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TAMIL NADU
South Australia, TN sign sister-State agreement
South Australia is interested in promoting joint ventures with Tamil Nadu in various sectors including the mining and automotive industries, according to Mr Mike Rann, South Australia's Premier. Speaking to presspersons after a sister-State ...
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TN to repeal General ST Act
The Tamil Nadu Government has published a copy of the VAT Bill, 2006, on its Web site paving the way for its implementation. In the draft published on the State Government's official Web site, it has said that the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax ...
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`Enjoy your job, be successful'
Is there any relation between the world of cinema and corporate management principles? Is it possible to implement management principles in this industry, which is personality-driven? Actor Kamal Hassan, whose latest movie is Vettaiyadu ...
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Corporate social responsibility
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising a seminar on `Corporate social responsibility (CSR) -journey towards inclusive growth' in Coimbatore on Tuesday. In a release, CII said the level of commitment to CSR and ...
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Offer letters at Managemantra
About 260 offer letters were issued to over 200 students from 40 management institutes in South India at `Managemantra 2006,' according to a press release. Organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Cerebrus ...
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Titan opens watch care centre in Tirupur
Titan Industries Ltd (TIL) has opened an exclusive standalone Titan Watch Care Centre (WCC) at the hosiery town Tirupur. This is the first exclusive standalone centre opened by Titan in the country, the company said in a release. Mr Sandeep ...
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ANDHRA PRADESH
MIDC, IL&FS woo AP pharma entrepreneurs
Sops offered at Nanded pharma SEZ
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`SEZ will come up at Kakinada'
With the ONGC reviewing the viability of the proposed refinery and special economic zone project here, it seemed like almost curtains had fallen on the project, but the Union Minister of State for Defence, Mr M. Pallam Raju, who represents the ...
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AP plans survey to assess role of trading in GSDP
Distributive Trade Index on the anvil
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Steps to tackle power crisis in AP
The effort of Andhra Pradesh Government to plug the huge demand-supply gap in the power sector turns out be quite a difficult task, as the State enters the rabi season. While the Government called for tenders for the supply of 500 MW, only ...
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Heritage Foods to launch pilot stores in November
Even as Reliance announced the launch of its retail pilot stores in Hyderabad on Sunday, Heritage Foods has said that it is opening its own pilot stores in November. "We are in advanced stage of launching the pilot store in Hyderabad in the ...
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Motorola opens R&D centre in Hyderabad
Motorola today announced the establishment of an R&D centre in Hyderabad that would help the company consolidate its intellectual property development and research operations out of India. Mr Edward J. Zandar, Chairman and CEO, on his maiden ...
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KERALA
Workshop on forex management
The Kerala Management Association will organise a one-day workshop on `Foreign Exchange Management' on Friday. Lectures and interactive sessions will cover RBI guidelines relating to export of goods and services, export ...
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Budget tourism package
Malaysia Tourism and SriLankan Airlines have jointly announced a "value-for-money" package for tourists from India. The offer involves a four-day three-night package for a visit to Malaysia, priced at Rs 17,333 for one, inclusive of all taxes. ...
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Master plan to revive inland water transport in Kerala
The National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) is planning to prepare a master plan for Kerala waterways and its feeder routes with a view to reviving the inland water transport sector as well tourism. The State Government ...
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Hindustan Newsprint expansion
The Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Mr Santhosh Mohan Dev, inaugurated the expansion-cum-diversification project of the Hindustan Newsprint Ltd (HNL) at Newsprint Nagar, Piravam, near here. The new ...
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PSUs may become more autonomous
The Centre has already granted `some' functional autonomy to the PSUs.
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Kerala Govt finds new promoter for revival of Trayons
Agreement with previous suitor to be scrapped
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Sarovar Hotels to add rooms
Sarovar Hotels Pvt Ltd, a company that manages hotels and resorts across India, is planning to add more rooms to its existing properties in Kerala. According to Mr Ajay K. Bakaya, Executive Director, Sarovar Hotels Pvt Ltd, both the Muthoot ...
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KARNATAKA
Italy's illycafe to promote gourmet coffees in India
illy has a partnership with Fresh & Honest and Barista to distribute its products in India.
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Jupiter Capital's plans
Jupiter Capital, Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar's Venture Development, Management has announced that it will be investing over Rs 2,000 crore in diverse projects including transportation and logistics infrastructure, aviation ...
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TN to promote 6 cities for IT parks
Tamil Nadu has embarked upon a major initiative to promote six cities for establishing IT parks. In an announcement at the BangaloreIT.in, the IT Secretary, Mr C. Chandramouli, said with the availability of technically-skilled manpower in the ...
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`Engineering students communication skills below expectations'
Only one in four engineers are employable, according to a skills assessment test conducted by MeritTrac in the State. Communication skills Communication skills of engineering graduates in Karnataka are below ...
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Book on 50 yrs of banking growth in Karnataka
A book on 50 years of banking development in Karnataka — authored by Dr N.K. Thingalaya, economist — will be released on November 2. A press release by Corporation Bank Chair in Bank Management at Mangalore University said here on ...
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OTHER STATES
Hamburg offers expertise in sustainable development
Hamburg, an industrial city in Germany, is keen to offer Delhi its expertise in achieving sustainable development, the German City State's Minister for City Development and Environment, Mr Michael Freytag, said on Monday. The strategy ...
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Traders down shutters in Delhi
The traders' bandh in Delhi could have impacted economic activity to the extent of Rs 2,500 crore and about 10 lakh directly employed people along with large number of dependent daily wage earners have suffered, according to the Assocham. Mr ...
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MAHARASHTRA
Four foreign dredging cos shortlisted for JNPT project
Rs 800-crore project for dredging the harbour entrance channel
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GUJARAT
Modi plans integrated township policy for Gujarat
The Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, on Monday said that he proposed to come out with an `integrated township policy' for Gujarat which would create "habitats catering to different global lifestyles". Speaking at a session on `Global ...
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WEST BENGAL
Visa-free entry for businessmen in US urged
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) has urged the US Government to allow Indian businessmen to enter the US without any `visa', when such facility is enjoyed by many nations friendly to them. Speaking at the AGM of IACC, the Chamber's ...
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IIT Kharagpur plans new campus in Kolkata
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), on Monday announced detailed plans to set up its new Kolkata campus at Rajarhat New Town at an estimated investment of Rs 250 crore. The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb ...
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NSHM ties up with Swiss co
NSHM Knowledge Campus of Durgapur, India's largest All-India Council of Technical Education-accredited private hotel management institute, has forged a tie-up with the Lucerne-based International Hotel Management Institute (IMI), Switzerland, for ...
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`Yi aims to emerge as voice of young Indians in nation-building'
The Young Indians (Yi) organisation, formed three years ago, is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and expects to emerge as a full-fledged youth (below 40) movement in the foreseeable future. Talking to Business ...
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Land issue
TALKING IT OVER: Ms Medha Patkar, social activist, calling on Mr Nirupam Sen, West Bengal Minister for Commerce and Industries, and Chairman, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation, at the WBIDC office in Kolkata on Monday. They discussed ...
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Micro-turbine biogas project commissioned in Purulia
The country's first micro-turbine project using biogas, launched with partial assistance from the US , was commissioned in Purulia today. It will generate 30-KW benefiting around 100 families and a local dairy farm, which is hosting the project. ...
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India-China border trade slow off the blocks
NCAER study to look at beefing up trade
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