PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. back issues from April 2006:
FULL CONVERTIBILITY OF RUPEE.
Apr 01, 2006 ... FULL CONVERTIBILITY OF RUPEE By K. R. SUDHAMAN April 01, (PTI Economic Service): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rekindled the idea of having full convertibility of rupee and rightly asked Reserve Bank and Finance Ministry to prepare a road map for full convertibility ...
WTO DEADLOCKED BUT FOCUS INTACT ON BILATERAL TRADE TALKS.
Apr 01, 2006 ... WTO DEADLOCKED BUT FOCUS INTACT ON BILATERAL TRADE TALKS By SUMIT UPADHYAYA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): Multilateral trade negotiations at the WTO might have remained deadlocked despite a compromise agreement at Hong Kong, India is well on its way to increase ...
THE GREAT INDIAN AVIATION DEAL GETS KISS OF LIFE!
Apr 01, 2006 ... THE GREAT INDIAN AVIATION DEAL GETS KISS OF LIFE! By M KARTHIKEYAN April 01, (PTI Economic Service): Over two months after the takeover of Air Sahara for 500 million dollars (Rs 2,300 crore) in cash was announced by its larger and healthier rival Jet Airways, the deal ...
KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES GEARING UP FOR GLOBAL COMPETITION.
Apr 01, 2006 ... KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES GEARING UP FOR GLOBAL COMPETITION By T V SRIRAM April 01, (PTI Economic Service): The government has mustered courage to restructure the politically sensitive Khadi and Village Industries Commission, through an amendment to the law to ...
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ON THE MOVE, OVER RS 1100 CRORE INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCED.
Apr 01, 2006 ... HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ON THE MOVE, OVER RS 1100 CRORE INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCED By RAJKUMAR LEISHEMBA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): With India increasingly becoming the flavour to taste in the international travel itinerary, for both business and leisure trips, the ...
SINGLE CURRENCY FOR DECADES AWAY: ADB.
Apr 01, 2006 ... SINGLE CURRENCY FOR DECADES AWAY: ADB By PRASHANT KUMAR SAHU April 01, (PTI Economic Service): Single currency for Asia! Well Asians have miles to go. Because single Asian Currency along the lines of Euro is still a remote possibility as Asian countries would have to ...
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES NOW OPENING FOR TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES.
Apr 01, 2006 ... DEVELOPED COUNTRIES NOW OPENING FOR TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES By ALOK SHARMA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): Herbal drugs since earliest days of mankind formed the basis of health-care throughout the world and with more and more countries now realising the ...
AUTONOMY FOR PSES A LONG DRAWN BATTLE.
Apr 01, 2006 ... AUTONOMY FOR PSES A LONG DRAWN BATTLE By MUKESH JAGOTA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): The years of control over the economy have given birth to interest groups that have now become a mill stone around the neck of the reformers. These interest groups ...
ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY - INDO-US CEOS FOCUS.
Apr 01, 2006 ... ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY - INDO-US CEOS FOCUS By OINEETOM OJAH April 01, (PTI Economic Service): US President George W Bush's recent visit to India had more to it than the controversial Nuclear energy deal with India. The Indo-US ...
LINK MSP TO PRODUCTIVITY TO RAISE OILSEEDS OUTPUT.
Apr 01, 2006 ... LINK MSP TO PRODUCTIVITY TO RAISE OILSEEDS OUTPUT By RATNAJYOTI DUTTA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): The mechanism of Minimum Support Prices for oilseed crops should be linked to productivity per hectare and oil contents to ensure that long-term goal of self ...
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR PROFILE.
Apr 01, 2006 ... MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR PROFILE By MALVIKA BHATNAGAR April 01, (PTI Economic Service): India is currently on the threshold of an entertainment tumult generated by economic liberalization and subsequent advent of cable television. The media sector has for long ...
SHIPPING MINISTRY DISILLUSIONED WITH THE BUDGET; EUPHORIA DIES DOWN.
Apr 01, 2006 ... SHIPPING MINISTRY DISILLUSIONED WITH THE BUDGET; EUPHORIA DIES DOWN By PRIYADARSHI SIDDHANTA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): As the fiscal year 2005-06 comes to an end, a review of Indian shipping industry reveals that shipping lines were fast losing their euphoria ...
