PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. back issues from September 2006:
INDIA-U. S. NUCLEAR DEAL.
Sep 01, 2006 ... INDIA-U. S. NUCLEAR DEAL K. R. SUDHAMAN September 01 (PTI Economic Service): There is a growing fear that India-U. S. deal for cooperation in civilian nuclear programme on July 18, 2005 appears to be getting more and more difficult with Washington trying to shift ...
GOVT FLIP FLOP ON OPEN FOOD POLICY.
Sep 01, 2006 ... GOVT FLIP FLOP ON OPEN FOOD POLICY T. V. SRIRAM September 01 (PTI Economic Service): The clash of the socialist and reformist schools of thought has come to the fore as far as the food policy of the country is concerned. Caused by wheat availability constraints, the ...
UNBRANDED GENERIC DRUG PRICES TO CRASH 60 %; PHARMA FIRMS AGREE ON MARGINS CAP.
Sep 01, 2006 ... UNBRANDED GENERIC DRUG PRICES TO CRASH 60 %; PHARMA FIRMS AGREE ON MARGINS CAP RAJKUMAR LEISHEMBA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Prices of unbranded generic drugs-those medicines sold as chemical names-are set to crash by as much as 60 per cent with the Indian ...
DISINVESTMENT MAY BE DEAD IN PRACTICE BUT ALIVE IN DEBATES.
Sep 01, 2006 ... DISINVESTMENT MAY BE DEAD IN PRACTICE BUT ALIVE IN DEBATES BY MUKESH JAGOTA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): The sale of government shares in state-owned companies may be on hold for more than two years but the issue of Disinvestment refuses to die. Like a ghost ...
MORE BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY SURVIVORS AWAIT JUSTICE IN US COURT.
Sep 01, 2006 ... MORE BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY SURVIVORS AWAIT JUSTICE IN US COURT KUMAR RAHUL September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Courtroom battles for more than 22 years to get justice against Union Carbide Corporation has not daunted the spirit of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors. Despite ...
MEN AT 40: LEADERS IN OFFICE, LED AT HOME.
Sep 01, 2006 ... MEN AT 40: LEADERS IN OFFICE, LED AT HOME NIKHIL GULATI & PANKAJ DOVAL September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Life, they say, begins at 40. And if responses of our 40-plus males are something to go by, family is where there heart is. Be it purchasing decisions of things ...
UNEMPLOYMENT CASTS SHADOW OVER SOUTH ASIAN.
Sep 01, 2006 ... UNEMPLOYMENT CASTS SHADOW OVER SOUTH ASIAN SUBHASHIS MITTRA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Economic growth and improved productivity have failed to translate adequately into job creation and better wages in South Asia. A new report on Labour and social trends in ...
COAL MINISTRY SLAMMED FOR OUTSOURCING IN CIL.
Sep 01, 2006 ... COAL MINISTRY SLAMMED FOR OUTSOURCING IN CIL PRIYADARSHI SIDDHANTA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): The coal ministry has come in for a sharp criticism for encouraging outsourcing in the Coal India Limited (CIL) with a Parliamentary Committee questioning the ...
MYANMAR - OIL DIPLOMACY.
Sep 01, 2006 ... MYANMAR - OIL DIPLOMACY SOURAV SEN September 01 (PTI Economic Service): As the global scramble for hydrocarbon reserves leaves fewer sources to tap, India is busy forging alliances with pariah states to fuel its booming economy. Several of its new energy ...
REMF AN NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL INVESTORS.
Sep 01, 2006 ... REMF AN NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL INVESTORS KUMAR DIPANKAR September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Those having a dream of house but cannot afford can now dream of owning a house in any posh locality of the country through investment in mutual fund. Sounds strange but it ...
INSURANCE SECTOR GROWTH TOUCHES NEW HIGHS IN Q1.
Sep 01, 2006 ... INSURANCE SECTOR GROWTH TOUCHES NEW HIGHS IN Q1 September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Country's largest insurer Life Insurance Corporation sprang a surprise after it recorded three-fold increase in first year premium collection to push life insurance industry growth to a whopping ...
