The Odisha High Court (HC) on Thursday declared the agreement between ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd, a city-based firm and Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) &lsquo;null and void&rsquo;.

Odisha High Court declares ARSS-OSRTC pact illegal

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Chief minister Jagadish Shettar wants to hurry up with the budget session as he is facing the threat from former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa who is trying to pull down the government.

State may hold budget session in mid-February

The Karnataka High Court today directed the state government to furnish by tomorrow to the State Election Commission (SEC) the final reservation list for the urban local bodies elections.

Govt told to furnish reservation list to state EC by today

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Government is drawing up a blueprint on raising self-sufficiency in petroleum products to reduce imports, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily said today.

Blueprint for petro products

A campaign to create awareness among the rural masses to help them overcome malnutrition has been launched in Hassan district by the Department of Information, Government of Karnataka.

Campaign to fend off malnutrition launched

The Karnataka government will create a secretariat for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state to facilitate speedy redressal of their grievances, minister for small-scale industries Raju Gowda said.

Karnataka plans separate secretariat for SMEs soon

Kerala is gearing up to host the world&rsquo;s largest expo on coir and natural fibre products &ndash; Coir Kerala 2013 &mdash; from February 1 to 5 at Alappuzha.

Kerala to host expo on coir and natural fibre in Feb

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Department of Industries, Kerala, is organising 'India MSME Summit 2012' on Saturday at the Taj Gateway Hotel, Kochi. The summit includes a one&ndash;day conference and exhibition.

MSME summit at Kochi

With India and Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) pledging to take forward bilateral ties to newer heights in coming years, North East India is eyeing rail and road connectivity with South East Asia, which would probably end its geographical isolation.

North East eyes rail, road connectivity with ASEAN

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked the Centre to consider linking the Right to Public Service Act (RTPS) with e-Governance under Centrally-sponsored schemes, and grant assistance to the states to provide basic services to the people under this provision.

Nitish asks Centre to link RTPS with e-governance 

The Odisha High Court (HC) has directed the state government to dispose of all applications for renewal of mining leases within three months.

HC asks state to dispose mine lease renewal cases

Huma Coastal Mega Food Park Private Ltd, which got approval from the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) to set up a food park in Ganjam district in October this year, has started contract farming in vegetable products on trial basis.

Huma Food Park starts vegetable contract farming

The State Vigilance department has initiated cases against four mine owners in connection with illegal mining.

Vigilance cases against four mine owners

Savita Khant, the Congress candidate who won from Morva Hadaf Assembly seat in Panchmahal district on Thursday, died after suffering brain haemorrhage at a private hospital in Vadodara on Friday.

Newly elected Gujarat Congress MLA dies

The &lsquo;Nemmadi&rsquo; centres have been rechristened Atalji Janasnehi Kendras which will be formally launched on December 25, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa said on Sunday.

'Atalji Janasnehi Kendras' to be launched on Dec 25

Capital expenditure in Odisha as proportion of total expenditure declined from 14 per cent (Rs 2,843 crore) in 2007-08 to 11 per cent (Rs 4,496 crore) in 2011-12, says a latest report of the Comptroller &amp; auditor General of India (CAG) on state finances.

Capital expenditure in Odisha on wane: CAG

With an aim to push forward industrial activity in the state, the government has effected some changes in senior bureaucratic level.

Govt effects changes in top bureaucracy

The Odisha Chief Secretary BK Patnaik has urged the investors to participate in pre-project activities as the state plans to spend around Rs 1 lakh crore on infrastructure development during the 12th plan period.

Odisha seeks investors help for pre-project activities

BS Yeddyurappa breaking ranks with BJP and floating his own party, another change of guard, the Cauvery issue, busting of a terror module and an ugly incident of three ministers watching porn clippings in the assembly marked the year 2012 for Karnataka.

K'taka witnesses turbulent year on political front

With Narendra Modi forming the next government in Gujarat, state administration is in full swing for the preparation for sixth edition of its flagship event, Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit (VGGIS) 2013.
The magnitude of the preparations by the state government can be gauged from the slew of programmes that have been lined up starting Monday, beginning with a pre-event seminar on Minerals &amp; Mining Industry, to be held on Monday, December 24, followed by others in the field of auto

Gujarat Govt speeds up Vibrant Gujarat preparations

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