The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 25, 2005

First budget rail hotel commissioned
THE first budget rail hotel, Railotel, has been commissioned at Kumta in coastal Karnataka on the Konkan Railway. Aimed at providing passenger facilities at cheap rates, which are fixed by the Konkan Railway, the project has started ... More

Vivada ties up with Reliance for diesel retail sales `on board'
VIVADA, a local inland water transport company, has joined hands with Reliance Industries Ltd to provide for the first time floating facility for retail sale of diesel to fishing trawlers and boats at Namkhana near Sunderban area in South 24 ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

IHHL to sponsor Dubai Global India Film Awards
INDIA Household & Healthcare Ltd (IHHL), a city-based marketing and distribution company with interests in fast moving consumer goods and telecom, is the title sponsor for the first Global India Film Awards (GIFA) in Dubai. The GIFA 2005, a ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Tamil channels ride high on dubbed English movies
SUN TV, leader in the Tamil general entertainment space, has started airing English movies dubbed in Tamil, in what is seen as a response to rival Star Vijay's success with such films last year. The flagship channel of the Sun Network on ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

G-Hanz unveils `safe' mobiles
GERMAN consumer electronics company G-Hanz launched its `harmless radiation' mobile phones here on Monday. G-Hanz chose India for its initial launch because it is the fastest-growing mobile market, the company CEO and board member, Mr U.K. ... More

BPL Telecom forays into handset market
BPL Telecom, on Monday, announced its foray into the mobile handset manufacturing market with the launch of five handsets and said it aims to generate Rs 50 crore revenue from the new venture, this fiscal. Mr P.M. Jayakrishnan, BPL Telecom ... More