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CCEA clears road project for N-E
The project would be implemented by National Highway Authority of India, the PWD and the Assam Border Roads Organisation and completed between 2005-06 and 2008-09.
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Loan ceiling for small-scale units raised to Rs 1 cr
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a series of amendments to the on-going credit-linked capital subsidy scheme for the small-scale industries, including raising the ceiling for loans under the scheme to Rs 1 crore from ...
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CCEA approves Teesta hydel project 4th stage
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the fourth stage of the Rs 1,061.38-crore Teesta Low Dam Hydel Project that would supply power to West Bengal. The project, with a generating capacity of 160 MW from its ...
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Draft Maritime Policy draws flak from unions
However, the revised draft is not significantly different. The meeting concluded with the note that further discussions are necessary.
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Cabinet nod for 4 nuclear station sites
THE Union Cabinet on Thursday gave an `in-principle' clearance for the sites for setting up nuclear stations at Kakrapar in Gujarat, Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, Jaitapur in Maharashtra and Rawatbhata in Rajasthan. Commencement of pre-project ...
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POLITICS
Insurance for poll staff
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: National Insurance Company will provide cover to staff on duty in the sensitive Kannur district as local bodies in the State go to polls from Friday. The cover will be invoked in the event of an accident that results ...
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BJP moves no-confidence motion against Delhi CM
The protests come in the wake of a report of the Public Accounts Committee of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, accusing the Government of colluding with business houses to "accrue monetary benefits" to them.
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Out of the box
A candidate and her supporters take out a procession with a television set, her election symbol, in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
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