The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 05, 2006

ANDHRA PRADESH
GAGAN to be ready in 2009
GAGAN, (GPS-aided Geo-augmented Navigation), a project taken up to aid civil aviation in the country by ISRO and the Airports Authority of India, will be fully operational by 2009, ISRO authorities said. The system has given accurate ... More

AP announces relief measures for flood hit
The State administration has announced some relief measures for those affected by the recent rains. Families brought to the relief camps following incessant rains will be provided 20 kg of rice and Rs 250 for clothes and Rs 250 for utensils. ... More

Dr Rath gets Fellowship award
Dr C.P. Rath, well known cardiologist and Director, Cathlab, Apollo Hospitals, here has been awarded the prestigious "Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology", this year. The ESC represents more than 45,000 cardiology ... More

Naxal menace: Centre assures logistics support to AP
The Centre has assured the Andhra Pradesh Government that it would provide logistics support by providing helicopters in tackling naxalites. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Mr V.K. Duggal, Union Home Secretary, said the Home ... More

Dr Chadha elected to intl society
Dr R.K. Chadha, Scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), here has been elected President of the International Natural Hazard Society at the recently concluded Hazards 2006 conference held in Patras, ... More

Gale of fury
A HUGE vinyl billboard blown apart due to strong winds in front of the Telugu Desam party headquarters, in Hyderabad on Tuesday as the twin cities experienced a mild drizzle following depression in the Bay of Bengal. ... More

KERALA
Kerala Govt plans to amend Act to curb felling of trees
To curb indiscriminate felling of trees in forests and to promote afforestation, the State Government has proposed to amend Section 6 of the Kerala Promotion of Tree Growth in Non Forest Areas Act 2005 through an ordinance. The section provides ... More

Workshop on career in new media
School of Media Studies is conducting a one-day workshop on New Media New Career on July 8 at SOMS Campus in Kaloor. Eminent media personalities will lead the workshop. The entry is open to all who want pursue a career in media. ... More

SBI teams up with NGOs
State Bank of India is teaming up with NGOs in an innovative scheme to reach housing finance to the rural poor in Kerala. The Agricultural Development Branch of the bank at Palakkad is extending required finance to Shalom Trust, ... More

KARNATAKA
ISRO eager to launch Rs 800-cr `satnav' biz
`India set to become biggest user of satellite navigation' More

South Canara co-op bank shows the way
100 pc crop loan recovery More

PNB opens branch in Bangalore
Punjab National Bank has opened its branch at BHEL campus on Mysore Road in Bangalore. The branch was inaugurated by Mr V. Viswanathan, Executive Director, BHEL. The branch will cater to the banking needs of BHEL, its staff ... More

Pro-Chancellor, VC for MAHE appointed
The Manipal-based Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), a deemed university, has announced the appointments of Pro-Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor for the university. A press release by Dr Ramdas M. Pai, Chancellor of MAHE, said that Dr ... More

OTHER STATES
Rationing cereals
PEOPLE BUYING cereals at Rs 38 per kg, from a mobile shop run by the Delhi Government. The price of cereals has shot up in the open market.

MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra: Authorities gear up as rains continue
Mumbaities don't forget things easily and the 2005 Mumbai floods is something that every Mumbaikar recalls with stories that could become the next bestseller in town. Well, its almost a year now and as the monsoon settled in this month, the ... More

Air, rail services hit as rains lash Mumbai
Several corporates down shutters More

Grupo Antolin sets up design centre in Pune
Plans assembly/logistic centre at Chennai to tap southern markets More

No respite
A FLOODED road in suburban Mumbai as rains continued to lash the city on Tuesday .

Heavy rains affect banking operations
Rains have affected banking operations in the city. ICICI Bank, the largest private bank, had closed its head office in the Bandra Kurla complex at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday. This was to avoid employees getting stranded at the office as it happened ... More

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