The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 12, 2002

Dubai airport recovers lost ground
DUBAI: The flow of transit passengers through the Dubai International Airport is veering towards normalcy after a decline in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the US, officials of the United Arab Emirates Civil Aviation Department ... More

IA angling for 30 pc Gulf market share
INDIAN Airlines is planning to raise its market share in the Gulf sector to over 30 per cent with the addition of new aircraft and is planning to add more destinations in the region, airline officials said here. Besides raising the frequency to ... More

Move to improve air connectivity in North-East
FOUR 5-seater aircraft will be acquired this week to improve air connectivity in the North-Eastern region. The air services will use Guwahati as the hub. Mr Arun Shourie, Union Minister for Development of North-Eastern Region, made this ... More

Four strike it rich with Emirates
FOR four lucky Emirates passengers, including an Indian, celebrations start right now for the Dubai Shopping Festival 2002 (DSF 2002) taking place in March. They have each won a luxury holiday for four in an in-flight competition to boost ... More

AI board nod for sale of two Boeings
THE Air India board, which met here on Monday, gave its approval for the sale of two Boeing 747-200 aircraft and for the leasing of more Airbus A-310 aircraft. AI sources told Business Line that though the initial plan was to sell two ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Sky Bus plan takes off the ground
A FEW years from now, commuting in cities could well be a totally different experience as a number of States have evinced interest in the `Sky Bus Metro' project developed by the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL). Unlike conventional rail ... More

SHIPPING

Voltas clinches order to air-condition Queen Mary
VOLTAS, in association with an Italian company, has clinched the deal to air-condition the world's largest cruise liner, Queen Mary II. ``The time-bound project will be completed off Nantes in France and the ship would set sail by December ... More

RAILWAYS

Rly Board calls for modest fare hike
THE Railway Board has made out a case for a five to eight per cent increase in the passenger fares in the ensuing fiscal to reduce the cross subsidy between freight and passenger business, besides augmenting resources to finance the Annual Plan, ... More

Daitari-Keonjhar-Banspani line -- Early completion of rail project stressed
THE Eastern Zone Mining Association has underlined the significance of speedy completion of the Daitari-Keonjhar-Banspani (DKB) railway line, considered to be an arterial connector between important mining centres in Orissa and Jharkhand. The ... More

ROADWAYS

LIC offers loan for NHDP at 100 basis pts over G-Sec rate
THE Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has offered to provide a long-term loan for Rs 6,000 crore to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at 100 basis points over the Government of India securities (G-Sec) rates to part-fund the ... More

Ships in Ports

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Indo-US talks to block terror funds

Rabi prospects bright: CMIE

Cellular subscriber base touches 5.72 m

ARCs: Answer to bank NPAs?

LIC offers loan for NHDP at 100 basis pts over G-Sec rate

Export strategy 2002-07 -- Faltering ambitions, missing links

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