Power tariff hike recommended in Karnataka
byBangalore, May 6 (IANS) A day after the state legislative assembly election, the Karnataka Regulatory Electricity Commission (KERC) Monday recommended an increase of 20-25…
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Delhi Lokayukta slams Sheila Dikshit
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Delhi Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin Monday criticised Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for her and other cabinet minister’s photographs being…
SC directions on Kundankulam project (To go with SC harmonises growth, safety…)
byKey directions given by the Supreme Court Monday on operationalising the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu are: * The plant should not…
SC harmonises growth, safety, gives thumbs-up to Kudankulam
byNew Delhi/Chennai, May 6 (IANS) Harmonising issues of public safety and economic development, the Supreme Court Monday said steps to operationalise the first unit…
Will keep extending date for proposals for Haldia Dock II: KoPT
byKolkata, May 6 (IANS) After failing to get a private player to set up the proposed Haldia Dock II project at Salukkhali even after…
Food security bill tabled in Parliament
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A war of words broke out between the Congress and the opposition over the National Food Security Bill that…
Phasing out of dredging subsidy to hit cargo volume: KoPT chairman
byKolkata, May 6 (IANS) With talks on to phase out dredging subsidy to Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), its chairman R.P.S. Kahlon Monday feared that…
Tamil Nadu to upgrade barren lands for cultivation
byChennai, May 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday said her government would upgrade 12,500 acre of barren land into cultivable farm…
South Indian Bank net up 25 percent in fiscal 2013
byBangalore, May 6 (IANS) South Indian Bank Ltd, a leading Kerala-based private sector bank, reported net profit of Rs.502 crore for 2012-13, posting 25…
Government asks financial firms to probe money laundering allegations
byNew Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The government Monday asked top financial institutions, including State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and the Life Insurance…