The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 15, 2006

TN small units body seeks high-level panel
The National Confederation of Small Industry (NACOSI) has asked the Tamil Nadu Government to appoint a high-power committee with representation from the industry to address the problems plaguing the sector. In a letter to the ... More

TN Govt appoints new Chief Secy, DGP
Mr L.K. Tripathy, a 1971 batch IAS officer, has taken over as Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu. He succeeds Mr N. Narayanan, who took over as Chief Secretary in May 2005. Mr Narayanan, who belongs to the 1970 batch of the IAS, has been posted as ... More

Will DMK's comeback end Coimbatore's woes?
Expectations include hastening construction of railway over bridges More

ANDHRA PRADESH

Promise of world-class experience
Hyderabad airport project More

AP issues job cards to 39 lakh households
Four months after the launch of the national job guarantee scheme, Andhra Pradesh has emerged as a frontrunner in implementing the scheme, putting in place a "foolproof mechanism" in planning works and disbursal of wages. Addressing a press ... More

Workshop on globalisation in agriculture
The Consumer Guidance Society (CGS) is organising a workshop on `Opportunities and challenges in globalisation of agriculture in Andhra Pradesh' here on June 8. "Agriculture in Andhra Pradesh is experiencing a deep crisis. The phenomenon of ... More

AP to set up two garment parks
Begins process for land acquisition in Seetarampur More

World Bank to step up assistance programme
Talks on with four States for new infrastructure projects More

New director on SBH board
State Bank of Hyderabad has announced that Mr I. Ram Reddy has been appointed as director on its board. Mr Reddy is currently working as head cashier at the bank's Karimnagar branch. He is Secretary of the All-India SBH Staff ... More

DCB opens new branch at S.R. Nagar in Hyderabad
Development Credit Bank has announced the opening of its new branch at S.R. Nagar here on Saturday. In a press release, the bank said its Managing Director, Mr Gautam Vir, inaugurated the branch which would host a special ... More

KERALA

New rule, fresh agenda
The new government of Kerala should cash in on its current popularity and goodwill to quickly and decisively lay the foundations of industrial growth and socio-economic development. More

Chennai-Kochi trains to have `Raksha Kavach'
Southern Railway proposes to fit trains in the Chennai-Kochi section with `Raksha Kavach,' an Anti-Collision Device (ACD), at a cost of Rs 71 crore. Raksha Kavach is a self-acting, micro-processor-based data communication device designed and ... More

Industry urged to provide data to Govt on regular basis
Compilation of new series of wholesale price index More

Investnet opens new centre in Thiruvananthapuram
The stock and commodity broking company, Investnet, has opened a customer facilitation centre at the Cosmopolitan Club, Thiruvananthapuram. "The facilitation centre is a new initiative for club members, offering end-to-end customer service for ... More

Hutch to offer Sagem handsets
Cellular service provider Hutch in collaboration with international technology group Sagem has launched a new offer in Kerala, which promises a handset with Hutch connection for just Rs 1,399. The new offer would provide ... More

KARNATAKA

TeamLease to recruit more ITI students
TeamLease Services (P) Ltd, a major player in the temporary staffing industry, is planning to recruit ITI students from tier-II cities such as Mangalore and Mysore for its clients. Ms Sangeeta Lala, Vice-President, TeamLease, ... More

`Industries investing in R&D to develop drugs'
The entry of India to the product patent regime has encouraged Indian industries to invest in research to develop their own new drugs, according to Dr Vidya B. Lohray, Senior Vice-President, Zydus Research Centre, Zydus Cadila, ... More

OTHER STATES

Service apartment concept in Kolkata
The upswing in the IT sector in Kolkata has created newer kind of opportunities for realtors in the city. After apartments, high rises and multiplexes, the time seems to be just ripe for service apartments to find takers among professionals ... More

A prayer with a difference
ISKCON's kitchen dishes out 50,000 `puris' a day for schools More

MAHARASHTRA

Nagpur to emerge as key logistics hub
Nagpur has suddenly shot into limelight. The city is to emerge as the country's one of the important logistics centres. Thus, Nagpur airport is to become the country's first national air cargo hub, the civil aviation minister has been quoted as ... More

GAC expands network
GAC Marine Logistics (GML) has expanded its network by opening a new office in Mumbai, to focus on major players of the maritime sector in the subcontinent, according to shipping industry sources. With this, Mumbai joins GML's existing network ... More