The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 27, 2008

INFRASTRUCTURE
GMR’s Turkey project achieves financial closure
Hyderabad, June 26 Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (Turkey), which is being expanded with a GMR-led consortium, has achieved financial closure, with ABN Amro Bank NV and Yapi Kredi Banks agreeing to give a loan of €336 million for the ... More

Datacraft in talks with 2 airports for IT infrastructure
Chennai, June 26 Datacraft Asia, a $580-million Singapore-based provider of IT infrastructure and related solutions, is in talks with the New Delhi and Bangalore airport authorities to set up IP telephony-based infrastructure. The company ... More

POLICY
Cruise shipping policy okayed
To encourage cruise shipping, the Union Cabinet today gave its approval for adoption of Cruise Shipping Policy of India that envisages hassle free customs clearance, dedicated cruise shipping terminal, among others. ‘Cruise Shipping’ ... More

SHIPPING
Mumbai port privatisation move to render 100 workers jobless
Dock workers’ union says move violates Govt norms More

Kochi port container trailer owners protest loading curbs
Kochi, June 26 Container trailer owners have threatened to keep their vehicles off the roads in protest against the State’s move to enforce the provisions of Central Motor Vehicles Act in respect of overloading in container carriage ... More

TAXATION
Service tax relief for truck owners
Supply of transport vehicles to goods transport agency (GTA) for transport of goods by road will not attract service tax, the Finance Ministry said here today. Budget 2008-09 had said that services provided in relation to “supply of ... More

RAILWAYS
Heritage tracks
A tour of Chennai’s railway stations, which are among the oldest in the country, throws up precious nuggets of railway history. More

Stone India develops pantograph for double stack container trains
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