The Odisha government is mulling to form a committee chaired by Chief Secretary B K Patnaik to address problems faced exclusively by the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) of the government of India operating in the state.

Odisha to form panel to fix problems for central PSUs

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East Coast Railway (ECoR) has made elaborate arrangements for passengers bound for the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri. For the convenience of passengers visiting the holy town and also to avoid extra rush during the annual event, the zonal railway has decided to run 60 trains, over and above the existing trains, from different parts of the state and from the neighboring Andhra Pradesh. Special trains will also run to and from Puri on the occasion of Sandhya Darshan, Bahuda Yatra (return car festival) and Sunabesa (golden attire of the three deities). The places to be connected to Puri with special trains include Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Palasa, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Paradeep, Bhadrak, Berhampur, Sambalpur and Gunupur, according to an ECoR release. Apart from this, eight trains will be rescheduled.

ECoR to run 60 special trains for car festival

State-owned Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi, has bagged the order for manufacturing machine tools for the modernisation of Saidpur railway workshop of Bangadesh Railway.

Heavy Engineering grabs Bangladesh railway order

In a bid to transform itself as the first choice port in eastern India, Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has engaged National Informatics Center to upgrade its current information technology system, which will help the port to plan better its resources and bring down costs.

National Informatics Center to aid Kolkata port on IT upgradation

Eastern Railway has recorded a 26.14 per cent rise in total earning during April and May, 2012 at Rs 1101.81 crore as against Rs 873.51 crore in the corresponding months of the previous fiscal. It has also surpassed the proportionate target fixed up by Railway Board of Rs 1074.24 crore for these two months.

ER records 26% increase in earning

The houses under &lsquo;Asare&rsquo;, a project for construction of houses for flood-affected in North Karnataka, promised by various religious institutions and corporate houses that have remained incomplete will now be completed by the state government. The government has earmarked Rs 37 crore for the purpose.

Rs 37 cr to build houses for flood-affected

In a scathing attack on Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and his ministers, former Minister B Sreeramulu on Sunday said they had failed to solve the problems of people reeling under severe drought.

Sreeramulu launches party

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The &lsquo;Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities&rsquo; or the year of Germany in India, which kicked off in September 2011, and which is scheduled to continue until early 2013, is now in Bangalore with a theme relating to urbanisation.

After German tech, Deutsch culture to enthrall city

Industry in Uttarakhand may have to pay more to avoid power cuts during lean seasons in future.

Pay more for no power cut, Uttarakhand to tell industry

Indonesia was looking for India&rsquo;s support for developing infrastructure, particularly the expansion of 238 airports, said Andi M Ghalib, the Indonesian ambassador to India here.

Indonesia seeks India's help for infra development

The Uttar Pradesh government has issued notices to the sugar mills in the state over cane arrears of around Rs 3,000 crore for the 2011-12 crushing season.

UP serves notices to mill owners over cane arrears

The state meteorological centre on Sunday confirmed the arrival of southwest monsoon in the state, which was keenly awaited by farmers and hydro power units. However, the met office said, the monsoon is yet to touch a couple of districts, the rains will occur all over the state after three to four days.

Normal rainfall forecast as monsoon arrives in state

The Planning Commission has sought information from the state government on status of PPP (public private partnership) projects taken up in infrastructure sector (as on March 31, 2012).

Planning Commission seeks status of PPP projects in Odisha

All formalities for signing of a tripartite agreement between Odisha government, Posco and its Indian subsidiary Posco-India has been completed and only Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik&rsquo;s nod is awaited to go ahead with the process, according to state steel and mines and industries minister, Raghunath Mohanty.

Posco tripartite agreement after Naveen's nod

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's bete noire Sanjay Joshi on Sunday issued an appeal that no posters hitting out at any BJP leader and depicting his photos should be put up again as it harms the party's image.

No posters hitting out at BJP leaders, appeals Sanjay Joshi

The south-west monsoon on Sunday reached Gujarat covering parts of Veraval in Saurashtra region and Navsari in south Gujarat region, officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Monsoon arrives in Guj

The Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) is likely to replying to the show cause notice issued by union ministry of commerce and industries, a company statement said on Sunday.

Adani to file reply to show cause notice 

India hopes to clinch later this year a deal with France for multiple nuclear energy units at Jaitapur in Maharashtra to produce 9,900 MW of power.

Deal with France on Jaitapur N-plant this year

Despite sharp rise in the number of engineering colleges, there are not many takers with many seats lying vacant in Maharashtra, official sources said. With just 16 colleges and 2,642 seats in 1978, the number of colleges went up to 348 last year with intake capacity of over 1.33 lakh. But last year, over 25,000 seats remained vacant in the state, they said.

Rise in engg colleges, but no takers

Maharashtra government on Monday contested in the Bombay High Court the CBI's jurisdiction to probe the Adarsh Housing scam, nearly a year-and-a-half after it registered an FIR in the case involving former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, bureaucrats and retired army officers.

CBI has no jurisdiction to probe Adarsh: Maha govt tells HC

Karnatak University vice-chancellor H B Walikar on Monday relived registrar evaluation J S Bhat from his responsibilities and appointed Professor Ninnekar of PG department of Biotechnology as the in-charge registrar (Evaluation). The surprising aspect was that the vice chancellor&rsquo;s announcement regarding his decision to remove J S Bhat came during the media briefing soon after the academic council meeting held at the university. Registrar (Evaluation) J S Bhat and registrar (administration) S B Hinchigeri who had attended the academic council meeting were sitting by the side of the vice-chancellor during the media briefing and were stunned when the VC made the announcement.

Karnatak University hikes affiliation fees

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