The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 08, 2006

MODERNISATION
PM's Task Force to discuss Chennai, Kolkata airports modernisation today
The process of modernisation of Chennai and Kolkata airports could soon get a fillip with the Prime Minister's Task Force on Infrastructure expected to take up the issue at its meeting here on Thursday. The Government had already indicated its ... More

AIRLINES
Air Deccan on revamp mode
Plans to handle 8 million passengers this fiscal More

SOFTWARE
South African Airways to use IBS travel tool
South African Airways (SAA) has become the second international airline to implement iFly, a solution for managing its staff travel requirements, developed by Kerala-based IBS Software Services. Air New Zealand was the first to incorporate the ... More

RAILWAYS
Nilgiri Railway stretches may go private
Indian Railways is considering a move to invite private companies to develop stretches of area that it owns surrounding the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR). The NMR, which is one of the oldest mountain railways in the country, connects ... More

Rlys plans to move towards e-procurement
The Indian Railways plans to move towards IT-based procurement for its high value procurements across all zones in a phased manner against the present practice of manual procurement, said a senior official on the sidelines of a conference ... More

ROADWAYS
`Freight hike will not be uniform on all routes'
But 8-10% increase in costs likely due to diesel price, says Transport Corpn MD More

APSRTC not to hike fares
Despite the sharp rise in petroleum and diesel prices, the AP State Road Transport Corporation Ltd(APSRTC) has decided not to hike bus fares. Mr M. V. Krishna Rao, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, said in a press release ... More

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