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WITDA wants import duty on tea to be reduced

Not only has there been a shortfall in productivity due to delay in rains, but the quality of tea has also suffered, the body says

Retrofitting programme for IT parks in Hyderabad

The programme includes making the existing building green and barrier-free, along with waste management

HDK pours heart out in Assembly

Says 40 people (JD-S MLAs) are asking for 40 crore. This is my fate

Vodafone to open 10 global format stores in AP, Telangana

Store to have carpet area of 1,000 sq ft and typically involve an investment of between Rs 30 lakh and Rs 50 lakh

Government to make Karnataka hunger-free: Minister

The government has been laying stress on the Re 1 per kg rice scheme

Misery, agony roils Mysore royal family

Pramoda Devi feels it is her ultimate responsibility to continue Dasara celebrations in keeping with the past traditions

Rs 95,000 cr on irrigation yielded dismal results: AP white paper

According to the AP govt, the spending starting from 2004-05 to 2013-14 was able to bring just an additional 412,000 hectares under farming

Kerala to take action against illegal quarries

Over 500 quarries are operating without any licence across the state

HC grants state 6 weeks to formulate policy on bar hotels

Kerala holds back NoC for 'controversial' forest land

IT entrepreneurs wish list from Budget

Nasscom wants the Union govt to create a mission with initial seed capital of Rs 500 cr to promote entrepreneurship

CAG flays Kerala government over Aranmula airport project

Recommends independent probe into violations, lapses

RBI to reschedule farm loans soon: AP finance minister

Farmers will be denied fresh credit if their existing loans remain categorised as the overdues

NTPC to set up two 4,000 Mw projects in Telangana, AP

State governments extend full support

Vadodara exchange fails to submit exit plan to Sebi

The regulator had extended the May 30 deadline to July 7 following a request by the exchange

Centre evading responsibility on price rise: Maharashtra food minister

Says the Centre is also planning to increase prices of Kerosene by Rs 4 per litre and of gas by Rs 250 per cylinder

Gogoi seeks Rs 850 cr from Union Law Ministry for Assam

He met Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in the National Capital and pressed for the demands

Bihar Assembly rocked by protest by all political parties

The House saw members of JD(U), RJD, Congress and BJP rushing to the well to protest on different issues

Excise revenue may go up 11% on tax hike

In June this year, the govt in the Budget for 2014-15 had proposed to hike sales tax on foreign-made liquor to 25%, from 20% charged earlier

CEC team to make field trips to state mines on July 12

The team will verify the allegations pertaining to violation of Rule 37 of MCR -1960 during their field visit