LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
`Jet not given permission to seek slots abroad'
THE Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, has said that the Government has not given permission to Jet Airways to secure landing slots in London, Singapore and Malaysia, among others. In a statement in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Mr ...
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IA offers lower fares for metro-non-metro link flights
TO boost air travel from small cities and mini-metros, the State-owned Indian Airlines (IA) is introducing the `metro-non metro' scheme from July 16. A passenger availing himself of the scheme will have to pay only an additional Rs 1,200 for a ...
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Air Deccan adds more flights, drops fares in 2 sectors
AIR Deccan, the low-cost carrier (LCC), has added an additional flight each on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad and Mumbai-Surat sectors effective from Monday. The airline has also dropped fares on these sectors. Fares on both the Mumbai-Ahmedabad and ...
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INSIGHT
Irrelevance of a separate Rail Budget
IN TERMS of the Ackworth Committee recommendations, railway finances were separated from the general Government of India (GoI) finances in 1924. The 10-member Indian Railway Committee, 1920-21, under the chairmanship of ...
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SHIPPING
Major ports see 7.53% rise in Q1 cargo traffic
CARGO traffic at major Indian ports witnessed a 7.53 per cent increase during the first quarter ended June 2004 compared to the previous corresponding quarter. The ports handled 857.82 lakh tonnes of cargo during April-June 2004, against 797.74 ...
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Rumblings in shipping sector over tonnage tax clause
A section of the industry is of the view that the `plough-back' clause should have been obligatory, not mandatory.
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SCI to review LR 1 tanker purchase plan
STATE-owned national flag carrier Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is reviewing its plans to buy two new Long Range 1 (LR 1) tankers of 60,000 dead weight tonnes (dwt) each due to non-availability of suitable shipyards for building the ...
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ROADWAYS
Hyderabad Goods transporters oppose service tax
THE Hyderabad Goods Transport Association has criticised the Union Government's move to impose Service Tax on goods booking agents. Terming the move unjustifiable and unwarranted, the association said it was a backdoor entry that might lead to ...
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