** Shares of Ircon International Ltd IRCN.NS rise as much
as 9.4% to 221.77 rupees
** Engineering co secures contract in a JV with AMR India
for pavements and drainage system road work in Manipur
** Total contract value of 6.31 bln rupees ($72.8 mln), and
co's share of 1.64 bln rupees
** Stock on track to rise for a third straight day
** More than 17.1 mln shares traded as of 12:51 p.m. IST,
2.2x their 30-day moving avg
** IRCN last up 7.1%; gained 25.4% in 2024
($1 = 86.6225 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru)
((meenakshi.maidas@thomsonreuters.com;))