PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. back issues from December 2006:
Indian to offer free tickets to frequent fliers.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Indian to offer free tickets to frequent fliers New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) State-run domestic carrier Indian today announced a new scheme, 'Touch 10/Touch 20', under which it will offer free tickets to frequent fliers. As per the scheme, the airliner would offer two free ...
Amrit Banaspati net profit doubles, declares dividend.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Amrit Banaspati net profit doubles, declares dividend New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Amrit Banaspati Company Ltd has reported a three-fold jump in its profit after tax for the fiscal ended March 31, 2006 at Rs 14.61 crore compared to Rs 4.88 crore in the previous fiscal. The ...
MCX commodities futures trade prices.
Dec 01, 2006 ... MCX commodities futures trade prices Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) Following are the commodities traded at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) here today with details such as Contract-month, Price Movements and Volume. MCX FUTURES UNIT OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE VOLUME UNI ...
Hotels, restaurants sore over tax levies.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Hotels, restaurants sore over tax levies Kolkata, Nov 30 (PTI) Hotels and restaurants in the city have expressed discontent over the taxes and other levies imposed by the West Bengal government, which they claimed were affecting their business prospects. All state ...
Better sense has prevailed: Dalmiya.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Better sense has prevailed: Dalmiya Kolkata, Nov 30 (PTI) Former BCCI Chief Jagmohan Dalmiya today welcomed the recall of Sourav Ganguly to the national team but took a dig at his detractors in the BCCI, saying 'better sense has prevailed'. Terming Ganguly's ...
No dates yet for resumption of six-party talks on NKorea issue.
Dec 01, 2006 ... No dates yet for resumption of six-party talks on NKorea issue Beijing, Nov 30 (PTI) No date has been set for the resumption of six-party talks to dismantle North Korea's nuclear programme, a Chinese official said today. China will consult with other parties on the ...
Two-day-old girl becomes youngest bank customer.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Two-day-old girl becomes youngest bank customer Chandigarh, Nov 30 (PTI) A two-day old baby has become the youngest customer of the State Bank of Patiala branch here, which opened a fixed deposit account for it ...
Punjab approves 25 new mega projects.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Punjab approves 25 new mega projects Chandigarh, Nov 30 (PTI) The Punjab government today approved 25 new mega projects worth Rs 7112.40 crore, including 22 industrial and three Housing and Township projects. The projects, which would employ 1,35,710 people, were ...
Finacle to tap Latin American mkt; ranked no.1 by Forrester.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Finacle to tap Latin American mkt; ranked no.1 by Forrester New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) IT major Infosys' banking solution Finacle, which has been ranked as the number one retail banking platform by research firm Forrester, aims to provide the cutting edge technology in the untapped ...
Time will tell if decision to select Ganguly was correct: Bedi.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Time will tell if decision to select Ganguly was correct: Bedi New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi today said only time would tell whether the step to bring back Sourav Ganguly to the Test squad was a correct one. Bedi, a known ...
Pension fund scam: Two more officials in Shanghai dismissed.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Pension fund scam: Two more officials in Shanghai dismissed Beijing, Nov 30 (PTI) Two senior officials in Shanghai have been dismissed from the city's legislative body for their alleged role in the USD 407 million pension fund scam. While, Sun Luyi, a deputy ...
Sixty is new middle age; 40 no longer naughty.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Sixty is new middle age; 40 no longer naughty New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Being 60 is no more as old as it used to be, while turning 30 could be as good as 21 again, says a survey on people's perception of growing old, or rather young. More people are spending their 60s ...
NABARD to create Rs 1,000 cr corpus for refinancing food units.
Dec 01, 2006 ... NABARD to create Rs 1,000 cr corpus for refinancing food units New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) NABARD is all set to create a Rs 1,000 crore corpus to refinance agro processing infrastructure and market development projects, Lok Sabha was informed today. Food Processing ...
Indian TT team thrash Yemen but fails to get QF berth.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Indian TT team thrash Yemen but fails to get QF berth Doha, Nov 30 (PTI) Having already been out of contention for a quarter final berth with two consecutive defeats, the Indian men's table tennis completed their league engagements with a consolation win over Yemen here today. ...
Maharashtra and TN share honours in school games.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Maharashtra and TN share honours in school games Ferozepur, Nov 30 (PTI) Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu shared the honours with 21 points each on the concluding day of the National Inter School Games (Group-II) for Under-16 boys and girls here today. The overall games ...
Pakistan denies Kasuri asked NATO to negotiate with Taliban.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Pakistan denies Kasuri asked NATO to negotiate with Taliban Islamabad, Nov 30 (PTI) Pakistan today denied that its Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri had asked NATO to accept a power-sharing agreement with Taliban as it was losing the war in Afghanistan. The ...
