Azhagiri promises chemical, drug making units in Tamil Nadu

October 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - City-based Repco Infrastructure Development Co is in talks with the Tamil Nadu government to develop vacant land on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis. "We are discussing various BOT projects with the Tamil Nadu government, the total value of which is around Rs.100 crore," M.

September 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and the current Leader of the Opposition J. Jayalalithaa has demanded regularisation of 1,600 casual workers at Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL), the country's second largest paper maker.

August 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday said it would convert loans taken by state-owned Tamil Nadu Telecommunications Ltd (TTL) to equity as part of efforts to revive the ailing company. TTL is a joint venture between Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL), a public sector telecom consultancy and engineering company, and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corp.

July 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government is developing country-specific industrial parks to attract investments from business units located in those countries. According to the Industries Department policy note submitted by Deputy Chief Minister M.K.

July 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - Telecom major Idea Cellular will invest Rs.1,000 crore ($205 million) over the next three years in Tamil Nadu to expand its network, a top company official said Thursday. "The company will invest Rs.1,000 crore to expand its cell sites to 2,400 by 2010 and presence to 1,200 towns in the state.

June 20th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government, planning to set up windmills to generate 1,000 MW, has sought financial assistance from the central government for the project, state Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswami said here Saturday.

June 5th, 2009 KRISHNAGIRI - The mango pulp industry in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu is the second largest exporter of pulp in the country, generate between rupees 400 to 500 crores of foreign exchange annually. Krishnagiri district is also the second largest mango pulp producer in the country after Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The DMK, the third largest party in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Thursday got three key portfolios of communications and information technology, textiles, and chemicals and fertilizers. DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.

May 16th, 2009 MADURAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's son M.K.

April 18th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu, which is facing severe power shortage, can buy around 750 MW of electricity from Andhra Pradesh once the gas-based power plants in that state resume production with the gas from Reliance Industries' Krishna Godavari basin, a top industry official said here Saturday. 'Andhra Pradesh is expected to have 2,000 MW additional power generation because of the KG basin gas.

April 12th, 2009 MADURAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's elder son M.K.

February 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - State-run engineering and manufacturing major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has won four contracts worth Rs.70 billion (Rs.7,000 crore) for the supply and installation of electrical equipment for thermal power projects, the company announced Monday. The projects with a total capacity of 3,250 MW are located in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.

January 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - The global slowdown has started taking its toll on India's leather industry as production is already down and exporters expect around 20 percent fall in their order volumes, industry leaders said here Wednesday. 'The tanneries are now working at 30-40 percent capacity as against 80 percent utilisation last November (2008).

January 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tea, vegetables and perishables worth nearly Rs.100 crore (Rs.1 billion) are stranded in various districts in Tamil Nadu on account of the truckers' strike, which continued Saturday for the sixth straight day. 'Tea worth over Rs.15 crore (Rs.150 million) is stranded in Ooty (in the Nilgiris district) due to the strike,' a United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) spokesperson said.

January 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corp (TTDC) is offering two tour packages for participants at the seventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) - the annual convention of people of Indian origin. The three-day event that kickstarted Wednesday is being held for the first time here and will have around 1,500 delegates from over 40 countries.