The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 28, 2003

Rethink on contract crew, Air India arm told
ON the eve of the wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India (AI), Air India Charters Ltd (AICL) holding interviews here for recruitment of cabin crew on a contract basis, the Government has asked the airlines' human resources (HR) division to examine ... More

Strike disrupts BA flights to Kolkata
THE strike at London Heathrow may not have disrupted British Airways' flights to Delhi and Mumbai, but Kolkata passengers were not so fortunate. The flight to Kolkata due to arrive in the city on July 20 could not make ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Airport-Seaport Highway Project — Kochi infrastructure on fast lane
AS PART of the Kerala Government's bid to improve infrastructure for trade and industry, the Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala Ltd (RBDCK), a State Government undertaking, has executed the first phase ... More

RTC, Railways gear up for Godavari fete
GODAVARI "pushkaram", occurring once in 12 years, will be observed for 12 days from July 30 in Andhra Pradesh along the banks of the river, and it is estimated that more than 3 crore pilgrims will bathe in the river ... More

SHIPPING

Orders on hiring oil tankers — Who will chart the course?
The Shipping Directorate and the Petroleum Ministry have recently issued two separate directives on chartering crude and product tankers. But the orders have left the shipping industry confused as to whose jurisdiction should prevail on the subject. More

Kerala Govt's dream project — Making Vizhinjam a world-class hub
DOES Vizhinjam port have the potential to become an international transhipment hub? The Kerala Government believes so and is quite optimistic about its dream project: Developing Vizhinjam into a world-class port. ... More

KoPT employees to be paid pending arrears in August
THE long-pending arrears of 30,000-odd pensioners of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) will be paid within a month, beginning from August 1. The Union Minister of Shipping, Mr Shatrughan Sinha, announced this here. Mr Sinha was inaugurating a ceremony ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

ICDs planned in West Bengal — Plan to boost State's export share
THE West Bengal Government is planning to set up inland container depots (ICDs)/dry ports in the State with assistance from the Centre, the objective being to minimise the difficulties local exporters face with regard ... More

RAILWAYS

MMTS to be flagged off on August 9
MR L.K. Advani, the Deputy Prime Minister, will flag off the first phase of the Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) on August 9, ending a long wait for the residents of the twin cities and suburbs. Initially, the South Central Railway (SCR) ... More

Rlys to sensitise officers on pvt partnerships
WITH the Railways looking at alternative sources of funding for its projects, Railway Staff College, Vadodara, the alma mater of all Railway personnel, is gearing up to sensitise probationers on private partnerships. "Gone are the days when ... More

Special train to clear Howrah-Chennai rush
THE South Eastern Railway (SER), in order to clear the extra rush of passengers travelling towards Chennai has deployed a special train, leaving from Howrah Junction on August 1 (Friday). The corresponding down train will leave for Howrah from ... More

Ships in Ports

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