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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In a bid to woo the fishing community in an election year, Gujarat Chief minister on Monday announced the formation of a new district of 'Gir Somnath' which will be carved out from different talukas of Junagadh district. This will be the 27th district of the state.

Gir-Somnath to be state's new district

Indian Space Research Organisation is close to signing contracts for launching three foreign satellites on board its home-built Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota spaceport. ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said Antrix Corporation, the space agency&rsquo;s marketing arm, is in advanced dialogue for three launch services contracts.

ISRO close to launching three foreign satellites

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Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal&rsquo;s reforms in the higher education sector through bills, such as the National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions got further delayed on Monday, as the Lok Sabha, was repeatedly adjourned over the Maharashtra violence issue. Sibal had on Friday assured the house he would make the necessary changes and present the bill on Monday, after the Opposition BJP slammed the bill as &ldquo;unconstitutional.

HRD bills getting delayed

A bill seeking to make the Banaglore-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) an the institute of national importance was passed in Rajya Sabha on Monday. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore, Bill, 2010, empowers the institution to have greater automony on selecting the syllabi, confer degrees and grow its own manpower without the intervention of the Medical Council of India.

NIMHANS to get institute of national importance tag soon

Kerala will establish a National Investment &amp; Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in the Kochi-Palakkad Industrial Corridor region.

Kerala plans investment and mfg zone

After years of waiting Odisha has finally been included in the Buddhist tourism circuit of Indian Railways. If things go as per plan, the state may soon find a place in the itinerary of the inter-state special Buddhist train Mahaparinirvan Express run by IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd), a subsidiary of the Indian Railways.

Odisha finds place in IRCTC Buddhist tourism circuit

There&rsquo;s some good news for the Indian tea industry which has been demanding that tea be declared the &lsquo;national drink&rsquo; of India. A parliamentary standing committee on commerce, which was constituted on August 31, 2011, and submitted its report on August 9, 2012, has recommended that the beverage be given the status of &lsquo;national drink&rsquo;.

Standing Committee gives nod to tea as 'National drink'

The state water resources department has appealed to the Supreme Court to transfer the case relating to the contentious Polavaram project to a special tribunal after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy ruled out the possibility of changing the design of the project.

State urges for separate tribunal on Polavaram

A Jadavpur University professor awarded compensation of Rs 50,000 by the West Bengal Human Rights Commission for being arrested after he emailed a cartoon allegedly derogatory to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, today said such spoofs could not be stopped by laws. "Cartoons cannot be forcibly stopped by law despite efforts by the state government. Students and youths will never accept such action," Mahapatra told reporters here.

Cartoons cannot be stopped by law: JU professor

The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) today approved a couple of investment proposals in sectors such as soft drink and iron ore beneficiation amounting to Rs 538 crore. The authority approved Rs 478 crore iron ore beneficiation and pelletisation plant proposal of Kolkata-based Ambo Steel and Power, which will set up the 1.2 million tonne per annum plant on 200 acres land at Barakot in Deogarh district. Besides, the panel approved a softdrink bottling plant proposal of SMB Beverages, which will produce 10 million crates under Pepsi brand every year.

Govt clears Rs 538 crore worth proposals

The Kerala govt on Tuesday appointed Elias George, a senior&nbsp;IAS&nbsp; officer, as managing director of Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Limited&nbsp; in place of Tom Jose.

Kochi Metro gets new managing director

In a bid to promote local information and communication technology (ICT) and industry-ready manpower, the Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries' Association (GESIA) along with Gujarat government promoted Gujarat Informatics Limited (GIL) has initiated work to set up an incubation centre.

GESIA, GIL to set up incubation centre

With the approval of Jharkhand State Electricity Regularity Commission (JSERC), Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) has moderately increased power tariff on an average of 16 per cent. The new power tariff has been implemented from this month.

JSEB raises power tariff by 16%

An announcement in this regard was made by Chief Minister Narendra Modi yesterday at Junagadh, where the state level function for the 66th Independence Day was held.

Gutkha ban in state from Sept 11: Modi

Aiming to promote excellence and bring in global standards in real estate arena, developers apex body CREDAI has announced setting up of a real estate institute for for research and professional studies.

CREDAI to set up realty institute in Ahmedabad

Plagued with rampant illegal mining, the Goa government has decided to implement an information technology-based system to prevent its valuable resource being exported illegally and evading royalty.

IT to rescue Goa from illegal mining 

Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said his government would soon send proposals to the Centre for setting up a second port-cum-ship building project in Andhra Pradesh.

CM pitches for second shipbuilding project

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa today said the state would grow over 20 per cent as compared with the nation's GDP over the next 10 years. Agriculture, human resource and industries would be the key growth drivers.

'TN to grow over 20% in 10 years'

Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Thursday held a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Bangalore 24 hours after nearly 5,000 people from Northeastern (NE) states fled the city fearing threat to their lives.

Karnataka assures protection to people of North-East

The state will have 10 more new medical colleges, said Health Education Minister S.A.Ramadas on Thursday. The Centre has approved Rs 1274 crore proposal of the state government and released Rs 20 crore.

Karnataka to get 10 more medical colleges soon

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