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A-I signs code-share pact with Lufthansa
EMPLOYING the partnership model to expand their network and capacity, Lufthansa and Air-India on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding that will cover strategic areas including the development of the India-US market, code sharing and ...
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Air India gets nod for hedging fuel needs
A LONG-STANDING demand of Air India to hedge its fuel requirements has been met, according to the Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V. Thulasidas. Speaking at a function to formalise a strategic tie-up with Lufthansa, Mr Thulasidas, however, ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
GAIL plans Rs 4,500-crore gas pipeline to connect UP, Bengal
GAIL (India) Ltd plans to build a Rs 4,500-crore gas pipeline from Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal. The 870-km-long pipeline with a capacity to carry 20 million cubic metres natural gas per day will serve as one of the 15 ...
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SHIPPING
Petroleum, Shipping Ministries in row over Transchart
THE Ministries of Petroleum and Shipping appear to have once again locked horns over the issue of Indian oil companies trying to by-pass Transchart, the chartering wing of the Shipping Ministry. This comes in the wake of serious attempts being ...
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3rd box terminal: JNPT signs pact with Gateway Terminals
THE curtain has come down on the protracted bidding process for the Rs 1,000-crore third container terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru port, with the port signing the licence agreement with the successful bidder, Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd ...
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New pension schemes for port workers, seafarers in the offing
NEW pension schemes are in the offing for major port workers and seafarers, according to the new maritime policy drafted by the Shipping Ministry. Efforts would be made to introduce a regular pension scheme for seafarers in consultation with ...
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TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Karnataka transport strike impacts industry
MANUFACTURING and service sectors in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts were affected on Tuesday following a strike call given by the private bus owners in the State. Private buses dominate nearly 90 per cent of mofussil and city bus routes ...
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Private bus strike total in Karnataka
NEARLY 7,500 private buses stayed off the road in Karnataka on Tuesday following a strike call given by the Karnataka State Bus Owners' Federation to highlight the problems faced by the bus transport industry in the State. According to an ...
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Matching effort to boost ePost service
THE Department of Posts has started sending mailers in the form of a greetings message to match seekers by scanning the matrimonial advertisement inserts in dailies. "We are on the job. The Coimbatore Railway Mail Service is now picking up ...
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DHL to expand express, logistics services in India
DHL proposes to upgrade facilities as part of its strategy to promote express business in India. It has already set up a huge gateway, covering 25,000 sq metres of space, in Delhi airport's cargo terminal. There is a proposal to develop ...
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RAILWAYS
Rail Bhavan gates closed for latecomers
On the orders of the Railway Minister, the Rail Bhawan gates were closed at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and latecomers sent back with a loss of pay for the day.
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