Falling global price takes its toll on agri exports Nov 27, 2008
By this time last year, the maize cargo had already reached the Kakinada port for exports. Not more than 3-4 contracted ships are moving out of ports this year, said a Mumbai-based commodity assayer. (Economic Times)
Chiru gets egg on his face Nov 5, 2008
While the activists staged rasta rokos at I Polvaram, Mummidivaram and Kakinada in protest against the TRS workers' action, some held a rally holding candles in Eluru on Tuesday night. Asserting that nothing would deter him from moving ahead in his march towards achieving social justice, Chiranjeevi said: "I thank those who have thrown eggs at me. Incidents like this will not affect me.". (India Times, India -- Community News)
Low risk in Gail Oct 20, 2008
The company is already connected with all the natural gas supply points Dahej and Hazira in Gujarat, Uran in Maharashtra and now Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. This makes it a natural transport partner for any large producer or consumer of natural gas. (India Times)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Narrow escape for passengers as train catches fire Sep 24, 2008
The passenger train, which was going from Secunderabad to Kakinada, caught fire in the early hours of Aug 1 in Warangal district. Padmavati Express, which left Secunderabad railway station in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening, later continued its journey to the temple town of Tirupati. (Hindustan Times)
Fire breaks out in Tirupati-bound train Sep 24, 2008
The passenger train, which was going from Secunderabad to Kakinada, caught fire in the early hours of August 1 in Warangal district. Padmavati Express, which left Secunderabad railway station on Tuesday evening, later continued its journey to the temple town of Tirupati. (Sify.com, India)
A Welcome Strike Sep 23, 2008
The first flow of oil from the D6 block of Reliance Industries Ltds (RIL) holdings in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the Kakinada coast in the Bay of Bengal has the potential to tilt Indias energy security in its favour. Although the field is finite with reserves of 10-12 years, the benefits during this period can go beyond merely ensuring continuance of supply. (India Times, India)
Now, Andhra woos Tata Nano with 1000 acres Sep 20, 2008
He said the state government has identified land for Nano at a few places in Nellore district including Tada and Naidupet, where Caparo is located, and in Kakinada in East Godavari district. These sites are chosen as proximity to a port is one of the criteria Tata Motors is looking for to relocate Nano. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Bringing schools closer to digital learning age Sep 16, 2008
Some of the target cities in the first phase include Moga, Jhansi, Una, Nellore, Siliguri, Kakinada, to name a few. Speaking on the occasion, Sudipto Ghosh, chief customer support officer, Acer India said, "We are pleased to partner with Educomp in their endeavour to reach out to schools across the country. Design, ergonomics and benefit driven features are at the cornerstone of our product strategy.". (CIOL)
India: Land on the March Sep 9, 2008
I can actually remember a retreat message in 1996 where Joshua Daniel (born in Kakinada) preached that "elected republic" (commonly misconstrued as "democracy") only work with Christian principles--which surprised me greatly, at first glance (deeper analysis proved this accurate). Location: VA Reply # 2 Date: Sep 9, 2008 - 8:24 AM EST And a Question for Mr. Feulner: Who paid for your trip to India. (Townhall.com)
Trains for Chiranjeevi fetch Rs 1.35 cr Aug 29, 2008
Two trains each were started from Secunderabad , Kakinada, Ongole and one each from Warangal, Karimnagar, Narsaraopet, Narsapur , Ankapally, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru , Guntur and Nandyal. According to SCR officials, 297 coaches ferried around 1. (India Times, India)
* World News Quick Take Aug 3, 2008
Five coaches of the Gautami Express, which was traveling from Hyderabad, capital of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, to Kakinada on the coast, were gutted in the massive pre-dawn fire, the countrys railway ministry said. Television pictures showed a carriage with its exterior paint scorched off from the heat with flames glowing through the windows in the pre-dawn darkness. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bhajji, Jumbo give India the edge Aug 2, 2008
FEDEX CRASHES OUT: World no 1 Roger Federer crashes out of 3rd round of Cincinnati Open n Roger Federer loses to Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 n Rafael Nadal can be No1 if he wins at Cincinnati n Federer's last loss was against Gilles Simon in Rogers Cup n Federer lost to Nadal in Wimbledon earlier this year THE SAARC SUMMIT: PM in Sri-Lanka to attend 2-day SAARC summit n PM Singh expected to meet Pak counterpart Gilani at SAARC summit n PM expected to discuss recent ceasefire violation at LoC with... (Times Now.tv)
Gautami Express catches fire; 15 charred to death Aug 1, 2008
