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AIRLINES
Air turbulence can be dangerous at times
Generally, no. But if you ever find yourself in an aircraft trying to land in big storm you do have reason to be concerned, says Mr N. Jayachandran, an expert in air safety. Making a presentation during a weekly talk programme hosted here by ...
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`Travel bandh' today to protest cut in agents' commission
THE Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), a representative body of the travel industry, has called a "travel bandh" on Friday to protest the decision of foreign airlines operating out of India to bring down the commission payable to their ...
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BA offers special low fares from Chennai, Kolkata
BRITISH Airways has come out with special low fares from Chennai and Kolkata to destinations in the UK, the US, Canada, Frankfurt and Munich. The special fares, which are about 10 per cent lower, are for travel in the `World Traveller' or ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Kochi Sky City project
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Government has extended an `in-principle' approval to the Rs 896-crore `Sky City' flyover project at Kochi. Announcing this here, the Local Affairs Minister, Mr Cherkalam Abdulla, said that the 8.5-km-long ...
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SHIPPING
Govt mulls Rs 93-cr bail-out package for seamen PF
A Rs 92.78-crore bail-out package being considered by the Government for the gilts scam-tainted Seamen's Provident Fund (SPF) is expected to pave the way for amending the Seamen's Provident Fund Act, 1966, absolving the Government from the ...
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INTERVIEW
Air India may capitalise on `brand India'
THE Air India Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V. Thulasidas, said here on Wednesday that the new "focus'', as a national carrier, was to "reflect ... the quality that India is coming to symbolise now" on the international stage. He said: "The ...
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RAILWAYS
Railway Board in a fix over freight target — Key user ministries project cut in demand
"We are getting more of short lead and lower class cargo."
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Laloo orders scrapping of `Godhra' coach
THE Railways Minister, Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav, has ordered scrapping of the ill-fated S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express, that sparked the Gujarat riots in 2002. Alleging that the former National Democratic Alliance Government was trying to keep the ...
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Kashmir link project — Rlys to move coaches from Chennai by air
A TRAIN travelling by air? Indian Railways is set to create another first in the rail history of the country by seeking to airlift passenger coaches from Chennai to Srinagar to begin commuter services in the Kashmir Valley. The Valley part of ...
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ROADWAYS
Foundation laid for Rs 1.5-cr Transport Bhavan in AP
THE Chief Minister, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the construction of `Transport Bhavan' that would house the offices of the Transport Department, including that of the State Commissioner of ...
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