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STATES
KERALA:
Kerala setting up FI based on Islamic banking principles
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 16 The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) is teaming up with a core group of 20 private investors to set up a financial institution based on Islamic banking ...
KARNATAKA:
State will have to bear cost escalation of Namma Metro, says HC
Petition against use of fastening system for rails dismissed. Bangalore, Sept. 16 It is the State Government alone and not the Centre that would have to bear the escalation cost of the Namma Metro project being executed by the Bangalore Metro ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
‘Q-City’ project in Hyderabad
The Quinn Group, Ireland-based € 2.2 billion business conglomerate, has unveiled its ‘Q-City’ project, with over 1.2 lakh sq. ft of commercial space in Hyderabad. Located in Gachibowli, the $100-million project, has ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Exports from HPCL Visakha refinery
The first-ever export of bulk bitumen by HPCL Visakha refinery here was flagged off at the Visakhapatnam port on Wednesday. The refinery exported 4,042 tonnes of 60-70 grade bulk bitumen to Thailand. Mr P.A.B. Raju, Executive Director of ...
TAMIL NADU:
Govt urged to respect judicial verdicts
Coimbatore, Sept. 16 The President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Coimbatore, Mr Mahendra Ramdas, has cautioned that there would be ‘total anarchy’ if the State Government persisted with the practice of ...
KERALA:
Harrisons opens unit for orthodox tea in Kerala
Kozhikode, Sept. 16 As part of its modernisation initiatives, Harrisons Malayalam Ltd has opened a new orthodox tea manufacturing facility at its Chundale factory ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Wealth out of waste: ITC gets good response to scheme in South
Wealth out of waste (WOW) – a recycling programme launched by ITC – is being received well by the citizens in various southern cities and towns and the company has plans to extend it to the whole country, according to ...
KERALA:
‘Tourism is not for the elite alone’
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 16 It is the professed intention of the State Government to make tourism accessible to the common man, according to the Minister for Tourism and Home, Mr Kodiyeri ...
TAMIL NADU:
States asked to form independent redress forum for electricity
Chennai, Sept. 16 The Chairman of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Mr Justice M. Karpaga Vinayagam, has urged the State Governments to set up an independent consumer redressal forum and ombudsman as provided under the Electricity ...
KERALA:
Manappuram’s credit rating moves to A1+
ICRA has upgraded the short-term rating of Manappuram General Finance and Leasing Ltd (MAGFIL), the flagship company of the Thrissur-based Manappuram Group, from A1 to ...
KARNATAKA:
Karnataka RTOs set to issue smart cards
Mangalore, Sept. 16 All the regional transport offices (RTOs) in Karnataka will start issuing registration certificates (RCs) of vehicles and driving licences (DLs) in smart card format by the end of this month, according to Mr Vijaya ...
WEST BENGAL:
Businessman bids for 5 Dooars tea gardens
Kolkata, Sept. 16 Mr Roshan Lal Agarwala, a Siliguri-based businessman, has bid for five of the 13 closed tea gardens in Dooars in ...
TAMIL NADU:
InfoPrint joins hands with Bhavish Graphics
Chennai, Sept 16 InfoPrint Solutions Company, the 49:51 joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, has announced its partnership with commercial printing company Bhavish Graphics to implement automated printing ...
MAHARASHTRA:
Art auction fetches Rs 10.4 cr
Saffronart, an auctioneer of modern and contemporary Indian art, fetched Rs 17.6 crore from its 95 lots in its Autumn Online Auction held at the beginning of the month. The auction sold 77 per cent of the 95 lots on sale, a 41 per cent ...
TAMIL NADU:
‘Company director can’t be held responsible for bouncing of cheque’
Chennai, Sept. 16 The Madras High Court has held that in a case of cheque bouncing, the accused facing trial for the alleged offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act should be in-charge of and responsible for the ...
GUJARAT:
Intel, Gujarat Govt award for schools
Ahmedabad, Sept. 16 The fifth ‘Best Integration of Technology in Education’ contest organised by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB), Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) and Intel Teach Program felicitated ...
KERALA:
Good response to Kinfra’s Kannur project
The Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) has received good response to its invitation for expressions of interest (EoIs) to develop an industrial park in ...
KERALA:
Pepper futures continue to fall on bearish trend
Kochi, Sept. 16 Pepper futures continued their downfall on Wednesday on bearish activities despite the fundamentals remaining strong. Domestic demand has started picking ...
TAMIL NADU:
Nabard extends Rs 18-crore aid for SHGs
Madurai, Sept 16 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has extended assistance to the tune of Rs 18 crore during 2008-09 for capacity building of self-help groups (SHGs) in the country, said Mr B.B. Mohanty, ...
KARNATAKA:
ICFAI Business School launches management course
Bangalore, Sept. 16 IBS Bangalore (ICFAI Business School, Bangalore) has introduced a two-year post-graduate programme in management starting June ...
OTHER STATES:
Atomic energy panel to visit Mannur village this month
Bijapur, Sept. 16 The site inspection committee of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) will visit Mannur village in Basavan Bagewadi taluk of Bijapur district in the last week of September to study the feasibility of setting up a ...
OTHER STATES:
Centre eases Protected Area Permit norms in Sikkim
Gangtok, Sept. 16 In a positive development for promoting international tourism in Sikkim, the Centre has accorded significant relaxation to the protected area regime in the State besides decentralising issuance of Protected Area Permits ...
KERALA:
Warming up to climate change
Anyone who has resided for even a short length of time in Kerala would appreciate the role and importance of weather and climate in the myriad aspects of the State’s existence – be it socio-economic, cultural or political. Witness ...
KERALA:
Potential for mushroom in Kerala
Kerala has the potential to become a major player in mushroom cultivation if an enabling environment is created for the same, said a team of experts from the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, near here. Mushroom production in India is ...
KERALA:
Insurance staff stage protest
Unions and associations of the public sector general insurance companies observed an all-India protest day on Tuesday to demonstrate against delays in convening wage talks, aberrations in promotion policies, compulsory transfer of ...
KERALA:
Drive to provide houses, jobs for all
The State Government has launched a campaign that aims to provide houses and jobs for all as part of the second phase of People’s Plan Campaign. The State now has about 3.5 lakh families without houses, of which one lakh had no land to ...
KERALA:
‘Fair value of land holdings by Nov’
F air value of land holdings in the State would be notified by as early as November, according to the Minister for Registration, Mr S. Sarma. Fixing of fair value was at an advanced stage and would be completed next month, the Minister told ...
KERALA:
Cashew Factories Bill passed
The State Assembly unanimously passed the Kerala Cashew Factories (Acquisition) Amendment Bill, 2009, on Tuesday. The Bill seeks to facilitate the acquisition of 20 factories that were earlier taken on lease from private individuals and ...
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