The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Rs 5-cr Central aid to make Patna airport safe: Minister
THE Union Government is to release more than Rs 5.4 crore for acquiring over six acres of additional land to make Patna airport safer for aircraft to land and take off. "Patna airport is not to be closed down. The State Government has agreed to ... More

SHIPPING

As China booms and preys, Hong Kong rues lost business
FROM the 26th floor office of the Indian Consulate in Hong Kong that overlooks the Kwai Chung harbour one can feel the pulse of this erstwhile British colony. Why, one can even count it. For if one gazes right through the day, one might see ... More

TAMP rejects P&O Ports' plea to hike CCTL tariff
The review petition filed by P&O Ports had sought an increase in tariff at CCTL over the average 10 per cent granted by TAMP in its March 15 order and also to allow royalty as a pass-through element while computing the tariff. More

Concor enters coastal shipping business
Through the new service, Concor would consolidate the LCL cargo in any of the ICDs (like Tughlakabad), load them in its boxes and move them by train to Chennai, en route to Singapore or Port Klang. More

Sea Services offers Colombo-Haldia link
MORE and more feeder vessels are being pressed into operation to connect several east coast ports with the hub port of Colombo. Thus Sea Services, which has been so far operating between Chennai and Colombo, has extended its service to cover ... More

Port, dock workers call for joint strike
THE major federations of port and dock workers have called for a joint strike after September 25, if productivity linked incentives (PLIs) are not paid for the year 2001-2002. A press release said that in accordance with the settlement dated ... More

RAILWAYS

Internet-based public response system launched
AN INTERNET-based public response system was launched through the Web site, www.Bandaru-mp.com, at the South Central Railway General Manager's office here, by Mr Bandaru Dattatraya, Union Minister of State ... More

Rly catering corpn reservation portal
INDIAN Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC), a public sector company fully owned by the Ministry of Railways, on Monday launched its reservation portal `www.irctc.co.in'. Mr V. Anand, General Manager, Southern Railway, said that ... More

ROADWAYS

Castrol road safety guide
HYDERABAD: Castrol India, in association with Autocar India, has brought out a 15-page road safety guide for the benefit of car and motor vehicle drivers of all ages. This is the first step in a programme which will address other groups ... More

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