INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
CLIMATE & WEATHER
MET SIGNS
Heavy rains forecast in Kerala
ISOLATED heavy rain has been forecast for the State on Tuesday and Wednesday under the influence of the southwest monsoon, which made another of those few mid-May onsets keeping weathermen guessing all the time. According to the Agromet ...
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COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES
Delay in appointing President hits consumer forum functioning
THE undue delay in the appointment of a President to head the Coimbatore Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum (CCDRF) has led to piling of cases and delay in passing of orders. According to informed sources, the forum has remained headless for ...
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ECONOMY
Chidambaram bets on reforms — To focus on investments in manufacturing, farm sectors
THE country's new Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said on Monday that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government would go ahead with the reform process and attempt to further consolidate the economy through catalysing massive public ...
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ENVIRONMENT
Italy to support solid waste management, water projects in Bengal
IN a bid to help West Bengal municipal authorities improve social and physical infrastructure in urban areas of the State, Italy has extended financial support to various projects covering solid waste management in 14 towns and drinking water ...
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Call to improve storm water drainage system in Mangalore
LACK of a proper underground drainage system is affecting storm water drains in Mangalore city, according to experts here. Addressing a meet on "Importance of storm water drains in urban development", organised by the Mangalore Nagara ...
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FOREIGN TRADE
Investors' forum to promote India-Kuwait investments
AN investors forum to promote two-way investments between India and Kuwait and establishment of a steering committee to push forward the CII Agenda for Industrial Cooperation between India and the GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council) States were among ...
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HEALTH
Hospital expansion project in Kochi
KOCHI: Work on the first phase of expansion of the Thrikkakkara Grama Panchayat Co-operative Hospital has been completed. The three-storey building will now raise the capacity of the hospital to 55 beds with intensive care and critical ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
AP Govt to review tourism, land allotment projects
THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, said that the decisions taken by the previous Government of Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu regarding infrastructure and tourism projects and allotment of land since January1, 2003 would be ...
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Minister calls for creation of world-class airports
THE newly appointed Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, on Monday called for creation of world-class airports at various cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, even as sources hinted at a slight delay in the process of modernisation of the ...
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PETROLEUM
Top priority to petrol, diesel price revision
THE newly appointed Government is actively looking at the issue of revision in petrol and diesel prices in the wake of steep increase in international prices, according to the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Sankar Aiyer. Speaking to press persons ...
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Pharma sector hopes Govt will sort out drug price, patent issues
AGAINST the backdrop of continuing reforms, the pharma industry is hopeful that the new Government would push to resolve legal issues relating to the Drug Policy and the new Drug Price Control Order (DPCO). It also hopes for increased investments ...
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POWER
`Extend deadline for implementing Electricity Act'
PHDCCI has called upon the new Central Government to extend the last date for implementation of the Electricity Act 2003. In a representation to the Ministry of Power, Mr Ravi Wig, President, PHDCCI, said that the Act should be put to debate ...
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TAXATION
No new taxes, says Rosaiah
THE State Finance Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, has ruled out imposition of new taxes as ``people in the State have already been overburdened with taxes''. In an informal chat with newsmen after taking charge on Monday, Mr Rosaiah said one of his ...
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WATER
NGO proposes authority to protect Kerala water bodies
The promotion of efficient, sustainable and beneficial use of water in public interest has been listed as the objective.
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Dasmunshi for national outlook on river water sharing
THE new Water Resources Minister, Mr Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, on Monday said the Government will adopt a national outlook on river water sharing and would not be swayed by sectarian approach. "It is my concern that irrigation facilities should ...
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EXIM POLICY
`Exim Policy will focus on simplified procedures, cut in transaction costs'
Efforts would have to be intensified to render foreign direct investment (FDI) policy more export-oriented.
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RADIO/TV
Independent regulator for broadcasting sector: Jaipal Reddy
THE new Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mr S. Jaipal Reddy, is no fresher to the sector. And for starters, he intends setting up a separate regulator for the broadcasting sector. Currently, the telecom watchdog, the Telecom Regulatory ...
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DISINVESTMENT
Disinvestment Ministry officials waiting for the inevitable
DISINVESTMENT Ministry officials are "hanging in the air" as the newly sworn-in Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Governmenthas not named any minister to head the Ministry, which has now become an outcaste of sorts in the new ...
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IPR
Workshop on patents, designs in Thiruvananthapuram
THE Centre for Intellectual Property Management, the umbrella organisation of the Institution of Engineers (India), Kerala State Centre, is organising a two-day educational workshop on `Patents, Designs, Trademarks and Copyrights.' Announcing ...
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EVENTS
In Kerala today
EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Tea exports to Pak may touch 25 mkg in 2 years
However, the most crucial factor upon which growth in exports will mostly depend is price. The Indian tea is over-priced to the extent of Rs 8-10 per kg compared to Kenyan tea.
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TOURISM
Mumbai sees more foreign tourist arrivals
MAINTAINING a healthy trend, foreign tourist arrivals in Mumbai grew to 2.57 lakh during the first three months of 2004. A break-up of data on tourist arrivals for the three months show that arrivals in each of the three months was more than ...
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No discotheques in rural areas: AP Minister
IN a decision that could perhaps be not to the liking of the hospitality and tourism industries, the Andhra Pradesh Government has announced that it would not allow discotheques in rural areas. Addressing her first press conference after taking ...
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AP MoU on health tourism
HYDERABAD: The Tourism Department of Andhra Pradesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dhanwanthari Vaidyasala of Kerala to promote health tourism in the State. The Kerala-based company, represented by Holistic Health ...
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