The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 13, 2004

AIRLINES
Early take-off of open-sky policy
THE GOVERNMENT'S decision to follow an open-sky policy from November 1 to March 31 next year will come as a shot-in-the-arm both for international airlines operating to India and tourists. In a departure from the ... More

Travel agents' body forms TN chapter
AIRLINES are entering into direct competition with travel agents by selling tickets to passengers at the same price as offered by the latter, according to Mr Praveen Chugh, Vice-President, Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI). Mr Chugh ... More

SHIPPING
`Tap waterways for freight movement'
One horsepower moves 150 kg by road, 500 kg by rail and 4,000 kg by waterways. More

Shipping Minister's visit to Mumbai — Wind taken out of shipowner's sails
PRIVATE SECTOR shipowners looking forward to the Union Shipping Minister, Mr T. R. Baalu's forthcoming, and maiden, visit to Mumbai — home to 90 per cent of Indian shipping lines — later this month seem a ... More

PCHA gears up to clear more import, export consignments
TO ease the congestion at the ports in Mumbai, the newly formed Pune Custom House Association (PCHA) is all set to shoulder the responsibility of clearing the import and export materials from Pune. Talking to presspersons, Mr Raj Deepak ... More

RAILWAYS
Rlys to hire 80,000 more to beef up safety
THE Railways will increase its workforce by recruiting 80,000 personnel by 2006 to beef up safety and security. After a two-day conference of General Managers of the zonal railways, the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, promised to fill the ... More

China-Singapore rail link proposed
China has unveiled a blueprint for rail links with Singapore. Three proposals have been mooted for the proposed link, according to Schednet news. One, described as Central Line, is a 4200-km link from Kunming in Yunan province with Singapore via ... More

ROADWAYS
Customs' checks to plug revenue leakage
THE Government is convinced that hefty revenue leakages take place owing to the porous nature of land border points (hundreds of km) in North Bengal on exports to Bangladesh. To arrest this problem, Customs authorities ... More

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