The city-based KIIT University continues to pull top recruiters to its campus. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest software consultancy firm, has picked up a record 658 students in the campus placement held on December 15 while as many as 702 students bagged job offers from the Tata Group.

Recruiters make beeline at KIIT campus

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The four power distribution companies (discoms) operating in the state- Central Electricity Supply Utility (Cesu), Western Electricity Supply Company of Orissa Ltd (Wesco), Northern Electricity Supply Company of Orissa Ltd (Nesco) and Southern Electricity Supply Company of Orissa Ltd (Southco) together owe Rs 4332.40 crore (as on Septembern 30, 2010) to the state owned Grid Corporation of Orissa Ltd, the bulk supplier of power.

Discoms owe Rs 4332 cr to Gridco

Toyota Kirloskar Motors(TKM), a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation and Kirloskar Group, expects its sales in India to rise over 100 per cent next year, a top company official said in Kolkata on Friday.

Toyota eyes 100% growth in sales

The government of Gujarat is mulling to take up a pilot project to makeover the urban infrastructure by pushing up clean and green concept for 50 towns in the state, marking the Golden jubilee celebration of the formation of the state.

Gujarat to make 50 green towns

Calling out for bridling of micro credit industry in India, Nobel Laureate and founder of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus on Friday said that the country should set up regulatory authority for Micro Credit Institutions (MCIs).

India should have regulatory body for micro credit: Yunus

US-based Dana Holding Corporation, supplier of driveline products and power shafts, has broken ground for a Rs 90 crore ($20 million) technical center in Pune.

Dana Corporation to set up technology center in Pune

Gujarat has set ambitious plans to take further leap in the country&rsquo;s chemical sector as the government puts emphasize on supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the State&rsquo;s chemical sector.

GCA signs pact with Indo-African chamber

Panchshil Realty, a construction and real estate development company has appointed 'yoo', a company that is a collaboration between designer Philippe Starck and John Hitchcox a property entrepreneur to design 'yoopune', a residential project in the city.

Panchshil appoints 'yoo' for Pune realty project

Pune-based Kinetic Group, along with their JV partner Ducati Energia of Italy has introduced new Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI)&nbsp;system for two wheelers. It enhances the performance and reduces emissions in compliance with the BS III /EURO III emission standards, company said.

Kinetic introduces new fuel injection system

Sonalika Group companies &mdash; International Cars and Motors Ltd (ICML), makers of the Rhino brand MUV, and International Tractors Ltd (ITL), the third largest tractor manufacturer and provider of advanced agriculture equipment &mdash; signed two MoUs with Punjab Gramin Bank today in the Kapurthala (Punjab) head office to provide financial facility for their buyers.

Sonalika grp firms ink MoU with Punjab Bank

BJP brands Bhardwaj leader of Opposition.

Governor hits out at state government, again

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The Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has achieved 10 to 11 per cent growth in the current financial year, in deposit and advances, in Uttarakhand where it sees the demand for bank loans for the industrial purposes coming down considerably after the expiry of hill incentives this year.

OBC achieves 10-11 % growth in Uttarakhand

In order to attract overseas students from India in the education sector, Australian government has upgraded the status of India to lesser-risk country for higher education sector.

Australia relaxes student visa rules

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa challenged the Congress and Janata Dal (S) to place before the voters the allegations against him and his government during elections to zilla panchayat and taluk panchayats and he would place the achievements of his government. &ldquo;Let the people decide who is right and who is wrong. People&rsquo;s verdict is ultimate in a democracy,&rdquo; he asserted.

CM dares opposition ahead of local polls

In order to popularise Joint Liability Groups (JLG) in Haryana, which primarily consist of tenant farmers and small-scale farmers cultivating land without possessing proper title of their land, Nabard, Haryana (regional office) is planning to induct commercial banks. Since commercial banks have a wide reach in the state, Nabard has written a letter to various commercial banks and feels the banks can play an important role in popularising the scheme among the farming community.

Nabard seeks commercial bank assistance to popularise JLGs in Haryana

Karnataka has been awarded as the best state for the growth of the biotechnology industry in India in the Biospectrum state of the year category this year on the back of higher investment flow to the state.

K&#39;taka emerges as best state for biotechnology

To ensure round-the-clock power supply in rural areas for domestic consumption, the Madhya Pradesh government has sought a loan of $400 million (Rs 18.65 billion) from Asian Development Bank for second phase of feeder separation. The state has started first phase of the project that envisaged to separate domestic power lines with those of agriculture consumer lines. As many as 7,000 feeders of 11 kv capacity are to be separated under the project by 2012. An amount of Rs 4300 crore is expected for the project.

MP govt seeks $400-mn ADB loan for state power supply

Bank of Baroda (BoB) is tapping potential in large industries in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in the power sector. The bank is also exploring potential in the life insurance sector in the state. With an expectation of a growth of 26 per cent to close this financial year and expansion of its operations in Malaysia soon, the bank has plans to be aggressive in the Chinese market as well, MD Malya, chairman and managing director of the company, said here today.

BoB taps potential in power and insurance sectors of MP

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will soon be opening its first project management unit (PMU) in Shimla and the project implementation unit (PIU) in Kangra to execute the ambitious Rs 428 mega tourism infrastructure development project in the next four years.

ADB offices soon in Himachal

Signs 3 more contracts for properties in Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh.

RIMC Sahil to operate 'Radisson Blu' at Mumbai

Exporters from Chennai would face an additional burden of $65 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) for every load of containers exported to Europe via Singapore and Port Klang, Malaysia.

Exporters face extra charges on S'pore, Malaysia shipping routes

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