The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 09, 2006

BL Club Budget talk in Chennai
On Friday evening, over 800 management students of various city business schools, which are members of the BL Club, will gather at the Ethiraj College Auditorium, Egmore, to take part in a debate on the recent Budget. To dissect the Budget and ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH

AP Genco, IL&FS sign up for two mega power projects
The AP Genco and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) on Wednesday signed up for project facilitation services to develop two mega power projects in Andhra Pradesh. The State has proposed a 2100-MW gas-based combined cycle .. More

HelpAge plans SHGs for elderly
HelpAge India, a leading social service NGO working for senior citizens, has decided to scale up the initiative they started in Tamil Nadu and start self-help groups (SHGs) exclusively for senior citizens across the country. These clusters of ... More

`Bland budget with very little for the poor'
Concern over mounting debt, high oil prices and lack of fiscal prudence More

Property expo in Hyderabad
NRS Forums and Exhibitions, a city-based expo company, will hold a three-day property, building material, health and fitness expo beginning April 14. "Hyderabad Mania-2006 will be very useful to ... More

KERALA

Smart City hangs fire
Poll panel directive throws a spanner in the wheel More

Coir Board to host IECA Indian chapter
The Coir Board will host the Indian chapter of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) with its headquarters in Kochi, with the involvement of coir geo-textiles manufacturers, exporters, scientists, civil engineers, consultants and ... More

World Kidney Day today
World Kidney Day will be observed in Kottayam on Thursday with a public awareness programme, interaction with patients and discussions under the auspices of the Nephrology Department of the Kottayam ... More

Another cruise vessel arrives
Cruise vessel m v Columbus has reached Kochi Port from Colombo for a brief stopover. The vessel of Bahamas nationality carries 239 passengers and 176 crew onboard. Most of the passengers are ... More

Kerala Cabinet for 2-day Assembly session
Dam Safety Act to be amended More

KARNATAKA

Adobe comes to Bangalore
To set up 500-seat R&D facility More

Budget meet in Mangalore
The Mangalore Branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will conduct a lecture on `Union Budget 2006-07' in Mangalore on March 11. A press release by the institute said here on ... More

Corp Bank to open public library in Mangalore
Corporation Bank will dedicate a modern library to Mangalore residents on March 12. The bank will be completing 100 years of its existence on that day. The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, ... More

Britain steps up efforts to woo Indian tourists
Expects seven-lakh visitors this year More

Wockhardt's super speciality hospital in Bangalore
Wockhardt Hospitals Group on Wednesday said it would unveil its 400-bed super speciality hospital in Bangalore in May. An exclusive women's health facility will be one of the four cluster hospitals to be started here. The Rs 150-crore ... More

Now, gifts, bumper prizes from pharma chain!
Gifts, bumper prizes and more — retailers do it all the time to lure you and push sales. This incentive-linked promotion comes from an unlikely quarter, a pharmacy chain. Trust Chemists & Druggists Ltd on Wednesday announced a ... More

OTHER STATES

Cisco, NISG to host public sector meet
Cisco Systems and National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) would host the annual Public Sector Summit on Infrastructure for e-Governance in the Capital on March 9-10, 2006. Summit with the theme `Connecting Government, Empowering ... More

MAHARASHTRA

Tech Mahindra, Intel (R) lab in Pune
Tech Mahindra, software exporter and solution providers to telecom companies worldwide, and Intel (R) have launched a `Next Generation Telecom Solutions Lab' here at the former's development centre. Talking to presspersons, Mr Vineet Nayyar, ... More

DY Patil group to open intl school in Pune
To offer Cambridge, Intl Baccalaureate programmes More

SC ruling boost to NTC revamp plans: CMD
The Supreme Court upholding the legality of the National Textile Corporation's (NTC) surplus land sale has finally cleared the decks for the corporation's future land sales as well as its mill revamp programmes which rests entirely on the sale of ... More