LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
Now, book Indian Airlines ticket online
WANT to buy a ticket on Indian Airlines (IA) flights without the hassles of going to the reservation offices or running to some agents? All you have to do now is just `click the mouse', from the cool confines of your home or your workplace in ...
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CIAL may allot shares worth Rs 52 cr earmarked for Hudco
COCHIN International Airport Ltd (CIAL) is likely to allot shares worth Rs 52 crore kept aside for Hudco - the major financier of the airport project - for over a year, to existing shareholders. The AGM and the board of directors' meeting ...
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INSIGHT
Railway Budget: The facts behind the figures
ONE more Railway Budget, has come and gone, accompanied by all the usual noises. It is strange, but true, that the direction which one of the largest public undertakings and the biggest organised employer in the ...
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SHIPPING
Curbs on Venduruthy bridge hit ICD movement to Kochi port
THE restrictions imposed by the railway authorities on the Venduruthy Bridge, connecting the Kochi Port to mainland, has affected the movement of ICD's (inland container depots) to the port. The Railways had temporarily suspended both its ...
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RAILWAYS
Rlys seeks bids for cleaner toilet systems
THE Ministry of Railways has invited proposals from interested parties for finding out an alternative system of open toilets in passenger coaches. This is intended to keep the station and trackside clean, eliminate corrosion of track, track ...
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ROADWAYS
Govt offers tax shift from booking agencies to consignors
IN a climb down to placate the striking transporters, the Finance Ministry has offered to shift the incidence of service taxation from goods booking agencies to consignors in the organised industry. The Finance Ministry has listed out seven ...
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No service tax on truck operators: Chidambaram
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday assured the striking truck owners and operators that the Government had no intention to impose service tax on them. "No service tax is being imposed, or will be imposed on truck owners or ...
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Truckers' strike keeps rubber market quiet
TRUCKERS' strike continued to deactivate the spot rubber market on Tuesday. Trading activities hit the bottom in the absence of major buyers, while sheet rubber RSS 4 closed at Rs 54 a kg on Tuesday. The loser of the day was RSS 5, which shed 50 ...
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Kerala govt's nod for major district roads
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has extended clearance for a proposal for declaring 6,000-km length of major roads linked to the Public Works Department (PWD) road network as `major district roads'. According to an official ...
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Kerala bus strike called off
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The strike called by the employees of the 105-odd private buses plying in the Capital from Tuesday midnight has been withdrawn after an agreement was reached between bus operators and representatives of trade unions. ...
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