The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 02, 2002

IA may auction seats on Net to boost business
IN an effort to generate more business during the lean season, Indian Airlines (IA) plans to start auctioning seats on the Net shortly. Senior IA officials told Business Line that auctioning airline seats on the Net is one of the several ... More

SilkAir opens online booking service
SILKAir, the 100 per cent subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has introduced online booking services that provide access to ticketing and exclusive discount fares. The new e-commerce site, found at More

SHIPPING

Air defence ship: CSL council wants early clearance for revised estimate
THE Cochin Shipyard Joint Action Council against privatisation has urged the visiting Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security for its immediate intervention in getting an early approval of the revised estimate for the construction of the ... More

Iffco-Kribhco may not take part in SCI disinvestment
THE co-operative fertiliser team of Iffco-Kribhco is set to pull out of the race for acquiring a controlling stake of 51 per cent in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). "We will take an internal approval not to take further part in SCI ... More

Unions halt move to boycott KRL tankers
THE decision to boycott the crude oil tankers of Kochi Refineries Ltd from Monday has been temporarily withdrawn by the Kochi Thuramugha Samrakshana Samithy, a joint forum of trade unions of the Cochin Port Trust, following the request from the ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE

Private insurers must give statutory cover: TAC
Some of the private sector insurance companies were averse to providing statutory cover in view of very high claim ratios in these sectors. More

Despite uncertainty due to HC stay — Insurers implementing revised motor tariffs
GENERAL insurance companies have started giving effect to the revised motor tariffs from Monday despite uncertainty over the impact of the stay granted by the Calcutta High Court on the implementation on the new tariff structure. The stay has ... More

ROADWAYS

Karnataka Transport Dept Web site launched
BANGALORE: Applying for learner's licence would not be a hassle anymore. An aspirant can log on to the Transport Department's website and apply for the licence. The Regional Transport Office (RTO) launched its Web site: ... More

Karnataka lorry owners' plea

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