The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Ailing BHPV to get relief thro' land sale: AP CM
The ailing public sector undertaking Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels (BHPV) here will be provided relief through sale of Government land adjacent to it. A revival package will be approved for the purpose. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr ... More

Cement makers offer 5% discount to Govt
No sops to retailers; to maximise production, despatches More

Parliament passes Cos (Amendment) Bill
Parliament on Monday passed a Bill that seeks to give a legal validity to the MCA-21 project, which is a major e-governance initiative of the Ministry of Company Affairs. The Lok Sabha passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2006 on Monday after ... More

Balco issue: Govt bracing up to meet Sterlite challenge
After Law Ministry opinion, issue will be placed before Secy panel More

POLITICS

Achuthanandan to be Kerala CM
The State Committee of CPI (M), which met here on Monday, said in a statement that it had unanimously approved the name of Mr Achuthanandan as the Chief Minister. The statement also said it had unanimously adopted the names of ministers ... More

TN move likely to buoy egg trade sentiment
Two eggs to be served a week in noon meal scheme More

Needed, affirmative action not reservation
The Government should emphasise affirmative action and not reservations in education and private sector employment. Government educational institutions must be upgraded to attract good students and teachers. The private sector must create facilities to train SCs/STs to gain competencies, and jobs by their own merit, says BHANOJI RAO. More

Another round of talks likely on petro products price hike
Indications are that the Petroleum Minister has asked the Prime Minister to intervene to save oil PSUs. More

SECURITY

Hutchison awaits nod to bid for Chennai, Mumbai box terminals
Chennai Port Trust asks cos to extend validity of bids to Sept 15 More

E-GOVERNANCE

How IT can help in VAT
With a change of guard post-elections, it seems Tamil Nadu is all set to join the VAT club sooner than otherwise. Going by media reports, implementation of value-added tax (VAT) may well be the first demand that the new State Government will face ... More