The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Airlines introduce flash rates for garment exports
AIRLINES have introduced express or flash rates to cash in on the surge in garment exports and the scarcity of cargo space. According to sources, some airlines are accepting cargo only on express rates. The surge in garment export volumes is ... More

CBEC abolishes palletisation norm
THE Finance Ministry has done away with the current norm that required airlines to obtain separate permission from the customs authorities for palletisation. This procedural relaxation may benefit airlines and result in faster clearances of ... More

IA seeks nod for flights to Birmingham, Manchester
INDIAN Airlines, which has already been designated for operations to the UK, has requested permission to operate four flights a week to Birmingham and three flights a week to Manchester from December this year, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr ... More

BUDGET

Rly Budget passed; train enquiry to be outsourced
THE Union Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, today announced that train enquiry service would be outsourced to telecom companies and assured that projects would not be allowed to suffer for want of funds. He also announced sops for Kerala ... More

SHIPPING

Mumbai port concern over proposed congestion surcharge
Mumbai port officials say that as there is no congestion at the port, the congestion surcharge is unwarranted. More

RAILWAYS

Rlys to launch SMS-based ticket booking service
Buoyed by the response to its earlier service of ticket bookings through Internet, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) - which manages Railways' Internet booking service platform - plans to launch SMS-based ticket ... More

Policy for Concor-type private operation yet to take shape
THE Railways, it is learnt, is yet to firm up policy on private sector participation in the type of operation currently being undertaken by the Container Corporation of India (Concor). One reason is that the Rail Budget for 2005-06, which ... More

ROADWAYS

APSRTC staff withdraw strike call
THE employees of the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) have decided not to go ahead with the strike call. This decision comes in the wake of the Government agreeing to look into issues such as reducing motor vehicle tax and reimbursing ... More

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