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Kerala: Daredevil aviators to do an encore today
DAREDEVIL aviators from the Indian Air Force (IAF), who captivated Onam revellers massed along the Sankumughom beachfront here on Saturday, will return to perform an encore on Monday. The Sarang and Surya Kiran aerobatics teams ...
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SHIPPING
Royalty to Tuticorin Port Trust — A cost item for PSA-SICAL
Globally, royalty/revenue share is admitted as a cost item for fixing tariffs at ports and the flow of private funds will be hampered if this was not allowed in India.
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Storm over ship-breaking proposal at Kakinada
The Andhra Pradesh Government feels that ship-breaking units at Kakinada will create greater employment opportunities for the fishermen, while environmentalists have opposed the proposal in view of the environmental implications.
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The Frankenstein of port-state control
MORE THAN 20 years of port-state control have not succeeded in eliminating sub-standard ships. This conclusion is confirmed by the 2003 Annual Report of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port-State Control (Paris ...
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The potential of inland waterways
ANYONE who has travelled even a minor distance in Kerala will quickly realise the importance of inland waterways for the State's economy and culture. Not only are they the lifeline for the people who live along the backwaters, they are also ...
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Submarine rescue system
A new rescue system to be available to help submarines (of any nation) in distress is to be operated by a group six United Kingdom companies led by Rolls-Royce. The Nato Submarine Rescue System will enter service at the end of 2006, replacing the ...
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GENERAL INSURANCE
Motor detariffing process — Insurers flay `piecemeal approach'
INSURERS have expressed a wish to see the current de-tariffing motor insurance exercise cover the entire range of issues instead of a piecemeal approach. At a seminar in the city, organised by the South India Purchase Association, Mr G.K. ...
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ROADWAYS
Trade with Myanmar: Better road links needed
THE NORTH-EASTERN India, which shares international borders with countries such as Bangladesh and Myanmar, needs two things on a priority basis for sub-regional trade to increase in a big way ...
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