The fire erupted in S-9 coach of the Secunderabad- Kakinada Gautami Express at 0115 hours near Kesamudram station in the district, about 250 kilometres from Hyderabad, South Central Railway spokesman P Krishnaiah said. Warangal district Superintendent of Police VC Sajjanar said 15 bodies have been found in the charred bogies and many more could be trapped inside. (India Times, India)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Gas find by Gujarat worth $100b: Modi Jul 18, 2008
Modi and his ministers flew on Thursday to the KG-22 well near Kakinada, which has created a lot of excitement as its estimated gas reserve of three trillion cubic feet (TCF) is said to be the highest ever from any single well in India. Modi told reporters that the estimate of gas find would be "much higher than 20 TCF which was estimated earlier". (India Times, India)
Huge gas discovery by GSPC Jul 17, 2008
GANDHINAGAR: Chief Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by all his 16 ministers, will be reaching Kakinada on Thursday morning to celebrate a major gas discovery by the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) in the Krishna-Godavari basin ... Government would wait for certification from the director general for hydrocarbons (DGH) to quantify the discovery, although a press conference by the chief minister in Kakinada, which will be relayed through video-conference, has been scheduled for... (Times of India)
Stocks to watch: RIL, ONGC, M&M, Tata Power Jun 24, 2008
ONGC has decided to exit the Rs 25,600 crore Kakinada refinery, petrochemicals and SEZ project. It will be replaced by infrastructure major GMR Group which would get 51 per cent equity in the venture. (India Times)
Veteran missionary Dr. Roger Price offers guidance, advice in new book Apr 15, 2008
Price also continues to work with a ministry in India to reach natives along the shores of the Bay of Bengal between Kakinada and Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Anyone interested in being a part of this effort may contact him at 378-2138 or. (Carmi Times, IL)
SEBI to reduce time lag between opening of an issue and listing Mar 9, 2008
The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT), in its notification, said basmati and non-basmati rice would now only be exported through four ports - Kandla and Mumbai on the west coast and Kakinada and Kolkata on the east coast. The country had banned exports of all non-basmati rice on Oct 9 last year but two weeks later decided to allowed exports of rice priced over $425 a tonne. (Economic Times)
Govt puts more restrictions on rice exports Mar 8, 2008
The release said export of non basmati rice would be allowed through only Kandla, Kakinada, JNPT and Kolkata ports. There was no need to slap MEP restrictions on export of basmati rice since the commodity is being contracted in the range of $1,3000-1,400 per tonme, said Prem Garg, vice-chairman, All India Rice Exporter Association and managing director of Lal Mahal Basmati. (Business Standard)
Reliance, HP to bring natural gas to West Bengal Feb 27, 2008
Earlier, GAIL Indian Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd (ONGC) had signed an agreement to invest about Rs 3000 crore for laying a 1,000 km pipeline from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal to transport natural gas discovered by ONGC in the Bay of Bengal. Owing to infrastructural failure and livelihood problems, Kolkata has repeatedly failed to convert to greener fuels or phase out polluting vehicles. (India Times)
6 die in Vijayawada temple stampede Jan 4, 2008
The victims were identified as M Rambabu (8) of Nukalammaveedi in Eluru, K Chenchu Bai (25) of BG Thanda in Kurnool, Chavvada Lakshmi (22) of Kothapet in Vijayawada, K Suneetha (38) of Kandipalem near Kakinada, and Ramulamma (55) and J Eswaramma (46) of Visakhapatnam. The CM was briefed about the incident by collector Navin Mittal. (Times of India)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Chevron plans to hire from India from next year Dec 28, 2007
L&T president (operations) K Venkatramanan said Kakinada has the potential to become Gulf of Mexico. Loading. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
AE Biofuels builds biodiesel plant, begins work on glycerin refinery Dec 19, 2007
said Monday it built a new biodiesel facility in Kakinada, India ... AE Biofuels' expansion at Kakinada will upgrade the current glycerin refining process, enabling the company to produce, sell, and market pharmaceutical grade glycerin in India. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
GAIL enters into transmission deal with Reliance Gas Dec 10, 2007
Reliance Gas is laying a 48 inch, 1,400 km long East-West pipeline from Kakinada to Gujarat. Other stories in this section. (India Times)
STC launches wheat import tender Dec 10, 2007
The wheat would be imported through the ports of Mundra, Kandla and Mumbai on the west coast, Cochin and Tuticorin in the south and Chennai, Kakinada and Vishakhapatnam on the east coast. Last week, another state-run firm PEC Ltd decided to buy 150,000 tonnes of wheat against a tender for 350,000 tonnes from Australian trading firm JK International at around $395 a tonne. (Reuters India)
M'lore: Minister Invites Kuwaiti Oil Company to Invest in City Dec 9, 2007
