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EMPLOYMENT


`Contract jobs will become more acceptable'
JOBS on contract, viewed with apprehension until now, will become more acceptable in the coming years, said Mr E. Balaji, Executive Director, Staffing Solutions, Ma Foi Management Consultants. In an address to the students of SRM Institute of ... More

ECONOMY


India Inc promises Rs 30,000 crore investment in M.P.
CAPTAINS of industry have promised investment worth around Rs 30,000 crore to Madhya Pradesh, according to a PHDCCI release here. This was pledged at the chamber's first State-level centenary programme at Bhopal during an interactive meeting ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


Eight-fold initiative to boost ties with Japan
IN an effort to realise the full potential of their global partnership, India and Japan have decided on an eight-fold initiative that includes comprehensive economic engagement through expansion of trade in goods and services, investment flows ... More

HEALTH


Diabetes gene research enters `exciting stage'
AMID alarming rise in diabetes among the non-communicable diseases in the Indian subcontinent, Dr Mohan's M.V. Diabetes Specialities Centre claims to have recorded `exciting finding' of several genes that make Indians more susceptible to ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


CII signs pact with TN agency
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Coimbatore zone has not remained content with just marketing Coimbatore as the ideal IT destination among tier II towns. The idea mooted almost four years back has finally started to take shape, though ... More

PETROLEUM


Interactive gas refill booking
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Authorised Indane (LPG from Indian Oil Corporation) distributor, K. R. Agencies, based at Kaimanam here, has introduced an Interactive Voice Responding System (IVRS) for refill booking. Announcing this here, a dealer ... More

POWER


AP sets up panel to monitor energy conservation
THE State Government has constituted a high-level committee to continuously monitor energy conservation measures and ensure that the agriculture consumers benefit. The power utilities have also been advised to intensify efforts at conservation ... More

Pawar inaugurates energy park in Pune
THE Union Minister for Agriculture, Mr Sharad Pawar, on Sunday inaugurated the first energy park in the city, the Peshwe Park. The park has been set up by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Maharashtra Energy Development Authority ... More

TAXATION


Vegetables, meat, fish to attract 4 per cent VAT in Maharashtra
MEAT, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables will attract 4 per cent value-added tax. Dry fruits and tea will have 4 per cent VAT for 12 months, said Mr B.C. Khatua, Sales Tax Commissioner, Maharashtra, while speaking to the media on Sunday. "The ... More

Panel rejects plea for 4% VAT on all types of footwear
THE Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on value added tax (VAT) has turned down footwear manufacturers' request for a 4 per cent VAT rate on all types of footwear. The VAT panel has also rejected suggestions that footwear with ... More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION


Unitech may buy 90-acre land from Gordon Woodroffe
IN a transaction that would be valued at not less than Rs 100 crore, Delhi-based Unitech Ltd is likely to purchase around 90 acres of land in Chennai from Gordon Woodroffe Ltd of the Jumbo group. The land under consideration is at Pallavaram in ... More

HANDLOOM


Dindigul handloom sales
MADURAI: THE Handloom Weavers Co-operative Societies in Dindigul district registered sale of Rs 10.29 crore during 2004-05. Out of total of 10,956 handlooms in the district, 3,903 are under the co-operative network. However, only 2,137 ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT


Kerala Kudumbasree milestone
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kudumbasree, the poverty alleviation programme of the State Government, has crossed a major milestone with credit disbursed by it among neighbourhood groups exceeding Rs 1,000 crore. The Minister for Local-Self ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


May Day, not 'mayday'
THE weekend witnessed yet another tribute to the International Workers Day, May 1, commemorated in most parts of the world to honour the social and economic achievements of the labour movement. Sure enough, Kerala, true to its tradition of ... More

EVENTS


National Tech Day fete in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Institution of Engineers (India), Kerala State Centre, and the R&D division of Terumo Penpol are coming together to celebrate National Technology Day on May 11. Leading scientists and technologists will speak to ... More

INCOME TAX


Chidambaram tells I-T Dept to target big spenders to widen tax base
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has directed all Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (CCsIT) to target high net worth individuals, high spenders on lifestyle items, luxury car purchasers etc., as potential taxpayers to widen the tax base. ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES


SECURITY MUSINGS
This one got away
Yes, security was breached in the recent incident of fraud at an Indian BPO operation. Which means losing no time to arm ourselves effectively. This is how we can go about it. More


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