Komal Amit Gera In Chandigarh

Stories by Komal Amit Gera In Chandigarh

AAP leaders sulk over Sidhu's likely entry

AAP leaders sulk over Sidhu's likely entry

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2016

Even as Sidhu parries queries on whether he would join the AAP, dissent is brewing in Arvind Kejriwal's party.

Haryana: Small state rich in financial resources

Haryana: Small state rich in financial resources

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2016

The state has close to 280,000 employees and 180,000 pensioners.

Punjab: Financially unfit to implement huge pay hike

Punjab: Financially unfit to implement huge pay hike

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2016

Punjab has over 400,000 employees and pensioners and about 125,000 staff members in its corporations and boards.

'5/20 rule' not to disrupt Vistara's domestic plan

'5/20 rule' not to disrupt Vistara's domestic plan

Rediff.com   3 May 2016

At least 15 variations were being evaluated regarding the '5/20 rule'.

India's first small finance bank

India's first small finance bank

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2016

Sarvjit Singh Samra's Capital Local Area Bank offers attractive features.

CBI may probe tax evasion by Haryana builders

CBI may probe tax evasion by Haryana builders

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2016

These builders had collected the taxes from prospective buyers but had failed to deposit them.

Why Kejriwal eyes Punjab

Why Kejriwal eyes Punjab

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2016

Punjab's voters are dissatisfied with the Akali Dal-BJP ruling combine. The Congress does not have a strong agenda on which to fight the 2017 assembly polls -- fertile ground for the AAP to step in.

Punjab's growth engines sputter

Punjab's growth engines sputter

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2015

The Punjab government blames the slow growth on tax concessions in neighboring Himachal Pradesh and Haryana's proximity to Delhi.

Ray of hope? Jaipur's 'safe' lab might redo Maggi study

Ray of hope? Jaipur's 'safe' lab might redo Maggi study

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2015

The lab has 18 scientists.

Wool industry in the doldrums

Wool industry in the doldrums

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2012

Volatility in prices, rising Australian dollar take a toll.

Goldman Sachs, ISB mentor women entrepreneurs

Goldman Sachs, ISB mentor women entrepreneurs

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2012

The big cities have been covered and the roll-out in tier-II towns has begun. The aim is to reach out to 1,100 women by the end of 2013

Haryana to set up new industrial hubs

Haryana to set up new industrial hubs

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2011

Some of the crucial proposals have been foiled in the recent past due to non-viable land cost.

Phulkari empowers women in Punjab

Phulkari empowers women in Punjab

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2011

Self-help groups with over 3,000 women members have helped propagate phulkari as a means of earning a livelihood.

700 units fear loan crisis in Tirupur

700 units fear loan crisis in Tirupur

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2011

The Madras High Court order for closure of over 700 dyeing and knitting units in Tirupur may trigger huge loan defaults. Repayment of loans worth about Rs 20,000 crore would be hit if operations came to a halt, said Tirupur Exporters Association President A Sakthivel.

Mohali firm supplies vuvuzelas for CWG

Mohali firm supplies vuvuzelas for CWG

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2010

Mohali-based entrepreneur Manpreet Singh Walia had never imagined he would have an edge over suppliers from China and South Africa in providing sports mechandise for the XIX Commonwealth Games being held in New Delhi.

Jobs for women: Punjab textile cos launch drive

Jobs for women: Punjab textile cos launch drive

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2010

The corporate entities have decided to reach out to the employable womenfolk in hinterland to disseminate information about the employment opportunities and good working condition in the mills.

Employee shortage to hit PNB

Employee shortage to hit PNB

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2010

According to the general secretary of the All India PNB Officers' Association, K D Khera: "The bank has a staff strength of about 57,000 in all cadres.

Rain cramps business in Punjab, Haryana

Rain cramps business in Punjab, Haryana

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

Farmers may be grinning ear to ear as the rain god is smiling on Punjab and Haryana, but industries in these states are busy calculating their losses.

Realtors go slow in Punjab

Realtors go slow in Punjab

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2009

Real estate majors, who had lined up projects in Punjab to woo non-resident Indians, have put on hold their plans indefinitely with most NRIs no longer keen to invest in these properties.

Direct selling companies try to beat recession

Direct selling companies try to beat recession

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2009

The company plans to consolidate its position in the existing markets in the north, west and eastern region, and foray into the southern states by the end of this year. Hina Nagarajan, country manager, Mary Kay, told Business Standard that the brand was launched in India in September 2007 and has a sales force of over 3,000 women.