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Writer forced out of event for dissent in CM's presence

The veteran Kannada writer M Chidananda Murthy was removed from function attended by CM Siddaramaiah when he sought to make a point over a 10th century poet

Tamil Nadu extends Rs 13,586-crore support to state electricity board

Budgetary allocation for power subsidy for 2015-16 has been enhanced to Rs 7,136 cr

Over 60,000 yet to give EPIC numbers in Mysuru

The administration warns of rejection of applications for failure to submit EPIC numbers before month-end

Cong missed opportunity to send message through budget: JDS

Karnataka is the only major state where Congress is in power

Air Pegasus to take off by mid-April

DGCA issues air operator's permit to Bengaluru-based airline; will be third to start ops in last one year

Skipper targets Rs 3,700-crore turnover by FY19

At present, our revenue is Rs 1,165 cr and we are aiming to reach Rs 3,700 cr by the end of 2018-19

BJP warns against indiscipline, says 3 party men expelled

Sinha claimed that most of the people involved in the demonstration outside the party office were hooligans of other political parties, who had come to malign the BJP leadership

Odisha to demand Rs 560 crore levy collected from Talabira mines

The claim of additional levy will be sent separately and not with the claims related to coal mines lease

Odisha wins back Manoharpur coal blocks

OCPL was a joint venture floated by the state government since OPGC having 49 per cent equity by a private player (US-based AES Ltd), was not eligible for securing a coal block under the PSU dispensat

'CID deleted sensitive evidence before handing case to CBI'

Liquor sales through TASMAC in Tamil Nadu to touch Rs 29,672 crore in 2015-16

TASMAC is one of the major source for State's revenue

Consulting firms top recruiters at XIM-B placements

The sector accounted for 30% of the total placements for its flagship MBA programme students

HC directs state to allow operation of lapsed mines

The state government had halted operation of several iron ore leases which were seeking renewal and had decided to auction them off

Odisha to draw Rs 2,000 crore investment for electronics cluster

The team of investors also visited the sites of existing information technology (IT) park, Infocity and the Infovalley complex coming up on the city's periphery

ONGC to invest Rs 40,000 cr in K-G basin in four years

ONGC aims to extract 25 mmscmd of gas in KG basin by 2018

SenecaGlobal to invest $5 mn in India, US operations

Company currently employs over 220 professional in Hyderabad which it plans to scale up to 2,000 by 2020

Indus Towers to expand presence in Gujarat

The leading telecom tower company plans to add 300 more such towers in Gujarat

Bangalore-based Mantri Developers forays into Pune residential market

The first project, Mantri Vantage, comprises three towers with a total of 306 units located at Kharadi off the Pune-Ahmednagar Road

Mesco to make steel using Posco technology from 2017

South Korean steelmaker to have 26% stake in the project

Praj Industries in strategic alliance with Gevo for producing renewable isobutanol

Under the MoU, Praj will undertake to license up to 250 million gallons of isobutanol capacity for sugar-based ethanol plants over the next ten years