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Infrastructure development a priority: Chandy

Chennai Passport Office surpasses its annual target

The Passport Office registers a rise in issuances in the calander year 2014 by clearing 390,000 passports, as against a targeted 383,000 passports

HC constitutes Special Bench to hear Jaya case

The case is scheduled to come up for hearing on Friday before Justice H Billappa

Naidu unveils 'smart village' plan

The draft plan aims at making AP a top state in the country by 2029

TN to forego VAT on naphtha

Impact on exchequer to be around Rs 90 crore. However, would resume operations of two large urea plants

AP govt to stop using Gmail, plans own official email

Though state govt officials have been given a dedicated e-mail facility, most use their personal Gmail IDs as official e-mail facility is slow and doesn't support big files

Mining ban in Goa, Karnataka led to loss of 1 mn jobs: study

Assocham-Yes Bank study asks government to take progressive policy initiatives

Ascendas to buy Paranjape's SEZ in Pune for Rs 640 crore

The SEZ is under construction and being developed by Paranjape Schemes through its SPV 'Flagship Developers Private Limited'

Indians are my mentor, says Dalai Lama in his maiden visit to Gujarat

The Tibetan spiritual leader considers Indians as his 'Guru'

Calorx to invest Rs 250 cr for expansion in UAE

Plans to set up 16 institutions in three years in the region

Newsmaker: Raghunath K Shevgaonkar

A casualty of politics?

Lord Meghnad Desai to receive Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Award

Record seizure of contraband near Punjab border in 2014: BSF data

Enhanced vigil by BSF troops has thwarted attempts of smugglers and anti-national elements

Winter rains to boost Rabi crop output in MP

Wheat and chana (gram) are the major crops sown in Rabi season in Madhya Pradesh

Gujarat releases vision document for new industrial policy

Focuses on skilled manpower, innovation

Citizen services made cheaper in Punjab

Services such as application for caste certificate, issuance of birth and death certificate, rural area certificate and residence certificate could be availed at Rs 40, against Rs 50 at the counter

Rawat vows transparency in Kedarnath relief work

Says I want to make it clear that transparency will be maintained in all the transactions related to the Kedarnath reconstruction and other works

Adulteration issue: PMO asks food safety office to withdraw cases

A significant number of cases were registered against traders under the erstwhile PFAA and are pending in various courts across the country

Mission 2017: Akhilesh admits to direct fight with Modi

Says by the times state elections come, Modi govt will be 2-yrs old and performances would be compared

Sikka's plan for Infosys defies the norm

His focus on design thinking and innovation as opposed to fixed practices has set analysts talking. The new CEO has six months to begin to deliver