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Punjab presents lacklustre deficit budget in Assembly

Annual outlay up 15%; VAT on cigarettes, soft drinks see steep rise

Upgraded ESI Hospital in Mysore

Will be opened within six months; labour union members demand quality medicines in ESI Hospitals and dispensaries

The Art of Living tries to rejuvenate river basin

Launches the Kumudvathi River Rejuvenation Program, under the banner of its initiative 'Volunteer for a Better India'

Assam asks private school toreserve 25% for weaker section

UK compaines keen to invest in Bihar

DNA Centre in Dharwad is now autonomous

Renamed as Kidnar; principal researcher Pramod Gai has been appointed as director of Kidnar with immediate effect

High Court restrains Centre on fresh allotment of coal block

Odisha Mining to auction 75,000 tonne high grade iron ore on March 23

The bids can be submitted by the 23 March

Karnataka clears Rs 38,218 cr investments

Maximum investment proposals have been cleared in iron and steel industry

'UK to double trade with India by 2015'

The British minister terms the signing of an agreement between BG Group and GSPC as one of the largest UK-India trade deals

FII limit auctioned for Rs 11,000 cr for govt bonds

The limit for corp bonds is Rs 5,000 crore

CAG raps Haryana over land release to private builders

The state government extended wrongful benefit of Rs 6.5 crore paid as compensation to ineligible candidates

Un-registered flat owners liable for stamp duty at market rate

The proposal is expected to increase burden on property buyer

No gains for pvt retailers from bulk diesel market pricing

State-run refiners saw some of their bulk customers shifting to using furnace oil against diesel

Dikshit's election year budget focuses on social sector

Dikshit allocated Rs 16,000 cr to plan expenditure for 2013-14 of Rs 37,45 cr Budget for 2013-14

India to install 1300-1400 MW solar power in 2013

According to Mercom Capital Group, India installed 980 MW in 2012, slightly lower than the forecast of 1,090 MW

India sees strong demand from foreign investors for bond quotas

Foreign investors bought a net of around $31 billion in debt and stock markets last year, and around $12 billion this year

Ficci asks political parties to reconsider Land Bill

The controversial Land Acquisition Bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet in December last year

Oil Min to move EGoM on changing priority of gas supply

The Empowered Group of Ministers had previously accorded top priority to urea-manufacturing fertiliser plants

LIVE | All-party meet on Sri Lanka resolution tonight

India wants a strong and credible probe into human rights violations against Tamils in Lanka, says Chidambaram