The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 13, 2006

AIRLINES
`Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram airports may get licence soon'
The process for Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram and Kolkata airports to get a licence has started, the Director General of Civil Aviation, Mr K. Gohain, has said. "The paper work and inspection of these airports so as to complete the process of ... More

Intermediate jet trainer passes tests
The intermediate jet trainer being developed by the public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has passed the first phase of hot weather trials. The two prototypes, PT1 and PT2, recently logged eight hours within a week during tests ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Ground handling: Ministry may restrict number of agencies
The move is aimed at bringing about standardisation at airports More

NRIs forum seeks international terminal in Mangalore
UAE-based NRIs forum has urged the Karnataka Government to acquire land for the construction of international terminal at Mangalore airport at the earliest. A press release by the forum said that the Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr H.D. ... More

SHIPPING
SCI plans to join hands with Shapoorji Pallonji
The Government-owned Shipping Corporation of India proposes to float a joint venture with Shapoorji Pallonji Group to operate chemical and other product carriers. Though the parties were reluctant to divulge any details, sources familiar with ... More

PPT floats fresh bids for dredging project
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has cancelled the tender floated earlier for undertaking capital dredging for widening and deepening the navigable channel leading to the port. PPT has invited fresh bids. "The rates quoted by international dredging ... More

Vallarpadam phase I by early 2009: DP World
DP World, one of the top three marine terminal operators in the world, has said that it had initiated steps to complete the first phase of the international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam in the first quarter of 2009. ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Sattur Chamber plea
Sattur Chamber of Commerce and Industries has urged the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to consider and drop the announced service tax on the service of money orders, and express letters of postal service, effective from June ... More

ROADWAYS
Karnataka CM moots public debate on corridor project
`Not against project but concerned about Government assets' More

Punj Lloyd bags Rs 302-cr order from RIDCOR
Engineering and construction firm Punj Lloyd Ltd said on Monday that it has bagged a Rs 302-crore project from the Road Infrastructure Development Company of Rajasthan Ltd (RIDCOR) for improvement and maintenance work of the Lalsot to Kota road ... More

NICE urges CM to release remaining land
In a new development, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) has sent a 25-page memorandum to the Chief Minister, Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy, pressing him to release within a week the remaining land and to disburse landowners' compensation ... More

Truckers to go on strike today
Trucks are likely to remain off the roads on Tuesday with the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) reiterating that it would go on a day's strike against the fuel price hike. "All our affiliate members are supporting the ... More

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