In this context Deora urged that KPC too could adopt similar model for investing in new refining capacities planned at places like Panipat (Haryana), Mangalore (Karnataka), Kakinada and Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) by various oil PSUs. Assuring fullest support of Indian Government, the Minister underlined that joint venture projects between KPC and Indian Oil PSUs would be tremendously beneficial for both partners. (Daijiworld.com)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Hyderabad docs' strike: 10 kids die Dec 4, 2007
The strike, which began on Sunday, spread to government hospitals in Vijayawada, Wara-ngal and Kakinada by Monday. B Mahesh from Yadgirigutta said he was forced to shift his 10-day-old child with a kidney ailment to a private hospital without getting a discharge paper. (India Times, India)
Satyam and Datamation BPOs head to hinterlands Nov 18, 2007
Satyam, Lason and Datamation have already set up their business process outsourcing centres in remote places such as Ethakota and Jalli Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. "The cost of operating is 50 per cent less in the rural centres compared to the urban BPOs. Moreover, productivity of the rural work force is higher than their urban counterparts," Satyam Computer Services Head, (Gram IT and High-End Services) Ravi Kumar Meduri told media. (India Times)
Lack of clarity stalls pre-ban rice export commitments Oct 25, 2007
The Assistant Commissioner of Customs at Kakinada port (from where manyshipments are due to take place) has already announced that no loading of non-Basmati rice will take place from the port without further orders. As uncertainty marks the rice export scene, (it is now 10 days since the ban was officially notified), Indian exporters are unable to fulfil their export obligation following imposition of ban on non-basmati rice export. (Hindu Business Line)
India's first biodiesel plant to kick off today Oct 13, 2007
Hyderabad-based Naturol Bioenergy will start production of the "green" fuel at its factory in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Its entire annual production of 30 million gallons is tied up for exports to customers in US and Europe. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Maytas Infra looking to enter airport development biz Sep 25, 2007
Maytas has also filed an expression of interest to bid for the proposed Rs900 crore coal and iron ore berths at the central government-run Paradip port, teaming up with another Hyderabad construction firm Nagarjuna Construction Co. Ltd and Kakinada Seaports Ltd. S. Mohan Gurunath, head, strategic deals group of Maytas, said that a consortium comprising Maytas, Nagarjuna, SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd and Sarat Chatterjee & Co. has won a Rs1,255-crore project to build and operate a deepwater... (Livemint)
RIL to pump $2 bn into shipbuilding, dredging Sep 14, 2007
The company is also looking at a ship repair yard at Kakinada for servicing offshore/platform vessels and rigs ... He said the Kakinada facility will be owned by Reliance Logistics while the shipyard project will be owned by Reliance Logistics Investment and Jai Corp, a company belonging to Anand Jain. (Economic Times)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
MakeMytrip.com plans to sell rail tickets Aug 24, 2007
To reach the mark, the company would focus on smaller towns like Wapi, Kakinada and Vijaywada, as in absence of offline offices of prominent travel agencies in the area, online booking provided with a good potential to grow, said. Further, with nearly 2,465 hotels expected to come up by 2011, when the Commonwealth Games take place in Delhi, the online hotel-booking business offered leeway to grow, he said. (Business Standard)
STC issues another controversial wheat tender Aug 24, 2007
Commodity Online NEW DELHI: The controversy over wheat imports is refusing to die down. In yet another questionable move, the State Trading Corporation of India (STC) on Thursday floated global tenders for import of unspecified quantity of wheat at a time when the prices of the commodity are ruling at a record high. (Commodity Online)
PM Begins Andhra-specific Review Jul 31, 2007
88 billion for various projects like Hyderabad metro rail, bullet trains connecting Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Mumbai and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India's refinery at Kakinada. The issue of gas supply from the Krishna Godavari basin is also expected to come up. (NEWSPost India)
Indian energy firms lay out big plans Jun 2, 2007
ONGC also has plans to set up a 15-million-ton refinery at Kakinada, in the southern Indian of Andhra Pradesh, at a cost of $2. 5 billion. (Asia Times Online)
IT exports from AP hit a new high May 30, 2007
There had been an increased IT activity in the tier-II cities like Kakinada. Printer friendly Send this article to Friends by. (Hindu)
EGoM new formula, mere an eyewash? Apr 18, 2007
The Kakinada SEZ in Andhra Pradesh, the freeze on which has been lifted recently, is a testimony to this fact, but is being concealed. Though the developer acquired just 3,000 acres out of the total 10,000 acres of land, it dislocated around one lakh people. (Merinews)
