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Banswara bags Rs 20 crore export orders

New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI) Banswara Syntex Ltd (BSL), a vertically integrated textile company, today secured export orders of Rs 20 crore to supply high-value fabrics, yarn and garments.

These orders take the total export order book position of the company to Rs 60 crore and are to be executed in the next three months.

Meanwhile, the company's Rs 220 crore expansion plans has progressed on schedule with installation of 16,000 polyester viscose spindles and 16 weaving looms and additional 75,000 trousers at Daman.

Post expansion, the total installed capacity would stand at 1,22,000 polyester viscose spindles, 18,000 cotton spindles and 184 weaving looms and processing machines. Installation of garmenting facility at Surat SEZ is also on track with capacities of 1,50,000 trousers and 30,000 jackets per month.

Further, the construction of 15-18 MW thermal power plant project is also on schedule and is expected to streamline power generation by April 2007.

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Cauvery agitation continues in K'taka

Mysore, Mar 5 (UNI) Dharnas, court boycott, hunger strike, motorbike rally and processions marked the protests by farmers and various organisations in the Cauvery basin districts of Mandya, Mysore and Chamarajanagar in Karnataka against the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, today. In Mandya, advocates boycotted court proceedings and staged a dharna against the verdict. Ex-MLC Siddaraju led a motorbike rally from Maddur to Mandya and religious heads participated in a protest meeting at Malavalli village. Kodihalli village farmers.....

Dockers San Francisco to open retail chains in top 30 cities

Bangalore, Mar 5 (UNI) Dockers San Franscisco, the leading global brand of casual wear from jean maker Levi Strauss and Co, will spread its retail chain in top 30 cities in the country, company Asia-Pacific President Alan Hed said today. Making the announcement at the inauguration of the brand outlet here, which had been repositioned as Dockers San Franscisco from the earlier Dockers, he said the company was pursuing aggressive retail push. ''Dockers jeans would be out in May and women's.....

Agricultural usage, key reason for water depletion: Govt

New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI) The Government has admitted that agricultural pumpage is the key cause for rapid depletion of ground water in various parts of the country. Expressing concerns, Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz said the decline is the cumulative effect of ground water withdrawal for all purposes including domestic, industrial as well as agricultural sectors. According to a study conducted by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), in Plachimada village of Kerala, ground water withdrawal for irrigation was found to.....
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