Foreigners' property confiscated in Goa
PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate(ED), Delhi has confiscated land property of four foreigners as part of legal action for purchasing of property in Goa by them in contravention of provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

STATES
KERALA: Bids for Telecom City to be opened on Sept 20 Project aims to be a one-stop-shop for the sector. Global bids for the Rs 1,000-crore Telecom City project being piloted by the Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation (Sidco) in the private-public participation mode will be opened on ...

“Only civil courts can handle wakf property cases”
New Delhi: A suit seeking eviction of tenants from wakf property can be filed only before a competent civil court and not before the Wakf Tribunal constituted in the State, the Supreme Court has held.

Kerala to serve ultimatum to Smart City Dubai on Kochi project
Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Thursday said Smart City Dubai, builder of the Rs.1,500-crore Kochi IT township, will be asked to say within 15 days whether or not it is going ahead with the project.

Kerala to serve ultimatum to Smart City Dubai
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Thursday said Smart City Dubai , builder of the Rs.1,500-crore Kochi IT township , will be asked to say within 15 days whether or not it is going ahead with the project.

Bio-piracy is biggest concern, says Jairam Ramesh
Bio-piracy, which is gradually robbing India of its precious assets and rich bio-diversity, has emerged as one of the biggest concerns before the union environment and forests ministry.

Air India Express to cancel nearly 200 flights over 50 days
Air India Express, the low cost subsidiary of Air India will cancel nearly 200 flights over 50 days from three airports in Kerala to various destinations in West Asia from next week. The flight cancelleations will come into effect on September 8 till October 8.

IUCN to assess Western Ghats for nomination to heritage list
Sustenance of a life-giver:The Western Ghats, now a biodiversity hotspot, will come under increased protection if the majestic mountain ranges make it to the World Heritage List.

HCL, TCS, Wipro, Sify vie for Andaman project
HCL, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and Sify are among the six companies that are learnt to have submitted bids to set up and maintain ‘State Data Centre' in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Spreadsheet
The sharp rise in consumer prices in the current year has made life difficult for the top officials in finmin and RBI, with experts and the media blaming them for both the sharp price rise and the inability to curb the rise.