The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 16, 2006

AIRLINES
AI Express to connect Amritsar, Mangalore to Dubai soon: CMD
AIR India Express, the new low-cost airline being promoted by Air India, is to begin services from Mangalore and Amritsar to Dubai shortly, its Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V. Thulasidas, said. "The Government has given us permission to ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
World-class touch for eight non-metro airports in South
No of passengers handled by these airports seen at 42.6 lakh in 2009-10 More

SHIPPING
Wai Hai Lines begins China to West Asia direct service
Wan Hai Lines has begun a China-West Asia direct service linking Tuticorin to Singapore and China, according to Tuticorin Container Terminal (TCT), the private container terminal operated by PSA Sical Terminals Ltd. Under the service, the first ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
SCI Q4 net down 43 pc on high bunker cost
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) reported a 42.7 per cent fall in net profit at Rs 350.13 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006, compared to Rs 611.13 core in the year-ago period. The profit was lower mainly because of higher ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Sahara board: Security nod awaited for Naresh Goyal
The processing of the share purchase agreement between Jet Airways and Air Sahara hangs in the balance with the security clearance for appointment of the Jet Airways Chairman, Mr Naresh Goyal, on the Air Sahara board still not having been ... More

RAILWAYS
`Pvt operators' rolling stock must have stringent audits'
Many public-private partnership projects lined up in rail sector More

Rlys wants call centres that sustain themselves
May need premium pricing for in-depth queries: Experts More

Rlys sends freight corridor proposal to Cabinet
RITES doing a detailed feasibility study More

VSNL to set up cybercafes at 68 railway stations
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has won franchisee rights to run cybercafes at 68 railway stations in the country. The first such cyber café is now open in Bangalore. The rest will be operational in the next few weeks, said a statement from the company. ... More

Uppal-Kamath may bag deal for Rly budget hotels
The Uppal-Kamath consortium is likely to win the contract to develop the Railways' budget hotel in Vijayawada and Madurai. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) opened the financial bids for these locations on Thursday, Ministry ... More

`Zindagi Exp' coming to Ernakulam
LIC's Zindagi Express, a unique exhibition on wheels focussing LIC's success story, achievements and highlights and history of insurance in India, will arrive at Ernakulam Junction on Saturday for a two days stop over. Free diabetic check up, ... More

ROADWAYS
L&T wins Rs 750-cr NHAI BOT project
Larsen & Toubro Ltd has won a contract worth Rs 750 crore from National Highways Authority of India. This build-operate-transfer project is for six-laning of the National Highway-8 between Vadodara and Bharuch in Gujarat, said a news release ... More

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