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Pawan Hans to provide copter to Delhi Police for surveillance
IF in the next couple of days you see a helicopter hovering over the treetops in Delhi, just feel more secure. In a first, the State-owned helicopter operator, Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL), is to provide a long-range Bell helicopter to Delhi ...
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Runway extension at Coimbatore soon — Night flights may be disrupted
THE Peelamedu airport here is in expansion mode. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is to begin phase I of its runway improvement works soon. Phase I will cover strengthening and widening the existing runway and extending its length by ...
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SHIPPING
Sri Lanka plans Colombo port expansion
A $4-billion expansion of the Colombo port is to be proposed by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board. Planned to the south of the Colombo port, the project includes construction of 12 new berths, mainly for containers, and a breakwater. The ...
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Shipping industry seeks removal of withholding tax on ECBs
THE domestic shipping industry has said that the Government's announcement on January 9 to remove the existing $50-million limit for tapping the External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) market with average maturity of five years and above under the ...
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Curde operations at Sandheads — IOC decision dashes Kolkata port hopes
THE Kolkata Port Trust's (KoPT) hope of handling large crude carriers throughout the year at the Sandheads, the mouth of the Hooghly river, has been dashed following the Indian Oil Corporation's decision to lay a 350-km-long crude pipeline ...
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RAILWAYS
Railways offers VRS to pursue `safety' track
IN a bid to bring down the average age of its operational staff, the Railways on Tuesday introduced a "safety related" voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for loco pilots and trackmen in the 50-57 age group. Under the Safety Related Retirement ...
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Rlys to present Rs 790-cr loss on freight operations
THE Indian Railways is set to end the financial year 2003-04 with a loss of Rs 790 crore on freight operations despite record loading volumes. The loss will, however, be made up by operational savings of Rs 1,440 crore. These projections were ...
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MMTS ready to enter walled city of Hyderabad
FOR those living in the densely populated colonies, especially in the walled city of Hyderabad, here is some exciting news. The Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) is all set to make travel a bit more easier, faster and economical too. The ...
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Intel offers Net on board train
INTEL today announced the country's first-ever Internet access service on board a running train. The company has tied up with the Railways for providing the service on seven Shatabdi Express trains originating from Delhi. It has taken over one ...
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ROADWAYS
Hyderabad-Vijayawada road may be made 6-lane
THE Hyderabad-Vijayawada (NH-9) road will be converted into a six-lane highway, provided the State Government takes the onus of acquiring the necessary land, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Maj. Gen. (Retd) B.C. Khanduri, said ...
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