PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. articles from July 2006

PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. archives from July 2006

Foreign banks may pose threat on Indian banks margins: SBI.
July 1, 2006... Foreign banks may pose threat on Indian banks margins: SBI Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) Allowing Foreign banks to acquire majority stakes in country's private sector banks from April 2009 could squeeze margins for Indian banks, acting Chairman of...

Govt planning to set up Jute Board: Vaghela.
July 1, 2006... Govt planning to set up Jute Board: Vaghela New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Government is planning to set up a Jute Board by merging Jute Manufacturing Development Council (JMDC) and National Centre for Jute Diversification (NCJD) for the...

Anil Ambani raises stake in Reliance Com to 42.29 per cent.
July 1, 2006... Anil Ambani raises stake in Reliance Com to 42.29 per cent Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications Ltd today said its promotors have increased their stake in the company to 42.29 per cent following...

Traders flay levy of surcharge by Chennai Port.
July 1, 2006... Traders flay levy of surcharge by Chennai Port Chennai, June 30 (PTI) Coming down heavily on the Chennai Chennai Container Terminal Limited authorities for imposing surcharge on traders during the 14-day strike at the terminal, which ended...

Indiavision adds two more to the Directors Board.
July 1, 2006... Indiavision adds two more to the Directors Board Kochi, Jun 30 (PTI) Private Malayalam television channel, Indiavision today said it has strengthened its Board of Directors, with the inclusion of two more persons. Speaking to...

Mittal hails Nath for key support, wants to invest in SAIL.
July 1, 2006... Mittal hails Nath for key support, wants to invest in SAIL New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Hailing Union Minister Kamal Nath's crucial support during his takeover bid of Arcelor, India-born steel magnate L N Mittal tonight said that he would like...

TN Govt to treat NLC's Jayakondam project as independent.
July 1, 2006... TN Govt to treat NLC's Jayakondam project as independent Chennai, June 30 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Government would soon issue an order to declare the Jayamkondam Lignite Power Project as an independent project of the NLC and the mining application...

'World1' housing project announced at Mohali.
July 1, 2006... 'World1' housing project announced at Mohali Chandigarh, June 30 (PTI) Reliant Infrastructure has unveiled an ambitious housing project, World1, that promises contemporary styling, imposing architecture and luxury living in Mohali, a...

Centre not averse to raising import duty on cotton: PM.
July 1, 2006... Centre not averse to raising import duty on cotton: PM Waifal (Maharashtra), June 30 (PTI) Signalling that the Centre was willing to solve problems of farmers of Vidarbha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Centre was not averse...

O P Bhatt is new Chairman of SBI.
July 1, 2006... O P Bhatt is new Chairman of SBI Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) Managing Director of State Bank of India O P Bhatt has been appointed as the new Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI). An official of the bank told PTI that the notification on...

PM to discuss remunerative prices after return to Delhi.
July 1, 2006... PM to discuss remunerative prices after return to Delhi Nagpur, Jun 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would discuss the issue of remunerative prices to farmers when he goes back to Delhi after his current tour of Vidarbha region, PM's...

Union Bank of India plans to open 19 branches in Kerala.
July 1, 2006... Union Bank of India plans to open 19 branches in Kerala Kochi, Jun 30 (PTI) Public sector Union Bank of India, which has 127 branches in Kerala has plans to open 19 more branches in due course, a top official of the bank said today. ...

CM lauds PM for sanctioning SSP upgradation.
July 1, 2006... CM lauds PM for sanctioning SSP upgradation Chennai June 30 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi tonight lauded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for sanctioning Rs.1,553 crore for upgrading the Salem Steel Plant as an inegrated steel...

Centre should fix state's share in petro products : Rajasthan.
July 1, 2006... Centre should fix state's share in petro products : Rajasthan Jaipur, Jun 30 (PTI) Rajasthan, which has witnessed significant oil finds recently, today demanded the Centre to equally share the profit in joint venture blocks with the...

