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BANGALORE: Despite protests against land acquisition for the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said his government was keen on completing the project, being developed by the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise.

Raghavendra Kamath / Mumbai March 22, 2010, 0:23 IST

High-value land deals are back in the country

HIMACHAL Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) would construct poly houses on experimental basis starting from its complexes at Hotel Chail Palace and Barog in Solan district and cultivate vegetables and other crops for its in-house consumption.

The 46 per cent allocation for infrastructure in the Budget is noteworthy. More important is the doubling of outlay in three years
Vinayak Chatterjee / New Delhi March 15, 2010, 0:25 IST

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) will invest over Rs.1,200 crore on land acquisition and development of industrial infrastructure during the next financial year, an official spokesman said here on Sunday.

To understand people

To understand people’s perceptions about the functioning of their representatives in the legislature, DAKSH, a civil society organisation in Karnataka, conducted a survey in October and November 2009 across 218 legislative assembly constituencies. The results from the survey reflect a stark gap between people’s expectations and their perceptions of the performances of the representatives. A summary of the report.

Sandeep Joshi

Contrary to the belief that Delhi is far behind when it comes to liveability, the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) have come up with a study that places Delhi at the top among Indian cities in the quality of living.

Coming close on the list are Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune ranked 2nd to 8th in the same order.

KOCHI: The main highlight of the state budget for the year 2010-11 is that there was no hike in taxes, said Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac. At the post-budget discussion organised by the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Sunday, the Minister said that special focus had been given to infrastructure development in the budget.

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