The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 04, 2002

Balayogi dies in copter crash
THE Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr G.M.C. Balayogi, died in a helicopter mishap in Kovvadalanka village of Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh this morning. The private helicopter, which was to bring Mr Balayogi to Hyderabad from Bhimavaram in West ... More

A third star burns out suddenly
THE Lok Sabha Speaker and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP, G.M.C. Balayogi, who died in a copter crash on Sunday, is the third young and rising political leader of the current Lok Sabha whose life has been cut short in tragic circumstances. The ... More

Musharraf: Running with hare, hunting...
ON FEBRUARY 15 soldiers of the 7 Jat Regiment from the Army's 16 Corps gunned down 14 heavily armed Pakistani Jehadis trying to infiltrate across the Line of Control in the Poonch sector. The terrorists carried large quantities of ... More

Advani hints at terrorist hand in Gujarat riots
THE Union Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, who visited the strife-torn regions of Gujarat on Sunday, equated the happenings in the State during the last five days to terrorism. He told presspersons here that the Godhra incident had all the ... More

STATES

Janaagraha— a people's movement in Karnataka
A PEOPLE'S movement that hopes to make a difference! The Janaagraha is all about finding a voice for the citizens of Bangalore and having a say in the Corporation's Budget of 2002-2003. Aiming at a participative government, Janaaagraha ... More

Fair deal for N-E in Union Budget
For the current financial year, the amount available to the region from this fund is placed at Rs 500 crore, which marks an increase of Rs 187 crore on 2000-01. For 2002-03,the size of resources that will be available to the region from the non-lapsa ble fund will be known only after the closure of the current financial year. More

TAXATION

`Taxation policy must be consistent'
Corporates, which are already contributing much to the Exchequer, will be driven to the wall by the Government wanting to meet its targets. More

SOCIAL WELFARE

`Seeding' bid to end child labour in AP
A CONSORTIUM of employers representing the Seedsmen Association and 21 other organisations has resolved to eliminate child labour in the Bhutpur mandal of Mahabubnagar district in the next 14 months and as part of the effort, it has tied up with ... More

Japanese grant for 3 NGOs
THREE non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) will receive a total of $2,44,303 (Rs 1.19 crore) grant from the Japanese Government under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Project (GAGP). An agreement was signed here between the Japanese ... More

INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Bellary power project to get Karnataka guarantee
IN A complete policy reversal, the Karnataka Government has agreed to support the Jindal-Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) joint venture, Bellary Thermal Power Station (BTPS), with financial guarantees. Mr. K Jothiramalingam, Managing ... More

RESTRUCTURING

I-T, Customs depts revamp under way
THE Union Minister of State for Finance, Mr Gingee N. Ramachandran, has said that a cadre restructuring exercise is on in the Central excise and Customs and the income-tax departments, which when completed, will pave the way for a better ... More

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