The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 31, 2006

REPORTER'S DIARY
For the long-haul
The drama over the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports may no longer grab headlines, but the parties involved appear to be settling down for a long haul before a decision from the courts is available. While the Delhi High Court has ... More

AIRLINES

Lufthansa studying new destinations
Lufthansa is contemplating enhancing the capacity to Bangalore by inducting larger aircraft. The IT capital, which has emerged as its third largest market, was providing 30 per cent growth to its capacity. Mr Uwe Miller, Vice-President ... More

Paramount to connect Hyderabad
Yet another airline is starting its operations in Hyderabad beginning April 11. Paramount Airways, the Coimbatore-based new airline, will start daily services connecting Hyderabad-Kochi-Hyderabad, Chennai-Bangalore-Chennai and ... More

Kingfisher unveils route deployment plan for ATRs
Takes delivery of first aircraft More

Bomb hoax delays flight
A bomb hoax delayed the Visakhapatnam-bound Air Deccan flight for about 90 minutes today afternoon. An airline spokesperson told Business Line that the aircraft was taken to isolation bay following the phone call. Security officials rushed ... More

SHIPPING

Kolkata set to clock 15% growth in traffic
Kolkata port is all set to end the current fiscal with a total traffic of 53 million tonnes (mt) compared to 46.21 mt in 2004-05, registering a growth of about 15 per cent. Till yesterday, the figure was 52.3 mt. Dockwise, it is estimated that ... More

AP: Fishermen plan rally
The fishermen in the district plan to hold a massive rally and stage a demonstration at the collectorate on Saturday. A day after the all-party meeting in Hyderabad on the Gangavaram port dispute, which led to the killing of a fisherman in ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Panel for full transfer of property in aviation
New move may clear hurdles for Jet Airways' Sahara buyout More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Kochi strike: Cargo diverted to other ports
Co-ordination committee soon to find a permanent solution to the issue More

RAILWAYS

SBT in pact with Rail Catering
State Bank of Travancore (SBT) has tied up with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to extend online railway ticket reservation facility to the bank customers. This will enable the over 30,000-strong retail Internet ... More

REPORTER'S DIARY
Endorsement for pan masala?
The Health Minister, Mr Anbumani Ramadoss, should take note. The Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, seems to be inadvertently promoting the consumption of pan masala. At a recent function near Jaipur to flag off the double-stack rail containers, ... More

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