ILO ADOPTS SWEEPING NEW CHARTER FOR MARITIME SECTOR.
Apr 01, 2006 ... ILO ADOPTS SWEEPING NEW CHARTER FOR MARITIME SECTOR By SUBHASHIS MITTRA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): Guaranteeing "quality shipping" worldwide, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has overwhelmingly adopted a comprehensive new labour standard recently ...
LIQUIDITY CRUNCH.
Apr 01, 2006 ... LIQUIDITY CRUNCH By INDIVJAL DHASMANA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): With the economy growing at 8 per cent rate, demand for credit is rising from various segments of the economy, pressurising availability of lendable money. Though bankers say that money is ...
MAHINDRAS GIVE SCORPIO A FACELIFT.
Apr 01, 2006 ... MAHINDRAS GIVE SCORPIO A FACELIFT By PANKAJ DOVAL April 01, (PTI Economic Service): Even as small cars rule the roost in the Indian car market, the hectic pace of infrastructure development across the country and development of roads has spurred the demand for bigger ...
CONTRACT FOR SALE OF SHARES CANNOT BE AVOIDED ON GROUND OF FAILURE TO PAY PRICE FIXED BY AUDITOR.
Apr 01, 2006 ... CONTRACT FOR SALE OF SHARES CANNOT BE AVOIDED ON GROUND OF FAILURE TO PAY PRICE FIXED BY AUDITOR By OUR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT April 01, (PTI Economic Service): The Supreme Court in Smt. Claude-Lila Parulekar Appellant, Versus M/s Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd. & Others ...
OIL AND METALS PRICES RALLY.
Apr 01, 2006 ... OIL AND METALS PRICES RALLY By MANVENDRA JHA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): World crude prices moved up during the week ending on March 24 following more volatile trading, while copper and zinc hit historic highs owing to low inventories of base metals. ...
SILVER CLIMBS NEW HIGH; WHEAT, SUGAR FALLS AS GOVT RELEASES MORE QUANTITY INTO MARKET.
Apr 01, 2006 ... SILVER CLIMBS NEW HIGH; WHEAT, SUGAR FALLS AS GOVT RELEASES MORE QUANTITY INTO MARKET By SUNIL SEHGAL April 01, (PTI Economic Service): The fortnight ending March 31 was no different from the previous one with silver reaching another new high of Rs.16,425 per kilo in ...
BUOYANT MARKET DRIVE SENSEX TO NEW HEIGHTS.
Apr 01, 2006 ... BUOYANT MARKET DRIVE SENSEX TO NEW HEIGHTS By RAJESH SHARMA April 01, (PTI Economic Service): The stock markets across the board maintained buoyancy on aggressive buying by foreign as well as domestic funds, placing the benchmark sensex to match with the world's ...
INDIA & THE US, THE NUCLEAR ISSUE.
Apr 01, 2006 ... INDIA & THE US, THE NUCLEAR ISSUE By K. S. Parthasarathy April 01 (PTI Feature Service): The US-India dialogue for the recently initiated nuclear deal began in July 1994 with the visit of an American delegation led by former Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary and a ...
KALAM'S LANDMARK VISIT TO MAURITIUS.
Apr 01, 2006 ... KALAM'S LANDMARK VISIT TO MAURITIUS By Subhashis Mittra April 01 (PTI Feature Service): President A P J Abdul Kalam's recent visit to Mauritius was path breaking in more ways than one. The three-day tour was landmark because it produced tangible results in key areas ...
FILM: JOHNNY WALKER - KING OF COMEDY.
Apr 01, 2006 ... FILM: JOHNNY WALKER - KING OF COMEDY BY A C TULI April 01 (PTI Feature Service): Those days will perhaps never come again - when films ran for weeks, nay, months, and not just because they had good stories but also because they were enlivened by the delightful antics ...
OFFICE OF PROFIT AND LOSS.
Apr 01, 2006 ... OFFICE OF PROFIT AND LOSS By V. Mohan Narayan April 01 (PTI Feature Service): It is no secret that a number of MPs and MLAs hold offices of profit. Many know that it is a valid ground for disqualification. Others plead either ignorance or contend that many have held ...
