The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 04, 2004

ACCIDENTS
When accident victims are left in the lurch
``THE other day I got a call from a person stating that an accident victim was lying in front of a school near his home, who needed hospital help. I asked him to tell the police. Pat came the reply, I have done that sir, and was asked to visit ... More

AIRLINES
CAPA symposium on low-cost airlines in July
THE Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), headquartered in Sydney, is organising a two-day symposium on `Low-cost airline: Indian subcontinent and Gulf region' here from July 5. In a statement, CAPA has said that senior executives from ... More

IA exceeds intake target in Hyderabad
DESPITE increased competition from private airlines, Indian Airlines (IA) has far exceeded the target for daily intake of passengers ex-Hyderabad for 2003-04. As against a target of 1,185 a day set for the year 2003-04, IA at Hyderabad achieved ... More

SHIPPING
IPBC member lines to hike rates from June, July
Explaining the rationale for a rate increase, IPBC Conference member lines said they were facing increases in costs due to an all-time high charter rates and a worldwide shortage of containers. More

Kochi port seeks Ministry nod for awarding contract
THE Kochi port has sought sanction from the Union Shipping Ministry for awarding this year's maintenance dredging contract in the channel following the expiry of the term of the board of trustees. According to sources, the port had earlier ... More

Full steam ahead
Loading and unloading operations under way at Kochi Port. The port has performed well in 2003-04, handling 135.72 lakh tonnes as against 130.24 lakh tonnes the previous fiscal. Container traffic also registered an increase of 2.58 per ... More

RAILWAYS
ER, SER join hands to regain lost share
While ER is still dependent to a great extent on coal loading to the major power stations in the eastern region, SER, post-trifurcation, is now a profit-making railway. More

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