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NTPC to hire 1,300 people next fiscal
The country"s largest power producer NTPC today said it plans to recruit about 1,300 people in the next fiscal to support the company"s ambitious target of becoming a 50,000-MW company by 2012.

Bhupesh Bhandari: Korea's nuclear bomb
Some time in the summer of 1997, LG had thrown a party in Delhi. The Korean chaebol had set up shop in the country and was in a mood to celebrate. It had earlier joined hands with C K Birla but the joint venture fell through even before it could start. Globally, it had gone through a brand makeover from Lucky Goldstar to LG. It was now ready to have a go at India. At the party, K R Kim, the head of LG in India, took a few guests aside and said he knew how to make a nuclear bomb. The nasal voice was little more than a whine. Before anybody could ask how, he called a bearer, mixed whiskey in beer and handed it over to the guests — enjoy the nuclear bomb!

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Clock makers exit due to high taxes
Faced with a heavy tax burden, the small-scale wall clock makers of Morbi (Gujarat) are diversifying into ceramics, stationery items and retail. Besides, the industry is also losing ground to the metros and cities like Bangalore, where clock manufacturing has started picking up and taxation levels are lower, Morbi players claim.
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20 million handsets without IMEI to go inactive

About 20 million mobile phones without International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) will be non-functional from tomorrow as the government’s deadline to ban mobile handsets without the unique identification number came to an end today. - Two crore mobile users go unconnected from midnight - Import rules take effect on security-risk cellphones - Industry wants ban on handsets with cloned IMEI number - DoT worried about fake IMEI numbers - Fake IMEI numbers worry DoT, asks telcos not to carry calls - No call possible from mobile handsets without IMEI: Govt IMEI number is a 15-digit unique number which enable the service providers in tracking or blocking your mobile phone if it is lost. The operator can also track the handset user by using Global Positioning System. The issue was raised as security agencies were not able to trace mobile handsets after terrorists attack.Meanwhile, Cellular operators association of India (COAI) has sought for a two-month extension to bring about the change but the department of telecommunications (DoT) has not said anything about the same. “We have asked for a two-month extension from DoT for complying with the norms…About 17-20 million mobile handsets would become ineffective if the deadline of November 30 remains,” COAI officiating director general T R Dua said. He added the association will continue to take up the matter for extension, even after the deadline ends, till a decision is reached. DoT had asked all mobile operators to comply with national security norms, by not carrying calls from mobile handsets without IMEI number, latest by November 30. The department has already extended the deadline a couple of times. COAI had in May developed a software in association with mobile standard alliance of India to provide IMEI number to mobile handsets without it.


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