The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 07, 2005

No stake for foreign airlines in domestic carriers: Govt
Policy to specify norms for ground handling
DESPITE pressures for a re-think, the Government is firm in its resolve of not allowing foreign airlines to pick up a stake in domestic airlines. Official sources told Business Line that the new civil aviation policy, to be announced by ... More

IA launches `Easy Fares' scheme
THE days of booking in advance to fly at lower fares on Indian Airlines are over. Now, a passenger can walk into the airport and fly with the State-owned airline on the `Easy Fares' scheme that offer discounts of up to 60 per cent on 85 sectors ... More

More SE Asia flights, Seoul on AI radar
Mumbai will now be connected with non-stop flights to Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. While capacity has been doubled on the India-Shanghai sector effective May 2005, flights to Osaka will increase from two to three. More

Singapore Air plans more services from Bangalore
SINGAPORE Airlines hopes it could operate daily service from Bangalore by the year-end when it expected the Indian Government to accept its request for enhancing the frequency under bilateral air services exchange. Bangalore has greater ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

India, Myanmar may bypass Bangladesh for gas pipeline — Other options to be explored
INDIA and Myanmar on Wednesday decided to explore other alternatives for importing gas from offshore Myanmar, as negotiations with Bangladesh are yet to be firmed up for the Myanmar-Bangladesh-India gas pipeline. Briefing presspersons after a ... More

Steel Airport
Architecture students displaying competition material at the final round of the National Student Award Competition 2004-05 in Kolkata on Wednesday. The competition has been conducted on the theme of `Best innovative use of steel in ... More

Multipurpose jetties to be permitted along Konkan coast
THE Maharashtra Government on Wednesday decided to grant permission to developers for the construction of multipurpose terminals and jetties along the Konkan coast. The decision was taken as construction of small ports along the coast was hit ... More

SHIPPING

Concor should have competitor: Study
Trade seconds; Concor counters
AS the country's container trade surges, pressure is once again mounting on the Government to break the monopoly of Container Corporation of India (Concor) in the realm of freight movement. The Concor monopoly debate has surfaced in port and ... More

RAILWAYS

Rail Europe opens office in India
RAIL Europe (RE), a joint venture between the French and Swiss national railways, announced the launch of its Indian liaison office here on Wednesday. "India is one of the fastest growing markets and is the fourth largest market among RE's 37 ... More

ROADWAYS

APSRTC staff suspend stir on directive from High Court
FOLLOWING a directive by the division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday, the striking AP State Road Transport Corporation employees' (APSRTC) unions decided to suspend their three-day strike and resume work. The Bench ... More

Maddur-Mysore highway to be ready by Dec
THE doubling of the 49-km Maddur-Mysore stretch on State highway 17 will be completed by December this year, five months ahead of schedule, according to its contractor company, Soma Enterprises. The Bangalore-Mysore SH has a high density of ... More

PEOPLE

New Dy Chairman for Cochin Port Trust
KOCHI: Capt Subhash Kumar has assumed the charge of the Deputy Chairman of Cochin Port Trust. He had earlier worked in the Shipping Corporation of India and served on various types of ships before joining New Mangalore Port Trust in ... More

Ships in Ports

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