The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 26, 2006

AIRLINES
British Airways launches offer for students
British Airways has unveiled its promotional offer for students travelling to the UK and beyond. Under this offer, return tickets are priced at Rs 20,000 and one-way tickets at Rs 11,000. Students can also carry an excess baggage of 23 kg at ... More

CIAL to form 3 panels
The Board of Directors of the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has decided to form three committees to take care of the future plans of the company. One of the committees, to be chaired by Dr Thomas Isaac, Minister for Finance, will ... More

Indian cuisine on Singapore Air flights
Singapore Airlines on Tuesday announced the launch of its new Indian in-flight cuisine, the `Shahi Thali' for its first class passengers from August 2006 onwards. The airline currently operates 47 weekly flights to eight ... More

Air Deccan overtakes Indian in market share
Has flown over 5.8 million passengers since inception three years ago More

SHIPPING
Kandla port creates new record
Kandla port achieved yet another landmark when the vessel MV Dushita Naree loaded a record quantity of 6,551 tonnes of sugar in bags in 24 hours on July 17, surpassing the previous record of 5,086 tonnes handled in 2002 by MV Heng Xin. ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Postal Dept urged not to accept returns
Three postal unions — National Federation of Postal Employees, Federation of National Postal Organisation and Postal Officers' Association have urged the postal department not to accept income-tax returns. The unions said that they were ... More

Port, dock workers hold demonstration in Vizag
Port and dock workers staged a demonstration here on Tuesday in front of the port administrative office and submitted a memorandum to the Vishakhapatnam Port Trust Chairman, Mr K. Ratnakishore, opposing the Kolkata National Tribunal Award ... More

New Mangalore Port workers stage protest
Urge meet to discuss issues More

SECURITY
Drop in piracy attacks on ships in India
Indonesia records highest number, followed by Bangladesh More

RAILWAYS
Kerala CM offers all help in completing railway projects
The Chief Minister, Mr V. S. Achuthanandan, has assured the Southern Railway management that the State Government will provide all co-operation to settle outstanding issues that impede the development of railway infrastructure. He conveyed ... More

`Restore goods train services on New Mangalore, Hassan route'
The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has urged the Railway Ministry to recommence goods train services between New Mangalore and Hassan. In a letter to the Union Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, the KCCI Honorary Secretary, Mr ... More

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