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ECONOMY: RBI may hike key rates early next fiscal
To counter pressure on liquidity and control inflation. Mumbai, Oct. 2 The central bank may unwind its accommodative monetary policy by hiking key rates in the first quarter of FY-2011, say bankers ...

RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Govt’s job guarantee scheme gets the Mahatma tag
New Delhi, Oct. 2 On a day the nation remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birth anniversary and commemorated the Golden Jubilee of Panchayati Raj institutions, the Government rechristened its flagship programme the National Rural ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Works contract: Highway developers feel Budget blow
Seek Govt help on tax break withdrawal. New Delhi, Oct. 2 Highway contractors are feeling the heat of a Union Budget move that has taken away the benefit of a 10-year tax-break for all road projects undertaken as ...

NATURAL CALAMITIES: Heavy rain forces AP Govt to issue alert in 3 districts
Hyderabad, Oct. 2 Widespread rains and unprecedented inflows into major reservoirs have forced the Andhra Pradesh Government to issue alert in three districts of Krishna, Kurnool and Mahbubnagar, warning of further flooding in the next 24 ...

SSI: VeriSign sees huge unmet need for SME online services
‘Time SMEs took online route to generate leads’. Coimbatore, Oct. 2 “While small and medium enterprises (SMEs) realise the importance of technology to boost business, they are still doing business with a known set of people. ...

URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Three companies bid for Iconic Tower project
Mumbai, Oct. 2 Three companies, including Reliance Infrastructure of the Anil Ambani Group, have submitted bids for the Rs 4,000- crore Iconic Tower and Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) at Wadala in central ...

TAXATION: Tax base of States will be estimated soon
New Delhi, Oct. 2 The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) would in the coming weeks come up with a paper that would estimate the tax base for States with regard to consumption of goods and services, its Director, Dr M. ...

EVENTS: Habitat studies centre to be inaugurated today
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 2 The Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, will on Saturday inaugurate the Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies (LBC) at Vilappilsala in the city ...

ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Cos Bill for more powers to Govt in probing offences
The new Companies Bill aims to totally change the manner of handling offences relating to ...

EVENTS: Thailand showcases potential as a MICE destination
(Thai)Land of opportunity! That is the message Thailand sought to convey to Asian countries, including India, and the world at large, on Thursday, at the ‘Thailand Maximise’ campaign unveiled in Bangkok to showcase the ...

FOREIGN TRADE: Commerce Ministry counters ‘false’ propaganda on FTA
Kochi, Oct. 2 As the ruling CPI(M) in the State held a human chain today in protest against the trade pact with Asean, the Union Commerce Ministry has come out with an appeal to the people “not to be misled by the false propaganda on ...

SOCIAL SECURITY: India signs pact with Luxembourg
New Delhi, Oct. 2 India has signed a bilateral social security agreement with ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Expanding horizons
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EVENTS: Panchayati Raj distinction
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INFRASTRUCTURE: New Assembly complex
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES: NMDC joins hands with Red Cross Society
Hyderabad, Oct. 2 NMDC is joining hands with Indian Red Cross Society, Andhra Pradesh State Branch, to build a Red Cross-NMDC Centre for Indian Systems of Medicine in ...

EVENTS: BuildMat likely to become an annual event
Coimbatore, Oct. 2 The biennial exhibition BuildMat, sponsored by three major associations connected with the construction sector in Coimbatore, is likely to become an annual event ...

HEALTH: Precision radiation for cancer treatment
Hyderabad, Oct. 2 About 300 oncologists would take part in an international seminar on RapidArc technology that offers relatively higher levels of ...

EXPORTS & IMPORTS: Handicrafts exporters seek Govt intervention on shipment delays
New Delhi, Oct. 2 Handicraft exporters have complained that their shipments at the Delhi Cargo complex have been held up for the last ten days due to non-functioning of the electronic data interchange (EDI) system at the ...

EDUCATION: Dr B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore
Coimbatore, Oct 2 The Department of Management Studies, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (SREC) departed from the customary lectures organised by B-Schools by inviting the Chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Dr B.K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar ...

AWARDS & HONOURS: Lifetime award for Millipore India chief
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EVENTS: Landscape expo in Hyderabad
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: ICCI office-bearers
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: Merchants’ Chamber President
Mr Shyam Sundar Beriwala, Chairman of Shyam Steel Industries Ltd, has been appointed the President of Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce here for 2009-10, according to a press release issued by the chamber. – ...


Columnists: B Venkatesh C Gopinath Bhanoji Rao P.V. Indiresan




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