IAF seeks 126 new aircraft: Tyagi.
Apr 01, 2006 ... IAF seeks 126 new aircraft: Tyagi New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Keeping in view the changing geo-economic situation, the Indian Air Force is expanding its reach to protect its areas of interest and sending request for proposal to acquire 126 new aircraft, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi ...
Paswan to write to states on spurious pesticides.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Paswan to write to states on spurious pesticides New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers and Steel Ram Vilas Paswan will write to chief ministers of the states to strengthen their enforcement machinery against spurious pesticides and draw the ...
Security beefed up in Kamrup district for poll.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Security beefed up in Kamrup district for poll Guwahati, Mar 31 (PTI) Security has been beefed up in Assam's Kamrup district, which has four assembly constituencies including the key Dispur seat which goes to the polls in the first phase on April 3. Official sources ...
UDF promises 20 lakh jobs and One Lakh crore investment.
Apr 01, 2006 ... UDF promises 20 lakh jobs and One Lakh crore investment Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 31 (PTI) Reforms with a "human face", two million jobs and attracting of investment Rs one lakh crore in the next five years were today promised in the election manifesto of Kerala's ruling ...
Army officer says no theft took place in his office.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Army officer says no theft took place in his office Ambala, Mar 31 (PTI) A senior army officer today claimed that no important file was stolen from his sub-area office as reported in a Hindi daily. The officer of HQ and HP (I) Sub Area, said in a release, that an ...
Wipro wins its largest IT oursourcing deal in India from HDFC.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Wipro wins its largest IT oursourcing deal in India from HDFC Bangalore, Mar 31 (PTI) In its largest IT outsourcing deal in the country, Wipro Infotech, a leading provider of IT solutions and services, today announced that it has bagged a contract for about Rs 360 crore from ...
Kingfisher takes delivery of first ATR aircraft.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Kingfisher takes delivery of first ATR aircraft Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Kingfisher Airlines, today said it took delivery of its first ATR 72-500 aircraft enabling the airline to introduce flights in non-metro cities. "These aircraft will allow us to develop our network ...
Sebi amends disclosure requirements for listed companies.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Sebi amends disclosure requirements for listed companies Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Paving the way for listed companies to easily float funds from the primary market, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today amended its Disclosure and Investor Protection Guidelines. ...
Tata AIG ties up with Bajaj Capital Insurance Broking.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Tata AIG ties up with Bajaj Capital Insurance Broking Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited (Tata AIG General) today entered into a "strategic relationship" with Bajaj Capital Insurance Broking Ltd to design innovative general insurance products. ...
UTI- PSU Fund declares 15 pc tax-free dividend.
Apr 01, 2006 ... UTI- PSU Fund declares 15 pc tax-free dividend Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) UTI-PSU Fund has declared a tax-free dividend of 15 per cent. The record date for the dividend is April 20, the asset managemnet company said in a release here. "All unitholders registered ...
Uttam Galva to increase prices across categories.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Uttam Galva to increase prices across categories Mumbai, mar 31 (PTI) Steel manufacturer Uttam Galva Steels Ltd today said it would increase the prices across all its product categories due to rising input costs. ...
Singapore firm to set up desalination plants in Gujarat.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Singapore firm to set up desalination plants in Gujarat Ahmedabad, Mar 31 (PTI) A multinational company Hyflux-Singapore has expressed interest in setting up a desalination plant in Gujarat to purify water for both domestic and industrial use. A company delegation met ...
Liquor to become costlier in Guj from tomorrow.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Liquor to become costlier in Guj from tomorrow Vadodara, Mar31 (PTI) Liquor permit holders in Gujarat will have to pay about 25 to 30 per cent more for liquor from the government permitted liquor shops across the state starting from tomorrow. Attributing the hike in ...
Saran rejects reports of India training Iranian Navy.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Saran rejects reports of India training Iranian Navy Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) Rejecting reports that India was training the Iranian Navy, visiting Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has personally pointed out to a senior US lawmaker that his apprehensions to this effect were ...
