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Give
states the leeway on labour reforms: plan panel
New delhi: The Planning Commission has made a case
for giving more freedom to the states to amend labour
laws, doing away with routine and periodic inspections
of information technology establishments, and restricting
visits of labour inspectors to small scale industries.
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CII
to set up joint working group with EU trade body
New Delhi: Euratex and Confederation of Indian
Industry have decided to set up a joint working group
to review tariff related issues and suggest measures to
improve Indo-EU trade relationship in textiles sector.
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Govt,
oppn brace up for stormy session
New Dehli: The government and the Opposition have
braced themselves up for a stormy Winter session beginning
Monday with issues like Gujarat situation, dissident-related
political developments in UP and economic issues like
divestment and drought likely to top the agenda.
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VHP
yatra foiled
New Delhi: A firm Gujarat administration has thwarted
the VHP’s much-touted yatra from Godhra, defying
an Election Commission ban, by arresting its two top leaders
Praveen Togadia and Acharya Dharmendra along with nearly
300 activists here and in Godhra.
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WTO
seeks transparency in dumping case reports
New Delhi: The committee on anti-dumping practices
at the World Trade Organisation has suggested improvements
in the reporting of anti-dumping activities in the panel’s
annual reviews for promoting transparency.
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Inflation
rises to 3.14 per cent
Mumbai: Inflation continued to rise for the third
consecutive session by another 0.12 per cent to 3.14 per
cent for the week ended November 2 mainly due to costlier
primary items owing to steep increase in the price of
non-food products.
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