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murali772 - 27-OCT-2008
“If you need to understand the difference between STUs and private operators, you need to compare the services provided by private operators in districts like Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, and those offered by STUs in fully nationalized districts like Gulbarga and Raichur", says Rajavarma Ballal, president of the state federation of private bus operators. |
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City-states as viable alternatives murali772 - 20-OCT-2008
If Bangalore, for instance, has to become an international city, like Singapore, it must be made into a separate province. China has done it. Its cities deal directly with Beijing. And it has worked. We remember the likes of IT icon Narayana Murthy having spoken on similar lines. Such out-ofthe-box ideas sometimes help in finding viable solutions. |
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murali772 - 17-OCT-2008
Blame empty coffers for power outages. The crisis has arisen as power generation in hydel power stations has been low due to a weak monsoon. The main power generation centre, Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS), has been affected as coal suppliers have been demanding KPCL clear outstanding debts and increase pay per load. |
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murali772 - 15-OCT-2008
Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa will head the Vision Group on Karnataka 2020, a panel constituted for finalizing the state’s vision document and its subsequent implementation. |
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KSRTC out to kill even existing competition murali772 - 8-OCT-2008
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has informed the Karnataka High Court that it is in a position to replace private operators in case the High Court sets aside the modifications of nationalised schemes to regularise the grant of illegal permits. |
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murali772 - 8-OCT-2008
The growth in the number of medical chain shops across the state has been a major area of concern for the smaller medical retail and wholesale shops. In order to put a check to, and protest the growth of such chain shops, the Karnataka State Chemists and Druggists Welfare Association was formed. |
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bhagyesh_r1504 - 22-SEP-2008Upcoming Events in Finance and Economics 2008 Events in finance and economics will be organized by various organizations around the globe. The major objective of these events is to foster discussions, debates and research on various economic and financial issues prevailing in the global economy. Most of these events are expected to have representations both from the industry and academics. The integration between academic theory and industrial implementation will be an important aspect of such events. |
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tsubba - 28-AUG-2008Website: http://www.mangaloresez.com/index.php# Launching the website on Tuesday, chairman of the Nitte Education Trust N. Vinay Hegde said: “I am a pro-SEZ person. Mangalore has no future unless we become SEZ friendly.” |
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Bangalore Non-IT Industries and Economy tsubba - 23-AUG-2008KASSIA proposes varsity for small enterprises The Hindu. To create a trained and skilled workforce for small-scale industries, the Karnataka Small Scale Industries’ Association (KASSIA) has suggested to the State Government to establish micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) university on the lines of agricultural university. |
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murali772 - 7-JUN-2008
The latest 'India Today' ranking of the top engg colleges in the country places Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) at no 10, the highest amongst all the private engg colleges, and higher than quite a few NITs. Amongst the Bangalore city colleges, only M S Ramaiah College of Engg figures in the list at no 21. |