Don't upset balance of nuke deal: Saran to US lawmakers.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Don't upset balance of nuke deal: Saran to US lawmakers Washington, Apr 1 (PTI) Emphasising that its nuclear deal with the US was the result of "complex" negotiations, India has cautioned those pushing for so-called changes, including American lawmakers, not to upset this "very, ...
UN sending assessment team to quake-hit Iran.
Apr 01, 2006 ... UN sending assessment team to quake-hit Iran United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) The United Nations is sending an inter-agency assessment team to Iran after a devastating earthquake killed at least 70 people there and is ready to provide any aid that may be needed. The UN ...
Earthquake hits northeast China province.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Earthquake hits northeast China province Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale and two aftershocks jolted China's northeastern Jilin Province but no casualties were reported. The quake struck at 8:23 p.M. Last night (1753 IST) with the ...
AGRI-VEG-PRICE-TR.
Apr 01, 2006 ... AGRI-VEG-PRICE-TR Agartala, Apr 1 (pti) Following is the rate chart of vegetables in Agartala market today. Potato rs 12.00 Onion rs 14.00 French bean rs 30.00 Ginger rs 30.00 ...
Brown replaces Frechette as UN Deputy Secy General.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Brown replaces Frechette as UN Deputy Secy General United Nations, Apr 1 (PTI) Deputy Secretary General Louise Frechette, first woman to hold such a high position in the United Nations, left the world body today and was replaced by high-profile Mark Malloch Brown, Secretary ...
Golf: Atwal misses cut yet again.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Golf: Atwal misses cut yet again Duluth (Georgia), Apr 1 (PTI) Arjun Atwal's struggle continued as he missed his fourth successive cut after a forgettable second round of five-over 77 to crashed out of the BellSouth Classic golf tournament here today. Atwal, who had ...
India, other S Asian nations maintained growth momentum in 05.
Apr 01, 2006 ... India, other S Asian nations maintained growth momentum in 05 New York, Apr 1 (PTI) Aided by normal monsoon as well as structural changes and reforms, India and other South Asian countries were able to maintain their growth momentum last year despite rising oil prices. ...
Tata Steel hikes Hot Rolled steel prices.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Tata Steel hikes Hot Rolled steel prices New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Steel major Tata Steel has increased prices of ...
Ist broadband TV channel on environment launched.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Ist broadband TV channel on environment launched New York, Apr 1 (PTI) The world's first broadband TV channel dedicated to environmental issues and developed with the support from a UN agency was launched today. 'Green.Tv' aims to become a 'one-stop shop' of ...
TVS FY 2005-06 sales up 19 pc.
Apr 01, 2006 ... TVS FY 2005-06 sales up 19 pc New Delhi, April 1 (PTI) TVS Motor today reported 19 per cent growth in motorcycle sales for the financial year 2005-06, as compared to the previous year. Motorcycles sales in 2005-06 recorded 8,06,708 units compared to 6,79,099 units in ...
Chinese Premier to ink uranium deal with Australia.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Chinese Premier to ink uranium deal with Australia Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will sign a major uranium deal with Australia during his visit to the country beginning today. Chinese Foreign Ministry sources said the two nations have concluded ...
Select edible oils up, other down on stockists selling.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Select edible oils up, other down on stockists selling New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) In mixed pattern of trading, groudnut and sesame mill delivery oils strengthened in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market during the week under review following increased demand from refiners and ...
Hero Honda FY05-06 sales up 13 pc.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Hero Honda FY05-06 sales up 13 pc New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) India's biggest motorcycle maker Hero Honda today reported 13.71 per cent growth in yearly sales at 29,08,084 units for the financial year 2005-06 as against 25,57,385 in the previous year. According to ...
Make 'corresponding efforts' to revive ties: China to Japan.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Make 'corresponding efforts' to revive ties: China to Japan Beijing, Apr 1 (PTI) China has urged Japan to make "corresponding efforts" to ease the chill in bilateral ties after Chinese President Hu Jintao offered to hold discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro ...
Wekkly Mkt Review: Sensex soars by 3.01 per cent.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Wekkly Mkt Review: Sensex soars by 3.01 per cent Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Stocks: Well supported by sound fundamentals on the back of fast growing Indian economy, the stock market remained upbeat and went on a record-setting spree, soaring by a whopping 3.01 per cent in the week ...
