The campaigning for the third phase of voting on February 15 in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election ended this evening. This phase would touch an important pocket borough of the Nehru-Gandhi family in Sultanpur and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar districts, which also comprises Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

Third phase of poll campaign ends in UP

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The government has censured the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) for its poor planning, irregularities in contracts, un-metered billing amid the state-owned entity facing rising liabilities of Rs 3135.38 crore and heavy losses taht reached Rs 1960.11 crore in the last financial year.

'Inefficient' UPCL draws state govt flak

Contractual and temporary workers at Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) on Monday striked work for 2-3 hours in a bid to seek wage revision and better safety measures at the company's plants in Ranoli near Vadodara and Dahej near Bharuch. About 800-odd contractual workers, which form two-third of the state PSU's over 3,000 workforce, resumed work by Monday afternoon.

GACL workers strike work for 3 hours

Real estate developers Eldeco is coming with the 85-acre residential township in Jalandhar, which the company claims to be the first planned integrated township in the city. The project is second by Eldeco Group in Punjab. The proposed township is going to offer a range of housing options like built-up villas, low-rise floors, plots, and high-end apartments. This township will also offer plots for shopping facility, schools, in a secure and well-maintained environment. All this will be set amidst wide roads; broad walks, parks and play areas for children.

Eldeco launches integrated township in Jalandhar

Foreign exchange losses worth Rs&nbsp; 38 crore at Arvind Limited kept in check the company's consolidated net profit growth for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011 over corresponding period last year at eight per cent.

Forex losses contain Arvind's Q3 PAT

Continuing its investor friendly momentum, Orissa has attracted investments worth Rs 12.08 lakh crore across sectors till the end of 2011, grabbing 10.04 per cent share of the overall investment pie standing at Rs 120.34 lakh crore.

Orissa investment basket at Rs 12 lakh cr, says Assocham

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday denied to grant an interim stay on the order of the Orissa High Court quashing the notification of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) for unilateral extension of the port limit.

SC denies KoPT stay on Orissa HC order

Tata Steel has bagged the sustainability prize at the CII-ITC Sustainability Award-2011 in the &lsquo;Category A&rsquo; for Large Business Organizations (for companies with turnover of above Rs 500 crore).

Tata Steel bags CII-ITC Sustainability Award

Reacting strongly to the central government's denial to consider a windfall tax proposal sent by the Orissa government, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday shot off a letter to the Union Ministry of Mines, questioning the veracity of the causes cited by the ministry for refusing the proposal.

Orissa hits back at Centre on windfall tax

BJP president Nitin Gadkari has predicted that the saffron party would emerge as a &quot;dark horse&quot; in Uttar Pradesh polls saying the elected legislators there would pick up the next chief minister among themselves.

BJP will emerge as a dark horse in UP polls: Gadkari

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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday asserted that his government's focus has always been on rural development ''As our government is village-oriented, the responsibility lies upon the Project Directors (PDs), Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and Block Development Officers (BDO) to ensure that the rural people, especially the poor, get the benefit from the schemes meant exclusively for them'', Gogoi said while reviewing rural development programmes with the officers here. Gogoi urged the officials to ensure that the rural people were not deprived of the benefits of the various schemes meant for them. The Chief Minister said the genuine problems faced by the officials would be addressed for smooth implementation of the rural development programmes but those found erring in discharging their duties would have to face stern action.

Gogoi govt to focus on rural development

The Karnataka government is organising a special campaign to create awareness among people about implementation of the Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizen Act 2011. The pilot project is being launched from April 1, 2012 in Bidar, Chitradurga, Dharwad and Udupi districts.

Govt plans campaign for Services to Citizen Act

The three ex-ministers of Karnataka, who lost their ministry last week for viewing porn video clips inside the state assembly, will now have to face a police probe. A Bangalore court on Monday ordered the police to probe their misdemeanour.

City court orders police probe against sleazegate ministers

Amway India, the Indian arm of Amway Corporation, will invest Rs 400 crore in India in the next two years on a manufacturing facility and for its headquarters in Delhi.

Amway plans Rs 400 cr investment  in India by 2014

Even as the BJP government headed by him came under attack from opposition Congress on various issues, Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Monday found support for his continuance in post by senior Congress leader and Union Labour Minister M Mallikarjun Kharge.

CM finds supporter in Cong leader, Kharge

Karnataka has emerged the fifth most attractive investment destination, attracting investment proposals worth Rs 9.85 lakh crore at the end of 2011. According to a study by the Associated Chamber of commerce and Industry (Assocham), Karnataka has clocked a share of about 8.18 per cent in the total live investments worth Rs 120.34 lakh crore at the end of the year.

State emerges 5th top investment destination

Captive power players&mdash;companies that set up their own power plants in order to supply energy to their manufacturing operations&mdash;have for the last few years hoped to outgrow their boots and become major power brokers on the national stage, supplying power to the grid, amongst others. At the end of 2011, 19,509 Mw of captive power generation capacity was added &mdash; around 10 per cent of the country&rsquo;s total generation capacity of 186,655Mw.

Fuel crisis hinders ambitions of captive power

After a gap of over three years an American business delegation will visit West Bengal on Friday to strengthen trade ties between eastern India and the US. The team will mainly comprise representatives from dredging equipment companies, which are seeking entry and partnership in port and maritime technology sector with Indian entities operating in the region.

US delegation to visit  Kolkata to boost trade

Seeking to put the imbroglio surrounding the appointment of Lokayukta behind it, the Karnataka government on Tuesday kicked off a consultation process to select a figure to head the anti-corruption watchdog. &ldquo;The letter will go on Tuesday itself. Once the reply is received, it will be decided on what needs to be done,&rdquo; Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda told reporters here.

State starts consultation process for Lokayukta

Releasing a bundle of largesse, the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday chipped in Rs 66 crore in the form of share capital to ailing Nepa Mills, and said it would waive off interests on the principal amount that the public-sector undertaking owes to the state for long.

Govt gives Rs 66 cr to ailing Nepa

The traders in Uttar Pradesh have demanded multifarious tax reforms in the Union Budget 2012 for boosting trade and commerce. The Budget would be presented in Parliament on March 16 after the Assembly polls in five states get over and results are declared.

UP traders demand major tax reforms

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