240-crore replanting and rejuvenation programme for pepper in the Idukki district of Kerala with a 50 per cent subsidy from the ...

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KARNATAKA: Eveready sees alternative lighting driving growth this year
Bangalore, Feb. 27 With new products in the battery segment and entry into the alternative lighting solutions segment, Eveready Industries looks at a 45 per cent year-on-year growth in the next financial year. The company expects the ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Reliance Money to launch gold accumulation plan in March
Hyderabad, Feb. 27 Reliance Money, India Post and World Gold Council (WGC) are together set to launch Gold Accumulation Plan (GAP) ...

MAHARASHTRA: W Rly records 27% growth in freight earnings
Mumbai, Feb. 27 Western Railway recorded a 27 per cent increase in freight earnings to Rs 3,493.2 crore till January 2009 against Rs 2,750.47 crore during same period last year. The loading also grew by 14.55 per cent to 41.18 million tonnes ...

TAMIL NADU: Pepsi plans Mirinda drive in TN this summer
Coimbatore, Feb. 27 Mirinda, the orange-flavoured drink from the Pepsico India stable, plans to strengthen its dominance in Tamil Nadu. The drink, according to Pepsico India sources, is a market leader, with 60 per cent share of the ...

KARNATAKA: Software Paradigms opens centre in Mangalore
Mangalore, Feb. 27 The Mysore-based Software Paradigms Infotech (SPI) Pvt Ltd has opened its new IT development and BPO centre in ...

GUJARAT: Amar Chitra Katha, Vodafone Essar tie up
Ahmedabad, Feb. 27 Vodafone Essar, in association with ACK Media, has launched the classic comic series Amar Chitra ...

KERALA: Kerala to withdraw thermal power surcharge
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 The thermal power surcharge now being levied in Kerala is to be withdrawn in the light of the fall in the fuel prices, including that ...

TAMIL NADU: CII Madurai Zone chairman
Madurai: Mr Bharath K.S. has been elected as the new Chairman and Dr. Aravind Srinivasan as Vice-Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, Madurai . ...

KARNATAKA: Karnataka is still hiring
Bangalore, Feb. 27 People may be losing jobs thick and fast all over the country, but there is no evidence of any let-up in hiring in ...





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Markets (Feb 27)
Nifty (at close)2,763.65(-22.00)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)51.10/12
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs2,314
Gold (a gram) Rs1,391
Silver (a kg) Rs22,910


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