Even as the three-tier panchayat polls in the state came to an end on Sunday, the by-election to an assembly seat, scheduled next month, has cast its shadow on the ensuing state budget which will be presented next Friday.

Athagarh by-poll may cast shadow on budget

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The fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh assembly election clocked 57 per cent voting that saw 139 crorepatis among others contesting across 56 constituencies, many of which were either in backward regions or belts known for lawlessness. There were no untoward incidents reported.

Lucknow breaks low-voting jinx in UP poll

The centre has given more reasons for the industry in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to smile, by stating that a change of ownership of an industrial unit would not imperil the benefits of the area-based tax exemptions.

Change of owner won't upset tax benefits

The Himachal government has raised the wages of 18,352 pre-school anganwari workers.

Anganwari workers' wages raised in HP

The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad has been awarded the third best airport in the world for service quality in the 5 -15 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category by the Airport Council International.

Hyd airport ranked 3rd globally

NMDC, the country's largest iron ore producer, has cut prices of fines (Fe grade) and lumps by 20 per cent and 3 per cent respectively in the light of fall in international prices of ore.

NMDC cuts ore prices

The Yashoda Charitable Foundation (YCF), a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of city-based Yashoda Group of Hospitals, on Sunday launched the first batch of its employment-linked training programme.

Yashoda launches training programme

The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a proposal to extend several tax incentives to Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Limited (HMSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese auto major Honda Motor Corporation.

Karnataka govt extends tax incentives to Honda Motorcycles 

Nasdaq-listed Silicon Image Inc is betting big on its mobile high-definition link (MHL) standard, an interface that directly connects mobile phones and other portable consumer electronics devices to HD televisions and displays.

Silicon Image bets big on mobile HD link tech

Orissa steel and mines department has shown active interest for restoration of online vehicle registration system on its website orissaminerals.gov.in, which has been lying defunct since its inception on December 2 last year due to lack of data synchronisation with the transport department.

Mines dept gears up for e-registration of vehicles

Haryana is eyeing a revenue of Rs 3,000 crore from the 2012-13 excise policy that has slashed the value-added tax from 25 per cent to 15 per cent for all the bars in state, while increasing the excise duty on country liquor (CL) and Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL). The revenue target for the current financial year is Rs 2,600 crore.

Haryana eyes Rs 3,000-cr excise revenue in FY13

A sharp slide in rupee valuation against US dollar during the third quarter of the current fiscal led many companies in Gujarat to witness a fall in their profits. Some of them include names such as Adani Enterprises Ltd, Arvind Ltd, Cadila Healthcare, Electrotherm Ltd and Vadilal Industries, profits of these companies were eroded by losses on foreign exchange account.

Weak rupee plays spoil sport to companies in Q3

In the latest network audit released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the assessment of Quality of Service (QOS) in the Gujarat circle, Tata Teleservices Ltd.

Tata CDMA saw lowest call drop rate in Gujarat: TRAI QOS report

State-run Gujarat Info Petro Limited (GIPL) has developed an unique software based system for smart phone enabled surveillance and tracking, finding diverse applications in sectors like forest and agriculture.

GIPL develops smartphone-based surveillance, tracking system

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The industries in Karnataka represented by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) in its pre-Budget memorandum on state taxes submitted to the Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, have expressed concern over several key issues of the industry.

Industry seeks withdrawal of e-Sugam

Vishwanath Sugar and Steel Industries Limited, the Belgaum-based integrated sugar manufacturer has planned to double its sugarcane crushing capacity to 11,000 TCD (tonnes crushed per day) at its factory in Bellad Bagewadi in the high sugar recovery zone of Belgaum.

Vishwanath Sugar plans Rs 425 cr expansion

Public sector general insurance firm United India Insurance Company is planning to complete implementation of core insurance solutions connecting all its 1,465 offices spread across the country, within next 10 months to one year.

United India to implement core insurance solutions

Toshiba JSW Turbine and Generator Pvt., Ltd. (Toshiba JSW), a Toshiba Group company based in Chennai has been awarded a contract by NTPC Limited, India&rsquo;s largest state-owned energy service provider, for the supply of three 800 Mw supercritical steam turbine and generator island packages for the Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (3 x 800MW) in Kudgi.

Toshiba JSW to supply steam turbine for NTPC's Kudgi power project

The Chennai Port Trust has drawn up plans to compensate the loss it would incur due to the Madras High Court&rsquo;s order to vacate coal and iron ore from the port.

Chennai port to handle clean cargo

The Election Commission has announced bypolls to the Piravom constituency on March 18. The Oommen Chandy ministry cannot afford a defeat at Piravom owing to the slender majority of two members in the Assembly.

Critical bypoll for Chandy govt

A recent trend of shortage of labour in Punjab has gifted multinational firms in the harvesting sector the prospect of exploring business possibilities in the state which is considered as the country&rsquo;s granary. Global conglomerates like Germany&rsquo;s Claas and America&rsquo;s Deere &amp; Company have set up operations in the state, having sensed Punjab to be the largest market for combines harvester in India.

MNCs eye harvester market space in Punjab

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