Eighteen new projects in HP sanctioned.
July 1, 2006... Eighteen new projects in HP sanctioned Shimla, Jun 30 (PTI) Eighteen new projects with investment of Rs 732.62 crore were approved by the Himachal Pradesh single window clearance and monitoring committee today. The projects include...

AIFF keen to have more astroturf football grounds in India.
July 1, 2006... AIFF keen to have more astroturf football grounds in India Margao, June 30 (PTI) Inaugurating the newly-laid Astroturf football pitch today at the Chowgule College campus in the city -- the first of its kind in India and north East Asia --...

JAA felicitates archers.
July 1, 2006... JAA felicitates archers Jamshedpur, Jun 30 (PTI) Jharkhand Archery Association (JAA) today felicitated the medal winners of the 1st FITA Meteksan Archery World Cup 2006 held at Croatia last month. Among other medal winner archers from...

Orissa CM congratulates Jyoti Sunita Kullu.
July 1, 2006... Orissa CM congratulates Jyoti Sunita Kullu Bhubaneswar, June 30 (PTI) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated hockey forward Jyoti Sunita Kullu on her becoming captain of the Indian women's hockey team, an official release...

South West Monsoon active in most parts of country.
July 1, 2006... South West Monsoon active in most parts of country New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) South West Monsoon has been active across most parts of the counrty and the Weather Office has predicted the 92 per cent rainfall for this season. According to...

There should be uniform development of bank and economy: PC.
July 1, 2006... There should be uniform development of bank and economy: PC Tirupur, Jun 30 (PTI) Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today stressed the need for uniform develoment of banks and economy throughout the country. The performance of banks...

MP announces Rs 10 lakh to family of Lieutenant Colonel.
July 1, 2006... MP announces Rs 10 lakh to family of Lieutenant Colonel Jabalpur, June 30 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced Rs 10 lakh for the family of Lieutenant Colonel Vinay Rao Chouhan who was killed in an...

Centre failed to control inflation: Rajnath Singh.
July 1, 2006... Centre failed to control inflation: Rajnath Singh Indore, Jun 30 (PTI) Coming down heavily on Congress-led UPA Government for its alleged failure to control inflation, BJP president Rajnath Singh today predicted a mid-term Parliament...

UBI announces new deposit scheme.
July 1, 2006... UBI announces new deposit scheme Hyderabad June 30 (PTI) The Union Bank of India (UBI) has announced the launch of a new deposit scheme `Union Double' from tomorrow. Addressing a press conference here today, C Abraham, Deputy General...

India 102/6 at tea on Day One.
July 1, 2006... India 102/6 at tea on Day One Kingston (Jamaica), June 30 (PTI) India were 102 or six at tea on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test against the West Indies here today. Brief scores: India, 1st innings: 102 for 6 in 55...

India teetering at 102 for six at tea.
July 1, 2006... India teetering at 102 for six at tea Kingston (Jamaica), June 30 (PTI) India were teetering at 102 for 6 at tea on the first day of the fourth and final Test against the West Indies here today. The visitors gave an extremely inept...

SPORT IND TEA BOARD.
July 1, 2006... SPORT IND TEA BOARD Kingston (Jamiaca), June 30 (PTI) Scoreboard at tea on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test between India and the West Indies here today: India, 1st Innings: Wasim Jaffer b Taylor 1 Virender...

US to work with Congress to address "remaining issues" in bill.
July 1, 2006... US to work with Congress to address "remaining issues" in bill Washington, June 30 (PTI) The US today said a bill to implement the historic Indo-US civilian nuclear deal that has been cleared by two key committees of lawmakers has to go...

India all out for 200.
July 1, 2006... India all out for 200 Kingston (Jamaica), July 1 (PTI) Electing to bat, India were all out for 200 in the first innings on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test against the West Indies here on Friday. Brief scores:...

India bundled out for 200, Dravid stands tall among ruins.
July 1, 2006... India bundled out for 200, Dravid stands tall among ruins Kingston (Jamaica), July 1 (PTI) India blew away their chance to take control of the fourth and decisive cricket Test against the West Indies with an inept batting display to be...