Google's top three officials reject raise in their salary.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Google's top three officials reject raise in their salary Silicon Valley, Apr 1 (PTI) Popular internet search engine Google's Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were offered a raise in their salaries, which they declined to accept saying they ...
J-K: Cocoon ware house, hot air drier being set up.
Apr 01, 2006 ... J-K: Cocoon ware house, hot air drier being set up Srinagar, Apr 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir government is setting up a cocoon ware house and a hot air drier in Baramulla district to promote age-old silk industry in the state, a senior official said here today. ...
Davis Cup: Pak will start with a disadvantage, says capt.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Davis Cup: Pak will start with a disadvantage, says capt Karachi, Apr 1 (PTI) Pakistan Davis Cup captain Rasheed Malik has said his team would start "love-one down" against India who boast of a demolition doubles team in Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi. Malik also ...
Bajaj Auto two-wheeler sales up 26 pc in FY-06.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Bajaj Auto two-wheeler sales up 26 pc in FY-06 Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Bajaj Auto Ltd today reported a 26 per cent increase in its two-wheeler sales for the fiscal ended March 31 at 20,27,856 units as compared to 16,04,745 units in the last fiscal. Sales of motorcycles ...
DCCI signs MoU with BNCCI to enhance Indo-UAE trade ties.
Apr 01, 2006 ... DCCI signs MoU with BNCCI to enhance Indo-UAE trade ties Dubai, Apr 1 (PTI) The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI) aimed at enhancing trade ties and exchange of ...
Bollgard Cotton turns profitable for farmers: Research.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Bollgard Cotton turns profitable for farmers: Research Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Farmers planting Bollgard cotton earned an additional Rs 2,100 crore income based on 3.125 million acreage penetration for 2005 crop according to survey by IMRB International market research company. ...
Indian toll in Bahrain boat tragedy rises to 21.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Indian toll in Bahrain boat tragedy rises to 21 Manama (Bahrain), Apr 1 (PTI) With more bodies being identified, the number of Indians who died in Thursday's boat tragedy off the coast of Bahrain has risen to 21, including five women. Of the Indians who died in the ...
CAPSIZE-LIST.
Apr 01, 2006 ... CAPSIZE-LIST Manama (Bahrain), Apr 1 (PTI) Following is the list of the Indian nationals who died in Thursday's boat tragedy off the coast of Bahrain. Kerala: Sikhil Babu Abdul Latif Abdul Wahab Santosh Chakra Puthenpurackal Kuthyil Mohd. Majeed Arby Mathews Basant Kumar Mrs ...
Prices of select foodgrains strengthen.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Prices of select foodgrains strengthen Chennai, Apr 1 (PTI) Prices of select foodgrains like urad dal, thoor dal, sugar, wheat and maida strengthened and closed higher than the previous weekend rates in the wholesale foodgrains market during the week under review. ...
Two LeT ultras among four killed in J and K.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Two LeT ultras among four killed in J and K Jammu, Apr 1 (PTI) Four persons, including two Pakistan- based Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) ultras, have been killed and an army jawan injured in seperate incidents of violence in Doda, Rajouri and Poonch districts of J and K, official ...
Tendulkar may be fit for West Indies tour: Wallace.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Tendulkar may be fit for West Indies tour: Wallace London, Apr 1 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar is making a rapid recovery after his shoulder surgery and could be fit for the tour of the West Indies starting later next month, according to his doctor Andrew Wallace. "Surgery ...
'Innovation fast becoming the currency of wealth creation'.
Apr 01, 2006 ... 'Innovation fast becoming the currency of wealth creation' Chennai, Apr 1 (PTI) Researchers and scientists in India would have to be innovative if the country wished to unleash its vast intellectual potential, Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon Ltd Kiran Mazumdar Shaw ...
Three Hizb ultras held in Srinagar.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Three Hizb ultras held in Srinagar Srinagar, Apr 1 (PTI) Security forces have arrested three militants belonging to the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen outfit from the city, a defence spokesman said today. Acting on a tip-off, Army arrested Mohammad Ashraf Ganai (35), ...