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Last updated: 07 Oct, 2009  
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Steep hike in power tariff in Karnataka
SME Times News Bureau | 26 Nov, 2009
Consumers in Karnataka will have to shell out additional amount for electricity from Dec 1 with the authorities increasing the power tariff between 30 paise and Rs.1.20 per unit.
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Chhattisgarh seeks higher support price for paddy
SME Times News Bureau | 25 Nov, 2009
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Tuesday asked the central government to raise the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy to Rs.1,400 per quintal from the present Rs.950 per quintal.
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ADB to fund Rs.315-cr tourism project in Punjab
SME TImes News Bureau | 24 Nov, 2009
The Asian Development Bank has sanctioned a Rs.315-crore ($68 million) project for tourism infrastructure development in Punjab.
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Visa clampdown on Chinese affecting Himachal projects: CM
Prashant Sood | 23 Nov, 2009
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has urged the central government to take an early decision on granting employment visas to Chinese workers as they have had to leave road projects in Himachal Pradesh after a visa clampdown.
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Haryana gets SEZ proposals worth Rs.50,000 crore
SME Times News Bureau | 23 Nov, 2009
Haryana has received more than 100 proposals for setting up special economic zones (SEZs), which will bring investments worth Rs.50,000 crore and create 1.5 million jobs, a senior government official said Saturday.
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UP to continue ban on import of raw sugar
SME Times News Bureau | 23 Nov, 2009
Reaching out to sugarcane farmers in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has decided to continue the ban on import of raw sugar till the sugarcane crushing in mills in the state is over, an official said Sunday.
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Central govt playing sugarcane politics: Mayawati
SME Times News Bureau | 21 Nov, 2009
UP Chief Minister and BSP president Mayawati has accused the central government of "deliberately delaying" the decision to withdraw the ordinance on sugarcane pricing in order to gain political mileage.
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Kerala IT park projects get SEZ status
SME Times News Bureau | 21 Nov, 2009
The central government has formally notified the third phase of the Technopark IT campus in Thiruvananthapuram and that at Kollam as special economic zones (SEZ), according to the Kerala government.
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Delhi govt to sell flour at below market rates
SME Times News Bureau | 19 Nov, 2009
The Delhi government Wednesday said it will start selling flour at below open market rates from Saturday.
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States agree to follow aviation regulator's norms
SME Times News Bureau | 18 Nov, 2009
All states operating choppers and aircraft have agreed to follow the guidelines mandated by the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the government said in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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