INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Sewage works: YSR for pooling bank resources
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has asked officials of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department to talk to banks and enter into tie-ups with them to complete the Rs 2,000-crore sewerage master plan. Reviewing ...
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NRIS
Banks raise NRE, FCNR deposit rates
ICICI Bank, Syndicate Bank, State Bank of India and Union Bank of India have uniformly hiked NRE and FCNR deposit rates. For FCNR (B) deposits in US dollars, rates have been revised to 5.34 per cent per annum for maturity of one year to less ...
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ECONOMY
Direct tax collections continue to be buoyant
38 pc growth in April 1-Oct 28 period
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Stand up to competition, PM tells commodity trade
`The State should take upon itself the task of meeting the challenge posed by a largely integrating world and not choose to run away from it.'
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PM pledges slew of incentives for Kerala
Better air connectivity, sops to farm sector promised
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ENVIRONMENT
Keltron signs MoU with Durag group
Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron) has signed an MoU with Durag Group of Germany for marketing, maintenance and after-sales service of advanced equipment for monitoring environment pollution. The Durag Group is reputed ...
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HEALTH
Govt wants insurers to improve rural coverage
Defaulters may face penalties, says IRDA chief
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HC refuses bail to Govind Sarda
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Mr Justice D.P. Sengupta and Mr Justice B. Somaddar on Wednesday refused the bail prayer of Mr Govind Sarda, one of the accused in the case pertaining to supply of defective blood test kits ...
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Emergency medical services on NH2
An attempt to replicate the Highway Rescue Project (HRP) of Gujarat and Maharashtra in West Bengal is being made with Save Life Foundation of Kolkata joining hands with the Baroda-based Lifeline Foundation to take initiatives to ...
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PETROLEUM
Deora calls for ties between oil producer, consumer nations
`Oil scarcity is a myth'; refining capacity to be doubled
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Cairn Energy to seek shareholders' nod for IPO
Cairn Energy Plc said on Wednesday that its shareholders would meet on November 17 to approve an initial public offering (IPO) of the company's Indian business. The company said in a statement that it has posted a circular to its shareholders for ...
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Minister seeks increased cooperation with Russian cos
OVL keen to make big investments in Sakhalin projects
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Reliance mulls raising $2 b funds
The Board of Reliance Industries will meet on November 9 to consider raising funds amounting to Rs 9,000 crore towards investment in its oil and gas exploration and production projects. The funds could be raised by way of syndicated loan/ bonds ...
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POWER
Efforts on to improve power generation: CM
TRS protest mars State Formation Day fete
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SBI Caps to raise Rs 14,000 cr for DVC thermal projects
SBI Capital Markets Ltd will syndicate funds for Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to set up power stations with a capacity of 3,500 MW. DVC proposes to set up 4,500 MW capacities in the Eleventh Plan. DVC will expand its existing station at ...
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TAXATION
36,262 companies take e-filing route for returns
The income-tax department has till date received 36,262 corporate returns through the e-filing route (Internet), its spokesperson, Mr A.K. Sinha, has said. Companies are necessarily required to furnish the return for assessment year 2006-07 ...
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20% rise in VAT collection in Bengal
The West Bengal Finance Minister, Dr Asim Kumar Dasgupta, today said that the State had witnessed 20 per cent growth in value added tax (VAT) collection during the first half of the current fiscal. Collection of excise duty has grown by 26 per ...
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MANAGEMENT
Global business meet
An international conference on the Emerging Paradigms in Business will be held at Mala in Thrissur on December 14-15 under the auspices of Holy Grace Academy of Management Studies. The focus of the conference is on international ...
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TELEVISION SETS
Flat, and growing
Premium products, such as flat panel TVs and fully automatic washing machines, formed the bulk of the sales for consumer durables companies.
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MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Birla heart centre gets accreditation
The city-based B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre (BMHRC) has become the first hospital in the country to be given accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation (NABH) for hospitals and healthcare providers for meeting proper standards in ...
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Traders' plea to end transport strike
The trade and industry has expressed concern over the ongoing transport strike in the State, which entered the third day on Wednesday. The Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that the present strike is beginning to affect the prices ...
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CII initiative to promote south TN
Destination for `big ticket' investments
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Chambers find Credit Policy progressive
India Inc has welcomed the half-yearly review of the Monetary Policy announced by the RBI on Tuesday. All the chambers welcomed the raising of the threshold limit of $2-billion investments in Government securities by foreign institutional ...
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Science congress from Jan 3
The 94th Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be held from January 3 at the Annamalai University in Chidambaram. The five-day event is to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said Dr Harsh Gupta, General President, ISC-2007. ...
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TRADING
Capital chaos
BANDH DISRUPTS LIFE: Traders blocking the road at Mayur Vihar in the Capital during the bandh on Wednesday
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