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TAMIL NADU
Let’s celebrate, folks
For more than a week, Chennai reverberated to the sights and sounds of folk art in the true spirit of collective celebration. More

Dept of Posts to book Deccan Aviation’s tickets
Air travellers in Tamil Nadu will have one more avenue to get air-tickets as the Department of Posts which has tied up with Deccan Aviation Ltd, operators of Air Deccan flights, to issue the latter’s air-tickets through select post ... More

NSIC signs MoU with TN body
Madurai, Jan 24 The National Small Industries Corporation, New Delhi has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamilnadu Foodgrains Marketing Yard (TFMY), the special purpose vehicle for the establishment of a milling cluster, coming ... More

HC ruling on bonus, ex-gratia for TN textile workers
Chennai, Jan 24 The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that as per the Payment of Bonus Act, if a workman had worked for 30 days in a relevant period, he was eligible for a pro rata bonus. Therefore, once the management was ready ... More

Tata Teleservices hopes to expand to 700 towns in Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore, Jan. 24 Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) expects to catapult itself among top three in the State with an aggressive expansion plan.The company also aims to figure among the top three telecom operators in the country by expanding ... More

TN chamber urges ban on edible oil exports, online trading
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Union Government to ban the export of edible oil, edible oil seeds and online trading of edible oil to contain the soaring prices of edible oil.A delegation of the Chamber ... More

Karur Vysya Bank's 278th ATM
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Kabab festival
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Health insurance for artisans
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ANDHRA PRADESH
Begumpet airport: Staff to build public pressure
January 29 convention aims to block closure move More

Industries urged to invest in green production methods
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Stir against KSEZ gaining momentum
The agitation against the Kakinada special economic zone is gathering momentum, as the opposition parties and unions are objecting to the “coercive methods” adopted by the State Government to take possession of the lands acquired ... More

Tension in Vizag steel plant; two injured
There was tension in the Visakhapatnam steel plant on Thursday morning — as those displaced by the plant, who are on an agitation for the past three months seeking jobs in the plant — went on a rampage and stoned the administrative ... More

Delight for the eyes
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Production stopped in AP jute mill
Production has come to a halt in the Swarnandhra Jute Mill at Pydibheemavaram in Srikakulam district (on the Vizag-Srikakulam road) for the past four days, as the workers are on a strike. The CITU is leading the strike, according to the ... More

I-T sleuths seize Rs 1.75 cr
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AP CM asks ministry to allot Rs 600 cr
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REBI appoints franchisee
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KERALA
‘Sub-prime blame game hides issues’
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 24 The ‘sub-prime’ blame game targeting the rating agencies merely helps push under the carpet the real issue – why this inexplicable drift into yet another financial/accounting crisis. “A few ... More

Kerala okays development projects worth Rs 239 cr
Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram to benefit More

Folk attraction
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Tata maxi van launched in Kerala
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KARNATAKA
Ashapura to double bentonite capacity in Mangalore plant
To tap southern market; plans to make specialty additives More

Dental meet in Mangalore
Mangalore, Jan. 24 The 61st Indian Dental Conference, organised by Indian Dental Association, will be held here from January 25 to 28. A press release issued by Dr U.S. Krishna Nayak, Chairman of Organising Committee, said that 60 national, ... More

OTHER STATES
Barauni may be made petrochemical hub
Ministry wants expansion of GAIL’s pipeline network More

Sikkim to withdraw LoIs issued to pvt hydel project developers
Gangtok, Jan. 24 The Sikkim Government has decided to withdraw letters of intent issued to private hydroelectricity developers for four proposed hydel projects in the State. This was decided in a Cabinet meeting held here last week, ... More

Cabinet clears Ayurveda institute
New Delhi, Jan 24 The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment of All-India Institute of Ayurveda, an autonomous organisation under the Department of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and ... More

Gulmarg, it’s cool!
The ‘meadow of flowers’ celebrates itself with a snow festival. More

MAHARASHTRA
Daimler’s new plant to come up early next year in Maharashtra
Luxury carmaker DaimlerChrysler is set to commission its new manufacturing base at Chakan in Maharashtra early next year, which would enhance the company’s capability to offer a wide range of products.The Director of Sales and ... More

Finishing touches
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MCX computer literacy drive in Maharashtra
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WEST BENGAL
Tax body moots clubbing exemptions with deductions to eliminate MAT
Kolkata, Jan. 24 The Direct Taxes Professionals’ Association (DTPA), in a recent pre-budget memorandum to Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has suggested combining of all the Exemptions with Deductions under Chapter VIA of the ... More

Book train tickets 90 days in advance
Advance reservation period for railway tickets will be 90 days, excluding the date of journey, with effect from February 1, in place of the existing 60 days, says an Eastern Railway press release. For some daytime Mail/Express trains, lower time ... More

Veteran journalist passes away
Dr Somen Mukherjee, a veteran journalist who worked for now defunct Hindusthan Standard and Amrita Bazar Patrika and till recently in a private local Bengali TV channel, died here onThursday. He was 67. He is survived ... More






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