Aircel gets 7 new GSM license.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Aircel gets 7 new GSM license New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Aircel, in which Malaysian Maxis telecom has 74 per cent stake, has got "letter of intent" for cellular license for seven circles in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East and West), Kolkata, Kerala, Haryana and Punjab enabling ...
Govt constitutes pay panel for executives of central PSUs.(Discussion)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Govt constitutes pay panel for executives of central PSUs New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The government today approved a new committee to review the pay scales of the officers of central public sector undertakings, a move that will benefit more than three lakh executives. ...
WDM trades worth Rs 880.50 cr at NSE.
Dec 01, 2006 ... WDM trades worth Rs 880.50 cr at NSE Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) The Wholesale Debt Market (WDM) segment of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) today witnessed a total turnover of Rs 880.50 cr in 92 trades. Top securities (non-repo) traded on WDM segment were, the 8.07 per ...
Yields rise smartly, call rates steady.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Yields rise smartly, call rates steady Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) The yields on government securities today rose further smartly on ample liquidity in the system, while call rates ended steady and bonds were lower. At the overnight call money market, the call rates moved in ...
Charter of affiliation signed between Army and Air Force.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Charter of affiliation signed between Army and Air Force Belgaum, Nov 30 (PTI) The Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, one of the oldest of the Indian Army, today signed a "charter of affiliation" with the prestigeous 20 Air Force Squadron. The charter was signed and ...
Keralite Engineer shot dead in US.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Keralite Engineer shot dead in US Kochi, Nov 30 (PTI) A 26-year-old engineer from Kerala was shot dead by an unidentified person in Texas in the US on Tuesday, family sources said here. The deceased, Sanal Nathan, was son of Commodore Ravindranathan, Deputy Director ...
Indiabulls to raise 446 cr; Mittal to buy 3.33 pc stake.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Indiabulls to raise 446 cr; Mittal to buy 3.33 pc stake Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) NRI steel magnate L N Mittal will pick up 3.33 per cent stake in Indiabulls Infrastructure Development Ltd for Rs 111.75 crore, while US-based fund house Farallon Capital will acquire 10 per cent for Rs ...
Trust aims at making artists financially secure.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Trust aims at making artists financially secure New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) With an aim to provide financial security to young and mid-career artists, a pension trust was launched here today. "The purpose is to provide financial security to artists who otherwise may not ...
Govt to revive PSU pharma cos: Paswan.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Govt to revive PSU pharma cos: Paswan Lucknow, Nov 30 (PTI) Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ram Vilas Paswan today said sick public sector pharma companies Indian Drug and Petrochemicals Ltd and Bengal Chemicals would be revived soon. In an informal chat with ...
Jet fuel prices cut by up to 2.5 pc.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Jet fuel prices cut by up to 2.5 pc New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) A day after petrol and diesel prices were reduced, oil companies today cut aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by up to 2.5 per cent. ATF, also known as jet fuel, prices in Delhi came down from Rs 37,059.02 ...
UTI MF launches new scheme under FTIF.
Dec 01, 2006 ... UTI MF launches new scheme under FTIF Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) UTI Mutual Fund (UTI MF) today said it has launched another scheme under the Fixed Term Income Fund (FTIF). The new scheme, FTIF- Series II, Plan 16, aims at generating regular returns by investing in a ...
Urea output at 17.96 lakh ton in October.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Urea output at 17.96 lakh ton in October New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Urea production is estimated at 17.96 lakh tonnes in October 2006 against the targeted 14.91 lakh tonnes, up by more than 20 per cent. However, the estimated DAP output fell short of target by nearly 26 ...
Arch Chemicals makes India entry.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Arch Chemicals makes India entry Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) US-based Arch Chemicals, which manufactures water sanitising products, cosmetic ingredients and wood preservatives, today announced its entry into the Indian market. Arch, which hitherto had a presence through ...
Time ripe to build strategic oil reserves: FICCI.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Time ripe to build strategic oil reserves: FICCI New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Industry body FICCI today said the government should aim at building a 90-day crude oil stock to take advantage of the fall in global crude oil prices. "The decline in international crude prices ...
Microsoft ties up with ICICI.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Microsoft ties up with ICICI New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division today tied-up with ICICI bank to provide consumers an easy-to-pay finance ...
Fire breaks out in Infosys building, no casualty.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Fire breaks out in Infosys building, no casualty Chandigarh, Nov 30 (PTI) A fire broke out today in one of the Infosys buildings in the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technolgy Park here. The fire was put off and two persons trapped inside the building rescued safely. ...
Judge strikes Bush's authority to designate terrorist groups.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Judge strikes Bush's authority to designate terrorist groups Washington, Nov 30 (PTI) In a major setback to the White House, a federal judge has ruled that certain provisions of US President George W Bush's post-9/11 order blocking financial assistance to terror outfits were ...
MIC Electronics plans to enter capital markets, files DRHP.
