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National air carriers settle spat over `smart voyager' scheme
THE Indian Airlines-Air India joint flight carrying `smart voyagers' is emerging out of high turbulence and slowly cruising into calmer skies. Caught in the air pocket created by the squabble between the airlines were top corporate executives, ...
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Kalam urges domestic airlines to become globally competitive
Customer delight, Dr Kalam said, should not be limited to a welcome smile at the aircraft doors, but should be at the top of the mind at the very first point of interaction, when the customer makes a booking with the airline, to the end, when he take s leave of the airline at his destination.
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As fares fall, people take off
THINGS just got better for domestic air travellers. In a concerted effort to stimulate the market all airlines have come up with highly tempting deals to woo passengers. Air Sahara has launched the Surprice package, ...
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SHIPPING
Collecting vessel-related charges in forex — Ports' quid pro quo for service tax
MAJOR port trusts, led by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), are seeking Government permission to collect vessel-related charges (VRC) from shipping lines in convertible foreign exchange to get out of the service tax ...
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Funds for Kerala waterways
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Water Resources Minister, Mr T.M. Jacob, has said that the State has made a request for Central assistance to develop its waterways. The Minister, who returned here after a visit to New Delhi, said an initial ...
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INTERVIEW
`Port services: Infrastructure, the key' — Mr S. C. Saxena, Managing Director, TM International Logistics Ltd
PROVIDING various logistics related services such a port operations, ship chartering and freight forwarding not only for Tata Steel and Tata group companies but also for others is TM International Logistics Ltd, a joint venture between Tata ...
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RAILWAYS
Ro-ro may become Konkan Rly monopoly
KONKAN Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) may get the monopoly rights to operate a ro-ro service along the Indian Railway network. This will be similar to the rights being enjoyed by Container Corporation of India (Concor) in the transportation of ...
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Streamlining rail freight control
THE Government recently increased the number of Zonal Railways from nine to 16, with the expectation that this would bring the Railway administration closer to the people. Also, the measure, it is hoped, would in course ...
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ROADWAYS
Kerala: Price hike adds fuel to the fire
The situation is expected to take a turn for the worse when schools and colleges, which remained closed last week, reopen on Monday.
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Entire motor spectrum to be detariffed
MOTOR insurance premiums are likely to be completely detariffed by the next fiscal in line with the demands made by public and private sector general insurers. Sources said the initial proposals were to detariff only a small component of motor ...
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