The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 11, 2008

AIRLINES: Jet, JetLite allowed to operate to Dubai
AI monopoly goes; Air Deccan to become eligible soon. New Delhi, July 10 The last bastion of monopoly among Indian carriers that Air India had on flying to Dubai has fallen with the Government clearing the proposal of Jet Airways and 100 per ...

INSIGHT: Far… but fetching
Bangalore’s date with a world-class airport. The Bengaluru International Airport is swank, spacious and a hundred-fold better than the old HAL airport that was cursed by one and all over the last few years. And yet, it has been singularly ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Govt clears proposal for Indian ships to have foreign officers
Maritime authority may issue circular next week. Mumbai, July 10 Indian ships will soon sail with foreign officers on ...

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS: Port workers’ talks with Ministry fail
To go on strike from July 16. New Delhi/Kochi, July 10 Functioning of all major ports is likely to be affected from July 16 with the Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Mr T.R. Baalu, declining to accept demands of port workers ...

SHIPPING: Chennai Container Terminal to hike tariff by 10% from August
Chennai, July 10 There will be a 10 per cent increase in tariff from August 1 at the Chennai Container Terminal operated by the Dubai-based DP World. This hike will be valid till 2009-end, according to an order issued by the Tariff Authority ...

SHIPPING: Port users oppose withdrawal of exemption under I-T Act
Kochi, July 10 The port users and the exim community in Kochi are finding considerable difficulties on account of the withdrawal of exemption for Kochi Port under section 197 of the Income Tax Act ‘for no deduction of tax under ...

SHIPPING: Great Offshore lines up $230-m capex programme
Mumbai, July 10 Integrated offshore oilfield services provider, Great Offshore, has lined up a capital expenditure programme of $230 million for acquisition of a multi support vessel and a jack-up ...

ROADWAYS: Bus fares hiked in Kerala
The Kerala Government has decided to hike the fares of stage carriage buses in the ...

INFRASTRUCTURE: Land for Chennai airport expansion to be handed over soon
TN acquiring land for second runway. Chennai, July 10 The Tamil Nadu Government will hand over 130 acres of land near Chennai airport, to be used for the airport’s expansion, by the end of this month, the State’s Chief Secretary, ...

RAILWAYS: The brand run

RAILWAYS: East Coast Railway, SER achieve higher throughput in June
Kolkata, July 10 Despite disruptions in rail movement in June, caused by the breaches on railway lines submerged in floods, both South Eastern Railway (SER) and East Coast Railway (ECoR) succeeded in achieving higher freight throughput during ...

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES: Supreme Court stays HC order on pilot flying hours
New Delhi, July 10 The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the order of the Bombay High Court on the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) which governs the number of hours an Indian commercial pilot can ...

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