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Madurai to host jute fair
Jute, the environmentally friendly fibre, has traversed a long way from mere gunny bags, as package material to lifestyle products. They have gained national status and become part of popular way of life. To create an awareness, a `Jute Fair' ...
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Madhucon inks pact with NHAI for TN road project
Madhucon Projects Ltd has signed a concession agreement with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for highway road project between Madurai and Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu. The Rs 820-crore project envisages laying the stretch between ...
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Thai cos keen on biz partnerships
Thai companies participating in the Thailand Exhibition beginning here on July 21, representing a cross-section of industry are keen to forge business partnerships and develop new investment channels, according to Mr Prakob ...
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Cotton institute plans workshop
Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT) has proposed to conduct a programme on demonstration of clean cotton picking, storage and transportation at Therkathikadu village, near Mettur in Salem District on July 22. The ...
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SIMA Tex Spares 2006 on July 27
The biennial textile spares and accessories show by the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) will open here on July 27. About 200 exhibitors from across the country will display their products and services at the five-day fair ...
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SIMA sets target to increase ELS cotton production
One of the objectives of the programme is to make the Indian ELS cotton brand in the international cotton market.
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Honda Civic rolls into Vizag
Honda Siel Cars India Ltd launched the Honda Civic on Wednesday. The car, priced at Rs 12,17,075 (on road) for the manual version and Rs 12,95,870 (on road) for the automatic version, was launched by Mr R. Balaji, Vice-President ...
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Airtel launches fixed wireless in AP
Airtel today announced the launch of fixed wireless phone (FWP) services targeting home users in Andhra Pradesh. Airtel is targeting a large mobile base of about 2.2 million in the State to take to this offer so that a user of ...
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RTC Q1 profit at Rs 140 cr
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, which has been incurring losses for almost a decade since 1996-97 has turned corner earning a profit of Rs 140 crore during the first quarter this fiscal. The corporation recorded losses of ...
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Australian envoy meets AP CM
The Australian Government intends to expand a two-way trade and two-way investment with Andhra Pradesh, its High Commissioner in India, Mr John McCarthy, said here on Wednesday. The move will enable substantial prospects for co-operation in ...
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Australia keen on exporting coal to India
Australia is keen on tapping the potential of exporting coal to India for various power projects in the State while assessing the possibility to partner in development of hydel projects. The Australian High Commissioner in Delhi, Mr John ...
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Shriram Properties floats jt venture
Shriram Properties today announced the launch of a joint venture with Prudential Investments, a leading Australian property development company, to launch premium `Leisure Lifestyle Township' projects in the country. Initially, Shriram ...
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Rallis India to launch Bt-II cottonseed next year
Rallis India, a Tata group company, is confident of launching Bt-II (Bollgard II) cottonseed next year. "The process is on. We are attempting to introduce Bt-II," Mr Vijay K. Bhatt, Zonal Manager, told Business Line. Mr Vijay was heading ...
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Minister to visit Vizag Steel Plant
Dr Akhilesh Das, Union Minister of State for Steel, is visiting the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant for three days from Thursday, according to a press release issued by the plant on Wednesday. He will hold discussions with the ...
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Scene of blast
MR K.N. VENKATESH, MD, Anjana Explosives Ltd, showing the debris of the spinning plant that was reduced to rubble in a powerful explosion that killed five workers on Tuesday night to officials of the Industries Department at the site at Pedda ...
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KERALA
Tuber Institute bags Sardar Patel award
The institute maintains a rich diversity of germplasm of all tuber crops.
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Kerala to file review petition on trawling ban extension
As many as 15,633 existing vacancies of permanent posts had so far been reported to the Public Service Commission.
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OTHER STATES
HFCL cuts long distance tariffs in Punjab by 75 pc
Connect subscribers can call anywhere in the State for Rs 1.20
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WEST BENGAL
Monsoon effect
URBAN WOES: One of the streets in Kolkata inundated due to heavy rains on Wednesday.
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