‘Himachal on Sale’ say BJP, Congress (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
September 14th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 14 (IANS) "Himachal on Sale" is the slogan on which the ruling BJP and the opposition hope to outsmart each other at the coming assembly polls. Both ... Read more...
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Five killed in Punjab factory blast
September 12th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) At least five workers of a private factory were killed in Punjab's Khanna town Wednesday following an explosion in the solvent plant of the unit, police ... Read more...
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Non-polluting units to get land in Lucknow
August 30th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) The Lucknow Industrial Development Authority (LIDA) will soon launch a scheme to provide around 50 acres of developed land for non-polluting industrial use.The proposal was approved ... Read more...
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ID-card may reveal mystery of crashed AN-12 aircraft
August 1st, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 1 (IANS) A frayed identity card bearing the name Arjun Singh of Pune may reveal the 45-year-old mystery crash of an AN-12 aircraft of the Indian ... Read more...
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India to share 10 percent of Forevermark global sales
July 21st, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) Diamond major De Beers Group company Forevermark hopes that India would contribute around 10 percent of its targeted global revenue of $1 billion in five years ... Read more...
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Ford India to export Eco Sport; offers petrol, diesel versions
July 17th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 17 (IANS) Ford India Private Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of the US automobile major Ford Motor Company, has beefed up its engine capacity to 340,000 units and would ... Read more...
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Himalayan Ski Village project delay costs state dearly
July 8th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Manali, July 8 (IANS) The delay in commissioning the multibillion-dollar Himalayan Ski Village project, promoted by Alfred Ford of the Ford Motor Company near this Himachal Pradesh tourist town, ... Read more...
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Nissan, Honda Motorcycle log good growth in June
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) Nissan Motor India Private Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Japanese auto maker Nissan Motor Company, Monday announced that it closed June 2012 with sales of 4,167 ... Read more...
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Himachal court allows Ford to construct ski resort
June 29th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) In a major relief to Alfred Ford of the Ford Motor Company, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has given clearance to his upcoming multi-billion dollar ... Read more...
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Standard Chartered Equity invests Rs.130 crore in Karaikal port
June 27th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Karaikal port's operating company Karaikal Port Private Ltd. Wednesday announced an investment of Rs.130 crore by Standard Chartered Private Equity (Mauritius) Ltd. by way of primary ... Read more...
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We have not cheated anybody: Ajay Devgn
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Ajay Devgn denies allegations of cheating a Nagpur-based distributor over the all India theatrical rights for his upcoming film "Bol Bachchan"."It is ridiculous. The ... Read more...
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Hero to merge investment arm with self, invest Rs.2,575 crore
June 4th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest two-wheeler maker, Monday said it would merge with itself Hero Investments, the investment arm of the parent firm, and set ... Read more...
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Manyata Dutt’s company offers to save energy in Punjab
May 31st, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) Accompanied by her film star husband Sanjay Dutt, Manyata Dutt Thursday made a presentation to the Punjab government offering to save energy worth Rs.800 crore ... Read more...
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Apex court stays cancellation of Jaipur’s Jal Mahal lease (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Rajasthan High Court's order cancelling a resort company's 99-year lease to run the Mansagar Lake and Jal Mahal monument ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notices on Jaipur’s Jal Mahal lease
May 25th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to the Rajasthan government and others after the Jal Mahal Resorts Private Ltd. challenged the cancellation of its 99-year ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea on Jaipur lake
May 24th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition challenging the Rajasthan High Court's order declaring as "illegal and void" a 99-year lease agreement for ... Read more...
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MS Swaminathan award to be presented in Hyderabad
May 18th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) The Retired Indian Council for Agricultural Research Employees Association and Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. ltd. (NSPL) will jointly present the MS Swaminathan award to the leading Indian ... Read more...
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Apex court tells CBI to probe graft charges against Yeddyurappa (Third Lead)
May 11th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 11 (IANS) In a severe setback to former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's comeback bid, the Supreme Court Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read more...
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Court tells AIIMS to pay Rs.10,000 for lapse
April 30th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs.10,000 on the AIIMS for failing to respond on a plea of a private security firm challenging ... Read more...
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Dunlop board allots shares to convert loan into equity
April 29th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) The board of directors of Dunlop India Saturday allotted five crore equity shares on preferential basis to three loan assignees in order to convert the ailing ... Read more...
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Allow resale of commercial land only in rare cases: Himachal panel
April 25th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 25 (IANS) Resale of commercial land in Himachal Pradesh, purchased after special permission, should be allowed in rarest of rare cases. And in case the land is not ... Read more...
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CBI files second charge sheet in Jagan assets case
April 23rd, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday filed the second set of formal charges in an Andhra Pradesh court in a case involving the alleged illegal ... Read more...
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‘Builders destroying Himachal’s ecology’
April 22nd, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 22 (IANS) Forests are vanishing, rock blasts are traumatising wild animals and debris is filling up riverbeds with builders having a field day in Himachal Pradesh, says a ... Read more...
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CBI questions Andhra minister in Jagan case
April 14th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday questioned a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh for eight hours in a case involving alleged illegal assets of YSR ... Read more...
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Jagan aide Vijay Sai Reddy gets bail
April 13th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's aide Vijay Sai Reddy was Friday granted bail by a special court in an illegal assets case linked to ... Read more...
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Two labourers buried alive in Himachal
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) Two labourers were buried alive while working in a tunnel for a hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district, the police said Tuesday."Two labourers, who were ... Read more...
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Malabar Gold group to diversify into retailing of lifestyle products
March 30th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) As a business de-risking and diversification strategy, the Kerala-based $2.4 billion Malabar group with interests in jewellery retailing and real estate development has decided to venture ... Read more...
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‘Pungi Baja De’ is an original track: Dinesh Vijan
March 19th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Dinesh Vijan, the co-producer of soon-to-be-released Bollywood movie "Agent Vinod", Monday asserted that the popular track from the movie "Pungi Baja De" is an original ... Read more...
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Budget impact: Toyota Kirloskar to increase prices
March 16th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 16 (IANS) Japanese-Indian car joint venture Toyota Kirloskar Private Ltd said Friday it would have no option but to raise the prices of its cars following the ... Read more...
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Jagan aide’s judicial custody extended
February 21st, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 21 (IANS) A special court Tuesday extended till March 5 the judicial custody of Vijay Sai Reddy, an aide of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, in ... Read more...
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Andhra home secretary arrested in Emaar case (Second Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary B.P. Acharya for alleged corruption in the Emaar-APIIC township case.The top bureaucrat was later ... Read more...
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BEML targeting African, Southeast Asian markets
January 30th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Leading construction and mining equipment makers BEML is targeting foreign markets like Africa for supplying earthmoving equipment and also foraying into aerospace, a company official said ... Read more...
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Air Force official murder case solved, four arrested
January 24th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A gang of four highway robbers was apprehended in the capital for allegedly killing a former Indian Air Force official, police said Tuesday.The arrested have ... Read more...
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Ex-IAF officer killed (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A 48-year-old former Indian Air Force (IAF) officer who was working with a private company was found stabbed to death here Sunday, police said.Surender Kumar, ... Read more...
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Ex-IAF officer killed
January 15th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A 48-year-old former Indian Air Force (IAF) officer who was working with a private company was found stabbed to death here Sunday, police said.Surender Kumar, ... Read more...
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