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| Celforce enters into pact with Indusland Bank AHMEDABAD, Nov 8: Gujarat’s leading cellular service provider Hutchison Fascel, popularly known .......more Jet Airways and NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Jet Airways today announced additional flights on its high-density routes and......more CPI opposes NEW DELHI, Nov 8: CPI today opposed foreign equity in print media as well as entry of foreign.....more Revised cost of NEW DELHI, Nov 8: The Planning Commission has approved the revised estimated cost....more |
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Derailment has cost railways Rs three crore MYSORE, Nov 8: The damage to railways due to yesterday’s goods train derailment between Srirangapatna and Pandavapura has been estimated at Rs three crore, according to Southern Railway sources here. Railway sources told UNI that nearly 200 mts of rail track was awashed in the canal breach following flashfloods and 22 empty oil tankers of the goods train were completely damaged. .......more NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Ford India today unveiled its totally imported luxury model Mondeo and announced that it will be launched in India next month. Mondeo, manufactured in Ford’s plant in Genk in Europe and imported into India as completely built units, is one of the best selling cars in Europe, said Mr David Friedman, managing director, Ford India. He declined to disclose the price of the car but said it would be announced shortly before.....more |
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Jet Airways and Air Sahara to operate additional flights NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Jet Airways today announced additional flights on its high-density routes and opening of new sectors for the winter schedule and also fare revision on some services. Air Sahara said it was undertaking an ‘aggressive expansion programme’ and increased its daily frequency between Mumbai and Delhi from two to five each way. It is also giving passengers a choice of flights, fares, menus, reservations and check-in. Sahara will also add a sixth flight between Delhi and Kolkata and another daily connection between Delhi and Lucknow. A Jet Airways release said additional capacity will be provided on Delhi-Kolkata-Delhi from November 19 while Jodhpur will be linked to the capital daily from November 10 and Ludhiana from November 21. On the Delhi-Hyderabad and Delhi-Ahmedabad sectors additional capacity will be provided by a new generation Boeing 737-700 while Delhi will be linked to Bhubaneshwar from early December. To meet the increasing tourist demand to Goa, jet will operate an early morning flight from Mumbai in addition to three in the afternoon. An additional morning flight will be introduced between Kolkata and Delhi from November 19 and the existing evening flight on the Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi sector will be complemented with an early morning frequency. In addition to the existing morning Boeing 737 flight between Delhi-Ahmedabad-Delhi an evening service will also be introduced. Jet has revised fares on the Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai-Kolkata, Mumbai-Chennai and Mumbai-Hyderabad sectors.(UNI) |
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CPI opposes foreign equity in print media NEW DELHI, Nov 8: CPI today opposed foreign equity in print media as well as entry of foreign technical and medical journals into the country saying it would go against national interests. Apprehending that the motive of the foreign investors may not just be making profit but to "influence political opinion", CPI national secretary D Raja said the press has certain national duties. On the proposal to allow non-news technical and medical journals, he said "this is the beginning of FDI in print media." Raja said even the BJP would have to think twice before allowing foreign equity in print media as press cannot be treated at par with the rest of the industry. Newspapers cannot be compared with other products." Stating that FDI in print media would "kill" the small and medium newspapers, he said allowing it would lead to "highly centralised media monopolies" which would go against the interests of a pluralistic society, the multi-party system and a diverse country. He said the entry of multinational companies would lead to questions who would set the agenda for the newspapers. The non-news section of the dailies would "influence the culture and values of our society", he added. (PTI) |
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Revised cost of Thein Dam approved by Planning Comm NEW DELHI, Nov 8: The Planning Commission has approved the revised estimated cost of Rs 5,065.48 crore of the thein and Shahpurkandi dam projects of Punjab and its inclusion in the state plan. The Commission has just intimated to the State Government that the projects are "acceptable," subject to the stipulation that Punjab will use the water to the extent of its share of 4.22 MAF till the finalisation of report by the Ravi Beas Tribunal, top sources in the plan body said today. The Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam shall be completed by March 2003 while the Shahpurkandi Dam prouject by March 2007 and the capital accounts shall be closed by March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2007 respectively, the Commission said. In the projects, the cost chargeable to irrigation is Rs 621.26 crore. The other stipulated conditions of the 160-m high gravel shell Ranjit Sagar Dam project on Ravi River near Thein village are: _ Release pattern should be submitted to Central Water Commission. _ Timely submission of environmental safeguard monitoring reports shall be ensured. _ Jammu and Kashmir is to bear 10 per cent of cost of Ranjit Sagar Dam chargeable to irrigation sector, which at that time was taken as 11.4 per cent of cost of the dam. As for the Shahpurkandi Dam project, Punjab shall abide by the Bakhra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) and duly consider the views of co-basin states. Sharing of power by Haryana and Rajasthan will be governed by the Supreme Court decision and will be binding on Punjab. (UNI) |
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Derailment has cost railways Rs three crore MYSORE, Nov 8: The damage to railways due to yesterday’s goods train derailment between Srirangapatna and Pandavapura has been estimated at Rs three crore, according to Southern Railway sources here. Railway sources told UNI that nearly 200 mts of rail track was awashed in the canal breach following flashfloods and 22 empty oil tankers of the goods train were completely damaged. The sources said heavy duty cranes were brought from erode in Tamil Nadu to lift the derailed wagons by this evening. Laying of the lines would begin tomorrow and normal services would resume in another 72 hours. The cancellation of train services between Mysore and Bangalore has resulted in a daily loss of Rs seven lakh revenue to the railways on an average. Except a few empty oil tankers, all of them were heavily damaged under the impact of the derailment. (UNI) |
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NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Ford India today unveiled its totally imported luxury model Mondeo and announced that it will be launched in India next month. Mondeo, manufactured in Ford’s plant in Genk in Europe and imported into India as completely built units, is one of the best selling cars in Europe, said Mr David Friedman, managing director, Ford India. He declined to disclose the price of the car but said it would be announced shortly before the launch. He hoped that this car would occupy a place of pride in the Indian automobile industry. "We are confident that the new car’s combination of new-edge design, class leading safety and driving dynamics will make it a best seller in India," said Mr Randy Shockley, vice president, sales and marketing. It comes out with special safety packages including airbag safety system. He said the car will have some special features for the "Indian" market. These included special protection from monsoon water. The car will be available with petrol and turbo diesel power trains. It can be bought from any of its dealers in 13 cities from mid-December.(UNI) |
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