The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Market not hit by conference lines plan to hike freight rate
THE proposal of the India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Ceylon/UK/Continent Conference to effect a hike in freight rates — $150/TEU and $300/FEU - from January 1, by way of Rate Restoration Initiative (RRI) has made little impact in the local ... More

Panel backs IOC move to bypass Transchart
THE high-level Committee of Secretaries (CoS) headed by the Cabinet Secretary, Mr B.K. Chaturvedi, has agreed to allow Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to make its own shipping/chartering arrangements directly for crude oil imports for a period of ... More

RAILWAYS

Upper class Rly fares fail to cover low-end loss
THOUGH a final decision on raising the passenger fares in the coming rail budget remains with the top political leadership, a closer look at Railway accounts show that the profit generated by the high-end fares is proving to be grossly inadequate ... More

Online train ticket booking at Tirunelveli
MADURAI: Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Ltd has launched Internet train ticket delivery facility at Tirunelveli. Passengers can now book tickets through the Internet, which will be delivered to their doorsteps within 2-3 ... More

Pre-paid cash cards for online rail ticketing
BOOKING railway tickets online has been made easier, courtesy the new pre-paid cash cards. A new electronic system for safe and quicker online ticketing has been introduced by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, the Indian ... More

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