Dec 01, 2006 ... MIC Electronics plans to enter capital markets, files DRHP Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) Hyderabad-based MIC Electronics Ltd, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to enter the capital market with its public offering of ...
PFC to disburse around USD 3.75 bn this year.
Dec 01, 2006 ... PFC to disburse around USD 3.75 bn this year Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) today said it expects to disburse up to USD 3.75 billion (Rs 16,875 crore) this year for various projects. "Last year, we disbursed USD 2.5 billion. It is ...
Leather exporters cry foul over VAT refunds non-payment.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Leather exporters cry foul over VAT refunds non-payment Kolkata, Nov 30 (PTI) Leather exporters of West Bengal have expressed anger over the non-payment of VAT refunds since December 2005. Speaking at the annual general meeting of Indian Leather Products Association ...
Air-India, Indian post big losses this fiscal.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Air-India, Indian post big losses this fiscal New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Increasing competition and steep fuel prices have made a big dent in the bottomline of the two state-owned carriers Air-India and Indian this fiscal, Lok Sabha was informed today. While Air-India ...
Indian women paddlers reach last-eight stage.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Indian women paddlers reach last-eight stage Doha, Nov 30 (PTI) India's women table tennis team entered the quarter-finals for a match-up with North Korea but the country's men shuttlers were swamped 5-0 by world champions China at the 15th Asian Games ahead of the ...
SEBI's guidelines for Real Estate Mutual Funds in 3-4 days.
Dec 01, 2006 ... SEBI's guidelines for Real Estate Mutual Funds in 3-4 days Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is likely to announce guidelines for Real Estate Mutual Funds (REMF) in a few days. "The norms for the REMF have been ...
Smallest VC Fund "Seedfund" launched.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Smallest VC Fund "Seedfund" launched Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) Venture Capital fund `Seedfund', that aims to target small entrepreneurs with seed-stage funding of up to Rs 2.25 crore, was launched here today. The fund has a corpus of USD 10-to USD 15 million (Rs 45 crore ...
Comprehensive guidelines on derivatives by December 11: RBI.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Comprehensive guidelines on derivatives by December 11: RBI Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) The Reserve Bank today said it would place the draft comprehensive guidelines on derivatives in public domain by December 11. An internal group to review the existing guidelines on ...
NABARD provides Rs 100 cr RIDF to WB govt.
Dec 01, 2006 ... NABARD provides Rs 100 cr RIDF to WB govt Kolkata, Nov 30 (PTI) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has disbursed Rs 100 crore as Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) loan to West Bengal, covering 1275 projects. The projects include, ...
Seasoned Bengal take on young Mumbai.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Seasoned Bengal take on young Mumbai Kolkata, Nov 30 (PTI) Bengal would be missing their star player Sourav Ganguly as they take on a young Mumbai side in the Ranji Trophy Elite group B match here tomorrow. With the left hander having been recalled to the national ...
Hizbul commander among three militants killed in J&K.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Hizbul commander among three militants killed in J&K Jammu, Nov 30 (PTI) Three militants, including a self-styled battalion commander, were killed in an encounter in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir today. On a tip off, the army launched a search operation in ...
Karnataka, Kerala, Hyderabad post wins at women's cricket meet.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Karnataka, Kerala, Hyderabad post wins at women's cricket meet Hyderabad, Nov 30 (PTI) Karnataka trounced Tamil Nadu by 75 runs, while Kerala defeated Goa by 138 runs in the South Zone Inter-State Women's cricket tournament here today. Put into bat, Karnataka made 205 ...
Mukherjee to visit Nepal next month.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Mukherjee to visit Nepal next month Kathmandu, Nov 30 (PTI) External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will pay a brief visit to Nepal next month to hold bilateral consultations with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and invite him for the SAARC summit being hosted in India. ...
Dubai shopping festival to kick off from kerala.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Dubai shopping festival to kick off from kerala Kochi, Nov 30 (PTI) The Dubai Shopping Festival will kick off in India for the first time from ...
Mittal, Farallon Capital buy 13.33 pc stake in Indiabulls unit.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Mittal, Farallon Capital buy 13.33 pc stake in Indiabulls unit Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) Steel tycoon L N Mittal and San Francisco-based Farallon Funds have picked up 13.33 per cent stake in Indiabulls Infrastructure Development Ltd (IIDL) for a total consideration of Rs 447 crore. ...
Agro-Tech-2006 begins tomorrow.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Agro-Tech-2006 begins tomorrow Chandigarh, Nov 30 (PTI) Agro-Tech-2006, which aims to showcase the latest in agriculture technology, products and allied services, will begin here from tomorrow. Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat will inaugurate Agro Tech-2006, ...
CSN eyes $1.5-bn listing for iron ore mine to fund Corus deal.
