The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, August 27, 2005

Foreign pilots may be hired to fly Air India's B777s
AIR India, which is looking to expand its reach in the global market, plans to employ more foreign pilots. Official sources told Business Line that the airline was not only looking to recruit foreign captains for operating flights of its ... More

SHIPPING

Six bidders submit RFQ for Tuticorin port project
SIX bidders have submitted their RFQ (request for qualification) applications for developing the eighth berth at Tuticorin port into a container terminal on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. The bidders are: Chettinad Logistics Pvt Ltd, ... More

`Port policy loaded against dry bulk cargo traffic'
The KoPT Chairman drew attention to the fact that top three cargo handling ports in the country, namely Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Chennai, were by and large dry bulk cargo handling ports. More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Free ride
City Police brought out police vans and jeeps to offer free rides to people affected by private bus strike in Kochi on Friday. Private buses went on strike to protest the arrest of some bus workers. ... More

RAILWAYS

Siemens wins 2 GSM-R contracts from Railways
INDIAN Railways has awarded two additional GSM-R (Global Systems for Mobile Communications-Railways) contracts to the Siemens Communications Group. With this, Siemens will equip 2,200 kilometres of the rail network with GSM-R technology. Both ... More

Royapuram railway station repair work may be completed by Oct
THE repair of the Royapuram Railway Station, which is estimated to cost about Rs 35 lakh, is to be completed by early October. Trains still chug out of this station, which is said to be the oldest in the country. (The first railway line in ... More