The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, August 16, 2008

LOGISTICS

RAILWAYS: Japan bank insists on electric traction for rail corridor
New Delhi, Aug 15 The Indian Railways seems to have agreed to Japanese condition of building the Western freight corridor with electric traction. Earlier, it had decided to build the corridor on diesel traction and the Eastern corridor on ...

AIRLINES: Air India unlikely to buy any new aircraft for now
Tackling losses, completing merger process assume priority. New Delhi, Aug. 15 Air India is unlikely to purchase any new aircraft apart from the 111-acquisition deal which is on going just yet although a strategic plan has been under ...

RAILWAYS: Passenger, freight earnings up at Tiruchi railway division
Five stations to be modernised this year. Tiruchi, Aug. 15 The Tiruchi division of the Railways has registered a marginal increase of two per cent in passenger earnings in the first quarter of the current financial ...

RAILWAYS: DLF preparing feasibility report on Hyderabad Metro Link
Final study may be submitted to APIIC by mid-Sept. Hyderabad, Aug. 15 DLF Ltd is currently preparing a feasibility study for the proposed Hyderabad Metro Link between the IT hub, HiTech City, and the Financial District on the outskirts of ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Compete hard, Hind Shipyard workers told
Visakhapatnam, Aug. 15 Hindusthan Shipyard Ltd here is on the revival path and has achieved a turnover of Rs. 510 crore during 2007-08, but it is necessary for the staff to strive hard to compete with other shipyards and maintain the momentum ...

RAILWAYS: Rlys plans heritage hotel in Kochi
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 15 The Railways has decided to set up a heritage hotel at the old Cochin Harbour Terminus station on Wellingdon Island. ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: NMPT I-Day celebrations
New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) celebrated the 61st Independence Day on Friday. A press release said here that Mr P. Tamilvanan, Chairman of NMPT, who hoisted the National Flag, explained about the progress in developmental works being taken up ...

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