Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Friday said investment to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore had been formalised during the the 3-day session. The joint venture of state government and public sector BPCL accounts for the the major component of this.

Investment worth Rs 40,000 cr formalised

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The Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the BJP have called for a 12-hour state-wide hartal in Kerala on Saturday (Sept 15) against the hike in diesel price. The hartal will commence from 6 am. Both LDF and BJP informed that essential services like medical and milk distribution were exempted from the day-long strike.

Bandh in Kerala today

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's populist posturing may get a reality check over recent diesel price hike as transport bodies in the state on Friday issued shutdown threat if fares were not immediately raised.

Diesel price hike: Bengal faces show down threat

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the diesel price hike as &lsquo;breakdown and failure&rsquo; of economic policy of the central government and demanded immediate roll back of the hike.

Naveen demands roll back of diesel price hike

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government was willing to provide 'full relief' to common people and farmers hit by the increase in diesel price and restriction on subsidised LPG, if the Centre allowed the state to collect taxes taken away by it.

Allow states to collect tax taken away by the Centre: CM

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A public interest litigation (PIL) seeking cancellation of lease and environmental clearance granted to Ambuja Cement Ltd for mining in Verval region of Junagadh district has been filed in the Gujarat Hgih court. The PIL also seeks stay on mining activities of the company while the case was pending with the court.

Cancel mining lease of Ambuja Cement: PIL

The National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), a pan-India alliance of 150 people&rsquo;s organisations, on Wednesday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to look beyond electricity shortages and find holistic solutions for the energy crisis that is prevalent in the state.

Find holistic solutions to power crisis, state govt urged

In order to facilitate and expedite the process of approval for industrial projects in the state, the Punjab government will introduce a &lsquo;single-window policy&rsquo; by next month.

Single-window policy in Punjab for industrial boost

Thirty minutes of heavy rain has left roads in Chandigarh flooded triggering traffic jams at some places, even as the road leading to Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat building was also under pools of water. Dark clouds hovered over Chandigarh, the joint Capital of Punjab and Haryana, in the afternoon and later heavy showers had the city roads, many of them in bad shape for a long time, gushing with water. Rains slowed down the pace of vehicular traffic as motorists had to negotiate through the sharp showers while several riding the two-wheelers were forced to take cover under bus shelters or trees. The downpour led to water accumulating in low-lying areas and causing traffic snarls on many roads including the city's Madhya Marg. While officers and ministers walked in and out of the Civil Secretariat here in their official cars, many visitors had to wait as the road in front and rear of the building was under water.

Chandigarh flooded by rain

The Andhra Pradesh government has de-linked the fee structure from the scholarship amount it pays to the students in all the 717 engineering colleges, including 30 government-run institutions. Besides, it has framed new eligibility criteria for availing of the fee reimbursement facility.

AP frames new scholarship policy for engineering students

With large-scale illegal immigration from Bangladesh seen as the root cause for the clashes in Assam, the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government of the state has finally woken up to the challenge as the government has expressed its &ldquo;keenness&rdquo; to update National Register of Citizenship (NRC) within next three years.

Assam to update citizenship register soon

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has been assigned to head the group of ministers that has been formed to look into the affairs of cash-starved Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) and suggest measures for its revival.

Amit Mitra to head GoM on Haldia Petrochemicals

Nine Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were killed when two MI-17 helicopters collided in mid-air near the Jamnagar Air Force station on Thursday.

Choppers collide in mid-air, 9 IAF men die

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday came under attack for attributing the high rate of malnutrition in his state to figure conscious young girls with the Congress saying it was an "insult" to all women.

Cong slams Modi for remark on Guj women

Union Power Minister M Veerappa Moily on Sunday said he will soon convene a meeting of states&rsquo; electricity regulatory commission chairmen in New Delhi to discuss measures to strengthen the distribution system and cutting the high AT&amp;D losses.

Moily to hold meet of states' power regulators

Rampant illegal mining conducted in Sandur taluk of Bellary district has caused an enormous damage to the environment, health of human beings and animals over the last decade, a recent study has revealed.

Mining hits farm sector in Sandur: Study

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi day praised the economic track record of Odisha, noting that it did well among other non-Congress ruled states.

Non-Cong states doing better: Modi

The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project is estimated to facilitate investments of Rs 75,000 crore in the Greater Noida investment zone of Uttar Pradesh.

Japan-aided DMIC likely to bring Rs 75,000-cr investment to UP

Severe power shortage and scanty rain in the months of June and July&mdash;the paddy sowing period&mdash;in Punjab came as blessings for over 2,750 petrol pumps (retail outlets) in the state, as the consumption of diesel, mainly by the agriculture sector, went up to reach an all-time high. In these two months, consumption shot up by 19.30 per cent as compared to the same priod of the previous year.

Power shortage, scanty rainfall push diesel sales in Punjab

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who was feeling the heat for her anti-industry stand, has got a fresh lease of life.

Bengal bags Rs 11,000 cr investment till June 2012: Assocham

The proposed Agra-Lucknow expressway, which would reduce the distance between the two cities by 75 km, is estimated to cost a whopping Rs 9,500 crore.

UP CM reviews expressway project

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