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GAIL, Shell officials meet Naidu

Naidu is learned to have assured them the project was an overriding priority and instructed officials to ensure there were no hindrances to the project at the local level

EID Parry to reduce its debt

Company, which has a Rs 930-cr long-term and Rs 860-cr short-term debt, is aiming at a debt to equity ratio of 0.5 from the current 1.1

Eamcet panel to chair meet with AP, Telangana on Aug 6

Supreme Court has directed both the states to conclude entire admission process by end of this month

Andhra mulls integration of govt payments via mobile

Govt in discussion with telecom services provider Vodafone to implement the same

SBT net dips 73% to Rs 50 cr

As part of financial inclusion, it has covered all the villages allotted and opened 2.5 million 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit' accounts

AP to earmark Rs 1,000 cr for farm loan waiver in first Budget

The amount is only a fraction of over Rs 42,000-cr financial liability arising out of the costly election promise

Bihar, Centre on their toes despite a 24-hour respite

Around 70,000 people have been evacuated so far

Himachal PR website online

The portal was down for several months and now meets security guidelines of Ministry of Information Technology

Scanty rains add high irrigation cost to farmers' troubles in Punjab, Haryana

Poor rainfall forces farmers to spend more on power to irrigate fields, reducing their profit margin

Amit Shah to open Modi's PR office in Varanasi

The BJP President will address a workers' convention in Lucknow on August 19

CBI raids another chit company, MD absconding

CBI also raided the residence of Soubhagya Samal, the founder of the company, but found him absconding

UP would've benefited with Varun at helm: Maneka

Varun, Maneka's son, is a Member of Parliament from Sultanpur

OMC plans long term chrome ore supply pact with JSL

The PSU has already sent a proposal in this regard to the state government for necessary action

Uttarakhand CM warns of tough decisions

Needed to push growth, says Rawat, but will not hurt common man

Floods affect millions in 12 districts of Odisha

Collectors put on alert for exigencies, death toll 16

Collectors of 12 districts put on alert in view of flood in Odisha

The districts are Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Puri, Jagatsingpur, Cuttack, Boudh and Nayagarh

Akhilesh seeks central aid for 314-acre Plastic City

The Plastic City in Auraiya district would span about 314 acres, of which 225 acres pertain to industrial area alone

HDFC Bank opens four branches in Chhattisgarh

HDFC Bank Ltd. inaugurated four new branches in Chhattisgarh to take its number of branches in the state to 55

Assam's employment growth more than national average: Census

Rural Assam accounts for 85.55% growth in employment while urban 65.11%

Odisha Plan expenditure at 15% of BE in Apr-June

In the previous fiscal, expenditure under state Plan was 12% of the BE