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KERALA: The benefits of migration
Last week the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its annual Human Development Report (HDR) titled this year ‘Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development’, which addresses the issue of migration, something ...

MAHARASHTRA: Maharashtra exempts BPOs from poll holiday
Companies in Gurgaon to operate on skeleton staff. New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct. 12 BPO and continuous process industries in Maharashtra have been exempt from giving a holiday to employees on Tuesday, when the State goes to the Assembly ...

KERALA: Irresponsible banking practices blamed for financial crisis
IIM-K conclave dissects global economic scenario. Kozhikode, Oct. 12 The Indian regulators have a more holistic view of the economy than their counterparts in the US and elsewhere, according to Mr Govind Shankaranarayanan, Chief Financial ...

KARNATAKA: Heavy rain in Karnataka, a boon for sugar industry
The recent heavy rain in Karnataka seems to be a blessing in disguise for the sugar industry in the ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Banks planning to re-phase loans given to SHGs in flood-hit AP dists
Awaiting damage estimate of crops, agri property from Govt. Hyderabad, Oct. 12 Banks are planning to re-phase loans extended to the self-help groups (SHGs) in the flood-affected districts of ...

OTHER STATES: Meet on accounting standards
IILM College of Management Studies, Greater Noida, held a panel discussion on International Financial Reporting Standards and its implications on October 10. The discussion was started with a students’ presentation with an overview on ...

KARNATAKA: Meet on industrial development
The Department of Management Studies of Srinivas Institute of Engineering, Mangalore, will host a national seminar on ‘Changing frontiers of industrial development in India’ on October 14. A press release said here that the objective ...

WEST BENGAL: British Council cartoon contest
British Council in partnership with Ken Sprague Fund UK has announced a cartoon contest on the climate change, according to a British Council press release. The contest is organised as part of the British Council’s Low Carbon Futures ...

TAMIL NADU: TN grains merchants body chief
Mr S.P. Jeyapragasam has been elected as the President of Tamilnadu Foodgrains Merchants Association Ltd for 2009-10. Mr J. Rajamohan has been elected as the Secretary and Mr P.A.M.A. Kathirvel as the Treasurer of the association, according to ...

OTHER STATES: Chamling warns private sector against breach of job pacts
Gangtok, Oct. 12 The private sector, including pharma and hydro power developers, today came under attack by the Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling, who accused them of violating the agreements signed with the State Government on local ...

TAMIL NADU: Virus threat endangers hill banana in TN
Coimbatore, Oct. 12 Hill banana, also known as ‘Virupakshi’, grown predominantly in the Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu, is on the endangered ...

TAMIL NADU: TN urged to check farm input prices
The Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangham has urged the Tamil Nadu Government to take immediate steps to accelerate agriculture production and arrest spiralling cost of ...

MAHARASHTRA: Pune to be shut on poll day
Pune, Oct. 12 Industry, offices, shops, private and public sector banks, and even private clubs in the Pune region will be closed on Tuesday to enable their employees to exercise franchises during the Assembly ...

KARNATAKA: Autos strike
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KERALA: Sprouting biz
Mushroom being grown at a small-scale farm near Kochi. The agro-climatic conditions as well as local availability of raw materials make mushroom cultivation an economically viable proposition. There is a huge demand for dried ...

TAMIL NADU: Facility for e-payment of VAT launched
Chennai, Oct. 12 The Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Department is introducing e-payment facility for VAT payments online, according to an official press ...

KERALA: Pepper futures fall on bull liquidation
Kochi, Oct. 12 The pepper futures market on Monday fell on bull liquidation and switching over to nearby position mainly because of the reduced working days this month.There are four days and one hour on October 17 (for Muharat trading) ...

KERALA: Hages Business Solutions eyes big rise in biz
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 12 Hages Business Solutions (HBS), a Technopark-based company specialising in SAP consulting, has charted out a growth path that would bring about a 10-fold rise in business to Rs 100 crore in the next four ...

OTHER STATES: HR meet at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
To provide a forum for experts from corporates, academia and the government to share their opinions and insight on the strategic role of HR in the global business environment, the Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) organised ...

TAMIL NADU: VVA Hotels, Radisson sign pact
Chennai, Oct. 12 The Chennai-based VVA Hotels has tied up with Radisson Hotels International Inc, the US, to operate VVA’s facility coming up in ...

OTHER STATES: Green drive
The Director-General of The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), Mr R.K. Pachauri, exchanging documents with the Delhi Government's Environment Secretary, Mr Dharmendra Kumar (left), after signing an MoU for enabling energy efficiency retrofit ...

KERALA: SBT quiz for college students
State Bank of Travancore (SBT) will observe a Vigilance Awareness Week from November 3 to 7. In connection with this, the bank is organising a quiz programme for college students from Thiruvananthapuram on November 4 at the bank’s ...

KERALA: Minimum wages for jewellery makers
The Kerala Government has notified the minimum wages payable to workers engaged in the making of gold and silver jewellery. Daily wage earners would be eligible for a dearness allowance of 82 paise for every point of rise in the consumer price ...

WEST BENGAL: Century Plyboards laminates
Century Plyboards (I) Ltd on Monday unveiled a range of laminates in the catalogue La oficina movida and La urbana. The company’s design team has developed 76 new designs based on Spanish themes, according to a company release. ...






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Nifty (at close)5,054.25(+109.05)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)46.48/49
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs3,249
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