The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 24, 2006

Fire breaks out in warship off Vizag coast
Three persons died and five sustained critical injuries in a fire which broke out on INS Magar, a warship of the Eastern Naval Command, off Visakhapatnam coast on Wednesday evening. A Ministry of Defence press release here on Thursday said ... More

AIRLINES

Jagson to buy 20 Airbus
The low cost airline, Jagson Airline, on Thursday announced that it would purchase 20 Airbus A-321 aircraft at an estimated cost of $1.3 billion. "We have communicated the purchase decision to Airbus. The airline will place firm orders for 14 ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Concor to launch new terminals in East — Amingaon, Balasore ICD facilities to be upgraded
The new terminals will be located at Durgapur (West Bengal) and Rourkela (Orissa), while the existing ICDs at Amingaon (Assam) and Balasore (Orissa) will be upgraded. More

SHIPPING

New Dy Conservator of CPT
Captain Paul N. Joseph has assumed the charge of Deputy Conservator in Cochin Port Trust on Tuesday. He has been working as the Harbour Master in the port since July 2003. Capt Joseph started his career ... More

SOFTWARE

TACO MobiApps to enter China, Asean — Chalks expansion plan for domestic market
Taco MobiApps Telematics Ltd (TMT), a joint venture between Tata Auto Comp Systems (TACO), a Tata group company, and the Singapore-based MobiApps, on Wednesday said that it was in talks with various companies to enter markets in China, Thailand ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Frankfinn, UK firm tie up for training certification
Syllabus to be tailored to Indian needs
CANDIDATES getting trained from Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training (FIAHT) centres across the country will from this year onwards stand to gain internationally recognised academic and vocational certification from Edexcel, UK for their ... More

Tie-up to recruit, train cadets
NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based ship management company of the NYK Group, has tied up with two maritime institutes in India to train and recruit cadets. Mr A.K. Atre, Managing Director, NYK Shipmanagement, told reporters here on ... More

RAILWAYS

Railway wagon hurdle — New plan to send sugar to Pak
The sugar industry is working out an alternative plan to overcome the hurdles posed by lack of railway wagons in exporting the commodity to Pakistan. "Thealternative plan could be time-consuming," industry sources said, without providing ... More

Railway budget to take care of all sections — Lalu Prasad rules out increase in passenger fares
The Rail Budget to be presented on Friday would attempt to take care of the interests of all sections of society, the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, said here. Posing for photographers while giving the `final touches' to the Budget, a ... More