NESS to establish development centre in India.
July 1, 2006... NESS to establish development centre in India Jerusalem, July 1 (PTI) Leading Israeli IT solution provider Ness Technologies has announced to establish an extended development centre in India with UK headquartered electronic design...

SPORT IND BOARD.
July 1, 2006... SPORT IND BOARD Kingston (Jamiaca), July 1 (PTI) Scoreboard at close on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test between India and the West Indies here on Friday: India, 1st Innings: Wasim Jaffer b Taylor 1...

India to import one million tonne wheat from Canada.
July 1, 2006... India to import one million tonne wheat from Canada Toronto, July 1 (PTI) In its biggest purchase from Canada in the last 10 years, India will buy more than one million tonne wheat from the country between September this year and January...

Crisis in Gaza may set off another conflict: UN official.
July 1, 2006... Crisis in Gaza may set off another conflict: UN official United Nations, July 1 (PTI) The current "grave crisis" in Gaza strip could easily set off another conflict between Palestinians and Israelis unless all sides back off from the brink,...

US to work with Congress to address "remaining issues" in bill.
July 1, 2006... US to work with Congress to address "remaining issues" in bill Washington, July 1 (PTI) The Bush administration has said a bill to implement the historic Indo-US civilian nuclear deal that has been cleared by two key congressional panels...

Bird flu virus found in northwest China.
July 1, 2006... Bird flu virus found in northwest China Beijing, July 1 (PTI) China has discovered the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry in the country's northwest. The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory on Thursday discovered the H5N1...

China launches first passenger train to Tibet.
July 1, 2006... China launches first passenger train to Tibet Beijing, July 1 (PTI) Amid fanfare, China today launched the first passenger train to Tibet, an event which President Hu Jintao said signalled the Communist nation's "another magnificent"...

China lifts ban on American beef import.
July 1, 2006... China lifts ban on American beef import Beijing, July 1 (PTI) China has resumed beef imports from the United States, ending a two-and-a-half-year ban prompted by fears of mad cow disease. The beef import resumption applies to boneless...

PM assures of efforts to relieve farmers of misery.
July 1, 2006... PM assures of efforts to relieve farmers of misery Yavatmal (Maharashtra), Jul 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Government would make sincere efforts to relieve the misery of farmers of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra,...

Scrips end week with modest gains.
July 1, 2006... Scrips end week with modest gains Chennai, July 1 (PTI) After experiencing continuous downslide trigerred by selling pressure, scrips improved towards the weekend and ended with handsome gains against last week's rates at the Madras Stock...

Global cues take stock markets up by 2%.
July 1, 2006... Global cues take stock markets up by 2% Mumbai, July 1 (PTI) Stocks: A strong 447-point weekend rally placed the stock markets on the optimistic map, having ended the third straight week in positive territory with a 2.0 per cent jump while...

China opens world's highest railway.
July 1, 2006... China opens world's highest railway Beijing, July 1 (PTI) China today launched the first-ever passenger trains to and from Tibet on the world's highest railway, an event described by President Hu Jintao as a "great miracle" and "another...

RNRL revises $300mn FCCBs conversion premium to 30 pc.
July 1, 2006... RNRL revises $300mn FCCBs conversion premium to 30 pc Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) Anil Ambani group company Reliance Natural Resources Ltd today said it has decided to revise the premium on its 300 million dollar Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds...

Thoor dal, moong dal prices weaken.
July 1, 2006... Thoor dal, moong dal prices weaken Chennai, July 1 (PTI) Prices of thoor dal and moong dal weakened while that of maida and sugar firmed up in the wholesale foodgrains market here during the week under review. However, commodities like...

Bajaj Auto motorcycle sales up 40 pc in June.
July 1, 2006... Bajaj Auto motorcycle sales up 40 pc in June New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Country's leading motorcycle maker Bajaj Auto today reported a 40 per cent increase in motorcycle sales in June at 1,83,549 units as against 1,30,710 units in the same...

