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IA seeks 6 months extension on validity of price bids
THE state-owned Indian Airlines (IA) has sought a six-month extension on the validity of the prices quoted by the two aircraft manufacturers - Airbus Industrie and Boeing - for its 43 aircraft Rs 10,000-crore fleet acquisition proposal. ...
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INSIGHT
Railways: Waiting for a new direction
Railway finances are now heading towards a crisis and the beleaguered system is waiting for a new direction. Considering the serious financial constraints facing the Finance Minister, there should be a much greater effort on the part of the system to mobilise resources through further rationalisation of fare and freight structure and aggressive marketing. What the Railways now need is a new direction and a vision for the 21st century, says S. D. Naik.
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SHIPPING
Govt to finalise policy on seafarer manning agents
THE Government is finalising a policy on manning agents that will set out the rules for regulating these recruitment agencies in a bid to safeguard the interests of the seafarers. "We are in the process of finalising the guidelines on who ...
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Tea shippers urge SCI to launch services to UAE
BUOYED by the prospects of higher tea exports to West Asia, and Pakistan this year, the tea shippers here have urged the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to launch a service at least to Jebel Ali port in the UAE. However, the state-owned ...
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RAILWAYS
ICF rolls out bullet train look-alike
THE Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur today rolled out a bullet train look-alike capable of improved performance when compared to conventional versions. The aesthetically enhanced high horse power diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) ...
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ROADWAYS
Centre asks Kerala to curb overloading
THE Centre has instructed the State Government to ensure that trucks operating in Kerala are not overloaded, said Mr R. Balakrishna Pillai, State Minister for Transport. He made this observation while inaugurating a seminar on the `Problems of ...
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Toll gates may be closed in AP
HYDERABAD: The State Government is examining the possibility of closing toll gates though the State accrued an income of Rs 14.80 crore through them during 2003-04, according to the State Minister for Roads and Buildings, Mr J. Rammohana ...
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