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TAMIL NADU: Codissia terms TN budget ‘Chennai-centric’
‘No measures for building infrastructure in Coimbatore’. Coimbatore, Feb. 19 The Tamil Nadu Government’s budget for 2009-10 has drawn a mixed response from the industry associations in Coimbatore, with some welcoming the policy ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: ‘AP tops in sanctions, but lags in utilising funds’
Projects not prepared carefully and in a serious manner: Nabard. Hyderabad, Feb. 19 Andhra Pradesh has emerged the top gainer in RIDF (Rural Infrastructure Development Fund) sanctions by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development ...

GUJARAT: Recession hits B-school placements
IIM-A, ESSEC Group discuss emerging situation. Ahmedabad, Feb. 19 With placements in business management schools under way, different trends are emerging both in the requirements of the companies as well as the choices of the students, said Mr ...

OTHER STATES: Media & entertainment sector set to grow 12.5% by 2013: Report
Mumbai, Feb. 19 The hum of recession could be heard over the din of optimism on the first day of the three-day annual event of FICCI Frames 2009 in Mumbai on Tuesday, as the Rs 58,400 crore Indian media and entertainment industry took stock ...

OTHER STATES: Orissa’s annual Plan fixed at Rs 9,500 cr
The annual Plan of Orissa for 2009-10 has been pegged at Rs 9,500 crore at a meeting between the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and the Finance Minister of Orissa, Mr P.C. Ghadai, here on ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Subhash Projects bags Rs 586-cr deal
Subhash Projects & Marketing Ltd (SPML) said that it has bagged the Chevella Lift Irrigation Scheme valued at Rs 586 crore from the Irrigation and CAD Department, Andhra Pradesh Government. A release from the company said that the scope of ...

KARNATAKA: Karnataka Vikas Bank mops up Rs 100-cr deposits in 15 days
Mangalore, Feb. 19 It is often said that lending a personal touch to interactions with customers plays an important role in any sector. This point was once again proved, going by the experience of Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas ...

KERALA: Kerala’s GSDP growth at 10.42% in 2007-08
The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Kerala has grown by 10.42 per cent in 2007-08 at constant prices as against 11.1 per cent in the ...

KERALA: State budget may include package for Gulf returnees
Can use funds raised as emigration deposit: Minister. Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 19 Expatriate workers, especially in the Gulf countries, who are forced to return to Kerala following loss of employment in the wake of the global economic slowdown, ...

WEST BENGAL: ‘Bengal needs to switch from thermal power to other sources of energy’
Thermal power accounted for more than 94 per cent of the power generated in West Bengal and there was an urgent need to look for non-conventional sources of energy, the Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, said ...

KARNATAKA: ‘Time to have high standards in corporate governance’
Bangalore, Feb. 19 No amount of additional legislation or regulations will help if a company’s leadership is bent on breaking them; a company’s integrity is only as good as the model its leader sets, according to speakers at ...

KERALA: Kerala working on package for PSUs
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 19 The Industries Minister, Mr Elamaram Kareem, has said that the State Government would work out a special package to extend support to public sector undertakings (PSUs) suffering from the recessionary trends in ...

TAMIL NADU: Nabard sees Rs 45,000-cr credit potential for TN
The credit potential envisaged by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) for Tamil Nadu for 2009-10 is around Rs 45,000 crore, according to its Chairman, Mr U.C. ...

TAMIL NADU: Theatre property for sale in Chennai
Chennai, Feb. 19 Udhayam Theatre Complex in Chennai is on the block with a reserve price of Rs ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: MIC Elec gets nod for LED displays
Hyderabad, Feb. 19 The large, easy to read, display panels at Railways stations, which give information about train movements, could soon become more common across ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Gayatri Projects wins 2 AP Govt orders
Hyderabad, Feb. 19 Gayatri Projects Ltd, an infrastructure company, on Thursday announced that it has bagged two orders worth Rs 2,132 crore from the Andhra Pradesh Government for ...

KERALA: Coir products showcased in Russia
Kochi, Feb. 19 Following the US, now it’s Russia which has turned its eye towards Indian coir. An Indian delegation currently touring Russia received good response from Moscow Chamber of Commerce for ...

OTHER STATES: Datacom, Huawei sign MoU for GSM equipment
New Delhi, Feb. 19 Datacom has signed an agreement with Chinese equipment manufacturer Huawei for rolling out its GSM-based cellular network across nine ...

KARNATAKA: Stress on rural infrastructure development
Mangalore, Feb. 19 Expansion of banking facilities to the un-banked areas and the development of rural infrastructure are the need of the hour for the overall growth of rural India, according to Dr D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of ...

GUJARAT: Coke pilots new campaign on metro trains
Ahmedabad, Feb. 19 If Coca Cola India’s pilot advertising campaign in the Delhi Metro is anything to go by, then people do enjoy a quick movie while on the ...

OTHER STATES: Kent RO plans new facility in UP
New Delhi, Feb. 19 Water purifying devices company Kent RO Systems has said it is looking to set up its fourth facility in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh to meet the demand for water ...

TAMIL NADU: ‘Public-pvt partnership vital for healthcare system growth’
Public-private partnership is the way forward for the growth of the healthcare system in Tamil Nadu, according to Mr V.K. Subburaj, Principal Secretary, Health and Family ...

KARNATAKA: Karnataka to present ‘vote on account’ today
Bangalore, Feb. 19 With the Lok Sabha polls imminent, Karnataka is presenting a vote on account budget for the first four months of the financial year 2009-10 on February 20, with flexibility to present a supplementary budget ...

KERALA: KSIDC signs pact with IL&FS IDC
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 19 The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with IL&FS Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (IL&FS IDC) for development of industrial ...

KARNATAKA: Inter-college literary fest
Mr K.G. Prabhakar, Director of MES group of institutions, has urged management students to have straight thinking to attain success in their chosen ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Lahari Holiday Homes unveils suites with buyback offer
Hyderabad, Feb. 19 Lahari Holiday Homes Ltd, part of the Lahari Group, has unveiled an investment-cum-vacation home opportunity – Lahari Suite Homes – ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Vizag airport new terminal to be opened tomorrow
The Visakhapatnam airport is at last ready for international flights and flights round the clock.The Rs 100-crore terminal is to be inaugurated ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: TransDyne launches job security programme
Hyderabad, Feb. 19 In one of the first of its kind initiatives in the private sector, TransDyne, an IT-enabled Services company has launched a job security programme ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: ‘CEOs looking for key skills from PR people’
Hyderabad, Feb. 19 The Union Government has been urged to impress upon foreign countries, especially the US, that Indians having H1B visas are losing jobs due to the global ...

WEST BENGAL: Emami Biotech, Calcutta Tramways pact for selling bio diesel
Kolkata, Feb. 19 Emami Biotech Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) for the supply of 250 kilo litre of bio diesel a month, according to a press statement issued by ...






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