Plan to hold investors' meet
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Staff Correspondent
`Sankalp Semiconductor VLSI Design Centre' inaugurated
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# It is the first initiative of its kind in the State
# A semiconductor company will operating on the campus of an engineering college and offer training to students
# It will also make recruitments
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HUBLI: The Government is planning to hold another investors' meet here on the lines of the "IT Investors' Meet" held recently, Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar has said.
He was inaugurating "Sankalp Semiconductor VLSI Design Centre" at B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology here on Saturday.
Mr. Shettar said the objective of the meet would be to attract industrialists and entrepreneurs to Hubli. The Government had promised to offer assistance to entrepreneurs opting to move out of Bangalore to tier-2 cities, he said.
The proposals submitted by various companies after the "IT Investors' Meet" seeking land in Hubli-Dharwad had been forwarded to the Chief Minister and they were being processed, Mr. Shettar said.
Meeting
A meeting of heads of those IT companies willing to set up their units in Hubli-Dharwad would be chaired by the Chief Minister, and a final decision taken on the mode of giving concessions, he said. Mr. Shettar said the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation had decided to give 50 acres of land to IT companies. Agricultural Produce Market Committee would soon provide its 80 acres of excess land.
As many as 300 acres of land was available with Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board.
If India has to compete with China in the global market, it has to focus on creating intellectual property, especially with regard to the semiconductor industry, Arun Bellary, Managing Director of PMC-Sierra, India, said.
The design centre was the first initiative of its kind in the State, in which a semiconductor company will be operating on the campus of an engineering college, offering training to students on semiconductors and recruiting them.
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Hardware firms seek land to start units in Hubli-Dharwad
Hardware firms seek land to start units in Hubli-Dharwad
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
100 acres of land sought for setting up `Integrated Information Technology City'
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# Consortium ready to pay for the land according to the price fixed by the Government
# Annual growth rate of semiconductor industry has been pegged at 30 per cent
# Nearly eight lakh jobs to be created by 2015
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HUBLI: A consortium of five hardware companies has submitted a proposal to the State Government seeking 25 acres of land for setting up units in Hubli-Dharwad.
Vivek Pawar, Chief Executive Officer of Sankalp Semiconductor Limited, Bangalore, told presspersons here on Friday that the companies were eager to set up their units in the twin cities.
He said the consortium had not requested the Government for giving land at concessional rates. "We are ready to pay for the land according to the price fixed by the Government, but we are asking the Government to give us the option of deferred payment," he said.
He said another proposal had been submitted by a consortium comprising 10 companies seeking 100 acres of land for setting up an "Integrated IT City" between Hubli and Dharwad. "Whichever proposal gets the consent of the Government, we will go according to it as we do not want to slow down the momentum towards developing the twin cities as an IT hub," he said.
Mr. Pawar said the Indian semiconductor industry was one of the fastest growing industries. The Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) — Frost and Sullivan report stated that the compounded annual growth rate of the industry was pegged at 30 per cent. This growth would result in the rise of revenue and the creation of nearly eight lakh jobs by 2015, he said.
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
100 acres of land sought for setting up `Integrated Information Technology City'
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# Consortium ready to pay for the land according to the price fixed by the Government
# Annual growth rate of semiconductor industry has been pegged at 30 per cent
# Nearly eight lakh jobs to be created by 2015
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HUBLI: A consortium of five hardware companies has submitted a proposal to the State Government seeking 25 acres of land for setting up units in Hubli-Dharwad.
Vivek Pawar, Chief Executive Officer of Sankalp Semiconductor Limited, Bangalore, told presspersons here on Friday that the companies were eager to set up their units in the twin cities.
He said the consortium had not requested the Government for giving land at concessional rates. "We are ready to pay for the land according to the price fixed by the Government, but we are asking the Government to give us the option of deferred payment," he said.
He said another proposal had been submitted by a consortium comprising 10 companies seeking 100 acres of land for setting up an "Integrated IT City" between Hubli and Dharwad. "Whichever proposal gets the consent of the Government, we will go according to it as we do not want to slow down the momentum towards developing the twin cities as an IT hub," he said.
Mr. Pawar said the Indian semiconductor industry was one of the fastest growing industries. The Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) — Frost and Sullivan report stated that the compounded annual growth rate of the industry was pegged at 30 per cent. This growth would result in the rise of revenue and the creation of nearly eight lakh jobs by 2015, he said.
Semiconductor firm to operate from college
Semiconductor firm to operate from college
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
It hopes to recruit as many engineers as possible in north Karnataka
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# The company has set up VLSI design centre on the campus
# 20 engineers of the company would work at the centre
# In one year, 100 more engineers would be recruited
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HUBLI: For the first time in the State, a semiconductor company will operate from the campus of an engineering college, training students in the specialised subject of semiconductors and recruiting them.