Navis Capital Partners acquires Nirula's.
July 1, 2006... Navis Capital Partners acquires Nirula's New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Malaysia-based private equity fund Navis Capital Partner has acquired one of India's oldest fast food chain Nirula's for an undisclosed amount with effect from today. ...

AGRI-FOODGRAINS.
July 1, 2006... AGRI-FOODGRAINS Chennai, July 1 (PTI) Prices of maida and sugar went up while gram dal declined in the wholesale foodgrains market here today. Maida (90 kg) rose by Rs 50 to Rs 1250 over its previous level of Rs 1200. Sugar rose by Rs 10...

Sri Lanka military pounds Tiger positions.
July 1, 2006... Sri Lanka military pounds Tiger positions Colombo, July 1 (PTI) Sri Lankan troops fired mortars and artillery at suspected Tamil Tiger positions in the north-east today as the Navy sank a rebel boat in the island's north, the military said....

Indians reap rich medal harvest in Asian Youth Chess.
July 1, 2006... Indians reap rich medal harvest in Asian Youth Chess Tehran July 1 (PTI) Indians dominated the Asian Youth Chess Championships by winning gold medals in all eight categories at the event. In addition, four silver and six bronze medals...

Dravid defends decision to bat first.
July 1, 2006... Dravid defends decision to bat first Kingston (Jamaica), July 1 (PTI) Indian captain Rahul Dravid sought to justify his decision to bat first on a "difficult, challenging wicket" by claiming that the West Indies and the 'experts' were of...

KS Oils to issue 9 lakh shares to promoters.
July 1, 2006... KS Oils to issue 9 lakh shares to promoters Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh-based edible oil company KS Oils Ltd has decided to issue 9 lakh equity shares on preferential basis to the promoters as well as others for Rs 20.25 crore. ...

All India Kisan Sabha Vice President Kolli Nageswara Rao demanded that the Indian representatives, including Union Minister for Commerce Kamal Nath to protect the interest of Indian farmers at Geneva meeting being organised by World Trade Organisation (WTO) from June 29 to July 2. The present meeting was being held to finalise the pending agenda of Doha, which ended without any positive decisions, Rao told reporters here today.
July 1, 2006... RAO Vijayawada, Jul 1 (PTI) All India Kisan Sabha Vice President Kolli Nageswara Rao demanded that the Indian representatives, including Union Minister for Commerce Kamal Nath to protect the interest of Indian farmers at Geneva meeting...

Lara all praise for bowlers for dismissing India cheaply.
July 1, 2006... Lara all praise for bowlers for dismissing India cheaply Kingston (Jamaica), July 1 (PTI) West Indies captain Brian Lara lauded his bowlers for bowling India out cheaply on the first day of the deciding Test and setting up a chance of...

Taylor delighted to take first fiver in front of home crowd.
July 1, 2006... Taylor delighted to take first fiver in front of home crowd Kingston (Jamaica), July 1 (PTI) West Indies' new fast bowling hope Jerome Taylor had the double delight of his first five wicket haul in Test cricket and that too, in front of his...

Pak envoy to India may be replaced.
July 1, 2006... Pak envoy to India may be replaced Islamabad, July 1 (PTI) Pakistan may replace its High Commissioner to India Aziz Ahmed Khan, whose tenure ends by August this year, with its Ambassador to Canada Shahid Malik. Khan may not get an...

Complete all development works in J-K on time: Azad.
July 1, 2006... Complete all development works in J-K on time: Azad Srinagar, July 1 (PTI) In efforts aimed at ensuring that local people reap maximum benefits, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked all district administrations to...

Plan panel for more FDI in infrastructure sector.
July 1, 2006... Plan panel for more FDI in infrastructure sector New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The Planning Commission has stressed on the need for ensuring Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth 20 billion dollars every year along with enhancing the contribution...

