The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 15, 2006

AP Minister's assurance to Gangavaram fishermen
THE agitating fishermen of Gangavaram have deferred their plan for laying siege to the Collectorate following a promise by the Minister for Fisheries, Mr Mohd. Fariduddin, to visit their village after the Visakha-I Assembly by-polls and apprise ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

`Air Sahara pilots seek to join Kingfisher'
KINGFISHER Airlines has received several applications from pilots of Air Sahara. An official spokesperson of Kingfisher Airlines said the airline had not taken any decision on the applications received and not a single appointment letter had ... More

IA inducting 260 pilots, but sets stiff exit norms
The sources said that the airline has been a hunting ground for private carriers, which have been dipping into the pool of highly trained pilots. More

Air Hostess Academy plans 5 overseas training centres
While some of these centres would be run by the academy itself, the others would be franchised. More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Air Sahara strike withdrawn; Normal flights from today
THE three-day agitation by sections of Air Sahara pilots, which led to flights being cancelled and passengers being inconvenienced, was withdrawn on Tuesday night. "The agitation has been withdrawn and all the pilots will report for work from ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Kerala Chamber assails bid by postal dept to restrict courier cos
THE Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed concern over the decision of the Union Government to debar courier companies from delivering letters weighing less than 500 gm. The move of the postal department to ban courier ... More

Reliance Private Equity picks up 44 pc stake in DTDC for Rs 70 cr
RELIANCE Private Equity, a division of Reliance Capital, a group company of Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) has acquired 44 per cent stake in DTDC Group, a leading courier and express service company. The Chairman and Managing ... More

RAILWAYS

SER freight earnings up 33 pc in April-Jan
SOUTH-EASTERN Railway (SER) has achieved 17 per cent growth in freight loading, resulting in higher revenue earnings, during the April-January period of the current fiscal. SER officials said that the improved performance has come about ... More

P&O Ports applies for Rly container operations
MULTINATIONAL port operator P&O Ports, headquartered in London, has applied for permission to offer containerised services on Indian Railways' tracks. It has applied for the "universal category licence" with a registration fee of Rs 50 crore. ... More

Concor plans to launch terminal in Durgapur
CONTAINER Corporation of India (Concor) is planning to launch a terminal in Durgapur (West Bengal), close to the railway goods shed hereIt has applied to the Asansol Durgapur Development Authority for 29 acres of land for the same. The ... More

ROADWAYS

Gridlock
Traffic jams are a regular sight in Bangalore. This newly constructed flyover at Anand Rao Circle, said to be one of the widest in South India, seems to have done little in alleviating the ... More

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