Spearheading protests against the Kolkata Port Authorities (KoPT), Suvendu Adhikari, member of Parliament from Tamluk, has warned that the port&rsquo;s move to support a private player at Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) will lead to job loss of 10,000 labourers.

Trinamool MP cries foul on KoPT move

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress-led UPA government of making false promises to youths of providing them jobs.

UPA 'cheating' youths with false job promises: Modi

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Soon Rajkot district will have heritage tours as part of the tourism development programme. These tours, one in the city and two other in other parts of the district will be developed under public private partnership (PPP) model.

Rajkot to have heritage tours soon

As political parties across the line are busy deliberating over their stand on the Union government&rsquo;s decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, the decision has evoked mixed response from stakeholders.

Retail FDI sparks hope, despair for traders' bodies

While the P K Dhumal-led BJP government in Himachal Pradesh is toeing the party policy and opposing foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, fruit and vegetable farmers across the state have welcomed the move.

Himachal's fruit, vegetable growers upbeat on FDI

Come February 2015, Chand-igarh will have state-of-the-art integrated international airport terminal building built with a project cost of Rs 450 crore. The terminal will be able to handle 1,150 domestic and 450 international passengers. The proposed covered area will be 40,000 square metres. Construction major Larsen &amp; Toubro has been chosen to execute the project by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

New airport terminal for Chandigarh in 2015

Cargo handling by ports on the east coast would increase to 40 per cent over the next five-six years from the existing 33 per cent on the back of Centre's look east policy, said Visakhapatnam Port chairman Ajaya Kallam.

East coast to account for 40% of cargo handling

With just a week to go for the United Nations (UN) Convention on Bio Diversity (CBD), an international event being held in Hyderabad from October 1-19, the Andhra Pradesh government is pulling up&nbsp;its socks to play a good host.

Hyderabad braces for biodiversity meet

The horticulture department of the Odisha government will soon come up with tenders for setting up of vegetable retail chains in towns like Sambalpur, Rourkela and Berhampur, after a similar initiative in Bhubaneswar.

Odisha to invite bids for vegetable retail chains in three towns

The Republic of South Africa has sought investments from India in mining, health, IT (information technology), pharmaceutical and education sectors to give a boost to the economy of the African nation.

SA seeks investment in IT, mining, pharma

Uttar Pradesh has mandated a web-based single window clearance system for fresh investment proposals in all 75 districts and, for all categories of industries.

UP hooks on to the web to encourage investments

The Andhra Pradesh government's decision to do away with the bidding mode for awarding sand reaches has come as a great relief for the construction sector, which since April this year has been reeling under the twin problems of supply shortages and abnormal price.

New sand policy comes as a breather

Ernakulam district is set to become the first district having &lsquo;meaningful financial inclusion&rsquo;.

Ernakulam set to get 'meaningful financial inclusion' district tag

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said here on Sunday that the committee appointed to fix the fair price for sugarcane in the state is expected to submit its report in a month.

Karnataka to come out with sugarcane revenues sharing formula in a month

A trial court on Monday directed the authorities of Sabarmati jail to file a report on the pleas of the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case accused, who claimed that they were being threatened by some of the convicts of the 2002 Naroda Patiya case.

Court seeks report on 'threats' to Ahmedabad blasts accused

Posco India may have to abandon its proposal for swapping of high alumina content iron ore found in the state with high grade ore from outside to meet the quality parameters of its proposed 12 million tonne greenfield steel project in Odisha.

Mines ministry missive may hit Posco's swapping plan

Soon Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)-run Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital will become the biggest general hospital in the country managed by a civic body.

Biggest civic body-run general hospital to come up in A'bad

Inviting entrepreneurs and business executives from Silicon Valley to the Vibrant Gujarat investment summit scheduled to be held in January 2013, a government and business delegation from Gujarat on Tuesday made a strong pitch for investments into Gujarat from the United States.

Guj govt woos Silicon Valley entrepreneurs

If Mamata Banerjee is taking her protest against Centre's reforms to Delhi with a demonstration at Jantar Mantar, in a counter Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed West Bengal Bengal Congress to launch a state-wide campaign to sell advantages of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.

PM directs WBPCC to campaign for FDI

With no let-up in rainfall in upper Assam and eastern Arunachal Pradesh, the flood situation in the state has turned grim. Nearly 13 lakh people have been affected in Assam and another 50,000 in Arunachal Pradesh due to floods.

Flood situation grim in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

Karnatak University in Dharwad will take some stringent measures to reduce expenditure in order to overcome the financial crunch. As a first step the university has decided to do away with non-teaching staff who have been appointed on temporary basis in the last two years.

KU to take stringent measures to cut spend

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