S&P PUTS CHINA AHEAD OF INDIA IN INSURANCE REFORM.
Sep 01, 2006 ... S&P PUTS CHINA AHEAD OF INDIA IN INSURANCE REFORM PRASHANT KUMAR SAHU September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Though Indian insurance market is growing fast, China has grown faster thanks to rapid reform in the sector, according to global credit rating agency Standard & ...
NHB TO CATALYSE RS 75,000 CR HOUSING LOAN BY 2009.
Sep 01, 2006 ... NHB TO CATALYSE RS 75,000 CR HOUSING LOAN BY 2009 RATNAJYOTI DUTTA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): National Housing Bank has set an ambitious target of reducing country's housing shortage by 30 per cent by becoming catalyst to Rs 75,000 crore institutional ...
GROWTH OF ORGANISED RETAIL TO FUEL THE DEAMD FOR RETAIL SPACE.
Sep 01, 2006 ... GROWTH OF ORGANISED RETAIL TO FUEL THE DEAMD FOR RETAIL SPACE MANVENDRA JHA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): As robust growth in the IT and ITES/ BPO sectors have led to the significant demand for office space, Indian realtors are confident that growth in retail ...
INDIANS REACHING FOR SUMMIT OF CORPORATE WORLD.
Sep 01, 2006 ... INDIANS REACHING FOR SUMMIT OF CORPORATE WORLD MANSI TANEJA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Indra K Nooyi, who was recently appointed CEO of aerated drinks giant PepsiCo, is the latest to join the swelling tribe of Indians that is surviving cut-throat ...
COMPANY EMPLOYEE CAN WITHDRAW HIS RESIGNATION BEFORE IT IS ACCEPTED.
Sep 01, 2006 ... COMPANY EMPLOYEE CAN WITHDRAW HIS RESIGNATION BEFORE IT IS ACCEPTED September 01 (PTI Economic Service): The Supreme Court in S M Srikant, Appellant, versus Bharat Earth Movers Limited, Respondent reiterated that the employee of a company can withdraw his resignation before it ...
OIL PRICES SPIKE, NICKEL AND COFFEE HIT PEAKS.
Sep 01, 2006 ... OIL PRICES SPIKE, NICKEL AND COFFEE HIT PEAKS MANVENDRA JHA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): Crude oil prices rebounded, while nickel hit a historic peak and coffee futures in London reached their highest level in seven years in a volatile-trading week ended ...
SENSEX SURGE TO 3-MONTH HIGH, BUYING IN SELECT STOCKS.
Sep 01, 2006 ... SENSEX SURGE TO 3-MONTH HIGH, BUYING IN SELECT STOCKS RAJESH SHARMA September 01 (PTI Economic Service): As the benchmark sensex returned to 11,600 points level this fortnight, major players including foreign institutional investors continued to buy select ...
Bonds rise further smartly, call rates steady.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Bonds rise further smartly, call rates steady Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Government securities today continued to rise smartly on heavy demand after rise in the US guilt prices. However, yield on bonds fell sharply, while call rates moved narrowly and closed steady at the ...
Moderate rise in copra edible.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Moderate rise in copra edible Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Prices of copra edible Mumbai firmed up moderately on the spices market here today on good demand amidst poor supply from producing centres. Copra edible Mumbai rose by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 4400 from Rs 4300 ...
Kajaria to raise Rs 232 cr from international mkt.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Kajaria to raise Rs 232 cr from international mkt Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Kajaria Ceramics Ltd has received shareholders' approval for raising around Rs 232 crore (50 million dollars) from the international market for funding the company's expansion and corporate restructuring ...
No common ground yet with states for CST cut: FM.
Sep 01, 2006 ... No common ground yet with states for CST cut: FM New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Barely a month left to meet the deadline for phase out of Central Sales Tax, the Union government today admitted that it has not yet arrived at a common ground with states on a compensation package. ...
