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KARNATAKA: Karnataka offers ArcelorMittal 2 sites for Rs 30,000-cr steel plant
We will issue all clearances within 90 days of deciding the place: Yeddyurappa. Karnataka has rolled out a red carpet welcome to the world's largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, which would like to invest Rs 30,000 crore for setting up a ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Reliance outlets attacked in AP
Hyderabad: The retail outlets and business establishments of the Reliance Group in Hyderabad and some parts of Andhra Pradesh came under attack from supporters of the late Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy late ...

MAHARASHTRA: The bonsai brigade
Some spirited Mumbai residents think small to add a touch of green to their surroundings.. For the concrete jungle that Mumbai is, there are enough green enthusiasts to bring about a semblance of order in the city. Even though flats leave hardly ...

TAMIL NADU: Tirupur exporters want higher depreciation rate
Seek Maran's help to push Budget wish-list. The Tirupur Exporters Association has sought the help of the Union Textile Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, for addressing some industry-specific issues relating to direct and indirect taxes ...

OTHER STATES: Blazing new trails in entrepreneurship
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) data recently published show that Tripura tops the list of North-East States in terms of growth in per capita income. Between 1993-04 and 2007-08, the growth was 10.71 per cent, highest among the States in ...

WEST BENGAL: Study cites land acquisition as a major problem in Bengal
42.5% of investment proposals being implemented: Assocham. West Bengal has been able to execute close to 42.5 per cent of the investment proposals worth Rs 530,000 crore received between 2007 and 2009, according to a study by the Associated ...

KERALA: Call to popularise organic farming in Kerala
The Kerala Agriculture Minister, Mr Mullakara Retnakaran, on Thursday stressed the need to popularise organic farming in the State in a big way in tune with the growing global awareness on ...

KERALA: Chamber moots development of water transport system
Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested development of water transport system in Kochi, as the waterways here link remote villages and islands with ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: AP to ink pact with World Bank for Rs 3,165-cr road poject
Seeks release of viability funds from Centre. The State Government is slated to enter into an agreement with the World Bank for Rs 3,165- crore AP State Road Sector Project credit line on ...

KARNATAKA: Hutti Gold Mines to invest Rs 352 cr in expansion plans
With prices of the yellow metal skyrocketing much so often, the State-owned Hutti Gold Mines Company Ltd (HGML), the only gold extraction company in the country, has set a target of producing 2,578 kg gold in 2009-10, with an average 4.11 gram ...

KERALA: Unions protest lack of security at SBI branches
The State Bank Staff Union (SBSU) and State Bank of India Officers Association (SBIOA) have demanded that the bank management take adequate steps to ensure fool-proof security at the 400-odd branches ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: ITsAP ties up with Blue Cross
With a view to making Hyderabad and Secunderabad free of rabies, ITsAP (Information Technology and Services Industry Association of Andhra Pradesh) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Blue Cross, the animal welfare ...

TAMIL NADU: ‘Team work needed for success of govt schemes'
KVIC awareness workshop in 10 districts. A sense of team work is necessary among the official agencies and banks to carry the benefits of the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) to the poor and the downtrodden in the ...

KARNATAKA: Banks asked to popularise small-savings scheme
There is a need to popularise small-savings scheme among the rural populace, according to Dr N.K. ...

KERALA: Pepper futures fall
Pepper futures market on Thursday fell sharply on reports of increased arrivals in the primary markets coupled with huge outstanding position in January delivery, which is to mature on Jan 20. Add to this, the bears were trying to pressurise ...

WEST BENGAL: India's trade with Indonesia set to double in 3 years
Bilateral trade between India and Indonesia is expected to double to $20 billion in three years, according to Mr Andi Muhammad Ghalib, Indonesian Ambassador ...

TAMIL NADU: Court dismisses landowners' plea for retail dealership of petro products
The Madras High Court has rejected the plea for allotment of retail outlets/dealership of public sector oil companies – Hindustan Petroleum Corpn and IBP Co Ltd – on ‘land owners category' as in the case of Indian ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Y. Raj Gopal, CEO, Winnou Systems and Services; Ronald Ross PG College, Hyderabad
A good leader is always more concerned about people than tasks and should be able to make his team visualise the success to motivate them, according to Mr Y. Raj Gopal, Chief Executive Officer, Winnou Systems and Services ...

