Tata airline bid was thwarted under rivals pressure – MK Kaw
byNew Delhi: In 1997, then civil aviation minister C.M. Ibrahim acted under pressure from Jet Airways to thwart the Tata group’s bid to start…
Industry
Prime Minister to inaugurate Bathinda refinery
byChandigarh: The Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery near Bathinda town – the largest investment in Punjab since independence – will be formally inaugurated…
Pakistan fashion house Sefam to open 200 stores in India
byNew Delhi: Pakistan-based fashion house Sefam, which already has a store in the capital’s Greater Kailash market, is planning to expand its network in…
Court stalls Himachal government from awarding school uniform tender to Ambala firm
byShimla: For midway changing terms of a tender inviting school uniforms for government schools, the High Court yesterday intervened and restrained HP State Civil…
Centre will help revive Kangra tea: Anand Sharma
byPalampur: Commerce Minister Anand Sharma Tuesday announced a multi-pronged project to boost production and export of tea produced in the Kangra valley that is…
Himachal tourism corporation deep in the red
byShimla: A working profit for two consecutive years notwithstanding, auditors of HP Tourism Development Corporation have pointed out that fixed assets worth Rs 51.67…
Dealyed by 27 years, Chandigarh hotel to finally open
byChandigarh: Chandigarh residents had virtually given up hope of seeing the hotel ever function. But, finally after 27 years, the Park Plaza, which has…
Indorama to invest Rs1,000 crore in Himachal project
byChandigarh: Indorama Industries, which claims to be the largest producer of polyester in the world, here today disclosed that it was investing Rs 1000…
Hindustan Salt Ltd keen to mine salt in Himachal
byShimla: State-run Hindustan Salts Ltd has again shown interest in mining rock salt in north India’s only mines located in Himachal Pradesh, state Industries…
Tax incentive withdrawal slows down industrial drive
byShimla: Withdrawal of industrial package for Himachal and industrial slowdown having deeply impacted setting up of new units in the state as the high…