Army's satellite-based communication network starts working.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Army's satellite-based communication network starts working New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Army today put its satellite based communication network on air to provide voice and broadband data connectivity to the remotest border outposts. The network codenamed "Rohini" will ...
Ducking stool at Twenty20 World Cup?
Sep 01, 2006 ... Ducking stool at Twenty20 World Cup? Durban, Aug 31 (PTI) South Africa, hosts of the Twenty20 World Cup in September next year, are planning to incorporate some of the fun activities of domestic Pro20 matches into the much-hyped inaugural competition. Tournament ...
SPORT-ADD-RACE.
Sep 01, 2006 ... SPORT-ADD-RACE Mysore, Aug 31 (PTI): Jackpot winner: Rs 249963 on One tkt Jackpot runner: ...
NSE completes its 1638th settlement.
Sep 01, 2006 ... NSE completes its 1638th settlement Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has successfully completed its 1638th normal settlement (Rolling T+2 following SEBI directive) number N-2006163 respectively here ...
Govt imposes stock limit for wheat and pulses.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Govt imposes stock limit for wheat and pulses New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) In an attempt to curb price rise due to hoarding, the government has issued an order imposing stock holding limit for wheat and pulses for a period of six months. This order would not affect ...
Madrassa teacher saves lives of 70 children.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Madrassa teacher saves lives of 70 children Malwa (Rajasthan), Aug 31 (PTI) Keeping aside personal grief, a young madrassa teacher saved lives of 70 children as waters began rising dangerously in this non-descript village in the frontier district of Barmer. ...
PSU oil marketing cos hike ATF prices by over 4 pc.
Sep 01, 2006 ... PSU oil marketing cos hike ATF prices by over 4 pc New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Public sector oil marketing companies today increased prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by over 4 per cent, paving the way for yet another round of possible rise in air fares. State-run ...
HAL to foray into MRO business.
Sep 01, 2006 ... HAL to foray into MRO business Bangalore, Aug 31 (PTI) Public sector aviation giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is gearing up for a foray into the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) business for civil aircraft and their engines, a top HAL official said. "We see ...
SPORT-RESULTS.
Sep 01, 2006 ... SPORT-RESULTS Chennai, Aug 31 (PTI) Following are the results of the races hedl here today. 1st Race:The Krishna Plate, 1000 m. Olympian (M/s.Khurshid Md.Khan and Vaibhav Kumar) 53 M Lakshmanan first Set Example 54.5 Mark J Casey second ...
Trigyn Tech CEO resigns.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Trigyn Tech CEO resigns Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Software firm Trigyn Technologies Ltd today said that Tushar Vaidya has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of the company. The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that Tushar Vaidya has tendered his resignation ...
SBI MF strongest brand equity: AC Nielsen.
Sep 01, 2006 ... SBI MF strongest brand equity: AC Nielsen New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) SBI Mutual Fund has emerged as the strongest brand equity among the fund houses, said global market information provider AC Nielsen. SBI Mutual Fund with an index of 3.9 emerged as the strongest brand ...
Daga appointed IOC Marketing Director.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Daga appointed IOC Marketing Director New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) The Government today announced the appointment of Gyan Chand Daga as the Marketing Director for Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). ...
No info about "unusual" movement of Pak troops across IB: India.
Sep 01, 2006 ... No info about "unusual" movement of Pak troops across IB: India Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) The army tonight said it has no information about the reported "unusual" movement of Pakistani troops across the border in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. "We have no information ...
Special tri-series package announced for Indian fans.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Special tri-series package announced for Indian fans New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Tourism Malaysia today announced a special cricket package to woo the Indian audiences to make the trip to Kuala Lumpur for the cricket tri-series beginning on September 12. The 4 Days/3 ...
UTV Software to issue 34 shares to Walt Disney for Rs 65.45 cr.
Sep 01, 2006 ... UTV Software to issue 34 shares to Walt Disney for Rs 65.45 cr Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) UTV Software Communications Ltd today said it will issue 34 lakh equity shares to Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte for Rs 65.45 crore. The shareholders at the AGM held on ...
