Government to introduce new food standardisation norms (With Images)
September 21st, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The government will further strengthen food safety in the country by introducing standards regulations to bring quality of Indian food items at par with international ... Read more...
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President Mukherjee given civic reception by Bengal government (Lead)
September 14th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, who Friday began a four-day official visit to his home state Bengal -- his first after assuming the nation's highest post, was ... Read more...
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CESC gears up to handle 3,000 MW distribution capacity
July 27th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) CESC Ltd, an R.P.-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, Friday said it is gearing up for building the back-end infrastructure which would be capable of handling distribution capacity ... Read more...
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CESC’s consolidated net profit down 11 percent
June 13th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The net profit of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group's power utility company CESC Ltd declined by 11 percent in the 2011-12 fiscal compared to the year-ago period, the ... Read more...
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CESC acquires two hydroelectric projects
May 16th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Power utility CESC Ltd, an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, Wednesday said it had entered into an agreement to take over two hydroelectric power projects with an ... Read more...
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CESC net up 137 percent in Q4 backed by tariff hike
May 8th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Backed by 13 per cent tariff hike, power utility CESC Ltd., an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company Tuesday reported a 137.5 percent jump in its net profit ... Read more...
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Panel to give guidelines on prepaid connections (Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed the setting up of a five-member committee to recommend guidelines for verification of those applying for prepaid mobile connections.A bench ... Read more...
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Who will be next president? Many names but could be another dark horse (Lead)
April 20th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) With less than three months before President Pratibha Patil demits office, a host of possible successors have now surfaced. But a poor Congress show ... Read more...
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Sam Pitroda to Hamid Ansari - who will be India’s next president?
April 20th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 IANS) With less than three months to go before President Pratibha Patil's term ends, a slew of possible successors are doing the rounds. But with the ... Read more...
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Kolkata hospital fire: Director gets bail
April 12th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director S.K. Todi, who was booked with 15 others in connection with the fire tragedy at ... Read more...
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AMRI fire: Three more get bail
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Two directors and an official of the AMRI Hospital jailed in connection with a fire tragedy that claimed 94 lives were granted bail Monday.Manish Goenka and ... Read more...
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Two more AMRI hospital directors get bail
March 28th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday granted bail to two directors of the AMRI Hospital who spent nearly four months in custody after they were arrested for ... Read more...
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CESC to sign agreement with US trade and development agency
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group Power Company CESC, which serves 2.5 million consumers in the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah, will sign an agreement next week with ... Read more...
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2G case: Notice to CBI on Reliance officials’ plea
March 13th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the pleas of three officials of the Reliance Group for ... Read more...
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Ganesh Pyne gets lifetime achievement award
March 5th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Famed artist Ganesh Pyne was Monday presented the "ICC Lifetime Achievement Award" for his contribution to painting.The 75-year-old was handed the award which included a citation, ... Read more...
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Charge sheet filed against 16 for Kolkata hospital fire
March 1st, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Police Thursday submitted the charge sheet under various penal laws, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, against 16 people, accused of involvement in the AMRI ... Read more...
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Etisalat sues Indian joint venture partners for fraud
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Abu Dhabi-based telecommunications company Etisalat Thursday launched legal proceedings against its Indian joint venture partners for fraud and misrepresentation.Following the Supreme Court's order last month ... Read more...
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AMRI director gets bail, Bengal to move apex court (Second Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, but rejected the pleas of four other directors in the Dec 9, 2011 ... Read more...
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One AMRI director gets bail, others denied (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, but rejected the pleas of four others in the Dec 9, 2011 fire ... Read more...
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Kolkata fire: Three AMRI directors seek anticipatory bail (Lead)
February 16th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Three AMRI hospital directors, who have been evading arrest in connection with the Dec 9, 2011 fire tragedy here that killed 94 people, approached a court ... Read more...
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CESC’s Q3 net profit down 33 percent
February 13th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Power utility CESC Limited, an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, Monday reported a 32.73 percent dip in its net profit for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2011, ... Read more...
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CEAT to set up tyre plant in Bangladesh
February 9th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian tyre major CEAT, an RPG Group company, will set up a Rs.250 crore greenfield tyre manufacturing plant in Bangladesh, a company official said here ... Read more...
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2G: Court notice to CBI on Goenka’s plea
January 24th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the plea of 2G case accused Vinod Goenka, challenging ... Read more...
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Bengal woos industry amid mismanagement taint (West Bengal Newsletter)
January 15th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) Didi rolled out the red carpet for industrialists, exhorting them to consider West Bengal as their 'Dreamland' for investment, but administrative mismanagement took much of ... Read more...
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Consider Bengal your ‘dreamland’, Mamata woos industrialists (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) In a bid to attract investments, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday assured industrialists her government would provide all kinds of facilities and urged ... Read more...
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2G: Delhi High Court notice to CBI on Chandra’s plea
January 9th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea of Unitech managing director Sanjay Chandra for ... Read more...
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2G: Unitech MD moves court for quashing of charges
January 6th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra, an accused in the 2G spectrum scam, Friday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of charges framed against him by ... Read more...
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Judicial custody of AMRI directors extended till Jan 19
January 5th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) A West Bengal court Thursday denied bail and extended till Jan 19 the judicial custody of six directors and two officials of the city's AMRI hospital, ... Read more...
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2G: Cross examination of Raja’s ex-aide concludes (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Aseervartham Achary, ex-aide of jailed former communications minister A. Raja, has denied that he was tutored by the CBI before appearing as a witness in ... Read more...
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AMRI directors denied bail, sent to judicial custody (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) A West Bengal court Friday denied bail to the arrested directors of AMRI Hospital, where a pre-dawn blaze killed 93 people earlier this month, and remanded ... Read more...
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AMRI directors denied bail
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) A West Bengal court Friday denied bail to the arrested directors of AMRI Hospital, where a pre-dawn blaze killed 93 people earlier this month, and remanded ... Read more...
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AMRI case: Directors’ police custody extended by 3 days (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A West Bengal court Tuesday extended by three days the police custody of six Advanced Medicare & Research Institute (AMRI) Hospital directors facing trial in connection ... Read more...
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Police custody of six AMRI Hospital directors extended
December 20th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A court Tuesday extended by three days police custody of six directors of the Advanced Medicare & Research Institute (AMRI) Hospital, arrested in connection with the ... Read more...
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2G: Witness can’t recall Raja favour for Balwa firm (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A former aide to jailed former communications minister A. Raja Tuesday told a special court hearing the 2G case here that he did not remember ... Read more...
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2G: Witness can’t recall Raja favour for Balwa firm
December 20th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A former aide to the jailed former communications minister A. Raja Tuesday told a special court hearing the 2G case here that he did not ... Read more...
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