The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Future of ground handling biz in India — InterGlobe waiting for clarity on Govt position
ITS future in carrying on with ground handling activity in India may look bleak right now thanks to a recent Government decision, but InterGlobe Air Transport is not giving up just yet. The Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr Ashok Fenn, ... More

IA unveils package to Dubai tourists
IN a bid to boost summer vacation traffic to India, Indian Airlines has come up with a package of promotional offers. These unique offers are available to passengers who travel from Dubai or Sharjah to India on or before September ... More

Kuwait Airways to resume service

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Paper work drives you crazy?
If cumbersome and slow paperwork leaves you and your business in the dumps, it's time to get automated as is happening at the Chennai Port Trust. More

RAILWAYS

Railways to deploy GPS safety tool
IN an ambitious Rs 1,600-crore satellite-based technology project, the Indian Railways plans to use the GPS (Global Positioning System) and install a countrywide network of anti-collision device (ACD) systems that provides advanced information ... More

Railways focusing on safety aspect
EMPHASISING the Railways' commitment to improve safety standards, the Union Minister of State for Railways, Mr Bandaru Dattatreya, has said that a White Paper on safety in the Railways, by a high-powered Disaster Management Committee, seeks to ... More

ROADWAYS

6 lakh trucks off roads in Maharashtra
WITH more truckers joining the strike in Maharashtra, more than six lakhs goods trucks and tankers stayed off the roads in the State on the second day of the stir on Tuesday. "Despite mounting pressures from corporate houses whose goods are ... More

Strike impacts business — Fruits, vegetables to become scarce, dearer
THERE could be shortage of perishable commodities such as fruits and vegetables in the markets from tomorrow because arrivals have been hit due to the transporters' strike. With the all-India transporters' strike continuing for the second day, ... More

Ripple effect of truckers' strike
Cart pullers without any work at Sadar Bazar — a busy wholesale market in the Capital on Tuesday.

Steps afoot to maintain supplies in AP
THE State Government announced a series of measures to face the impact of the lorry transport strike which entered the second day on Tuesday, especially to ensure adequate supply and control price rise of essential commodities and fruits and ... More