Punjab Business News 30 March 2011

Indian farmers unhappy with meager MSP hike
Commodity Online
Jagtar Singh Mehma, a progressive farmer from Bhatinda in India's Punjab told Business Standard that there are prospects that a farmer can earn Rs 19200 from farming (per acre) in the state. When the Rs.8000 input cost is deducted, he can save Rs 11200 ...
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50% of investors want to invest in global markets: survey
Business Standard (blog)
Stocks of Punjab National Bank (PNB) surged to an all-time high mid-way on Wednesday, following sustained buying by foreign institutional investors (FIIs). On the BSE, the stock vaulted 9.77 per cent to Rs 149.95, off the intra-day high of Rs 154.90. ...
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BoB s Mallya to take over as IBA Chairman from April 1 Moneycontrol.com Punjab National Bank Chairman and Managing Director KR Kamath has been appointed as Deputy Chairman of the IBA in place of Mallya. The other Deputy Chairpersons of the apex industry body of banks are in the country are HDFC Bank Managing Director ... See all stories on this topic »

Moneycontrol.com

'ONGC's consent needed in Cairn-Vedanta deal'
Business Standard (blog)
Highly placed sources in LIC said it has also started talks with the Citi Corp Group, Corporation Bank and Bank of Punjab for providing banking service required for launching the card. Capital One has no presence in India, so the tie up could provide ...
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Two matches: one sure no-result Calcutta Telegraph If you haven't planned on showing cricket live at your establishment tomorrow, you're not in business, and if you're not in business you have no business being a Punjabi. Every place is going to be a ringside on tomorrow's match, the twin cities are ... See all stories on this topic »

Calcutta Telegraph