The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 08, 2002

Govt relief for more textile mill workers
THE eligibility criterion of relief for textile workers from closed private mills has been enhanced from those drawing a salary of Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,500 per month to ensure larger coverage under the Textile Workers Rehabilitation Scheme (TWRS) ... More

STATES

Tanners face uncertainty as relocation deadline nears
As many as 231 tanneries in West Bengal will have to relocate themselves by February 28 as the Supreme Court has asked the State Government to sever the water and electricity connections to these units. More

`Kerala needs external loan to ride out crisis'
The current belt-tightening in Kerala would have been harsher had there been no prospects for external financing, according to Dr Vinod Thomas, Vice-President, World Bank. "We have to get this very clear. Suppose let's for a minute imagine ... More

TN power regulatory body still headless
THE Tamil Nadu Government has still not appointed a chairman and a member to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, although it had committed itself to the Centre to make the commission functional by January 31. In the MoU the State ... More

Union support for Kerala staff
KOCHI: The United Forum of Bank Employees (UFBU), Kerala, has urged the State Government to hold discussions with the striking Government employees and come out with a compromise to resolve the crisis. The UFBU, in a press release ... More

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