The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Cottons by Century plans more outlets
Cottons by Century (CC) has opened its 46th exclusive brand outlet (EBO) in here on Tuesday and the men's apparel brand from the B.K. Birla's flagship Century Textile and Industries Ltd (CTIL) is planning to set up a crop of 80 more such EBOs ... More

RPG cos amalgamation cleared
Paves way for transfer of the music world division More

Productivity meet from April 20
The Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers Association will conduct Productivity Summit, a three-day summit on "Unleashing the power of productivity in metal working" in Chennai from April 20-22. According to an association release, ... More

TN textiles all set to become $40-b industry by 2015
Potential to generate 50 lakh new jobs, says CII study More

TN commercial tax collections surpass target
Buoyed by a general economic growth, Tamil Nadu's commercial taxes — Sales Tax and its share of Central Sales Tax — grew by nearly a fifth during 2005-06 over the previous year, surpassing the internal target for the year. According ... More

Reliance Info sites expansion in TN
Reliance Infocomm will cover 110 sites in Tamil Nadu in the third phase of its expansion project in the State. The company will spend Rs 50 crore on the phase, which will be completed by May 31, according to Mr V. G. Somasekhar, Circle Chief ... More

Build Expo may see Rs 100-cr biz
Third edition from January 29 in Coimbatore More

ANDHRA PRADESH

`Chikun Gunya' outbreak in AP
The Andhra Pradesh Health Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Tuesday confirmed the incidence of Chikun Gunya outbreak in a few districts of the State, including Hyderabad, and promised that the Government has initiated steps to curb it. ... More

Karzai woos Indian cos to Kabul
The visiting Afghanistan Premier, Mr Hamid Karzai, has invited Indian corporates to invest in joint ventures in the country's capital Kabul and extended full support from his Government. Mr Karzai, who is leading a delegation from on ... More

Rare cardiac surgery
Doctors at Wockhardt Hospitals have performed a rare cardiac surgery on a 98-year-old patient, suffering from a complete heart block, complete renal failure and infection. Wockhardt set up a cardiac facility at the Kamineni ... More

KERALA

Pampa projects hit roadblock
TDB chief accuses State Govt, Forest Dept of non-cooperation More

`Tertiary sector drives growth in Kerala'
The share of the tertiary sector in income increased from 40 per cent in 1983 to 55 per cent in 2000. More

Award for Popular Vehicles
Popular Vehicles and Services, a Maruti dealer, has won the overall excellence award for the third consecutive year. Maruti Udyog Ltd announced the award at the all-India dealers conference held in Phuket, Thailand, on April 9. ... More

Set to zoom
A PARAGLIDING PILOT takes off at the International Paragliding Festival organised by the Adventure Sports and Sustainable Tourism Academy and the Department of Tourism, Kerala, at Vagamon in Kottayam ... More