LOGISTICS
ACCIDENTS
Fishing trawler capsizes off Haldia; 12 missing
A FISHING trawler, belonging to a Chennai-based company and operating from here, capsized in the sand heads area of the Bay of Bengal, about 70 to 80 nautical miles south of Haldia around midnight on Thursday. According to reports received ...
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Kerala roads lead to the other world
IN the first six months of this year, 1,562 people lost their lives and 25,730 were injured in road accidents in the State, according to a paper `Road traffic injuries: Alarming trends', prepared by Mr T. Elangovan, Director, National ...
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AIRLINES
Growing synergy between India, China — Cathay sees rise in traffic
CATHAY Pacific Airways sees the growing trade and official relationships between India and China as providing a major push for airline traffic for it. Consequently, without changing the marketing of Cathay Pacific in India, the Hong ...
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Special IA fares to Kuala Lumpur
TARGETTING the travellers in the South, Indian Airlines has introduced a special fare to Kuala Lumpur. The special return fare is put at Rs 17,850. The destinations covered in the scheme are Bangalore, Coimbatore, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, ...
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SHIPPING
JNPT unsure about privatising shallow water box terminal
JAWAHARLAL Nehru Port is having a re-think on its proposal to hand over the development and operation of a shallow water container berth project at the port to a private terminal operator. Even though its recent tender inviting EOI bids for the ...
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GE Shipping adds to fleet
MUMBAI: Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd inducted its fourth Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) named Malaviya Twenty in its fleet. "Capable of catering to deep water oil fields, the vessel was built at the Brattvaag yard in Norway ...
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
India Post offers pick-up service for regular mail in Kerala
THINK of a situation in which the postman not only delvers mail, but also starts collecting mail from your home or office. Very soon, this scenario could be a reality for people living in Kerala if a pilot project currently being developed by the ...
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Blue Dart flags off `Rakhee Express'
BLUE Dart has announced the launch of Rakhee Express, a product designed specifically for the festival of Raksha Bandhan. According to an official statement, the special service will be available at Blue Dart counters in Mumbai, Delhi, ...
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RAILWAYS
Haryana govt's nod for metro rail project
THE Haryana Government has given its in-principle approval for the implementation of Metro Rail Project between Mehrauli Road bordering Delhi and IFFCO Chowk in Gurgaon to ease traffic congestion. The State Government is also considering other ...
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ROADWAYS
Govt clarifies on service tax, but truckers firm on strike
The AIMTC does not buy the Finance Ministry argument that transport operators and truck owners will be kept out of the service tax net.
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Karnataka State Highways may be upgraded
THE Union Minister for Surface Transport, Mr T.R. Baalu, will soon discuss the issue of upgrading State highways in Karnataka into national highways. The Union Minister of State for Surface Transport and Highways, Mr K.H. Muniappa, told ...
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AP truckers join strike
THIRTEEN associations of truckers and transporters in the State have decided to join the nationwide indefinite strike called by All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) from Friday midnight in protest against the inclusion of transporters in ...
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