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Operations to Asean region — Govt looking at criteria for domestic airlines
THE Government may consider a number of factors, including the number of flights a domestic airline operates on the largely non-profitable Category II and III routes, while finalising the selection of airlines for operations to the 10-nation ...
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Qatar Airways to fly to Seychelles
QATAR Airways will begin operations to the islands of the Seychelles from December 1. The airline will launch the service with a frequency of four flights a week, during the holiday season in the islands. According to an official statement, two ...
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Bird Travels to be Indian sales agent for GMC Airlines
THE private sector airline of Bangladesh, GMC Airlines, on Thursday appointed Bird Travels Private Ltd as its general sales agent (GSA) for the India market. In a statement, the group has said that Bird Travels will be responsible for the ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Karnataka to strengthen air infrastructure
THE Karnataka Government will take steps to strengthen the regional air infrastructure within the State by developing airports and air strips at Mangalore, Bellary, Hubli and Gulbarga, according to the State Industry and Infrastructure Minister, ...
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SHIPPING
Kerala Govt action plan brings focus back on Vizhinjam port
The 100-day action plan announced by the Kerala Government on Thursday has brought the focus back on the proposal for the establishment of an international container transhipment terminal at Vizhinjam near here, which has been in the shadow of ...
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New Mangalore Port handles record traffic
TOTAL traffic has shown an upward trend at New Mangalore Port in the first five months of the current financial year. The port handled a record traffic of 12.99 million tonnes (mt) as against 9.18 mt handled during the corresponding period in ...
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RAILWAYS
Now, book train tickets thru mobile
SUBSCRIBERS of Hutch and Reliance in Delhi and National Capital Region can now use their cell phones to get their train tickets booked and delivered, provided they have credit cards. However, while only those Reliance subscribers who use ...
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Bangladesh revives interest in running freight trains to India
BANGLADESH has revived interest in the running of container freight trains between the two countries and has accordingly asked for detailed designs of flats and other equipment from the Indian Railways, according to the Indian Railways sources. ...
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ROADWAYS
Kerala pvt bus owners threaten strike from Sept 16
THE All Kerala Bus Operators Organisation has decided not to ply their services from the midnight of September 16 in protest against the Government's failure to "honour its commitment" on a promised hike in fares. Speaking to newspersons ...
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Rs 1,780-cr plan for NH widening in AP
A TOTAL of 560-km length of road is being widened at a cost of Rs 1,780 crore in Andhra Pradesh under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). The entire work will be completed by 2007, according to the Union Minister of Shipping, Road ...
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Bengal oil tankers call off strike
THE strike by transport contractors carrying petroleum products from locations in West Bengal was called off today following a temporary truce between them and the oil marketing companies. Transport contractors under the banner of the West ...
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Fuel tankers' strike begins in Kerala
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