Sesame seed exporters and traders have demanded exemption in stock limit from the Gujarat government. Seeking removal of stock limit on oil seeds as well, the Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) stated exporters are facing trouble in fulfilling export orders.

Exporters urge govt on stock limit

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The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,084.42 crore for Maharashtra under the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yogana (PMGSY) for the current year.

Centre sanctions funds for PMGSY in Maharashtra

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Terming her trip to Kolkata as remarkable, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was all praise for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying despite being a women she successfully ended 34-year-old Left rule in the state.

Clinton praises for overthrowing Left Front

The state government has decided to set up an imported timber processing zone at Paradip to cater to the household demand and also give a boost to wood-based Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) in the state.

Imported timber processing zone mooted at Paradip

The state government expects to spend Rs 864.65 crore on 13 externally aided projects (EAPs) in 2012-13 with funding from international donor agencies like World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and UK-based Department of International Development (DFID).

State to spend Rs 865 cr under EAPs

In a bid to achieve its target to train one million youths in various employable skills during the 12th Five year Plan (2012-17), the Odisha government has decided to convert the district employment exchanges as career guidance centers.

Odisha sets ball rolling to train one million youths

The Odisha government has urged A V Birla controlled Hindalco Industries to promote downstream industries in aluminium sector for employment generation in the state instead of confining itself to aluminium making.

State urges Hindalco to promote downstream units

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed she has information that a polical party in Delhi had held a meeting to advance the Lok Sabha poll to 2013 and asked her partymen to be ready for it.

Mamata claims Lok Sabha poll likely to be advanced

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has commissioned a Skill Gap Analysis Survey in Karnataka to assess the shortage of skilled workers in various industry sectors.

CII commissions skill gap analysis in Karnataka

Mining baron and former Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, an accused in the illegal mining case involving his Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), was on Friday granted conditional bail by a CBI court here. The court issued the bail order on execution of bond of Rs 5 lakh and two securities of the like amount. It directed Reddy, who was arrested in September last year, to surrender his passport and not to interfere in the investigation into the other illegal mining cases or influence witnesses. &ldquo;The petitioner (Gali) shall remain in Bellary (Karnataka) and is permitted to attend other cases in Bangalore,&rdquo; the judge ordered.

Reddy granted conditional bail in OMC case

In a bid to provide political platform to the women between 18-35 years of age, the Nationalist Congress Party would launch the Rashtravadi Yuvati Congress (RYC) wing next month.

NCP to launch political wing for young women

Even as the International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate), Gujarat government's global incubation centre, gets underway with the launch of a seed fund, the state government is set to invest about Rs 150 crore for the centre's own campus.

Gujarat to invest Rs 150 cr for iCreate 

Stepping up the ante against Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, his predecessor B S Yeddyurappa today pressed him to convene the legislature party mee-ting at the earliest in a virtual endorsement of the demand made by 38 MLAs.

BSY demands early legislature party meet

The Tamil Nadu government has issued orders to upgrade two of its cement plants with an investment of around Rs 515 crore. Besides, it has sanctioned Rs 67.46 crore for Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) to set up a cement plant, which will mark the company&rsquo;s foray into the sector.

TN to invest Rs 515 cr in govt-run cement plants

A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here on Monday rejected the petitions filed by Jagathi Publications, which publishes Saakshi Telugu newspaper, Indira Television, promoter of Saakshi TV, and Janani Infrastructure Limited, which owns the premises used by both Jagathi Publications and Indira Television. The petitions sought de-freezing of the companies' bank accounts.

CBI special court rejects Saakshi group petitions

After repeated attempts to have its permanent capital, Uttarakhand may at last have a new Capital at Gairsain, a remote hilly town in the Chamoli district.

Uttarakhand likely to get new Capital

The US-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is inviting applications from Indian students for the Fullbright-Nehru Scholar Orientation for 2013-14. The Fullbright programme supports educational and cultural exchange between the people of the US and other countries with a goal of promoting mutual understanding.

USIEF calls for entries for Fullbright-Nehru scholarships

The Centre will be providing separate funds under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) for enhancing road connectivity in the six border districts of Punjab. The proposed move would benefit Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Taran Taran and Pathankot, according to Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh.

Jairam announces funds to improve road connectivity in Punjab

In a major setback to the state government, the Odisha High Court on Monday rejected its plea to allow it to sign the concession agreement for the development of Chudamani port.

HC rejects state plea to sign concession pact for Chudamani Port

The state government may take a decision soon about charging interest on mining dues paid belatedly, after the Accountant General (AG) office in the state has sought an early reply from the government in this regard.

State may levy interest rate on delayed payment of mining dues

Production in the Kirandul mines of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh was affected Monday following Naxal attack that killed six Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans on Sunday night.

NMDC mines affected over Naxal attack

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