TVS motor co posts 24 per cent growth in motorcycle sales.
July 1, 2006... TVS motor co posts 24 per cent growth in motorcycle sales Chennai,Jul 1 (PTI) TVS Motor company has posted a 24 per cent growth in its motorcycle sales. A TVS release said here today that this boosted the overall two-wheeler sales of...

PM announces package for drought-hit Vidarbha.
July 1, 2006... PM announces package for drought-hit Vidarbha Nagpur, July 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced several incentives for the six worst drought-hit districts of Maharashtra including waiver of Rs 712 crore overdue interest and...

Blasts damage railway line in Pak.
July 1, 2006... Blasts damage railway line in Pak Islamabad, July 1 (PTI) Four explosions today ripped through a railway line linking Pakistan with the neighbouring Iran in the restive Balochistan province, badly damaging a section of the track and...

CSE index eases 92.43 points during the week.
July 1, 2006... CSE index eases 92.43 points during the week Kolkata, July 1 (PTI) The Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) failed to sustain the rising momentum and declined due to selling pressure from the investors during the week. The index posted a net...

OILS-HYD-CLOSING.
July 1, 2006... OILS-HYD-CLOSING Hyderabad, July 1 (PTI) Following are the closing prices of seeds, cakes, oils and refined oils here today. Seeds: Groundnut (Per 80 kg) 1900, Castor (Per Quintal) 1350, Sunflower (Per Quintal) 1850, Cottonseed (Per...

Vadinar Oil acquires 67.22 pc stake in Essar Oil.
July 1, 2006... Vadinar Oil acquires 67.22 pc stake in Essar Oil Mumbai, Jul 01 (PTI) Essar Oil Ltd today said one of its promoter group company has acquired 67.22 per cent of stake in the company through purchase of 47.61 lakh Global Depository Shares...

Nepal: Yechury meets Maoist leader Prachanda.
July 1, 2006... Nepal: Yechury meets Maoist leader Prachanda Kathmandu, July 1 (PTI) The Maoist leadership has said that it would remain committed to the peace process to end the decade-old insurgency in Nepal and would not back track from its promise,...

Volleyball national league in Feb '07.
July 1, 2006... Volleyball national league in Feb '07 Hyderabad, Jul 1 (PTI) The volleyball national league, the blue riband event of the sport in the country, would be held in February 2007 in three states, while senior nationals would be held in...

Seal of approval for Trinidad's World Cup venues.
July 1, 2006... Seal of approval for Trinidad's World Cup venues Port Of Spain (Trinidad), Jul 1 (PTI) Andy Atkinson, the pitch and field consultant of International Cricket Council, has given his approval to the four venues in Trinidad which will host...

AGRI-VEGETABLE PRICES.
July 1, 2006... AGRI-VEGETABLE PRICES Kolkata, July 1 (PTI) Following are the wholesale rate of Vegetables at the Kolay Wholesale Market here today : (RATES ARE IN PER 5kg) UNLESS STATED : Potato rs.500-630, Onion rs.375-625, Garlic rs.2750-4125, Ginger...

India on Arcelor-Mittal's "priority" list: Mittal.
July 1, 2006... India on Arcelor-Mittal's "priority" list: Mittal New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) Riding high on the historic takeover of Arcelor Steel, India-born global steel tycoon Lakshmi Niwas Mittal has said the new entity would now expand to India and China...

Legitimate interest of farmers will be protected: PM.
July 1, 2006... Legitimate interest of farmers will be protected: PM Nagpur, July 1 (PTI) The Government today said steps would be taken to protect farmers interest, particularly small and marginal, from the volatility in global commodity prices. "We...

Indian publishers seek entry into European market.
July 1, 2006... Indian publishers seek entry into European market New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) About 200 Indian publishers will take part in the prestigious Frankfurt book fair in October where the country has been invited as the guest of honour in recognition...

FICA turns the heat on ICC.
July 1, 2006... FICA turns the heat on ICC London, Jul 1 (PTI) The Federation Of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) has turned the heat on International Cricket Council, demanding that the game's world governing body make it mandatory for the...