Dec 01, 2006 ... CSN eyes $1.5-bn listing for iron ore mine to fund Corus deal Rio de Janeiro, Nov 30 (PTI) Brazilian steelmaker CSN, which has countered Tata Steel's bid for London-based Corus, is planning to raise over 1.5 billion dollars (about 800 million pounds) through listing of its Casa ...
'British workers must acquire skills to compete with India'.
Dec 01, 2006 ... 'British workers must acquire skills to compete with India' London, Nov 30 (PTI) Britain should take steps to ensure that its workers acquire the skills to compete with the challenge posed by professionals from India and China, British Chancellor Gordon Brown said today. ...
Saurashtra to take on Baroda in Ranji Elite division tie.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Saurashtra to take on Baroda in Ranji Elite division tie Rajkot, Nov 30 (PTI) Saurashtra will take on formidable Baroda in the second round of their Ranji Trophy Elite division cricket match at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground here tomorrow. Last year's plate division ...
Govt holding talks with Left parties on pension reforms bill.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Govt holding talks with Left parties on pension reforms bill New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The government today said it is holding consultations with Left parties on pension reforms bill to give statutory status to interim regulator in the sector and is hopeful it would be passed in ...
Finacle emerges leader on Retail banking platforms.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Finacle emerges leader on Retail banking platforms Bangalore, Nov 30 (PTI) IT bellwether Infosys' universal banking solution, Finacle has emerged as a leader in a recently released Forrester Wave Report on Retail Banking Platforms, the company said. Finacle stood out ...
CAT uphelds memo issued to IT commissioner.
Dec 01, 2006 ... CAT uphelds memo issued to IT commissioner Chennai, Nov 30 (PTI) The Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai, today upheld a memo issued to an IT Commissioner in May last, for allegedly conferring undue favour to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her friend ...
Yousuf acknowledges role of Mushtaq, Woolmer in his success.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Yousuf acknowledges role of Mushtaq, Woolmer in his success Karachi, Nov 30 (PTI) Basking in glory after breaking a string of records today, prolific Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf acknowledged former teammate Mushtaq Ahmed and coach Bob Woolmer's role in his stupendous show ...
Truck tyre radialisation can help India save Rs 4000 cr a year.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Truck tyre radialisation can help India save Rs 4000 cr a year New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) India can save up to Rs 4,000 crore annualy if a majority of its truck fleet converts to radial tyres, according to a study by Crisil Research. "Even a 50 per cent radialisation ...
CCEA okays Rs 775.87 cr for cattle breeding project phase-II.
Dec 01, 2006 ... CCEA okays Rs 775.87 cr for cattle breeding project phase-II New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) A scheme to replace 20 million low producing non-descript cattle and buffaloes with improved species of milch yielding animals got more fodder today, by way of Rs 775.87 crore from the Union ...
Cairn India IPO opens on Dec 11.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Cairn India IPO opens on Dec 11 Chandigarh, Nov 30 (PTI) Cairn Energy PLC is entering the capital market with a public issue to raise up to Rs 6,200 crore for developing its discoveries in Rajasthan, a company official said here today. The price band for the issue, ...
SC asks Committee to examine delay in progress of expressway.
Dec 01, 2006 ... SC asks Committee to examine delay in progress of expressway New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Determined that the Rs 3567-crore ambitious Expressway project around the national capital is completed before 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Supreme Court today directed its high-level Monitoring ...
Lara heaps praise on Yousuf.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Lara heaps praise on Yousuf Karachi, Nov 30 (PTI) West Indian skipper Brian Lara today heaped praise Mohammad Yousuf for his batting achievements in the year, saying the Pakistani batsman's feat of scoring nine hundreds in the year and a total of nearly 1800 runs was "slightly ...
India to add 66,000 MW power in 11th plan period: Shahi.
Dec 01, 2006 ... India to add 66,000 MW power in 11th plan period: Shahi Mumbai, Nov 30 (PTI) In line with its target to provide power to all by 2012, the Centre aims to generate additional 66,000 MW of power during the 11th plan period. "We have set a target to add up 66,000 MW of ...
Cabinet approves new air services pact with Finland.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Cabinet approves new air services pact with Finland New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) India today approved a new air services agreement with Finland that would enable greater trade and social exchanges between the two countries. The amendments to the existing agreement would ...
Irrigation programme announced for farmers in advance.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Irrigation programme announced for farmers in advance Chandigarh, Nov 30 (PTI) The irrigation department of Punjab today announced the rotational programme for the rabi season through canal water for the week from December two to enable the farming community to irrigate their ...
ULFA linked to LTTE: police.
Dec 01, 2006 ... ULFA linked to LTTE: police Guwahati, Nov 30 (PTI) The banned ULFA has established links with the LTTE but there is no evidence that it is receiving arms supplies from the Sri Lankan rebel group, a top Assam Police official has said. "The ULFA leadership has ...