Mangalore Chemicals incorporates subsidiary co.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Mangalore Chemicals incorporates subsidiary co Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd today said it has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary company 'MCF International Ltd'. The subsidiary has an authorized capital of Rs 1 crore, the company ...
Study warns America not to insulate itself from outsourcing Sridhar Krishnaswami.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Study warns America not to insulate itself from outsourcing Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Aug 31 (PTI) Maintaining that global outsourcing is an efficient way to "import" labour without cutting the job opportunities for Americans, the head of the US Chamber of Commerce said ...
Transformer manufacturer Emco gets Rs 270 cr order from KPTCL.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Transformer manufacturer Emco gets Rs 270 cr order from KPTCL Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Power transformer manufacturer Emco today said it has received an order worth Rs 270 crore from the ...
BoR, SBI in ATM-sharing agreement.
Sep 01, 2006 ... BoR, SBI in ATM-sharing agreement Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) The Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) has entered into an ATM-sharing arrangement with the State Bank of India (SBI), which will give BoR customers access to over 5,500 SBI ATMs in the country. Following this tie-up with ...
ICICI Bank to raise Rs 300-cr in domestic market.
Sep 01, 2006 ... ICICI Bank to raise Rs 300-cr in domestic market Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Private sector banking major, ICICI Bank, will raise funds from the domestic market through a Rs 300-crore perpetual bond issue. This issue which will be done through private placement, carries a ...
NCDEX imposes special margins on chana and wheat.
Sep 01, 2006 ... NCDEX imposes special margins on chana and wheat Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) today directed the exchanges to impose additional or special margins payable in cash on all long and short position of chana. Margin for chana will be 15 per ...
CVBU of Tata Motors wins CII-Exim Bank Award 2005.
Sep 01, 2006 ... CVBU of Tata Motors wins CII-Exim Bank Award 2005 New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) The Commercial Vehicle Business Unit (CVBU) of Tata Motors has won the CII-Exim Bank Award for Business Excellence 2005. Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal ...
Indian pharma to cross Rs 1 lakh crore trunover in five years.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Indian pharma to cross Rs 1 lakh crore trunover in five years Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has expressed optimism that the annual turnover of the country's pharmaceutical industry is likely to double at over Rs 1,00,000 lakh crore in ...
Website for public-private investment opportunities by govt.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Website for public-private investment opportunities by govt Kolkata, Aug 31 (PTI) The Union government has created a website on Public Private Partnership (PPP) investment opportunities of the Centre and state governments. The website, 'www.Pppinindia.Com' will offer ...
Centre monitoring situation in Orissa.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Centre monitoring situation in Orissa New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) The Centre is keeping a close watch on the threat of an aggravated flood situation in Orissa and has assured the state of all help to deal with any crisis. Ministry of Home Affairs said ten BSF boats were ...
Bangladesh-sponsored Siliguri trade show from tomorrow.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Bangladesh-sponsored Siliguri trade show from tomorrow Siliguri, Aug 31 (PTI) The first Bangladesh-sponsored trade fair in the country will begin here tomorrow and will showcase a wide range of products, including the famous Hilsa fish of that country. The ...
Expeditious trial against Lodha sought in criminal case.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Expeditious trial against Lodha sought in criminal case Kolkata, Aug 31 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court has been requested to intervene for expediting the ongoing trial against Rajendra S Lodha, claimant to the Rs 5,000 crore assets of the M P Birla group, and his associates in ...
British Indians control 5 pc of UK economy: Arthur.
Sep 01, 2006 ... British Indians control 5 pc of UK economy: Arthur Siliguri (WB), Aug 31 (PTI) Indians in Britain were controlling five per cent of the country's economy, British High Commissioner to India, Michael Arthur said here today. Both Britain and India would be benefitted if ...
FIH on marketing, hockey development mission in India.
Sep 01, 2006 ... FIH on marketing, hockey development mission in India New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Four officials of the International Hockey Federation led by its president Els Van Breda Viersman today held discussions with some corporate houses of the country to expand the marketing scope of the ...
