The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 23, 2005

IA, Reliance Infocomm tie up for ticket booking
CONSUMERS having Reliance mobile connection can now book their domestic flight tickets through their phones. Indian Airlines and Reliance Infocomm have come together to allow Reliance IndiaMobile users to make booking on the state-owned airline ... More

Indigo Airlines plans to take off in February
PRIVATE low cost carrier Indigo Airlines on Tuesday said it might launch operations by February next year by taking aircraft on lease. "The induction of aircraft will start from July next year but we are exploring if we want to accelerate the ... More

Indian Airlines plans to operate to the UK, US
INDIAN Airlines (IA), which has entered the market to lease 12 wide-body aircraft, could look at operating flights to the UK, US, Canada and Australia. "If there is a good response to the tenders that have been put out for leasing wide-body ... More

SpiceJet awards pilot training contract to ECFT
EMIRATES-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) has been awarded a contract for Boeing 737 NG pilot training by new Indian low-cost carrier, SpiceJet. The contract was signed at Dubai 2005 — the 9th International Aerospace Exhibition, by Mr Gary ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Hearing deferred on plea against seamen's strike
THE hearing on the writ filed by Indian National Shipowners Association (INSA) against the proposed strike by a section of the seamen, has been adjourned to November 24. The Forward Seamen's Union of India has called for a strike on November 25 ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Nagarjuna bags highway project
HYDERABAD: Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd (NCC) has announced that it, along with its joint venture partners, has bagged the construction of the elevated highway project of the Bangalore-Hosur section. This section is part of ... More

SHIPPING

Adviser soon to coordinate ports' business plans
THE Shipping Ministry will appoint an adviser to coordinate business plans being developed by consultants for each of the 12 major ports in the country. The candidate will act as an adviser to the Department of Shipping to ensure that the plans ... More

Paradip port may invite fresh bids for constructing 3 berths
PARADIP Port Trust (PPT) is mulling inviting fresh bids for constructing three berths - two clean cargo berths and one deep draft berth. The earlier tenders, floated nearly a year ago, might be cancelled. Alternatively, the port might opt ... More

EVENTS

Postal adalat on Dec 20
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram South Postal Division proposes to conduct a postal adalat here on December 20. Announcing this an official spokesman said here that complaints about postal services in the division should be ... More

RAILWAYS

Rlys may take some lessons from its Chinese counterpart
The Indian Railways expects the Plan size during next fiscal to be about Rs 18,419 crore — 20 per cent higher than that of the current fiscal. More

IRFC raises Rs 2,150 cr via term loans, taxable bonds
The IRFC further plans to raise about $125 million through external commercial borrowings. More

MoU signed for rail line to Krishnapatnam port
RAIL Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd (KPCL) and the Andhra Pradesh Government have entered into an agreement to develop a new rail line of 114 kilometres from Obulavaripalle in Kadapa district to Krishnapatnam port in ... More

Extra AC three-tier coach
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Southern Railways has announced that it is providing an additional AC three-tier coach to three express trains running from Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram to Guwahati and Jaipur. According to a Southern Railway ... More

ROADWAYS

Hard drive
People faced hardship due to the State-wide strike called by private bus operators from Tuesday.

`Awareness drives can improve road safety'
A well-researched and planned public education campaign accompanied by proper enforcement alone can bring about changes in road safety behaviour, said Mr Greg Rowe, a publicity education specialist with the Kerala Road Safety Action Plan Project. ... More

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