British cops to chase thieves by bus to cut costs
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 07:39pm
Some police officers in a British country will have to use public transport or resort to walking and cycling while chasing thieves as part of measures to save 15 million pounds in four years.
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Pre-school fees rose 120 percent in last five years
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 07:38pm
Branded pre-schools across the country increased their fees 120 percent between 2005 and 2010, a survey has found.
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Punj Lloyd wins five solar power projects from Punjab Government
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 07:26pm
Punj Lloyd Group, the global engineering, procurement and construction conglomerate, today announced winning of five prestigious solar power contracts from Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) on complete Turnkey EPC basis.
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Mumbai coast oil spill has shipping companies lamenting losses
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 07:14pm
Shipping companies are reportedly lamenting their losses following
suspension of ship movement to and from the ports of Mumbai and Nhava
Sheva due to the oil spill off the Mumbai coast.
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TVS hopes to gain market share in three wheeler segment
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 07:11pm
Two and three wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor is hoping to sell its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fired three wheelers in sizeable numbers to new permit holders in Tamil Nadu.
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Top retailers seek 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 07:06pm
Two of the world's top retailers, Walmart and Carrefour, vying for a cut in India's organised retail pie, have asked the government to allow up to 51 percent foreign investment in multi-brand retail.
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Too much workforce flexibility not always a good thing: Study
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 06:57pm
A new study suggests that companies which try to improve efficiency by
building more flexibility into their workforce could end up too lean
and increase their costs.
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Punj Lloyd bags Golden Temple solar power project
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 06:52pm
Engineering, procurement and construction conglomerate, Punj Lloyd group, has bagged the contract for five solar power projects in Punjab, including one at the holiest of Sikh shrines 'Harmandar Sahib' (popularly known as Golden Temple) in Amritsar.
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Lok Sabha passes bill to regulate foreign trade
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 06:51pm
The Lok Sabha Thursday passed a bill aimed at promoting foreign trade and enabling the government to take swift action in trade disputes.
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WTO expects "more substantive" talks in Doha Round soon
Thursday - Aug 12, 2010, 06:48pm
The World Trade Organisation is expecting "more substantive" talks next month to conclude the Doha Round of multilateral negotiations to free up world trade, its Deputy Director General Harsha V. Singh said here Thursday.
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