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TAMIL NADU
HLL holds `Chulbuli' competition
Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) recently held a painting and cartoon competition around an imaginative character `Chulbuli', representing the quintessential Indian girl, in 10 schools in the city. Cash prizes totalling Rs 2 lakh were ... More

Municipality must adhere to norms before opening dumping yard, says HC
The Madras High Court has directed the Bhavani Municipality in Erode District not to use the dumping yard proposed to be located on 10.44 acres amid farming lands in Punnam village, for which `no objection' certificate had been obtained from the ... More

Jasmin Infotech's new centre
Jasmin Infotech inaugurated its new development centre in the city at a cost of Rs 9 crore. The facility can accommodate around 600 people, according to its President and CEO, Mr Prasad Thupalli. The 75,000-sq ft facility, ... More

Paramount increases Madurai-Chennai link
Paramount Airways has added an additional flight between Madurai and Chennai, which is effective from February 26. Introduced as an evening flight, it will leave Chennai at 16.00 hrs and reach Madurai at 16.55 hrs. It will return from ... More

ANDHRA PRADESH
SP Engg to produce transmission towers
Bhubaneswar-based S.P. Engineering and Structurals Pvt Ltd will begin production of transmission towers at its factory in the Khurda Road industrial estate from April and the product will be sold initially in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, and later ... More

Microsoft team meets Reddy
The Chief Research and Strategic Officer, Microsoft Corporation, Mr Craig Mundie, along with the Country Head (Public sector), Microsoft India, Mr. Rohit Kumar, and other senior members from Microsoft team called on the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. ... More

SME cluster launched in Vijayawada
Move to promote Krishna district as industrial hub More

KERALA
Drought may hit cardamom crop
Output to fall further by 5-10% More

Going places
A WORKER DISPLAYS a live crab at an export collection centre in Thrissur, Kerala. Export of live marine items from the country has registered a marginal increase of 13.53 per cent in quantity, 21.61 per cent in value, and 23.71 per cent in ... More

Kerala plans IT parks in all districts
Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram to be made IT hubs: CM More

Godrej launches ACs in Kerala market
Godrej Appliances has launched its new range of EON air conditioners in the Kerala market. Mr Sanjeev Bakshi, Product Group Head, said Kerala is an excellent market for the company, which is growing by almost 50 per cent this ... More

Load shedding unlikely in Kerala this summer
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Govt proposes deferred payment of Keltron dues
6% simple interest offered on Rs 50 crore More

Rs 14 cr for revival of PSUs
The Kerala Government has announced working capital assistance of Rs 13.85 crore for revival of loss-making public sector undertakings in the State. The companies given the assistance are: Autokast (Rs 1.50 crore), Traco Cable ... More

KARNATAKA
Developers carving a new `asset' class for super-rich
Mantri sees takers for 1,000 high-end apartments in a year More

Syndicate Bank training institute ties up with CMC
Syndicate Institute of Bank Management (SIBM), Manipal — the training institute of Syndicate Bank — recently entered into a tie-up with CMC Ltd with the aim of making SIBM a centre of excellence of global standards and to provide ... More

Manipal University focusing on R&D
Manipal University aims at being listed among the top 100 universities of the world, hold 20 patents and have three Nobel Laureates on its faculty by 2016, according to Dr H.S. Ballal, Pro Chancellor of the varsity. "The lack of research and ... More

More Crocodile retail stores planned
S.P. Apparels, the Coimbatore-based garment manufacturing and export company, which retails the Crocodile brand in India, inaugurated its third company-owned Crocodile retail store. Mr P. Sundararajan, Managing Director of ... More

OTHER STATES
Approval for setting up IIM in Shillong
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, in Shillong at a cost of Rs 120.67 crore to be provided over a period of five years. Briefing ... More

MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra to focus on four key sectors of growth
Draft policies within four months More

WEST BENGAL
Maize futures dip on move to release stocks for Bengal
A move by the Union Government to release 21,200 tonnes of maize to West Bengal at a concessional rate of Rs 450 per quintal resulted in maize futures declining 0.88 per cent to Rs 791 per quintal on NCDEX. Potato ... More

Scottish colleges mission exploring tie-ups
An 18-member Scottish Colleges Mission, headed by Mr Roy Cross, Director of the British Council in Scotland, is currently in the city to explore education tie-ups. The mission includes representatives from 13 top Scottish colleges and education ... More

International leather goods fair begins today
CLE proposes leather goods, footwear park in Bengal More

GRSE to expand
Rear-Admiral Mr T.S. Ganeshan (Retd), Chairman and Managing Director of the Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), has presented a cheque for Rs 10 crore as interim dividend for the current year (2006-07) More

Rotary Club job fair
Rotary Clubs of Calcutta and Rotary Club of Calcutta Renaissance will be holding the sixth job fair in eastern India following the success of the previous five fairs. These fairs provide a platform for industry to meet and pick ... More

Jeerat substation gets ISO certification
Earlier this week, the Jeerat 400 KV sub-station of the West Bengal State Electricity Board was awarded the ISO 9001-2000 Certificate by the international organisation Kevilated Veritus Quality Assurance of Norway. Mr M.K. De, ... More






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