TAMIL NADU: Budgetary support sought for Knitwear Technology Mission
The Tirupur knitwear cluster has sought the Union Textile Ministry's help for getting f Rs 35.80 crore to support the Knitwear ...

OTHER STATES: Braving the elements
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MAHARASHTRA: Flower power
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WEST BENGAL: End of the road
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ANDHRA PRADESH: Celebration time
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WEST BENGAL: Jyoti Basu's condition continues to be critical
The condition of Mr Jyoti Basu continued to be critical on Thursday. The 95-year-old Marxist leader was put on a ventilator on Wednesday. A medical board monitoring his treatment said this evening that there was “no ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Mobell launches mobile phones
Singapore-based mobile handset maker Mobell, which recently entered the Indian market through a tie up with Salora International, has launched its products in ...

WEST BENGAL: Indo-UK trade volume declined last year: Envoy
The bilateral trade between India and the United Kingdom, which has been growing at an average rate of about 20 per cent over the last few years, witnessed a decline in 2009 on account of the global ...

KERALA: Calicut NIT's programme on sales force management
The Technology Business Incubator of National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is organising a one-day management development programme on sales force management for small and medium enterprises in information technology field on ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: APTransco's alternative tariff options
APTransco has submitted a proposal with the State Government for tariff hike for the next financial year or in the alternative bridge the gap by providing a subsidy of nearly Rs ...

KERALA: Thomas Cook plans travel road show
Thomas Cook (India) Ltd (TCIL), in its third consecutive Holiday Summer Sale, is organising a three-month long travel road show covering 34 cities across ...

KARNATAKA: B-school management fest
The students of T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal, will organise the annual management fest — ‘Atharva' – at Manipal from January 8-10. A press release said here that students from top Indian business schools ...

MAHARASHTRA: Mumbai attacks may cost insurers Rs 500 crore: IRDA
General insurers may suffer a loss of over Rs 500 crore due to the Mumbai terror attacks, according to the Insurance Regulatory and Development ...

KERALA: SBT's online fund transfer facility
State Bank of Travancore has introduced ‘SBT Xpress Remit' online fund transfer facility. Dr K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, formally launched the facility at a function held at the head office of the ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Kenexa launches Bangalore HR Exchange
Kenexa, a human resources solutions company, has launched Bangalore HR Exchange, a network for local human resource executives in Bangalore to exchange information and ideas. “The network will hold quarterly events, providing a platform ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: Amara Raja's helmet campaign
Amara Raja Batteries today launched ‘The Wear Helmet campaign' across major cities with its employees handing out brochures and leaflets to the two-wheeler riders and general public. The company distributed handouts at traffic signals ...

KERALA: NAS Airlines to expand services
As part of expanding its services from Kerala, the Saudi-based National Air Services (NAS) Airlines is planning to introduce daily flights to the Riyad sector by April. An agreement to this effect was signed between the Airlines and Great ...

KERALA: Export excellence award
The Aroor-based Samudra Shipyard has been selected for the Vanikumar Memorial award for Export Excellence. The award is constituted by the Kerala State Industrial Promotion Society in memory of late Vanikumar Nath, President, Kerala State ...

WEST BENGAL: Lothar Mathhaus to visit Kolkata
As part of the Coca-Cola FIFA World Cup Trophy tour, the legendary German footballer Lothar Mathhaus will visit the city. The original FIFA Cup will be on display at the Salt Lake stadium here on January 16 and 17 and Mathhaus will lift the ...

WEST BENGAL: Medical aid for pilgrims
On the occasion of Ganga Sagar Mela starting shortly, Bhukailash Welfare Centre here will provide the pilgrims with free medical assistance and run a 10-bed emergency hospital. Spectacles too will be distributed free to needy pilgrims, ...

TAMIL NADU: New for old
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OTHER STATES: Award for Bakshi Enterprises
Bakshi Enterprises has been awarded best MSE customer of Syndicate Bank by the Federation of Associations of Small Industries of India. The award was presented by the Labour Minister, Mr Mallikharjun Kharge. – ...






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Markets (Jan 7)
Nifty (at close)5,263.10(-18.70)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)45.74/75
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs3,780
Gold (a gram) Rs1,575
Silver (a kg) Rs28,690


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