The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 28, 2002

Jet Air advances check-in time
IN view of the enhanced security procedures being followed at airports across the country, Jet Airways has advanced the minimum reporting time for passengers from March 10. According to an airline statement, business and economy class ... More

Rail Budget unlikely to impact airlines
THE domestic airline industry is unlikely to lose sleep over the Railway Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar's announcement on Tuesday on paring tariffs in the AC I class category in order to make travel in this class more competitive compared to air ... More

AI engineers call off strike
MUMBAI: Air India Aircraft Engineers' Association (AIAEA), which had earlier served a strike notice on the airline management, has said that it is calling off the proposed strike. According to an AIAEA statement here on Wednesday, the move ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Tatas keen on investing in Mumbai's Sky Bus project
THE Tatas have evinced interest in investing in the city's Sky Bus Project - the first of its kind in India - being promoted by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) and the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) with ... More

SHIPPING

Nalco shipments thru Paradip begins today
SENIOR officials of the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) including its Chairman, Mr S.K. Mohapatra, will be joined by the senior officials of National Aluminium Company, including its Chairman, Mr S.C. Tripathy, at the Paradip port on Thursday to witness ... More

RAILWAY BUDGET

Rakesh Mohan green light for Nitish
THERE is not even a mention of Dr Rakesh Mohan in Mr Nitish Kumar's 2002-03 rail budget. But that does not imply that the prescriptions of the Expert Group on Indian Railways headed by Dr Mohan have been brushed aside. On the contrary, in the ... More

A damper on iron ore exporters
THE proposed increase in railway freight on iron ore, though small this time round compared to hikes in the past, is bound to erode further the competitiveness of iron ore exporters. As it is, against their competitors, Indian iron exporters ... More

Disappointment in southern Tamil Nadu
COIMBATORE: Though sparing the middle class from any steep hike in railway fare has been welcomed by the business community in Coimbatore, it has expressed disappointment over non-fulfilment of long-pending demands regarding introduction ... More

INTERVIEW

Well done, says Rakesh Mohan
`I can recommend what I like, but then I am not responsible to the public. For a Minister to actually implement these reform measures calls for conviction and concern for the larger interests of the Railways.' More

RAILWAYS

Sabarmati Express on fire; 55 killed
IN a gruesome incident on Wednesday, 55 passengers travelling by the Sabarmati Express were torched to death as miscreants set fire the train at Godhra, near Vadodara. All the dead were reported to have been travelling by the S-6 coach of the ... More

Assess line capacity for new services, Rlys told
EVEN as the Railway Budget has proposed as many as 41 new trains, the Railway Convention Committee has asked the Ministry of Railways to conduct a detailed exercise to assess the line capacity before introducing new train services or increasing ... More

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