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FDI capped at 49 pc for airports' revamp
THE Congress-led UPA coalition Government has lowered the foreign direct investment (FDI) cap to 49 per cent in the proposed modernisation and restructuring of the two metro airports at Delhi and Mumbai. It has extended the last date for ...
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GMR forms consortium with Fraport, IDF to bid for airports revamp
THE GMR group on Wednesday announced the formation of a consortium with Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide, the owner and manager of Frankfurt airport, and the India Development Fund to bid for the restructuring and modernisation of ...
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Commission cut: Travel agents to meet foreign airlines
CUT UP with the sudden decision by foreign airlines to reduce the commission paid to them on sale of tickets, travel agents are working on a joint strategy to counter the airlines' move. The Travel Agents' Association of India (TAAI) and the ...
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Snap stir by IA staff in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Commercial staff of Indian Airlines at the international airport here went on a flash strike on Tuesday to protest the management's decision to introduce new duty roster. According to airlines sources, passengers who ...
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SHIPPING
Kolkata Dock awaits Govt policy on sugar imports
THE Kolkata Dock System (KDS), comprising Netaji Subhas Dock and Kidderpore Dock, which was hoping to handle about two lakh tonnes of imported sugar over a period of one year beginning August/September, is keeping its fingers crossed in view of ...
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LOTS to diversify into shipbuilding, repairing
LOTS Shipping Ltd, a Kochi-based company operating in the field of inland water transport in Kerala, is diversifying into shipbuilding and repair activities in a major way. The company is setting up a shipbuilding yard in Kochi at an investment ...
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Container shortage may drive charter rates up
CHARTER hire charges, which are currently perched atop an unprecedented high plateau, are likely to further increase in the wake of the increasing growth in Chinese exports, mostly to North America and Europe, apart from other factors, that are ...
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TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
AAI union plans stir against modernisation
EMPLOYEES of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) across the country plan to stage an hour-long demonstration on Thursday to protest the modernisation plans announced by the Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel. According to Mr Nitin ...
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Postal adalat Kerala Circle
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 53rd `Dak adalat' of the Kerala Postal Circle will be held at the office of the Chief Post Master General, Kerala Circle, Thiruvananthapuram, in the last week of this month. Petitions/complaints should be sent to ...
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ROADWAYS
Plucky woman
In the maze of city road traffic, Tarabai is the lone seven-seater driver who operates on the Uppal Road, Hyderabad, with élan. Cool in her dark goggles, Tarabai has entered a male bastion by sheer grit. ...
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