HAL ties up with NACO for anti-retrovial medicines.
Sep 01, 2006 ... HAL ties up with NACO for anti-retrovial medicines Pimpri (Pune), Aug 31 (PTI) Public sector Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd, which has been revived with a Rs 500 crore package from the Centre, has tied up with NACO for making available anti-retroviral medicines for the HIV-affected ...
Dalmiya moves city court in PILCOM case.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Dalmiya moves city court in PILCOM case Kolkata, Aug 31 (PTI) Former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya today moved an application before a city court claiming that the documents supplied by the Indian Cricket Board on the PILCOM account controversy were not legible. ...
CBI files 2nd chargesheet in Tehelka case.
Sep 01, 2006 ... CBI files 2nd chargesheet in Tehelka case New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) The CBI today filed its second chargesheet in the Tehelka case against the Staff Officer of Ordnance Factory Cell, Defence Ministry, H C Pant for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 70,000 from representatives of the ...
Six companies make presentation for Film City awards.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Six companies make presentation for Film City awards Chandigarh, Aug 31 (PTI) Six companies today made their technical presentation before the Chandigarh Administration here today for setting up of a Film City in the Union Territory. The presentation was made before a ...
GE Shipping to complete demerger much before stipulated time.
Sep 01, 2006 ... GE Shipping to complete demerger much before stipulated time Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) The Great Eastern Shipping Company (GE Shipping) is looking forward to complete the demerger of its offshore services division process much before the stipulated time frame of three months, a ...
India to search for helium-3 on moon's surface.
Sep 01, 2006 ... India to search for helium-3 on moon's surface Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) India's ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan will search the moon's surface for deposits of helium-3, which can be used to power future nuclear reactors, a top scientific official said today. "It's ...
Khan, Sharan set up Indo-Pak final.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Khan, Sharan set up Indo-Pak final New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Pakistan's top seed Aqeel Khan overcame a first set deficit to defeat Aditya Madkekar and set up an Indo-Pak final in the men's singles of the ITF Satellite Masters tennis here today. Khan, having already ...
CIL to diversify into power generation.
Sep 01, 2006 ... CIL to diversify into power generation Dhanbad, Aug 31 (PTI) State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) would diversify into the power generation business and has initiated dialogue with Neyvell Lignite Corporation (NLC) to jointly set up a 1000 MW power plant at Santhal Paraganas in ...
LD KASHMIR.
Sep 01, 2006 ... LD KASHMIR Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) Seven persons, including four Pakistani militants, were killed in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, where a major tragedy was averted with timely detection of a powerful IED on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway today, a police spokesman ...
PCPIERs to strengthen economy: Paswan.
Sep 01, 2006 ... PCPIERs to strengthen economy: Paswan Pimpri (Pune), Aug 31 (PTI) The emergence of a series of proposed Petroleum, Chemical, Petro-Chemical Investment Economic Regions (PCPIER), together with the revived pharma public sector undertakings would make India a strong global player ...
Small towns growth driver for eBay in India.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Small towns growth driver for eBay in India Kolkata, Aug 31 (PTI) Small towns were the growth drivers for leading online market eBay India, a company official said here today. "Small cities and towns what we commonly B and C category towns are gaining momentum about ...
Yes Bank to raise USD 150 million.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Yes Bank to raise USD 150 million Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) New-generation private sector banking major Yes Bank today said that it will be raising around USD 150 million by end of this fiscal. Rana Kapoor, Yes Bank's Managing Director and CEO, today told PTI here that ...
Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme launched in India.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme launched in India New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) An exclusive scheme for educating Indian fumigators about the prevailing quality standards in Australia was launched today. Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy launched the ...
Trucks barred from using highway to Paradip port.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Trucks barred from using highway to Paradip port Kendrapara, Aug 31 (PTI) Authorities in Orissa today barred the plying of trucks carrying iron ore on the national highway five leading to Paradip port following a fear of floods in the Mahanadi river system. "We have ...