ONGC to take 26% of KRPL to public Apr 16, 2007
A 00004000 ccording to a senior ONGC official, although the project had been conceived as an MRPL venture, it would eventually be transferred to ONGC. The project will be developed through a separate SPV, Kakinada Refinery & Petrochemicals (KRPL) ... The company now plans to double the refinery within an SEZ that would be developed in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corp and Kakinada Sea Ports ... Based on the business model of Reliance Petroleum s Jamnagar refinery, the... (India Times)
EC orders repoll in 52 polling stations in AP Apr 14, 2007
He said out of the 52 polling stations, 43 would be in Khammam and the remaining nine in Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Nalgonda, Mehboobnagar, Kakinada and Karimnagar. Observing that there was a 'lapse' on the part of poll officials, Balakrishnan said responsibility would be fixed. (India Times, India -- Community News)
KG gas pricing by June-July Apr 9, 2007
As president and chief executive officer (petroleum) of Reliance Industries, Prasad is currently overseeing the setting up of a sub-sea infrastructure in the deep waters of the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin to connect it to Kakinada on the Andhra coast ... The sub-sea infrastructure, the umbilical infrastructure at Kakinada, and the pipelines are being synchronised to go critical at around the same time ... The east-west pipeline which we are setting up (from Kakinada) is 48 inches in diameter,... (Daily News & Analysis)
Reliance to develop gas fields Mar 19, 2007
It will spend $800 million to build a gas processing plant at the eastern port town of Kakinada. Reliance Industries, owner of India's biggest refinery, said Nov. 1 the gas field off the country's east coast will produce twice the quantity previously estimated. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
India's Reliance Signs Contracts for $4.5 Billion to Develop Gas Fields Mar 18, 2007
It will spend $800 million to build a gas processing plant at the eastern port town of Kakinada. Reliance Industries, owner of India's biggest refinery, said on Nov. 1 the gas field off the country's east coast will produce twice the quantity previously estimated. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
GAIL, RIL hook up for pipelines, NELP bids Mar 16, 2007
Reliance executives said their company will lay a pipeline from Kakinada in Andhra to Bharuch in Gujarat from where it will pump gas into the GSPC network. Reliance pipeline will also connect to GAIL's Dahej-Uran pipeline to transport gas to customers in Maharashtra and Gujarat, including Reliance units like IPCL.. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
RIL, GAIL to step on gas together Mar 16, 2007
RIL group company Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Ltd (RGTIL) has already applied for the ministry of petroleum and natural gas permission to lay Kakinada-Basudevpur-Haldia pipeline. Kakinada is the landfall point for natural gas from the D6 block of RIL.. (Daily News & Analysis)
India expands refining capacity Feb 23, 2007
The company has planned mega-greenfield projects at Mangalore (at a cost of $7 billion), at Barmer, Rajasthan, and at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Recently, ONGC and OAO Rosneft, Russia's state oil company, signed an agreement to bid jointly for exploration and refining projects, coinciding with the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to India. (Asia Times Online)
Complete ban on wheat export Feb 15, 2007
3 lakh tonne, Tuticorin 2 lakh tonne, Kakinada 1. 1 lakh tonne, Mumbai 1 lakh tonne and Cochin 80,000 tonne. (The Tribune)
Gail to convert Singapore unit into overseas investment arm Feb 5, 2007
Meanwhile, sources said Gail has also decided to partner with ONGC for laying a pipeline from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal for transporting natural gas discovered by ONGC in the Bay of Bengal. RATE THIS ARTICLE. (India Times)
GAIL, ONGC join hands to set up pipeline Feb 3, 2007
The MoU envisages an investment of Rs 3,000 crore through an SPV for laying a pipeline from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal. GAIL chairman UD Choubey declined to comment on the development but said the utility was open to tieups. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
GAIL, ONGC to sign gas deal Feb 3, 2007
GAIL and ONGC will lay a pipeline from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal as part of the collaboration at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore. ONGC has discovered gas in KG-DW-S-1 and MN-OSN-2002/2 blocks but is yet to make an announcement on the estimated reserves. (Daily News & Analysis)
IOC plans to invest Rs 2,000 cr in JV Jan 13, 2007
RIL is building pipleines from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai in South, Ahemdabad in West and Haldia in East. The proposed JV will supply piped gas to households and industries and CNG to automobiles in cities falling along the route of these pipelines. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
