The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 01, 2003

Rs 40-cr package for development of Kochi airport
THE Board of Directors of the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has approved an Rs 40-crore package for the development of the airport. The schemes approved by the board include a proposal to expand the airport's existing terminal and ... More

Govt to maintain status quo on ground handling work
THE domestic airlines industry can breathe easy for now. The Government plans to maintain `status quo' on the issue of allowing domestic airlines to carry on doing their own ground handling work even after July 1. The Cabinet Committee on ... More

SHIPPING

Kolkata plans 3 vessel wharfs to boost inland water traffic
KOLKATA Port Trust (KoPT) proposes to construct three new inland vessel wharfs (IVWs) to boost inland water as well as coastal traffic. Right now the port has four IVWs. Giving this information here today, the Chairman of KoPT, Dr A.K. Chanda, ... More

SOFTWARE

AFL WiZ's new system to go on stream soon
LAST year, the Rs 1,000-crore AFL WiZ, one of India's leading courier and logistics service providers, decided to invest about Rs 11 crore in modernising its operations. Now, the project is over and the modernised operations will go live early ... More

RAILWAYS

R.K. Singh takes over as Rly Board chief
IN an unprecedented development, the Northern Railway General Manager, Mr Ravindra Kumar Singh, today took over as the new Chairman of the Railway Board, superseding all the six members of the Board, the apex executive body of the Indian ... More

SC Railway sets 43 mt freight target
THE South Central Railway (SCR) has set a freight load target of 43 million tonnes and an earnings of Rs 3,720 crore for the financial year 2003-04. The zone recorded a freight load of 62.29 mt (including the contribution from areas that now ... More

SCR lines up six new trains
THE South Central Railway (SCR) has lined up six new trains, four expresses and two passengers, for launch in the coming few months. These include Vijayawada-Secunderabad-Vijayawada and Secunderabad-Bikaner-Secunderabad (weekly). It is also ... More

SCR launches new timetable
THE South Central Railway (SCR) on Monday unveiled a new timetable, christened SCR Time, effective July 1. "It will make rail travel simpler," Mr P. Krishnaiah, Chief Public Relations Officer, SCR, said while listing the features of the ... More

ROADWAYS

Truck terminal inaugurated

Ships in Ports

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