The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Kingfisher Air plans FCCBs to raise $200 m — Private equity route, IPO other options
KINGFISHER Air has spread its fund-raising options to include foreign currency convertible bond (FCCB) or through the private equity route apart from its earlier option of floating an IPO to raise around $200 million. The Kingfisher Air ... More

AIRLINES

Jetstar Asia offers Bangalore-S'pore one-way for Rs 6,000
The airline offers tickets through its Web site and passengers will have to pay for food and beverages apart from duty-free items made available on the flight. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Pressure piles on Govt over airports modernisation
WITH the empowered Group of Ministers (e-GOM) slated to take a final decision on the modernisation and restructuring of the Delhi and Mumbai airports at its meeting on Tuesday, pressure is mounting on the Government to broad-base the entire ... More

SHIPPING

RITES to prepare blueprint for rail, road infrastructure for Paradip port
The need for a master plan for rail-cum-road infrastructure for Paradip port has arisen because of the poor level of connectivity to the port town even as the prospects of economic activity picking up in the region are bright. More

NMPT seeks Ministry nod for joining SPV for Mangalore SEZ
THE board of the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has decided to write to the Union Shipping Ministry seeking its approval for joining the special purpose vehicle (SPV), to be formed for the implementation of Mangalore Special Economic Zone (SEZ). ... More

IOC's Paradip-Haldia pipeline commissioning may be delayed
THE commissioning of Indian Oil Corporation's Rs 1,178-crore Paradip-Haldia crude pipeline inclusive of single buoy mooring and storage facility at Paradip may be delayed. The project was scheduled to be commissioned by March 2006. "The ... More

Visakha box terminal throughput reaches 1,00,000 TEUs
THE throughput of the Visakha Container Terminal (VCT), the latest container terminal of the Visakhapatnam port, reached a record level of 1,00,000 TEUs on January 21. This was when the vessel, mv Lal Bahadur Shastri, belonging to the ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Sahara buyout unlikely to trigger MRTP Act: Gupta
THE buyout of Air Sahara by Jet Airways is not likely to trigger any provisions of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act, according to the Ministry of Company Affairs. "The deal, as it appears now, does not attract the ... More

Ports

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line

Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest

When `red tape' helped Chemplast shareholders

Teva-Ivax merger likely to create shifts in pharma sector

Amex's security product targets frequent travellers

Toyota workers call off strike; want co not to insist on conduct note

Russia keen to supply nuclear plants to India

Expect status quo in credit policy review

In Focus

Auto Expo 2006

IPO Scams