In an effort to rope in Chinese businessmen to invest in the state, an 18 member delegation of the Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) would be undertaking a 10 day visit to China beginning October 13. The visit is aimed at fostering closer ties between the business communities of the two countries.

UCCI team to visit China to promote trade relations

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Mumbai-based Healis-Sekhsaria Institute of Public Health which is running a campaign titled &lsquo;Voice of Tobacco Victims&rsquo; to spread awareness on tobacco abuse, has urged the Odisha government to raise VAT (value added tax) on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to 50 per cent.

Public health institute urges Odisha to raise VAT on tobacco to 50%

Reeling under the massive power shortage, the Nitish Kumar led Bihar government has sent an SOS to the central government. State government has requested union power minister Veerappa Moily to direct NTPC and NHPC to step up their generation.

Bihar seeks Centre's help to combat power shortage

BTA leader Bimal Guha told reporters after the meeting that the minister asked the association not to go strike and had not given any assurance on taxi fare hike.

Bus strike in Bengal put off

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Starring Shahrukh Khan, West Bengal's brand ambassador, a two-minute promotional video film on the state, has won an award at a Japanese film festival's travelogue section.

SRK's video on Bengal wins award in Japan

The Financial Journalists Club (FJC), in association with The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India (Assocham), is organising a panel discussion titled 'Indian Coal Story &ndash; Current Challenge and Future Outlook'. The main speakers of the event are S Narsing Rao, CMD, Coal India, Ashok Khurana, Director General, Association of Power Producers, Malay K De, Principal Secretary, Department of Power, Government West Bengal and R N Sen, Chairman, Damodar Valley Corporation.

FJC to hold seminar on 'Indian coal story'

Even though the police refused permission, the CPI(M)-led district Left Front on Monday said it was determined to hold a rally in front of the Municipal corporation headquarters here tomorrow to protest against 'failure' of the Trinamool Congress-controlled civic body. "We are ready to face any police action to disrupt our meeting," Left Front chairman Biman Bose said on Monday.

District Left Front to hold rally tomorrow 

In order to develop dairy farming and encourage the youth to adopt it as a lucrative business in Punjab, the state government has decided to give a 25 per cent subsidy on the purchase of milch cattle.

Punjab offers dairy subsidies to farmers

Punjab&rsquo;s Industries and Commerce Minister Anil Joshi on Monday provided major relief to industrial plot holders of Focal Point Extension, Jalandhar by slashing the recovery rate of enhanced land cost from Rs 323 per square yard to Rs 98 per square yard.

Jalandhar industrial plot holders get breathing space

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday ruled out a review of the Cauvery River Authority&rsquo;s decision asking Karnataka to release 9,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu till October 20, rejecting a plea of Congress and BJP leaders from the state.

PM rejects Karnataka leaders' plea to stay Cauvery order

Boosted by increases in the collection of value-added tax (VAT) and central sales tax (CST), as well as excise and entertainment taxes, Haryana has recorded a 16.80 per cent increase in tax collection till August.

Haryana tax collection up by 16.8%

Some activists belonging to pro-Kannada outfits were on Monday taken into preventive custody here when they staged protests against the Supreme Court adjourning to October 12 the plea filed by Karnataka on the Cauvery water issue. The activists staged protests in front of the Income Tax office here, sources said.

Protest erupts as SC adjourns State's plea

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said last week that it would rollback the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's controversial decisions on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, hike in prices of fuel and cap on subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) if it comes to power in the 2014 general elections.

Will roll back FDI if voted to power: BJP

Low rainfall in July, resulting in lower acreage, could possibly thwart the kharif foodgrain production target set by the Haryana agriculture department .

Low rainfall likely to hit Haryana foodgrain production

A United States-India Business Council (USIBC) delegation last week met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to explore business opportunities here and to foster America&rsquo;s trade ties with the state.

Indo-US panel looks to explore UP market

If the Indian economy has to get back to a high growth trajectory and if demographic dividend must not turn into severe liability, we must continue to pursue 'sensible economic policies", according to former chief economic advisor and honorary professor at ICRIER, Shankar Achraya.

'We need to pursue sensible economic policies'

A Grievance Redressal Fortnight is being organized by the income tax department from October 8 to 19 at all offices in Odisha. All the officers of the department will redress various types of grievances of the taxpayers, tax consultants and the public during the period. The Chief Commissioner of income tax, Odisha has urged the tax payers, consultants and the public to avail the benefit.

Income tax dept to redress grievances

Tamil Nadu has the highest share of over 29 per cent with six projects worth over Rs 1,681 crore in the urban development sector that have been put to service delivery under the PPP model, according to apex industry body The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).

TN leads in urban development projects under operations

Expenditure on biodiversity needs to be looked at as an investment that will reap benefits for us and our future generations. The present global crisis should not deter us but encourage us to raise natural capital, said environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan.

'Expenditure on biodiversity is investment'

The state government has formed a 12-member committee to expedite the process of mining lease renewal, the applications for some of which have been pending for over 10 years.

Odisha forms panel to expedite mining lease renewal

Political solution to two decades-old Dimasa insurgency in Assam was arrived at on Monday in New Delhi when Dimasa militants, under the banner of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD), signed a peace accord with the Centre and Assam government to end insurgency in Dima Hasao district (earlier known as North Cachar Hills district) and tread the path of peace and democracy.

Peace deal to end Dimasa insurgency in Assam inked

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