The GIFT campaign has been launched with an objective to raise consciousness of the society towards girl child

The Gift from Mahindra Satyam

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Perceptible and visible changes are needed to ensure speedy justice, Karnataka HC Chief Justice D H Waghela said today

Changes needed to ensure speedy justice: CJ

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Mysore district, including Mysore City, has recorded 59.69% voter turnout of in urban local body elections held yesterday

Mysore city records lowest voter response

At a discussion on the Budget 2013 organised by the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Manch's All India Coordinator B M Kumaraswamy raised questions at the provisions made in the 2013 Budget

'Budget based on weak, unrealistic assumptions'

Veteran Congress leader and five-time chief minister of Nagaland, S C Jamir is tipped to be the new Governor of Odisha. Jamir, 82, will replace the present incumbent M C Bhandare whose tenure ended on August 20 last year but has been continuing at the top constitutional post as his successor was not announced. Considered as one of the architects of modern Nagaland, Jamir has also served as Governors of Maharashtra and Goa. Jamir's was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1961. As Union minister, he served in the miniseries of Railways, labour & rehabilitation, cooperation and food & agriculture.

S C Jamir tipped to be next Governor

The US Consulate of Hyderabad in association with Indian Chambers of Commerce (ICC) today launched American Business Corner (ABC) in Bhubaneswar to promote trade ties between entrepreneurs of Odisha and the US.While launching the centre, Katherine Dhanani, US consulate general, said, "The basic idea of establishing ABC is to boost trade ties between the two countries. We want to promote US SME exports here."The US State office has set up seven such centres in Southern and North-East region of the country, where it does not have any consular presence. These trade centres will act as facilitating agency for export of US technologies and services to the state, she said."Odisha is an important destination to invest in cold chain systems as nearly 40 per cent of its vegetable and fruit produces are subjected to spoilage because of the absence of refrigeration facility. We can provide affordable technologies," said Dhanani.The state produces nearly nine million tonne vegetables and is ranked

US trade centre in city

The National Investment & Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ), proposed to be set up at Kalinganagar in Jajpur district, is likely to be delayed with the state government yet to prepare the detailed project report (DPR).After identifying Kalinganagar for development of the zone in September last year, Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) was to prepare the DPR for submission to the Centre.Raising the issue in the state assembly, BJD MLA Pritiranjan Ghadai said, "The NIMZ project is getting delayed as he DPR is not yet ready. The estimated project cost is also not known."Damodar Rout, minister for MSMEs (micro, small & medium enterprises) said, "The state government will prepare a feasibility study for the NIMZ project. The study will be undertaken by Idco. If needed, the best of consultants will be engaged."NIMZ needed 5,000 hectares (or 12355.26 acres) of contiguous land and has been identified as one of the key instruments of Centre's National Manufacturing P

NIMZ project in state clouded by delay

After the opening of the hugely popular fair price medicine shops, the West Bengal government plans to open similar diagnostic centres where services will be offered for as low as Rs 500."We are planing to build fair price diagnostics centers. MRI, CT scan, blood tests and other tests cost Rs 2000-3000 at private diagnostic centres. You can get these tests done for just Rs 500," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told a function on International Women's Day today.Banerjee also said that all women police stations were being established. "We are setting up 45 all women police stations in the state. Of them 10 all women police stations have already started functioning," Banerjee said.Banerjee also spoke about her spartan lifesyle and said that she neither took the salary of the chief minister nor pension as a former MP.

Fair price diagnostic centres in WB

Has over 33,000 members including over 5,000 in practice, 3,60,000 students across its 70 branches

ICSI to strengthen internal governance

Arrested Trinamool Congress councillor Mohammed Iqbal was produced today before a railway magistrate here who allowed him to be taken to taken to Kolkata where he is wanted for the gunning down of a Special Branch sub-inspector.A team of Kolkata police produced Iqbal before the Gaya Rail Magistrate and prayed for a production warrant which was accepted. 	Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rail, Arun Kumar Tiwari said that Iqbal, who was arrested from a PCO booth in Dehri-on-Sone near Gaya yesterday, will be taken to Kolkata tonight.An unarmed sub-inspector Tapas Choudhury was shot dead during violence between Congress and Trinamool supporters before Hari Mohan Ghosh College in Garden Reach in Kolkata when nomination forms for student union elections were being distributed on February 12.Causing discomfort to the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan on February 14 when asked to comment on state Urban Development minister Firhad Hakim's alleged bid to shield the c

TMC councillor Mohd Iqbal sent to Kolkata

Five industries have allegedly encroached on government land in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh for setting up unit."In all, 53.110 hectare of revenue land had been encroached by the industries for setting up plant," Chhattisgarh's revenue minister Dayaldas Baghel said in the state legislative assembly on Friday. He was replying to a question raised by Hridayram Rathia.The minister said the government was taking necessary action under the land revenue code to evict the encroachment and free the government land. The process was however underway, he added.The five industries include Visa Power Limited in Raigarh, Rameshwaram Steel and Power Limited in Gharghoda, Monnet Ispat and Power Limited, SKS Power Generation and Coal Benefication and Coal Washery Private Limited (all three in Kharsia).Baghel said while the Visa Power Limited had encroached 43.017 hectare of land, 0.783 hectare of land was in the illegal possession of Rameshwaram Steel and Power Limited. The Coal Benefication and C

Chhattisgarh to act against findustries set up on govt land

One year down the line, the state govt has implemented various schemes including 'Ladli Lakshmi'; also cuts petrol prices

Parrikar govt completes one year amid fears of recession

Heavy vehicle clutches maker plans to set up spring manufacturing facility at its existing unit near Vadodara

Setco Automotive to invest Rs 100 cr for backward integration

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Reddy and Khan were brought here from Chanchalaguda jail in Hyderabad where they are being tried in the Obulapuram Mining Company case

Reddy, aides in CBI custody till March 14

Buys two dredgers; issues tax-free bonds to raise Rs 500 cr for third one

Dredging Corporation bets big on new fleet

After legal disputes over 15 years, hopes for the revival of the UP Cement Corporation (UPCC) have brightened, with the closed PSU being awarded to Jai Prakash Associates. This was done in an open

JP awarded  UP cement firm

Amritsar-based Amar Singh Chawal Wala (ASWC), owners of the famous basmati rice of Lal Qilla brand, is coming up with a new unit at Chhaba (Amritsar) with an investment of Rs 25 crore to serve the

Lal Qilla basmati to invest Rs 25 cr

Patiala, the heritage city of Punjab famous for its historical monuments, is also one of the famous business centres that provide employment to thousands engaged in hand embroidery and other

Handicrafts boom in Patiala

Denim major Arvind Mills faced a sharp five per cent fall in denim sales due to overcapacity in the international as well as domestic market. 


Arvind feels the blues as denim sales plummet

Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) will join hands with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening Mumbai Harbour channel and JNPT channel. The Rs 800 crore project aims to accommodate bigger

MbPT, JNPT join hands for Rs 800cr project

RelQ Software, a Rs 100 crore software testing firm, has announced that it plans to double its developer strength to 1,000 in the next six months and will be investing close to Rs 10 crore in the

RelQ to double headcount

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