The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 14, 2003

Taj international airport — Will the hub idea take off?
CALL IT the pressures and pulls of coalition politics or the convincing abilities of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati. But the Centre in the end had to go against its own stated policy and allow the creation of a new Taj ... More

SHIPPING

For Chennai port, problems come in waves
THE Chennai port is caught in a sea of problems, including a massive workforce, a declining cargo throughput and increased containerisation that has hit break bulk handling. The severe competition from the nearby ports of Tuticorin and Kochi, and ... More

`TAMP a redundant authority' — Private operators oar with port trusts
THE FUTURE of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP), the tariff regulator for the major ports, has come under a cloud after private operators, who were mainly behind the Government's decision to create TAMP in April 1997, said last week ... More

Minister visits NMPT

RAILWAYS

Panel wants Rlys to show tangible results
THE Standing Committee on Railways has asked the system to "show some tangible results on physical plane" as its "credibility will be at stake" in view of the fact that its physical performance during the Ninth Plan (1997-2002) under important ... More

MMTS task force to finalise details soon
The joint task force on the proposed Multi Mode Transport System (MMTS) in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will be meeting shortly to finalise the modalities needed for early and efficient implementation of the project, the Union ... More

SCR plans new trains
THE Union Minister of State for Railways, Mr Bandaru Dattatreya, has announced here on Sunday several new trains in the zone of South Central Railway (SCR) to be made operational during the current financial year. The Minister has announced ... More

ROADWAYS

Truckload of problems, but...
...strike is no solution
TRUCKERS are on the warpath. The All India Motor Transport Congress, which called for an indefinite strike from April 14, to secure its charter of demands, says it gave enough time to the Government to sort out the truckers problems. Its demands ... More

Karnataka Goods transporters' assn to join strike

Ships in Ports

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