The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 05, 2002

Domestic airlines take wing again -- `People set aside their plans to travel abroad'
`There has been perceptible improvement in traffic since mid-October. In fact, the period between October and November saw traffic pick up to levels prior to September 11. November-December was a good phase. We saw 68-69 per cent seat factor,' says a n Indian Airlines official. More

IA special flight to Islamabad
INDIAN Airlines (IA) will operate a special flight on the Delhi-Islamabad-Delhi sector on Saturday to ferry back the Indian diplomats who were asked to leave Pakistan on December 27. IA sources told Business Line that an Airbus A-300 ... More

SHIPPING

Port workers plan strike on Jan 22
NORMAL work at the country's major ports is likely to come to a standstill on January 22, as nearly 80,000 port and dock workers and 4,000 officers employed in the major port trusts and dock labour boards plan to observe a day's token strike in ... More

NMPT to extend throughput
AFTER gherkins, beedis, cast iron and glazed tiles, it is now electrical grade insulation material. New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), which is trying to attract more and more container traffic to stay in the global race, is now in the process of ... More

RAILWAYS

Off the track

ROADWAYS

Experts moot use of natural rubber in roads
RUBBERISATION of roads in the country can effect a substantial saving in cost apart from creating additional demand for natural rubber, thus ensuring a remunerative price for farmers. Experts participating at a seminar on Friday on Road ... More
Ships in Ports
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Defence production thrown open to private sector, FDI

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

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