The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 28, 2002

New cell to replace OCC
THE Government plans to replace the Oil Coordination Committee (OCC) with the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) on April 1. The OCC provides a forum for petro-marketing companies to administer the sale of four controlled products ... More

Indo-US Parliamentary Forum launched
THE Indo-US Parliamentary forum (IUPF) was launched by the Minister for External Affairs, Mr Jaswant Singh, at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), here on Wednesday. Constituted along the lines of the `India ... More

Kerala: Power sector to go in for BOT scheme
THE State Government has decided to introduce the build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme in the power sector. The Government has already taken a policy decision to open up certain infrastructure areas for private participation through the BOT ... More

TN to stop sale of cheap liquor
THE Tamil Nadu Government has decided to discontinue the sale of cheap liquor with effect from April 14, the Finance Minister, Mr C. Ponnaiyan, told the Assembly on Wednesday. Presenting the Budget for 2002-03, he said the cheap liquor scheme ... More

Tax-free bonds to settle TNEB dues
THE Tamil Nadu Government will float tax-free bonds with an interest rate of 8.5 per cent to fund a one-time settlement of dues of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to the Central power utilities, the Finance Minister, Mr C. Ponnaiyan, told the ... More

AP: Smoking in public places banned
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday adopted a Bill seeking to prohibit smoking in public places and in public service vehicles. The legislation seeks to ban smoking in auditoria, hospital buildings, health and ... More

POLITICS

Mallya elected to Rajya Sabha
LIQUOR baron and the UB group Chairman, Mr Vijay Mallya, was today elected to the Rajya Sabha. Mr Mallya enters the Upper House of Parliament from Karnataka as an Independent backed by the Janata Parivar. The election for the four vacant seats ... More

Bohra leader calls for peace
THE religious head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, has appealed to the Muslims of Gujarat to remain calm and "refrain from seeking revenge". According to a press release, in his Muharram discourse in Indore, the ... More

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line

Why inflation figures are not credible

No more `touch tone hell'

SBI cuts PLR 50 basis points -- Deposit rates reduced by 25 points

DoT issues guidelines on universal service obligations

Wheat prices dip on rate cut

IA to buy 43 Airbus aircraft

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Mar. 17-Mar. 23
LPG price hike cut by half

PDS grain prices to be cut further