The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 15, 2005

Bill banning dance bars introduced in Maharashtra Assembly
THE Bill banning the dance bars in Maharashtra was introduced in the Vidhan Sabha on Thursday. The Bill, which is in the form of an amendment to the Bombay Police Act, 1951, bans dance performances in eating houses, beers bars and permit ... More

POLITICS

AP to seek CBI probe into deals over Volkswagen
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to seek a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation to clear the air surrounding investments into Vashishta Wahan (P) Ltd, a special purpose vehicle created for the proposed Volkswagen greenfield car ... More

AP Industries Minister to be shifted
THE State Major Industries Minister, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana, who is in the thick of the controversy relating to the creation of the SPV, Vashishta Wahan, and the payments made to it by APIIC, has offered to relinquish his ... More

Winning ways
Kashmiri women who won municipal elections, braving militant threats, now want to fight for their people's needs. More

Naidu demands Industry Minister's dismissal, probe into other issues
THE Telugu Desam leader and former Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has demanded that the Major Industries Minister, Mr Botsa Satyanarayana, be dismissed for the role he played in the negotiations with Volkswagen, the German car company, ... More

Kickback charges on bauxite deal with Jindals denied
REFUTING the allegations of Opposition parties, the Andhra Pradesh State Mines & Geology Minister, Ms P. Sabita Indra Reddy, has denied kickbacks to the Chief Minister in offering bauxite-mining facilities to the O.P. Jindal Group-owned Jindal .. More