The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 10, 2006

`Nine-hour power supply not possible'
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, today ruled out nine- hour power supply to farmers, but assured that all efforts would be made to ensure seven hours of supply to save the standing crops. Speaking at Navalgah ... More

`Locals should be given more control'
Forest management More

Central package for farm sector
CMs' meet to deliberate on farmers' issues More

`Retail deposits have to grow'
Andhra Bank biz tops Rs 56,000 cr More

KERALA

Bank unions flay Minister's remarks
The coordination committee of the State Banks' Staff Union (SBSU) and State Bank of India Officers' Association has taken strong exception to the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's comments on the circumstances leading to the ongoing ... More

Chambers voice concern over lorry strike
Indefinite stir from Sunday midnight More

National Technology Day
The Kerala State Council for Science and Technology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) and surgicals major Terumo Penpol will jointly observe National Technology Day on May 11. The day is ... More

KARNATAKA

FIEO panel to draft roadmap on creating 2 m jobs
The FIEO Committee on Agro Exports will draft a comprehensive road map to assist the Union Ministry of Commerce in achieving its target of creating two million additional jobs. In a release, Mr Walter D'Souza, Convenor of the FIEO Committee on ... More

Australia lures Indian steel companies
Australia has invited Indian companies to capitalise on its huge reserves of coking coal, a raw material essential for steel industry.Stating this Mr Ian McDonald, Minister of Natural Resources, New South Wales, Australia, said: "Our country has ... More

E-filing, digital signature plans hailed
The initiatives of the Union Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) on e-filing and digital signatures came in for praise from top executives of two prominent banks in this region. Inaugurating a seminar on `MCA-21, e-filing and digital signature' ... More

Mobile banking counters
The South Canara District Central Cooperative (SCDCC) Bank Ltd is planning to introduce `mobile banking counters' for its customers in the district. Addressing presspersons here, Mr M.N. Rajendra Kumar, President of the bank, ... More

Welfare fund for fishermen
The Karnataka Government will think of setting up a welfare fund for fishermen based on the Kerala model, according to the Karnataka Minister for Fisheries and Horticulture, Mr B. Nagaraja Shetty. He was inaugurating the first ... More

OTHER STATES

Bihar plans to set up higher education institutes
With the objective of improving the quality of manpower and upgrading skills of the workforce in the State, Bihar is setting up a law university, a medical college, a management and other such institutes. Speaking at a business meeting, ... More

MAHARASHTRA

Kanpur network, Hathway tie-up
Hathway Cable & Datacom Private Ltd said it has entered into a joint venture with the leading local cable TV network in Kanpur - Jai Mata Di Sherawali Cable Network (JMD). Managed by Mr Deep Chand Dixit and Mr. Sanjeev Dixit, More

Mumbai airport gets licence ahead of modernisation
Ahead of the start of the modernisation process in the Mumbai airport, the Government has given a licence to the airport. Official sources told Business Line that the licence, valid for six months at present, was issued earlier this ... More