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JD(S) to come out with list in April second week
Kumaraswamy said the names of at least 170 candidates had been finalised
Andhra offers power for gas to run idle capacity
AP has come up with this alternative idea as it cannot draw power directly from the surplus regions of the country due to corridor load constraints
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Need to grow at more than 9% in last two years of 12th Plan: Ahluwalia
Plan panel deputy chairman says govt working on alternative ways of power pooling
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Snapdeal arrives at deal to raise $20 mn
Valuation beaten down to $150 million; It had earlier raised $40 million in August 2011
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Nalco to surrender 2,100 ha excess mining land
Move to help save money in terms of payment of lease
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Doing less with more: India's health care system
Much of the health care spending in India, and in the rest of the world, is on expensive and ineffective forms of treatment
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Costa Coffee to open 200 more stores in India by 2015
The expansion may entail an investment of around Rs 200 cr
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ONGC to sign deal with Tripura govt to set up fertiliser unit
MoU will be signed to set up natural gas fertiliser manufacturing factory early next month
Next port of call
Industrialisation has changed the lives of the genteel folk of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu. With the port town ready for more action, a bigger transformation awaits
Rich men, poor companies
Finance Minister P Chidambaram says rich promoters of sick companies won't be tolerated. But state-owned banks are also to be blamed for the rot of defaults
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Trinamool govt doesn't want panchayat polls: Congress
Alleges that Trinamool-govt is trying to scuttle panchayat poll by creating a constitutional crisis
2-wheeler industry to see 4-5% volume growth in FY13: ICRA
The report says based on 2012 volumes, India is the largest two-wheeler market, with sales at 13.8 mn units
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Heli-tourism service to gain momentum in Bengal
The state govt has proposed that major industrial and tourism hubs be connected through helicopters
Tripura facing power shortage
The state needs around 220 MW of electricity but the supply stands at only 70 MW
TMC alleges collusion between poll panel and Opposition
Says that the series of letters sent by state election commisson to state govt might have been drafted in an office of a political party
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AIRREA stir put off
The proposed strike has been deferred after conciliation with the govt