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UP woos filmmakers with new film policy

In the existing policy, a producer is paid Rs 1 crore if 75 per cent of the film is shot in Uttar Pradesh

UP farmers demand hike in cane price by 25% to Rs 350/quintal

Demand was raised at the cane price fixation sub-committee headed by UP cane commissioner Subhash Chandra Sharma

Allays fears of radiation from mobile towers

Forensic odontology to help resolve identity issues

Forensic odontology, an application of dentistry, will be a boon for medico-legal sector in DNA identification, to ascertain health status, access one's age and to nab criminals in cases of assault

Diamond industry calls for notified zone in Surat too

Industry players feel the move to set up notified zone in Mumbai could deter diamond traders' plans to shifting their base to Surat in the wake of a diamond bourse in the Gujarat city from Mumbai

Tata Autocomp, Katcon enter into JV for exhaust systems

The 50:50 venture will offer solutions for both the hot end and cold end of the exhaust system of vehicles

Alembic Pharma Q2 up 25% at Rs 77.27 cr

Company had posted net profit of Rs 61.64 crore for the July- September period of 2013-14

Pune gets Maharashtra's first American Business Corner

The corner will connect Pune-based companies with US companies interested in doing business together

Gujarat hikes salaries of govt employees on fix-pay

The decision will benefit over 100,000 state govt employees

Kochi Metro will be ready by 2015: Chandy

Chandy satisfied over progress of construction, says issues related to land acquisition to be sorted out soon

Centre moots plan to spur air connectivity to smaller cities

Narendra Modi had earlier expressed his keenness to provide air connectivity to all Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities in the country

Centre to form study group on pest affecting coffee

Union minister of state for commerce Nirmala Sitharaman today held a brainstorming session with stakeholders of the coffee plantation sector and assured them of addressing some of their major concerns

CavinKare enters retail business; eyes Rs 100 crore biz

The company would set up 50 Cavin's Parlours in the next three months and by March 2015, these would be 100. It is betting big on dairy products and pickles

Comet Siding Spring makes rare close pass by Mars as MOM watches

Comet's journey began a million years ago and covered billions of miles

Heel and Buckle aim to enter smaller cities

Heel and Buckle - founded in the UK - has two stores - at the Palladium Mall in Mumbai and at Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj, in New Delhi

Water quality of Ganga has improved: Study

Rawat holds Cabinet meeting at Kedarnath, approves road map

The road map has been prepared by the state's disaster management department

In a first, UP governor releases 'self report'

Ram Naik, a serving governor, is releasing a dossier on self-performance for public and media consumption

Gold to sparkle on auspicious Dhanteras

As per Hindu calendar, Dhanteras falls on thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha in Kartik month and celebrated just two days before the Diwali

HC rejects advance bail plea of BJD MLA in chit fund case

With this order, Pravat Tripathy loses the interim immunity provided to him since Sept 30