The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 25, 2005

Richard Branson to visit Mumbai
COME April 1 and Mumbai city will rock with none other than Sir Richard Branson, the Chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA). Sir Richard, who will be on a two-day maiden official visit to Mumbai, will host a party to commemorate the launch of ... More

Indian Airlines revises timings
HYDERABAD: Indian Airlines (IA) has announced revised timings of some flights ex-Hyderabad with effect from March 27. The daily morning flight to Delhi (IC-939) would leave Hyderabad at 6.35 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. and reach Delhi at 8.35 ... More

Travel agents protest proposed cut in airline commission
TRAVEL agents representing various trade associations such as Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), IATA Agents Association of India, and Travel Agents Federation of India, have intensified their stir and have returned the promotional ... More

SHIPPING

Numaligarh Refineries may ship high-speed diesel by barges soon
IF everything proceeds according to schedule, Numaligarh Refineries Ltd (NRL) in Assam will send by barges its first consignment of high-speed diesel in the middle of next month for discharge at Budge Budge in West Bengal. It is estimated that ... More

PSA Sical handles record throughput
PSA Sical Terminals Ltd (PSTL), operating the Tuticorin Container Terminal (TCT), has set a record high throughput by handling close to 300,000 TEUs of containers for the year 2004, registering a 25 per cent increase in business volumes compared ... More

RAILWAYS

`Southern Splendour' may hit the rails next year
SOUTHERN Splendour, a luxury tourist train on the lines of the Palace on Wheels, is likely to hit the rails next year. Following the Union Government's approval, the tourism ministers of the four southern States are meeting here next month to ... More

Malaysian co in fray for MRTS construction
MAGNA Allmore, a Malaysia-based infrastructure projects company, has entered the fray for constructing a mass rail transit system (MRTS) in Hyderabad. The company has submitted a proposal to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. ... More

ROADWAYS

Truck terminals coming up in Vizag
VISAKHAPATNAM: Two truck terminals are proposed to be set up here and one of them would be completed in a month's time, said Mr V.S.K Kaumudi, Police Commissioner. At the recent meeting of the traffic advisory council here, he said the ... More

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