Vivek Pawar, Chief Executive Officer of Sankalp Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, and Ashok Shettar, Principal of BV Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, told presspersons here on Friday that this would make Hubli-Dharwad, the next information technology destination.
Mr. Pawar said his company had set up very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits design centre on the campus from where it would be starting the high technology deep sub micron IC layout work for its worldwide customers.
The company had 25 engineers in Bangalore. Of these, would work in Hubli. It had plans to employ 120 engineers by 2007. The plan was to recruit as many candidates as possible from north Karnataka for the Hubli centre, he said. About the future plans, Mr. Pawar said steps would be taken in a phased manner to make Hubli the hub for creating many such centres across India.
Mr. Pawar said initially the company would be focussing more on human resource development through training B.E., and M.Tech., students.
Dr. Shettar said the college would be providing the required infrastructure for developing an offshore development centre and provide part-time learning opportunities for engineers working in the company.
The company would be helping the college in making its M. Tech and B.E. courses focussed towards VLSI and highly industry oriented to make them unique courses in India.
Already, the Visvesvaraya Technological University had approved setting up of an extension cell on the campus.
Inauguration
Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar would be inaugurating the VLSI Design Centre on Saturday and Arun Bellary, Managing Director of PMC-Sierra, India, would be the guest of honour, he said.
Vanamala Patil of Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) spoke.
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
It hopes to recruit as many engineers as possible in north Karnataka
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# The company has set up VLSI design centre on the campus
# 20 engineers of the company would work at the centre
# In one year, 100 more engineers would be recruited
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HUBLI: For the first time in the State, a semiconductor company will operate from the campus of an engineering college, training students in the specialised subject of semiconductors and recruiting them.
Vivek Pawar, Chief Executive Officer of Sankalp Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, and Ashok Shettar, Principal of BV Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, told presspersons here on Friday that this would make Hubli-Dharwad, the next information technology destination.
Mr. Pawar said his company had set up very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits design centre on the campus from where it would be starting the high technology deep sub micron IC layout work for its worldwide customers.
The company had 25 engineers in Bangalore. Of these, would work in Hubli. It had plans to employ 120 engineers by 2007. The plan was to recruit as many candidates as possible from north Karnataka for the Hubli centre, he said. About the future plans, Mr. Pawar said steps would be taken in a phased manner to make Hubli the hub for creating many such centres across India.
Mr. Pawar said initially the company would be focussing more on human resource development through training B.E., and M.Tech., students.
Dr. Shettar said the college would be providing the required infrastructure for developing an offshore development centre and provide part-time learning opportunities for engineers working in the company.
The company would be helping the college in making its M. Tech and B.E. courses focussed towards VLSI and highly industry oriented to make them unique courses in India.
Already, the Visvesvaraya Technological University had approved setting up of an extension cell on the campus.
Inauguration
Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar would be inaugurating the VLSI Design Centre on Saturday and Arun Bellary, Managing Director of PMC-Sierra, India, would be the guest of honour, he said.
Vanamala Patil of Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) spoke.
Hubli, Vasco to be developed as model stations
Hubli, Vasco to be developed as model stations
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
Seven new trains to be introduced this year
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# Bijapur, Kolar and Chikmagalur stations to be computerised
# Unreserved ticketing system to be provided at 41 stations
# Tatkal scheme has been provided on all mail, express trains
# SWR loaded 7.10 million tonnes of freight till the end of May
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HUBLI: The South Western Railway will develop 22 stations, including Hubli, Vasco, Bijapur, Toranagal, Bangalore, Mysore and Shimoga, as model stations.
Addressing the Third Zonal Railway Users' Consultative Committee meeting here on Thursday, SWR General Manager Trilok Nath Perti said that in addition to the 52 computerised passenger reservation centres, computerisation of Bijapur, Kolar and Chikmagalur stations had been sanctioned.
On the passenger amenities available, he said nine stations had been provided with self-printing ticketing machines. Six automatic coin-operated platform ticket vending machines in Bangalore division and four in Mysore division had been commissioned.
Unreserved ticketing system had been commissioned at 41 locations in the zone, of which 12 were in Hubli division, 17 in Bangalore division and 12 in Mysore division.
During 2006-07 it has been proposed to provide the facility in 41 more locations, Mr. Perti said.
Current reservation
Mr. Perti said a terminal had been provided at the customer facilitation counter in Bangalore for allotting vacant accommodation, if any, available after the preparation of the reservation chart for trains. The passenger needs to fill a requisition form to get instant accommodation, if available. Tatkal scheme had been provided on all mail/ express trains to the extent of 10 per cent of reserved accommodation, he said.
