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Swine flu scare: Lawyers in Ahmedabad go on five-day leave

However, the lawyers will continue to take urgent matters, like bail petitions of under trial prisoners

Ola to run 750 cabs in city

Apart from Bhubaneswar, Ola is keen to extend its services to other major towns like Cuttack and Rourkela

Rajkot civic body slaps Rs 1 crore fine on Reliance Jio

Odisha seeks time to comply with query on Huma food park

The park was earlier accorded in-principle approval by MoFPI on September 21, 2012 under the Mega Food Parks Scheme

Odisha HC grants bail to BJD MLA in chit fund case

While granting bail, HC has asked Tripathy to deposit Rs 10 lakh at a nationalised bank as surety and submit his passport with CBI

RINL may pick up stake in ultra-mega steel project

At the last review meeting held here on the ultra-mega steel plant, it was decided that both NMDC and OMC would have 50% equity each

Pharmacy retail chain MedPlus plans 10,000 outlets by FY19

Enters Gujarat market with 11 stores; plans to take store-count to 500 over next two years

Gujarat most entrepreneur-friendly state along with Himachal and Delhi

Himachal Pradesh tops list on 'Entrepreneurial Attitude' followed by Bihar and Jharkhand

Avalanche kills two armymen, one missing

The avalanche occurred at the Sialake border checkpost, which is manned by the jawans of the Kumaon Scouts regiment

Haryana may introduce new taxes

According to Singh, the percentage of tax revenue to GSDP declined from 7.8% in 2004-05 to 6.6% in 2013-14

Rawat to privatise power distribution in 2 towns

Bids to be invited from private firms for Kashipur and Roorkee circles

Bad weather destroys crops in Uttar Pradesh

This year, the farmers were expecting a bumper wheat crop until the sudden twist in the weather conditions ruined their chances

Make in India: Export-oriented plastic cluster proposed in Lucknow

Cluster would be set up by Indian Industries Association in collaboration with Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology

Governance pain of public banks

Dual regulation by the finance ministry and RBI, political influence in lending and appointment of board members have taken a toll on governance standards

Bahl wants to 'massify' luxury

After spending the better part of his weekends in luxury malls for some months, Snapdeal founder Kunal Bahl is finally ready to take opulence to the masses

Deserting the classroom for the streets

Three universities in West Bengal have recently seen their students rising in protest against the authorities. Are these an indication of students playing a bigger political role or simply campus-rela

To dissent or not to dissent

Free of political ideology, but lacking in a unified leadership, the students' movement in West Bengal finds itself at the crossroads

A humane future for Kolkata's rickshaw pullers?

The West Bengal government wants to replace hand-pulled rickshaws with battery-operated ones. But the rickshaw pullers are apprehensive that they will lose their livelihood

NCC says good days have arrived

Following the rights issue of Rs 600 cr, the company's outstanding debt declined from Rs 2,800 cr to Rs 2,200 cr

Nagarjuna Agrichem to focus on domestic market

The company has an estimated share of 4 pc in the Rs 13,200-cr domestic agrochemical sector