The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Jet Air stock sheds Sahara deal gains
IN contrast to the market that has been touching new highs over the past month, the Jet Airways stock has been bogged down by a variety of factors: the financial performance results announced recently, the overall environment in which the company ... More

Air Deccan to launch more flights from Chennai
THE low-cost airline Air Deccan plans to start operating daily flights from Chennai to Port Blair, Mumbai and Ahmedabad from early March. The Managing Director, Capt. G. R. Gopinath, said that the flights would be launched with the new Airbus ... More

SHIPPING

Kolkata may add 6 mt throughput this fiscal — Likely to post record net profit
Only recently did the Kolkata port start offering facilities for the inland water transport trade and the experience had been rewarding. More

JM Baxi seeks permission to offer container services — Pays Rs 10 cr to Railways
To continue offering containerised services across the country, Concor has sought permission with a registration fee of Rs 50 crore. More

W. Asia Maritime in deal with Japan firm to charter bulk carrier
WEST Asia Maritime Ltd (WAM), the Chennai-based ship owning and operating company, has signed a $33.52 million (Rs 150 crore) deal with Mitsui & Co, Japan, for taking a bulk carrier under bare boat charter from the Japanese company. The 56,120 .. More

Meet to discuss issues concerning Mangalore Port
THE Mangalore Custom House Agents' Association will conduct an interactive meeting on `New Mangalore Port: Yesterday, today and tomorrow' in Mangalore on February 15. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Mr Philip C.C., President of the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Training to postal staff
HYDERABAD: The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) here is organising a five-day in-company training programme for the executives of the postal department on `Soft skills for marketing and customer care', during February 14-18, ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Air Sahara cancels 12 flights as pilots continue to report sick
THE normal operations of Air Sahara continued to be disrupted for the second consecutive day on Monday due to an agitation by a section of the airline pilots. The airline was forced to cancel 12 flights across its route network on Monday as 6-8 ... More

RAILWAYS

Gujarat seeks Central aid for metro, BRTS
GUJARAT has approached the Centre for viability gap funding for Ahmedabad's MRTS proposal that would include metro rail as well as bus rapid transit system (BRTS). The project, which would be taken up on a public private partnership (PPP) ... More

ROADWAYS

NHAI team to probe sinking of approach road on NH-6
THE National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has constituted a two-member inquiry committee to investigate the reasons and circumstances for the failure of the approach road of the railway over bridge with the reinforced earth wall on the ... More

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