Amidst protests from artists and intellectuals after a play was stopped by the administration from being staged at Bansberia, in the Hoogly district, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today hastily tried to salvage the situation and issued a statement condemning the high handedness of his own administration.

Buddha critical of authorities for stopping play

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Thanks to Corporate Affairs Minister Murli Deora and his tribute to Indian women on the occasion of the International Women&rsquo;s Day on March 8, company boards may soon turn more gender-friendly.

Deora's tribute to women a concern for industry

A power company had proposed to set up a project adjacent to a railway station in Sarguja district of Chhattisgarh.

Adani Power proposes 1200 Mw power plant in Chhattisgarh

Congress and Trinamool supporters were left disheartened yet again on Tuesday night when top leaders of their parties failed to reach a mutually agreeable seat-sharing equation.

Mamata, Pranab yet to decide seat-sharing

Ahmedabad-based Havmor Ice Cream, owners of chain of ice-cream parlours and restaurants across the state, has decided to go slow on its overseas expansion plans.

Havmor goes slow on overseas expansion plans

Jharkhand government has withdrawn Value Added Tax (VAT) from foodgrains and some other items. Bedsheets, towels, handkerchiefs and blankets have been exempted.

Jharkhand exempts foodgrains from Value Added Tax

Bihar grew at the second fastest rate of 13.06 per cent in 2008-09 despite the global economic meltdown, prompting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to describe it as a &quot;remarkable achievement&quot; in the Rajya Sabha.

Bihar growth remarkable, says Pranab Mukherjee

Maharashtra Government on Monday downplayed recent multi crore investment proposals in Gujarat and said the state continues to be India's leading industrial state. State Governor K Sankaranarayanan in his address to both the houses of state legislature on Monday said nearly 169 industrial mega projects under the Mega Project Policy announced in June 2005 have been approved till February 2011. These projects entail an investment of Rs 1,44,556 crore and envisages employment opportunities for 2.15 lakh persons.

Maharashtra downplays Gujarat attracting multi crore MoUs

A series of new public-private partnership (PPP) projects, couple of community health centres, expansion of existing hospitals, health smart cards and insurance schemes are among various new programmes, which have been launched by the Uttarakhand government to strengthen the health sector in the hill state.

Uttarakhand to run district hospitals on PPP mode

The Madhya Pradesh government faces allegations of misuse of fund and irregularities in Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), India&rsquo;s biggest city transport system which is being developed in Bhopal under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission.

MP faces allegations of fund misappropriation for BRTS

Idea, the pan-India telecom operator and handygo, one of the leading VAS solutions provider, have announced the launch of 'Behtar Zindagi ', the latest bouquet of VAS offerings for customers in rural areas of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, UP West and Andhra Pradesh.

Idea Cellular launches VAS product for rural areas in Gujarat

The Opposition Congress yesterday grilled the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh for failing to check the frequent rise in cement prices in the state.

Cong corners Himachal govt on rising cement prices

Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (KOEL), a Kirloskar Group company and one of the leading manufacturers of Diesel Engines in India, has said it is eyeing 20 per cent year-on-year sales growth for the next two years by FY 2012-13.
&quot;We have set 20 per cent sales growth target for the current FY 2010-11 and we expecting to maintain 20 per cent year-on-year growth for the next two years by FY 2012-13,&rdquo; Atul Kirloskar, Chairman &amp; Managing Director, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd, who was here in

KOEL eyes 20% y-o-y growth by FY 2012-13

Courion Corporation, a US based company engaged in access governance, compliance and provisioning announced that it has moved its India Technology Center, Courion IT Private Ltd, to a larger facility in Pune, India, to support the company's global growth and to meet increasing customer demand.

Courion to increase staff by over 40%

HAFED (Haryana State Cooperative Supply and marketing federation Limited) Organic Grower&rsquo;s Group has been awarded scope certificate and IC-2 level organic certificate for 204 farmers having 400 acres area predominantly under Basmati paddy crop in the district of Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Karnal. The certificate has been awarded by Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) after auditing the soil quality of the farms of the organic farmers.

Haryana farmers get certification for organic farming

Buoyed by the response from the Indian market and in order to strengthen its network, Volvo Auto India pvt ltd is planning to open five more dealerships across India, taking the total number to 12 by the end of this year. It would be opening new dealership at Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Ahmedabad.

Volvo to open 5 more dealerships in India

Over 8,000 candidates, mostly tribals from south Orissa&rsquo;s Koraput, Nabarangapur and Malkanagiri districts have received job offers from various private companies, mostly from outside the state, in a two-day mega job fair held near Jeypore in the backward and tribal-dominated Koraput district.

Wipro, Genpact pick up tribal students at job fair

The opposition Congress and JD(S) today alleged that an educational trust owned by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has received &ldquo;kickbacks&rdquo; from a Jindal group company in return for certain favours and demanded a CBI probe into the matter.

CM sons' trust received Rs 40 cr bribe: Opposition

As many as 18 out of 30 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) who have inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government have conducted Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study for their power projects in the state.

EIAs conducted for 18 power projects

Sequoia Capital India Advisors Pvt Ltd, the Indian arm of the US-based venture capital firm, today announced its second round funding of Rs 25 crore to city-based K12 Techno Services Pvt Ltd, which runs 70 Gowtham Model School units in Andhra Pradesh.

Sequoia Capital invests Rs 25 cr in K12 Techno Services

Banks operating in the state- public sector banks, regional rural banks (RRBs) and cooperative banks continue to struggle with recovery of loans.

Poor collection from PMRY, IRDP pulls down recovery rates

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