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| Gaur sees huge investment by southern states
MADHYA PRADESH is confident of attracting investments worth Rs 2 lakh crore from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and providing jobs to three lakh people before the end of 2008, according to Industries and Commerce Minister Babulal Gaur.
Gaur, on a tour of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to attract investment, told reporters here on Monday night that Madhya Pradesh, besides having the advantage of good power availability, has coalmines, plenty of water, good road access, cotton availability and raw material for food processing units. |
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| Kalam for Murthy as President
PRESIDENT A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said on Sunday that it would be “fantastic” if software industry icon N.R. Narayana Murthy succeeded him. |
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| 20 killed, 18 injured in car explosion in Tamil Nadu
The Union Home Ministry is in touch with the Tamil Nadu government following the death of 20 people in a car explosion in Villupuram on Saturday. |
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| IIMs increase P-G fees
THE INDIAN Institutes of Management in Bangalore and Indore on Tuesday hiked their fees for the postgraduate programme. The IIMs in Ahmedabad and Kolkata are expected to follow suit after their boards meet within the next week. |
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| Wooing the andamans
The uninhabited islands of Andaman & Nicobar have been identified as soft terror targets, reports Rahul Singh.
Terror alarm along coastline |
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| Instant horoscopes in hospitals, all for Rs 175
Two computer-savvy young men in Visakhapatnam have hit upon a novel way of making a living, writes Ashok Das. |
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| Kochi arms haul tip of iceberg: Navy chief
The seizure of arms from a Karachi-bound ship in Kerala last week could be part of a bigger terror operation, says the Naval chief. |
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| Maoists kill Congress leader in Andhra
A local Congress leader in Andhra Pradesh was shot on Monday by Maoists while he was inspecting a road construction project in Mahabubnagar district. |
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| Police trouble for Greg’s Kerala host
He came, he saw and, apparently, he liked what he saw. But Rainbow Cruises, which owns the houseboat on which Indian cricket coach Greg Chappell spent three days in the Kerala backwaters, has been left to answer a lot of questions — from the police. They have registered a case against it under Section 7(14) of the Foreigners Act. |
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| Kalam visits ailing Field Marshal Manekshaw
In a rare gesture, President APJ Abdul Kalam, the president visited the local military hospital to look up an ailing Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw. |
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| Mothers in midday meal scheme
Getting a healthy meal to each kid in schools in Andhra Pradesh is now a reality, courtesy the mothers, reports Chetan Chauhan. |
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| Patil asks southern states to step up security
The Union Home Minister asked the southern states to step up vigilance and mutual coordination to effectively tackle the threat posed by terrorist outfits. |
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| Serial divorcee gets thrice lucky
RULING A woman “does not have to prove every time that she is unable to maintain herself”, the Kerala High Court directed a man to pay a one-time lump sum to his twice-divorced Muslim wife. |
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| Catwalk in the air for fighter jets
Some of the world’s best fighters fought for attention on day one of Aero India 2007, reports BR Srikanth. |
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