The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Hyderabad airport financial closure likely by fiscal-end
THE `financial closure' of the Rs 1,200-crore greenfield Hyderabad International airport, planned to be developed at Shamshabad about 30 km from Hyderabad, is expected to be completed by this financial year-end. "This development will be a ... More

Jet extends `Everyone can fly' scheme
THE good times for the domestic air-traveller continue. And what sweetens the deal is that, unlike during the previous year there is no cut-off date till when the reduced fares offered by Jet Airways will be valid. Earlier, the airline had ... More

Aviation meet in Kochi

SHIPPING

Backwater ordeal
A barge ferrying commuters and vehicles from the Vypeen Island to Ernakulam. Thousands of commuters who depend on this obsolete mode of transport will be relieved of their daily ordeal when the Goshree bridges currently under construction are ... More

RAILWAY BUDGET

Rly Budget: Plan size likely to go up by Rs 200 cr
THE plan size of the Indian Railways is likely to be pegged at Rs 12,530 crore, up Rs 200 crore from the existing level of Rs 12,330 crore. As per signals emanating from the Rail Bhawan, the headquarters of the Railway Ministry currently in the ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Strike call may affect air services tomorrow
AIR services in the country could be disrupted on Thursday with the Air Corporation Employee's Union (ACEU) threatening to launch protest action on that day against the Government decision to tax the free and concessional passes which are given ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Express sector seeks higher duty-free limit
THE express industry has sought a relaxation in the duty guidelines applicable to import samples handled by them. In its budget wish-list, the industry has sought a higher limit for the duty-free import of samples, up from Rs 5,000 to Rs ... More

RAILWAYS

Shortage of Rly rakes hits grains export through Kolkata
THE bid to export foodgrains for the first time through the Kolkata Dock System (KDS), one of the two dock systems of the Kolkata Port Trust (KPT), is not making much progress as railway rakes in sufficient numbers are not available for grain ... More

Railways' earnings fall short of target
THE earnings of Indian Railways have fallen short of the target by Rs 306.7 crore during the first nine months of the current fiscal from April-December, 2002, an official statement said here on Tuesday. During the first nine months of the ... More

Ships in Ports

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