Virbhadra Singh: BJP got kickbacks in NRHM project in Himachal
September 10th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) Former union minister Virbhadra Singh Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh of receiving kickbacks in purchasing ambulances under the National ... Read more...
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Palanquin bearers to ferry patients in Himachal
August 16th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 16 (IANS) Once the mode of transport for royalty and women in purdah nearly a century ago, the palanquin will be resurrected to ferry patients from remote ... Read more...
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Indonesia keen to expand trade with India: envoy
June 17th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 17 (IANS) India is Indonesia's fourth largest trading partner and bilateral trade is expected to zoom from $20 to $45 billion by 2015, Indonesian ambassador Andi M. Ghalib ... Read more...
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Air India pays part of dues, gets accounts defreezed
December 8th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) National carrier Air India Thursday said several of its bank accounts were defreezed after the airline made a partial payment on the Rs.100 crore dues ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport gets tough with Kingfisher over pending dues
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Concerns grew over Kingfisher Airlines' ability to operate out of Mumbai airport which threatened to put the airline on a cash-and-carry basis -- or pay ... Read more...
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Mumbai flights will continue: Kingfisher
December 1st, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines Thursday assured its passengers that all its operations to and from Mumbai would continue uninterrupted, even as the city's airport operator threatened ... Read more...
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Cream of Indian community, richest Australian felicitate Ansari
October 31st, 2011 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 31 (IANS) The cream of the Indian community in Western Australia, prominent local politicians, cricketer Adam Gilchrist and, well, the richest Australian - all of them turned out ... Read more...
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Chandigarh gets ready for hotel boom
August 19th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Chandigarh is all set to roll out the red carpet for visitors with a number of hotels being planned or opening in and around the city, ... Read more...
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Reliance Power gets 5 hydel projects in Himachal
March 18th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) Corporate giants like Reliance Power and Tata Power-SN Power joint venture have been allotted hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh, official sources said here Friday.However, other companies ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh launches free ambulance service
December 25th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Saturday launched a free ambulance service here to provide timely medical aid to people in emergencies.With this launch, the residents in ... Read more...
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Himachal to launch free ambulance service
December 20th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will launch a free ambulance service this week to provide timely medical aid to its residents during emergencies, Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said here Monday."The Atal ... Read more...
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L&T bags Hyderabad Metro Rail project
July 14th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has bagged the Rs.12,132-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) project.
A three-member committee selected L&T out of six companies that bid for ... Read more...
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Deadline for financial bids for Hyderabad Metro extended again
June 6th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Saturday extended for the second time the last date for submitting financial bids for the Rs.12,132 crore Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) project to June ... Read more...
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No more terrible Tuesdays at Mumbai airport
March 23rd, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) No more terrible Tuesdays at Mumbai International Airport from now on. After more than 22 weeks, the reconstruction work of the airport runway intersection was successfully completed here ... Read more...
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Hyderabad Metro Rail to create 50,000 jobs
March 1st, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Hyderabad Metro Rail is expected to trigger mammoth economic activity in and around the city and provide employment to about 50,000 people, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. ... Read more...
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Eight companies to bid for Hyderabad Metro
January 16th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Hyderabad Metro Rail has received pre-qualification bids from eight companies for Rs.12,132 crore project, which got derailed last year after Maytas Infra, a sister-concern of scam-hit Satyam ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh officials meet potential investors in Mumbai
October 27th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 27 (IANS) Two years after pushing Mukesh Ambani's giant Reliance Fresh out of the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has begun trying to attract investments.
As part of this process, ... Read more...
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Hearing on Reliance gas dispute adjourned to Sep 1 (Lead)
July 20th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday adjourned till Sep 1 its hearing on a row between Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries and his brother Anil's Reliance Natural Resources over natural ... Read more...
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Apex court approves Mumbai and Delhi airport workers’ transfer (Lead)
May 1st, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday paved the way for mass transfer of over 3,000 workers of Delhi and Mumbai international airports outside the metropolises following privatisation of the ... Read more...
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Apex court hears airport workers’ plea against mass transfer
April 30th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday heard a plea by over 1,600 Mumbai airport workers against their mass transfer to smaller airports following privatisation.
"It looks like retrenchment," a bench ... Read more...
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Court extends retirement scheme for AAI employees
April 30th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday extended by three months the deadline for a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees.
Justice S. Ravindra ... Read more...
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Airlines owe airports operator Rs.11 bn
March 6th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The country's airports operator, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Friday said airline operators owe it Rs.11 billion (Rs.1,100 crore), of which Air India alone has to pay ... Read more...
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Additional fee for passengers at Mumbai airport soon
February 11th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The government is likely to allow Mumbai's airport developer to charge an additional fee from passengers to help it bridge its development fund deficit, a senior official ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport voted best in India
May 18th, 2008 - 12:37 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Mumbai airport has been voted the best airport in India in a survey conducted by the Airport International Council, a body of operators who collectively manage over 1,600 ... Read more...
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Airport developers demand more fee, another airfare hike likely
May 15th, 2008 - 12:16 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's airline industry is all set to hike air fares further as developers of Delhi and Mumbai airports plan to increase their landing and parking charges. The ... Read more...
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Mumbai Airport handles 25.8 mn passengers
April 21st, 2008 - 11:22 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Mumbai airport has recorded passenger traffic of 25.8 million during 2007-08, representing a 16.25 percent growth over the previous fiscal. The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) handled 17.88 ... Read more...
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India to showcase booming aviation industry
April 7th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Over 150 top aviation firms and airlines, including Air India, GVK, GMR, Kingfisher and Jet Airways, are set to take part in a three-day international exhibition on ... Read more...
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