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Jowar, ragi cultivation to be tagged with MGNREGA

K'taka government has announced this to enhance the jowar and ragi production in the state

Kerala ready to develop Vizhinjam as central project

The expected cost for the first phase of the Vizhinjam project is Rs 6,647 crore

Support price for jowar, ragi soon

The government had announced Rs 2,000 per quintal, which the farmers were unhappy with

Dasara elephants' march toned down

The 'Gaja Payana' or the march of elephants will be inaugurated by District in-charge Minister V Sreenivasa Prasad

Stage set for engineering admissions in Telangana

The Supreme Court rejected Telangana government's petition seeking an extension in counselling till October 31

Karnataka sugarcane growers go on offensive against mills

Of 60 sugar factories in state, 25 owned and controlled by elected representatives

Vision 2030 targets 7.5 % economic growth in Kerala

The policy aims at increasing the per capita income in the state from the present $4,763 to $19,000 in 2039 and to $ 36,000 by 2040

Japanese encephalitis claims two more lives

Satpathy, however, said that there were no fresh cases reported from anywhere in the state

Coca Cola proposes to set up Rs 1,000 cr plant in Telangana

CM extends his govt's support, including identifying suitable land, for the plant

Flood affects 73 villages in Chhattisgarh

The administration has set up 73 relief camps where affected people has been given shelter following flooding of their houses and villages

Telangana govt claims ownership of tourism institute

Says the National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management belongs to the state as per the AP Reorganization Act 2014

30,000 taxis went off Kolkata roads on 'wild-cat strike'

Taxi drivers owing allegiance to CITU did not bring out their vehicles this morning and also forced those who were running their taxis to stop plying in different parts of the city

AP ministers offer talks to KCR

Urge him to come to the discussion table instead of taking unilateral action on issues between the two states

Gogoi presents Rs 1,385 cr deficit Assam Budget

Reaction of industry mixed

Odisha MSMEs want 100% procurement by CPSUs

Currently, state-owned firms procure a minimum of 20% from MSMEs

Bhubaneswar to join league of WiFi enabled cities

WiFi services may be considered free of cost for about 20-30 minutes in a day as introduced in other cities

Rajkot machine tools industry faces slowdown with fall in demand

Odisha moots 50,000 acres land bank for industry, public purpose

The industries department has also been asked to work out definite strategies for land acquisition

IDBI Bank to open 19 more branches in Odisha

IDBI Bank has one dedicated credit processing centre in Bhubaneswar

Opposition cheer Gujarat BJP MP for comments on salt workers

The MP said salt workers in Gujarat are working under 'inhuman and pathetic conditions'