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Order on state-run units to be amended: Andhra CMHyderabad, Aug 2: Under attack from the opposition and Left on a controversial order on reforms in public enterprises, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy today announced it would be amended to remove apprehensions about the retrenchment of workers."I have asked the chief secretary to study the order in depth and carry out needful amendments to dispel all doubts," Reddy told reporters here.Terming the opposition campaign against the order as "much ado about nothing", he said the order, issued by the Public Enterprises Department, had only talked about an action plan to improve the functioning of state-run units and mentioned an estimated figure of surplus staff."Let me make it clear that our government will not retrench any jobs nor will it close down any profit-making public sector undertaking. read more. Democrats Campaign For A New AmericaAug. 4 - KGO - Congress usually takes a vacation in August. But not this month, not for Democrats. Instead they are fanning out across the country with a campaign called New Direction for America. It got its launch in San Francisco today with minority leader Nancy Pelosi. . read more. SAAG RR Infra bags Rs 3.18 cr order from DegremontMumbai: Construction company SAAG RR Infra Ltd has bagged an order worth Rs 3.18 crore from water treatment company Degremont Ltd for undertaking construction work at a water treatment plant in Karnataka.The order entails carrying out civil construction works for a 100 MLD (million litres per day) water treatment plant, which is on the premises of an existing 270 MLD plant at T K Halli, Karnataka.The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it would commence work from August 3 and complete it within four months.Shares of the company were up 7.25 per cent, trading at Rs 33.30 on the BSE. . read more. Work suspened at India Jute MillKolkata: Work at India Jute Mill at Srirampur in Hooghly district has been suspended since last night, with lower production being cited as the reason behind the management's decision.A suspension of work notice was put up at Arun Bajoria's India Jute Mill, which employs about 3,500 people."We came to know that India Jute Mill has been closed by the management late last evening. But reasons behind the move are yet to be known," INTUC leader Ganesh Sarkar said.According to workers, the management has cited lower production as reason for the decision."The mill management is trying to create trouble before a mass strike call by the jute mill unions against non-payment of arrears, including dearness allowance, which had been agreed upon by the mills," Sarkar alleged. . read more. I bought medal from Sohrab's son: Shop-ownerMUMBAI: Shop-owner Abdul Wahid said that he had bought the Sohrab Modi's memorabilia directly from Modi's son Mehli a year-and-a-half ago when the latter was in the process of selling the family's Cuffe Parade flat before immigrating to Dubai. "I still have the purchase slip with me as proof," he said. "The stuff was lying with me for such a long time that I had even planned to put an advertisement in the newspapers, so that interested parties could learn about it and come to my shop. But before I could do that, I suddenly got at least ten calls inquiring about the trophy. I don't understand the sudden interest." A star famed as much for his booming voice as his directorial skills, Sohrab Modi was the eleventh recipient of the Phalke award. read more. ICC aims to end Zimbabwe cricket impasseDubai, Aug 2 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) is trying to work out a time table to bring Zimbabwe back to the Test match fold after its top officials visited the country and met the stakeholders of the board. At the end of their four-day visit to Zimbabwe, ICC president Percy Sonn and chief executive officer Malcolm Speed said Wednesday that they would give their feedback to the ICC's executive board meeting in November. 'We met with Zimbabwe cricket's interim committee, the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture Chigwedere, the national team's captain and coach and other stakeholders,' said Sonn. 'We were grateful for the opportunity to listen to and speak with everyone we met and, thanks to those meetings, we have a better understanding of the issues facing cricket in Zimbabwe,' he added. read more. Overseers will put the brakes on illegal taxisHATS off to the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) for its initiative to engage 30 retired UAE citizens as overseers to report and catch people found using their private cars as taxis. The new officials have all served in the army or the police and are particularly familiar with the job. They would be eligible for a monthly remuneration of Dh1,000 in addition to 5 per cent of the value of fines they collect from offenders, provided that the total collected charges do not exceed Dh9,000 a month. The initiative will not only protect and safeguard the rights of cabbies affiliated to the RTA but create jobs for retired nationals who feel they have more years of service left in them. Drivers who employ their own cars or leased vehicles to shuttle passengers will either dwindle in number or just vanish. read more. Skandia Cowes Week Day six news round-upThe Black Groups (excluding Class 0 to 3) The blustery conditions today certainly favoured the outstanding performer of Class 4 IRC, the Harry Evans chartered Alvine Jacobite who pulled into the lead straight after the start and led Jim Macgregor's Flair IV down to the first mark off the Hill Head shoreline. Alvine Jacobite used her 48 foot overall length to great effect around a course just shy of 18 miles and recorded her fifth straight win of the regatta and looks certain for the overall class crown. However at the top of the Black Group standings going into the final two days of racing is the Class 5 IRC leader Winsome of Harry Heijst who again scored a victory today to take his tally for the regatta to five race wins. Heijst has been the class act of the fleet as he warms up for next week's RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race and has brought this well-prepared Sparkman & Stephens designed one-off to the regatta in tip-top condition with a superb crew. read more.Our views on this subject are extraordinarily strong. If reliable Data Entry Operator Jobs Dubai info is what you are searching out, Ask Jeeves can organize it for you.
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