Telangana seeks funds from Modi government for handlooms, textiles
HYDERABAD: Telangana’s Industry Minister K.T. Rama Rao has urged the Narendra Modi government (Centre) to allocate funds in the Union Budget 2021-22 for development of handlooms and textiles in the state. In a letter to Union Textiles Minister Smriti Z. Irani, he sought funds for the development of the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park, and sanction […]
DDA okays launching of new housing scheme in 2021 with nearly 1,200 flats
NEW DELHI: The highest decision-making body of the DDA on Wednesday gave its nod to the new online housing scheme of the urban body that is planned to be launched next year, officials said. About 1,210 flats will be on offer under the scheme for various category of flats at locations such as Dwarka, Jasola, […]
BCCI AGM approves 10 teams for 2022 IPL
AHMEDABAD: The BCCI’s governing body on Thursday ratified the entry of two new franchises in the IPL to make it a 10-team affair from 2022 during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here. In another major development, the Board, in principle, decided to back the ICC’s bid for inclusion of cricket, in the T20 format, in […]
CBI arrests 2 former managing directors in ponzi scam
NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested two former managing directors of companies in two separate cases related to a scam in which Rs 756 crore of investors’ money is under scanner, officials said Thursday. Awdhesh Singh, the then managing director of Sun Plant Agro Ltd and Dipankar De, the then managing director of New Land […]
Agro Industrial park will be set up at Singur
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said an agro industrial park will be set up at Singur in Hooghly district to create employment opportunities in the agrarian area. Banerjee announced that the expression of interest will be issued for the upcoming deep sea port at Tajpur Purbo Medinipur district which will attract total […]
Karnataka withdraws night curfew order
BENGALURU: In a U-turn, the Karnataka government on Thursday withdrew its night curfew order, hours before it was to comment into effect. The decision to impose night curfew for nine days from 11 pm to 5 am starting from Thursday was taken on Wednesday in line with the Centre’s advice, amid concerns over a new […]
Max Speciality Films to invest Rs 600 million for 2 metallizer lines
NEW DELHI: Max Ventures & Industries Limited’s (MaxVIL) subsidiary Max Speciality Films Limited (MSFL), which manufactures specialty packaging films is investing Rs. 600 million to install two metallizer lines to meet the increased demand for specialty packaging from packaged food segment with improved shelf life offering 100% reliable laminate options. MaxVIL holds 51% stake in […]
Zydus Cadila vax found safe in clinical trials
NEW DELHI: Ahmedabad- based pharmaceutical company Zydus has announced that its plasmid DNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19, ZyCoV-D was found to be safe, well tolerated and immunogenic in the Phase I/II clinical trials. The company is now planning to initiate Phase III clinical trial in around 30,000 volunteers upon receiving necessary approvals. The Phase II […]
Yogi government to ensure safety, respect of its labourers working in foreign countries
NEW DELHI: Security, safety and honour of the migrant labourers of Uttar Pradesh, who have left their home family and went for work in foreign countries, thousands of kilometres away, will not be neglected anymore. The Yogi Adityanath government government is working overtime to ensure the safety and dignity of its migrant labourers working in […]
L&T Construction prints 3D ground-plus-one building in India
NEW DELHI: L&T Construction, the construction arm of the US $ 21 billion technology, engineering & construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro, has announced having successfully 3D printed a G+1 (Ground plus one) Building with reinforcement for the first time in India. With the country aggressively pursuing the objective of creating 60 million houses under the […]
Dalmia Cement raises capacity in Bengal unit, with an investment of Rs 360 crores
NEW DELHI: Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has announced a capacity addition of 2.3 Million Tons at its Bengal Cement Works (BCW) unit in West Midnapore with an investment of Rs 360 crores. This addition is in line with our business pillar ‘Growth’ and […]
Rs 255 crore assets of companies fraudulently availing agriculture loans attached
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 255 crore in a case connected to fraudulent availing of agricultural loans in the name of poor farmers. The agency provisionally attached assets worth Rs 255 crore of Gangakhed Sugar Energy Ltd (GSEL), Yogeswari Hatcheries, and Gangakhed Solar Power Ltd under Prevention of Money […]
Nitish Kumar requests Civil Aviation Minister to begin night operations at Darbhanga airport
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appealed to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to enable night operations at the newly-opened Darbhanga airport. Darbhanga airport, which began operations on November 8, does not have facilities for night landing and take-off. In a letter to Puri, a copy of which is with IANS, Nitish Kumar […]
Haryana approves formation of new municipal corporation in Manesar
GURUGRAM: The Haryana government on Wednesday decided to constitute a new municipal corporation (MC) at Manesar in Gurugram district by including 29 adjoining villages in it. A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet held in Chandigarh under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The 29 villages […]
Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train to run from December 30
NEW DELHI: A Rajdhani special train will run on four days of the week between Mumbai and Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi), the Central Railway (CR) said in a release on Wednesday. The CR had suspended its Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train after the outbreak of coronavirus in March. Train number 01221 Rajdhani special will leave the Chhatrapati Shivaji […]
Domestic air passenger traffic grows 22 per cent in November: ICRA
MUMBAI: Further relaxation in aircraft capacity deployment coupled with festive season air travel demand helped recovery in the domestic traffic with passenger volume seeing 22 per cent sequential growth in the previous month, ratings agency ICRA said on Wednesday. ICRA also said that the November domestic passenger traffic was close to 50 per cent of […]