The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 10, 2002

Economic flows of river networking
The enormous drain of water into the seas, the paradoxical and perennial shortage of water for irrigation and drinking, and the floods in many parts of India must have often prompted the idea of networking the rivers. Now that the President has said the plan must be accorded top priority, it is hoped it will kickstart the economy and mitigate the problem of unemployment. More

TN bandh brings business to a halt
THE day dawned with overcast conditions. Thereafter, there were some sharp showers. Most would have preferred to stay indoors. And, that is what they did, not because of the weather but because of the dawn-to-dusk strike called for by all the ... More

BONUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ad hoc bonus for Central staff
THE Centre has gone ahead and granted ad hoc bonus to its employees, even as it expected to take a final view along with States on the proposed freeze on dearness allowance to Central Government employees later this month. The cost of the ad ... More

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