PM announces Rs 37.50 bn package for Vidarbha.
July 1, 2006... PM announces Rs 37.50 bn package for Vidarbha Nagpur, July 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a Rs 37.50 billion package including a write off of Rs 7.12 bn overdue interest for drought hit Vidarbha that witnessed a spate...

JD (U) demands legislation to check hoarding of foodgrains.
July 1, 2006... JD (U) demands legislation to check hoarding of foodgrains New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Accusing the Government of compromising on food security by leaving it to market forces, Janata Dal (United) today demanded enforcement of a law to control...

Benazir-Sharif to hold talks with ARD parties on poll strategy.
July 1, 2006... Benazir-Sharif to hold talks with ARD parties on poll strategy Islamabad, July 1 (PTI) In a bid to firm up an alliance for next year's polls, former Pakistan premiers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharirf would hold talks with leaders of the...

Farmer families meet PM, pour out tales of poverty.
July 1, 2006... Farmer families meet PM, pour out tales of poverty Yavatmal (Maharashtra), July 1 (PTI) Widows and children of over 500 farmers of the Vidarbha region, who have committed suicide in the last five years, today met Prime Minister Manmohan...

Development works to be executed thru panchayats in Haryana.
July 1, 2006... Development works to be executed thru panchayats in Haryana Chandigarh, July 1 (PTI) Haryana Government has said that development works upto Rs. Five lakh would be executed through village panchayats so as to accelerate the pace of growth...

Companies Bill in Winter session: Gupta.
July 1, 2006... Companies Bill in Winter session: Gupta New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) The government today said the bill to replace the existing company law would be introduced in the winter session, while Bill pertaining to Partnership in the Monsoon session of...

New SBI chief sees no upward pressure on interest rates.
July 1, 2006... New SBI chief sees no upward pressure on interest rates Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) The new State Bank Chairman Om Prakash Bhatt today said there was no upward pressure on interest rates as of now with the liquidity position being comfortable. ...

TVS total two-wheeler sales up 17 pc in June.
July 1, 2006... TVS total two-wheeler sales up 17 pc in June New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) Two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company Ltd, the flagship company of the TVS Group, today reported a 17 per cent rise in total two-wheeler sales in June at 1,26,679...

Atwal misses cut at Buick Championship.
July 1, 2006... Atwal misses cut at Buick Championship Connectcut, July 1 (PTI) Arjun Atwal's struggle with his form continued as he missed yet another cut on the USPGA Tour when he failed to make the weekend at the Buick Championships. Atwal carded...

India Shipping acquires 29.21 pc stake in Essar Shipping.
July 1, 2006... India Shipping acquires 29.21 pc stake in Essar Shipping Mumbai, July 1 (PTI) Essar Shipping Ltd today said one of its promoter group company has acquired 29.21 per cent equity share capital of the company through purchase of 3.76 lakh...

Pidilite launches Creative Craft curriculum in India.
July 1, 2006... Pidilite launches Creative Craft curriculum in India Mumbai, July 1 (PTI) Pidilite Industries Ltd today unveiled its Creative Craft Curriculum, the concept that offers a one-stop solution to schools for all their needs in the field of art...

Jeev moves into contention after brilliant third round.
July 1, 2006... Jeev moves into contention after brilliant third round Tokyo, Jul 1 (PTI) Jeev Milkha Singh gave himself a shot at another title after he played a brilliant round of three-under 67 to bring himself contention at the UBS Japan Golf Tour...

Congress transforming itself says Pilot.
July 1, 2006... Congress transforming itself says Pilot Panaji, July 1 (PTI) The Congress is transforming itself, introducing new faces in the elections and into political life, party member and MP Sachin Pilot has said. "There was this old perception...

Nalco employees approach Sonia to alter cabinet decision.
July 1, 2006... Nalco employees approach Sonia to alter cabinet decision Bhubaneswar, July 1 (PTI) As protest against the Centre's decision to divest 10 per cent in the profit making Nalco gains mommentum, NALCO co-ordination committee, an umbrella body of...