The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Chidambaram to head IA fleet acquisition panel
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, is to head the four-member empowered Group of Ministers (e-GoM) that has been set up to conduct the final round of price negotiations with the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus for Indian Airlines ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Delhi, Mumbai airports modernisation: Govt seeks bids before Sept 14
THE process for restructuring and modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports gained momentum today with the Government asking the eight pre-qualified bidders to submit their technical and financial bids by September 14. Addressing a press ... More

A wonder project
Work on the Rs 1,306-crore Bandra Worli Sea Link project in Mumbai is in progress and is expected to be completed by December 2007. The city can look forward to a hassle-free drive to the business district of Nariman Point and Ballard Pier ... More

Centre allots Rs 90 cr more for Vizag airport
THE Union Government has allocated Rs 90 crore more for the expansion and development work at Visakhapatnam airport, taking the total project cost to Rs 410 crore, said Mr Pravin Prakash, District Collector. After a review meeting on the ... More

SHIPPING

Seaways Shipping may avoid Vizag-KDS route for box movement
AFTER having virtually burnt its fingers in coastal movement of containers between Visakhapatnam port (Vizag) and the Kolkata Dock System (KDS), Seaways Shipping is thinking of not undertaking any more movement on the route, at least for the time ... More

Bunching of ships at Sandheads daunts Haldia dock authorities — Unprecedented traffic attributed to spurt in oron ore exports
AN unprecedented bunching of Haldia-bound ships at the Sandheads, the mouth of the Hooghly river, is causing concern to Haldia dock authorities. Till a few days ago, there were as many as 25 ships, highest in recent times, waiting at the ... More

RAILWAYS

Rail tickets through Net: Panel favours more payment options
WITH an aim to popularise rail ticket booking through the Internet, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the Railways to make available more payment options such as cash cards across a well spread out network. At present, the payment mechanism ... More

RITES bags Rs 635-cr contracts in 2004-05
WITH contracts worth Rs 635 crore during 2004-05, RITES Ltd — a Ministry of Railways undertaking — registered Rs 41 crore net profit for the year ended March 31, 2005. "New business contracts worth a record Rs 635 crore were secured ... More

Fast track
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ROADWAYS

A chaotic chore
Parents take their children to schools as autorickshaw unions launched an indefinite strike in Hyderabad on Tuesday, demanding increase in minimum fare to Rs 12 and Rs 1.60 per km. They also want permission to carry 10 school children in ... More

Ships in Ports

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