Mission Kashir -- DD reviews efficacy of J&K channel
Top officials of the Prasar Bharati and the ministry of information and broad-casting met here on Wednesday to review the Kashir channel of Doordarshan, which is a dedicated channel for Jammu and Kashmir.

Hometrade.com scouts for a CEO
With high-profile brand ambassadors like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Sachin Tendulkar, just who are the low-profile investors of Hometrade.com? EDTV, a VC fund with investments from a set of NRIs, has invested "upwards of Rs 40 crore" in the financial services site.

Polymerupdatein pact for offering Telivoice service
Polymerupdate.com, a B2B plastics-related site, has tied up with Telivoice, to offer its price and news feeds via the telephone.

Eight sponsors sign up for Junior KBC
Come end-April, and viewers will witness Amitabh Bachchan playing host to children on Junior Kaun Banega Crorepati. The kids version which will be aired on Sunday morning on Star Plus has attracted eight sponsors.

Tatanova eyes strategic pacts with ISPs
Tata Internet Services Limited is looking at forging partnerships with local and regional ISPs, as a part of its expansion plan.

Essar Hutchison's new tariff plans focus on pay-first-talk-later
In a turnaround from the `use more, pay more' norm for consumer services, Hutchison Essar, the cellular services provider in Delhi has announced two new tariff plans which encourage the cellphone user to shift mindset to a `talk more, pay less' regime by reducing the airtime costs of those subscribers who make a commitment to use more airtime.


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