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Punjab, Haryana reel under intense heat
May 21, 2013 at 05:00 | Source: FirstPost
Chandigarh, May 20 (IANS) Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under intense heat with temperatures at some places crossing 45 degrees Celsius Monday, Met officials said here.Temperatures remained five to seven degrees above normal across both states...
Heat scorches north India (Roundup)
May 21, 2013 at 03:15 | Source: FirstPost
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Most parts of north India reeled under intense heat Monday with no respite in sight Tuesday, with the temperature touching a scorching 46.2 degrees Celsius at Palam airport here.It was a hot start to the week in the national ...
Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town
May 20, 2013 at 19:57 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Fremont (US), May 20: In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $ 60,000 each. Down the road in another plant, crews sl...
Searing heat across north, west India, mercury to rise further (Roundup)
May 20, 2013 at 01:30 | Source: FirstPost
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat. Temperatures Sunday soared to 47 degrees Celsius in Maharashtra's Nagpur, and over 43 degrees even in Hi...
Hisar sizzles at 46 degrees, as heat sweeps across Punjab, Haryana
May 19, 2013 at 19:45 | Source: FirstPost
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Scorching summer heat sizzled most places in the pllains of Haryana and Punjab Sunday, recording temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, the Met department officials said here.Hisar in Haryana was the hottest in the two sta...
Punjab chalks policy for six civic bodies
May 19, 2013 at 17:26 | Source: Financial Express
The Punjab government has chalked out a comprehensive plan for the overall development of six municipal corporation cities in the state. In the first phase of the plan, water supply and sewerage facilities will be provided to the residents of Amrits...
Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town
May 19, 2013 at 04:25 | Source: Economic Times
FREMONT: In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. Down the road in another plant, crews slice solar cell...
Hero Cycles to set up 2 new plants, invest Rs 200cr by 2014
May 17, 2013 at 17:37 | Source: Financial Express
Hero Cycles today said it will set up two new plants by 2014 entailing an investment of up to Rs 200 crore and is also close to picking up stake in two firms in Europe as part of its international expansion. "We are setting up a new plant in Bihar, ...
Hero Cycles to set up 2 new plants; invest Rs 200 cr by 2014
May 17, 2013 at 16:17 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi, May 17: Hero Cycles today said it will set up two new plants by 2014 entailing an investment of up to Rs 200 crore and is also close to picking up stake in two firms in Europe as part of its international expansion. “We are setting ...
Eminent journalist OP Sabherwal passes away
May 16, 2013 at 22:26 | Source: DNA India
Om Prakash Sabherwal, an eminent journalist and author of much publicised India s Tryst with the Atom, passed away in New Delhi on Thursday following a brief illness, family members said. OP, as he was popularly known in the media world, was 90 and ...
Indian media: Return to Olympics
May 16, 2013 at 16:32 | Source: BBC
Indian media are optimistic over the country's chances of returning to the Olympic fold following a constructive meeting between officials of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in Lausanne, Switzer...
Major increase in property of Bansal's PS in last three years
May 16, 2013 at 09:11 | Source: Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The immovable property assets of IAS officer Rahul Bhandari, personal secretary to former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, have recorded a major increase in the last three years, his filings with the Department of Personnel and Traini...
Hero Electric to ring in ‘first response vehicle’
May 16, 2013 at 00:41 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi, May 15: With its electric scooters business not doing too well, the Ludhiana-based company Hero Electric is planning to manufacture niche products to prop up sales. The company already makes high-end electric bicycles branded as A2B, whic...
Manish Tewari cautions Congress workers against backstabbing
May 15, 2013 at 19:52 | Source: FirstPost
Ludhiana: Lashing out at the SAD-BJP coalition government in the state for its alleged all round failure, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday cautioned party workers against backstabbing by some of its own people.Ad...
Punjab set to launch online VAT refund system
May 12, 2013 at 04:08 | Source: Financial Express
The Punjab government will soon become the first state to launch online VAT refund system for traders and industrialists, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday said. Speaking to a delegation from Ludhiana that called on him to press for t...
Philips, Federal Mugul, Smart Data walk away with NorthWest QualTech Awards
May 10, 2013 at 17:26 | Source: Financial Express
Philips, Federal Mugul, Smart Data, Godrej, Reliance are among the top companies that have won the north-west region�s prestigious 9th NorthWest Qualtech Awards presented at the annual North-West QualTech Convention organized by the PTU�s Gian J...
RIL owned Reliance Fresh drags Bharti Retail to court over price comparisons
May 09, 2013 at 04:35 | Source: Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Reliance Fresh has dragged Bharti Retail to court over what it claims are misleading price comparisons, signaling an escalation of tension between the two groups who will soon be pitted against each other in the telecom market as well. Th...
Rahul Gandhi holds meeting with Haryana cong leaders
May 08, 2013 at 23:15 | Source: FirstPost
Panchkula: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today met party MPs, MLAs and leaders in Haryana and discussed ways and means to strengthen the party in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.During his closed-door meetings kept out of bound for the ...
Mauritius apparel brand gets ready for India entry
May 08, 2013 at 23:12 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Chennai, May 8: Mauritius apparel brand IV Play will soon be launched in the country. IV Play is a fashion brand for men, women and children launched in 1994 by Mario Guillot, a French designer, who fell in love with Mauritius and made it his home. ...
PVR planning to take its luxury format Director s Cut to Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong
May 08, 2013 at 09:01 | Source: Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Multiplex operator PVR, which recently acquired Cinemax to become the largest film exhibition company in the country, is exploring opportunities to take its luxury format Director's Cut to Asian markets such as Thailand, Singapore and Hong...
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