Punctuality
Mr. Perti said the SWR had done exceedingly well in freight and passenger business apart from maintaining 98.3 per cent punctuality in running trains during 2005-06.
In recognition of the consistent performance of the zone, the Railway Board had awarded the SWR Traffic Transportation Shield for the last three years for freight loading and Commercial Shield for passenger traffic for the last two years, he said.
Till the end of May, the SWR loaded 7.10 million tonnes of freight and had maintained a punctuality of 98.8 per cent for mail/ express trains and 99.2 per cent for passenger trains, Mr Perti said.
New trains
Mr. Perti said the SWR had introduced seven new trains, increased frequency of three trains and extended the services of three trains during the last year and proposed to introduce seven more trains during the current financial year.
Suresh Angadi, MP from Belgaum, D.R. Patil, MLA from Gadag district, and representatives of various associations from several districts gave suggestions regarding improvement of services.
Early completion of Gadag- Bagalkot gauge conversion work, upgradation of Gadag and Belgaum stations as model stations, better amenities at stations, additional coaches for certain trains, stoppages for express trains at certain trains and other issues were discussed in the meeting.
Senior railway officials S. Balakrishna, B.B. Modgil, Mahesh Kumar, P.N. Shukla, K.J.S. Naidu, Reena Ranjan, G.G. Phulpagar, K.D. Mainrai, V.P. Meshram, P.S. Bajwa, P.K. Thaware, A.V. Sivaprasad, C. Dhamotharan, S.P. Gupta, B.S. Dasarathi and others were present.
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
Seven new trains to be introduced this year
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# Bijapur, Kolar and Chikmagalur stations to be computerised
# Unreserved ticketing system to be provided at 41 stations
# Tatkal scheme has been provided on all mail, express trains
# SWR loaded 7.10 million tonnes of freight till the end of May
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HUBLI: The South Western Railway will develop 22 stations, including Hubli, Vasco, Bijapur, Toranagal, Bangalore, Mysore and Shimoga, as model stations.
Addressing the Third Zonal Railway Users' Consultative Committee meeting here on Thursday, SWR General Manager Trilok Nath Perti said that in addition to the 52 computerised passenger reservation centres, computerisation of Bijapur, Kolar and Chikmagalur stations had been sanctioned.
On the passenger amenities available, he said nine stations had been provided with self-printing ticketing machines. Six automatic coin-operated platform ticket vending machines in Bangalore division and four in Mysore division had been commissioned.
Unreserved ticketing system had been commissioned at 41 locations in the zone, of which 12 were in Hubli division, 17 in Bangalore division and 12 in Mysore division.
During 2006-07 it has been proposed to provide the facility in 41 more locations, Mr. Perti said.
Current reservation
Mr. Perti said a terminal had been provided at the customer facilitation counter in Bangalore for allotting vacant accommodation, if any, available after the preparation of the reservation chart for trains. The passenger needs to fill a requisition form to get instant accommodation, if available. Tatkal scheme had been provided on all mail/ express trains to the extent of 10 per cent of reserved accommodation, he said.
Punctuality
Mr. Perti said the SWR had done exceedingly well in freight and passenger business apart from maintaining 98.3 per cent punctuality in running trains during 2005-06.
In recognition of the consistent performance of the zone, the Railway Board had awarded the SWR Traffic Transportation Shield for the last three years for freight loading and Commercial Shield for passenger traffic for the last two years, he said.
Till the end of May, the SWR loaded 7.10 million tonnes of freight and had maintained a punctuality of 98.8 per cent for mail/ express trains and 99.2 per cent for passenger trains, Mr Perti said.
New trains
Mr. Perti said the SWR had introduced seven new trains, increased frequency of three trains and extended the services of three trains during the last year and proposed to introduce seven more trains during the current financial year.
Suresh Angadi, MP from Belgaum, D.R. Patil, MLA from Gadag district, and representatives of various associations from several districts gave suggestions regarding improvement of services.
Early completion of Gadag- Bagalkot gauge conversion work, upgradation of Gadag and Belgaum stations as model stations, better amenities at stations, additional coaches for certain trains, stoppages for express trains at certain trains and other issues were discussed in the meeting.
Senior railway officials S. Balakrishna, B.B. Modgil, Mahesh Kumar, P.N. Shukla, K.J.S. Naidu, Reena Ranjan, G.G. Phulpagar, K.D. Mainrai, V.P. Meshram, P.S. Bajwa, P.K. Thaware, A.V. Sivaprasad, C. Dhamotharan, S.P. Gupta, B.S. Dasarathi and others were present.
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