LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
Pvt airlines may be allowed to operate to SE Asia
THE private sector airlines may get permission for operating to the South-East Asia nations by the end of this month. Official sources said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation would try to send the proposal allowing private airlines to start ...
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Flight plans of the new Govt
DURING THE first 100 days in office, the United Progressive Alliance Government has made serious attempts to tackle the issues that have been plaguing the civil aviation sector. While many will argue that the ...
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Air Deccan to set up engg base in Chennai
AIR Deccan will be locating its maintenance and engineering base in Chennai. It has applied to the Airports Authorities of India for hangar space here, Capt G.R. Gopinath, Managing Director, Air Deccan, said. Capt Gopinath was talking to ...
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SHIPPING
Transporting crude — Leave it to us: IOC chief
THE state-owned oil refiner, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), is firm on securing freedom to make its own shipping arrangements (currently arranged through the centralised chartering wing, Transchart, functioning under ...
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Kochi port expansion — Reclaiming land at Willingdon Island
The Kochi port has been thinking of taking over additional land due to the shortage of space on Willingdon Island, where the port activities are concentrated now.
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SECURITY
Vehicle documents to have hologram in Kerala
THE Kerala Motor Vehicles Department will introduce a hologram in all vehicle documents being issued from September 15, says an official release quoting Mr K.P. Somarajan, State Transport Commissioner. This initiative is being launched with the ...
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RAILWAYS
Oil product movement from North-East — Railways on the fast-track
LAST month, the Indian Railways loaded on an average 480 wagons of petroleum products every day in the North-East for evacuation out of the region, representing a little more than 5 per cent improvement in daily loading ...
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ROADWAYS
Call to ensure traffic discipline in Kolkata
THE road traffic scenario in Kolkata has improved in recent years, but much still remains to be done for improving roads and ensuring greater traffic discipline. Participating in an interactive session organised by Concern for Calcutta here on ...
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Unified transport authority proposed for Mumbai
The proposal is to introduce an electronically controlled system on the lines of that existing in Singapore. This will enable anyone to call a taxi from any point in the city at anytime.
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Five new flyovers in Hyderabad soon
HYDERABAD: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajsekhara Reddy, has asked the officials of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad to start implementing the Rs 85-crore traffic master plan (TMP) involving construction of five new flyovers to ease ...
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