Punjab Business News 27 March 2011

Punjab approves agri projects of Rs 276.4 cr
Business Standard (blog)
An empowered committee of the Punjab government yesterday approved three agriculture mega projects and one mega food park with an investment of Rs 276.4 crore. The projects are expected to generate direct and indirect employment to nearly 6000 people. ...
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Amritsar hits a high with hotels
Sify
Amritsar, March 27 (IANS) Good hotels and rooms were a rarity in this Punjab city that is home to the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines. But big names, both national and international, have now come up with projects here in the last couple of ...
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Cultivable land shrinks in India
Business Standard
In Punjab, "the food basket of the nation", the agricultural land has shrunk by 0.33% to 42.15 lakh hectare in 2008-09 from 42.29 lakh hectare in 2006-07, according to the data. Similar is the case with West Bengal and Bihar, the major rice producing ...
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Indo-Pak semifinal: Mohali all set to welcome Pakistani cricket fans
Economic Times
Mohammad Alim, a Karachi-based businessman, told IANS: "I had come to Punjab for a business trip, but I have extended my stay here to watch the India-Pakistan match. "I have talked to my friends in Karachi and many of them will be reaching here very ...
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Symantec favours more security for online transactions
Business Standard (blog)
The company hopes to have about 1200-1500 franchisees by year-end in Maharashtra, Punjab, Delhi and the National Capital Region. Also, it expects to rope in at least 15 major utilities and 30 smaller ones in the next few months. ...
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