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BKS alleges Adani Wilmar, Jayant Agro, NCDEX nexus for castor seed price suppression
As per BKS, the average cost of input of castor in Gujarat comes to around Rs 60,000 to 70,000 per metric tonne (PMT) while the current price levels are almost half at Rs . 34,000 per metric tonne
 "BKS alleges Adani Wilmar, Jayant Agro, NCDEX nexus for castor seed price suppression")
Budget full of generalities, says north Karnataka
State BJP president and Dharwad MP Prahlad Joshi described the budget as passenger-friendly as there have been many facilities announced by the railway minister for the passengers' safety and comfort
 "Budget full of generalities, says north Karnataka")
HC takes exception to wrong media reports
Referring to some reports that said he "condemned" Special Special Public Prosecutor Bhavani Singh, the Judge clarified, he only posed questions to the SPP who made submissions during the hearing of t
 "HC takes exception to wrong media reports")
K'taka industry show thumbs up to railway minister
Industry bodies have shown thumbs up to the maiden budget of railway minister Suresh Prabhu by hailing it as practical and transformational budget
 "K'taka industry show thumbs up to railway minister")
MP Governor flies to Delhi as speculation mounts about visit
Raj Bhawan downplays his visit saying he has gone to national capital to attend a wedding in the families of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Laloo Prasad Yadav
OPGS to commission its Rs 1,855 crore 300 MW plant in Gujarat
The power plant in Bhadreswar is the first OPG venture in Gujarat
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Missed call-based local search engine launched
The company also launched mobile applications with the same name, for Android and iOS platforms
MSRTC's 40-plus bus drivers to get mandatory medical check-up
The move will help curb accidents which increased to 3,150 in 2013-14 in Maharashtra
MSEDCL incurs Rs 5K cr losses in power and distribution thefts
The Centre is bringing a new Act shortly which will check electricity thefts and other losses
 "MSEDCL incurs Rs 5K cr losses in power and distribution thefts")
SCR gets Rs 2,768 cr in Rly Budget
An increase of over 24 per cent when compared with Rs 2,240 cr sanctioned in 2014-15
Cooper ties up with UK's Ricardo to build new engines
Cooper Corporation will expand its range of engines from 3.5 KVA to 1000 KVA
IIM-A's CIIE incubatee sets up India's largest biomass cook-stove factory in Gujarat
With an aim to tap rural India through quality-of-life-enhancing home-appliances, Greenway has already sold over 250,000 cook stoves
Railway dept to spend Rs 25 cr for 101-year old Pamban bridge
Old famed Pamban viaduct's full scherzer lift span and the girders to replaced
 "Railway dept to spend Rs 25 cr for 101-year old Pamban bridge")
Owaisi to hold rally in Nagpur on February 28; Sena, BJP opposes
This will be Owaisi's first public meeting in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region
 "Owaisi to hold rally in Nagpur on February 28; Sena, BJP opposes")
NTPC's 500 MW Vallur Thermal Power Project starts commercial operation
Project implemented through a joint venture
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Karnataka CM terms rail budget as 'Derailed'
In Karnataka, the state government has passed on the benefit of the crash in the crude oil prices to the common man by reducing the bus fares
 "Karnataka CM terms rail budget as 'Derailed'")
TMC grapples with rising number of rebels
Recently, Mukul Roy's son and TMC MLA Subhrangshu Roy, and TMC MLA from Haldia Siuli Saha too have flown in to Delhi apparenlty to attend some meeting with Mukul Roy
 "TMC grapples with rising number of rebels")
Newsmaker: Yaga Venugopal Reddy
A friend of India's federal structure
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Nabard sanctions Rs 302.87 crore for Odisha
The amount was sanctioned under the agency's Rural Infrastructure Development Fund