The Pioneer March 09
Rs 72 cr grant for water scheme
Shimla, March 8 The Centre has approved a sum of Rs 72 crore for remodelling and augmentation of water supply scheme in the state capital for replacing old pipes under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).    More...

The Pioneer March 09
AI’s special flight to NY takes off
Air India created history on the International Women’s Day, as it operated the first-ever all-women ultra long-haul B777-200LR non-stop flight from Mumbai to New York.    More...

The Hindu March 09
Road work: land to be cleared
Thiruvananthapuram: A meeting convened by Mayor C.Jayan Babu here on Monday decided to clear the land acquired for the widening of the Karamana- Pappanamcode stretch of the National Highway-47.    More...

The Hindu March 09
Water sector: public-private tie-up mooted
Thiruvananthapuram: Participants at a workshop organised by the Central Ground Water Board here recently stressed the need for Kerala to promote public-private partnership (PPP) in water resource management.    More...

The Hindu March 09
Air India operates all-women crew flights
CHENNAI: As part of the International Women's Day celebrations, Air India operated an all-women crew flight on select sectors in international and domestic sectors from three southern cities on Monday.    More...

Deccan Herald March 09
Conservation of conventional water resource emphasised
Concerted efforts by the people is the only way to exert pressure on the State and Union governments for the implementation of permanent irrigation facility in the district, said Narayanaswamy, Water Expert and Action Committee President.    More...

Deccan Herald March 09
Water adalat today
BWSSB will be conducting water adalat for West-3 sub-division to settle disputes related to water connections at the office of the Assistant Executive Engineer at Hampinagar on March 9 from 9:30 am to 11 am.    More...

Deccan Herald March 09
AI operates 22 all-woman crew flights
To mark the International Women’s Day, national carrier Air India (AI) on Monday operated two all-woman crew flights, one each to Mumbai and Delhi from the Bangalore International Airport (BIA) here.    More...

Deccan Herald March 09
Bangalore, March 9, DH News Service:
Illegal use and wastage of drinking water and tampering of meters will soon attract severe punishment of up to three years imprisonment and a maximum fine of Rs 5,000.    More...

Deccan Herald March 09
‘Privatisation no solution to tackle water shortage in City
'Privatisation alone cannot solve the problems of water supply in Bangalore as the corporates are profit oriented and lack social conscience.With water being one of the most essential necessities for life, the poorer sections of the society would find it extremely difficult to cope,' said Dr Rajashekhara Murthy, a scientist specialising in environmental sciences, from Canada.    More...

Deccan Herald March 09
AI operates two all-women crew flights from Bangalore
To mark the International Women's Day, national carrier Air India today operated two all-women crew flights, one each to Mumbai and Delhi from Bangalore International Airport.    More...

Deccan Herald March 09
All-woman crew operates Air India flight to New York
''We can reach great heights,'' said Rashmi Miranda, Commander of Air India’s Mumbai-New York non-stop long haul flight that flew for the first time today with an all-women crew to mark the International Women's Day.    More...

Deccan Chronicle March 09
TN moves SC against dam panel
March 8: The The Tamil Nadu government on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of a constitution bench “consent” order for setting up a five-member committee under former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand to examine the Mullaiperiyar dam issues.    More...

Deccan Chronicle March 09
Residents, officials spar over stormwater drains
March 8: Official apathy has affected the construction of stormwater drains in the low-lying areas of Ambattur. Residents feel that the funds sanctioned for the project would go down the drain if it is not completed in time. Roads battered by the recent rains and unchecked piling of garbage continue to haunt them.    More...

The Hindu Business Line March 09
Air India's Web bookings take wings
Click-buy-fly-save. This seems to be the new motto of the traveller on Air India (domestic).    More...

The Financial Express March 09
Get more for less on Bahrain Air flights
New Delhi: Bahrain Air, the first privately owned National Carrier of Bahrain with affordable fares in both premium Business and Economy classes, has introduced a range of in-flight complimentary meals for passengers, March 1    More...

The Economics Times March 09
China to buy 218 aircraft to meet growing domestic demand
BEIJING: With China planning to buy 218 aircraft to meet its growing domestic demand, global aviation sector could witness a major boom as industry    More...

The Economics Times March 09
DGCA Diktat: 'Pilots must also switch off cells'
NEW DELHI: From now on, passengers won’t be the only ones expected to switch off their mobile phones when an aircraft door shuts for take off. The    More...

The Economics Times March 09
Jet grounds fund-raising plan on stake dilution worries
MUMBAI: Jet Airways has decided to abandon its plans to raise $200 million (Rs 900 crore) by selling shares to foreign investors in the current    More...

The Economics Times March 09
Perjury trial of Air India bombing convict begins
TORONTO: Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only person convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing in which 329 passengers were killed, today appeared before a    More...

The Economics Times March 09
No coherent revival plan for Air India
Like most government initiatives, the Rescue Air India operation is full of good intentions, but lacks the radical punch necessary to put the    More...

The New Indian Express March 08
Kerala: Rs.10 crore for new Mullaperiyar dam
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Asserting that constructing a new dam across Mullaperiyar to replace the 113-year old existing structure was inevitable, Kerala Government today earmarked Rs ten crore in its budget for a detailed study for it.    More...

The Times of India March 08
KRDCL asleep on reconstruction State highway
MANGALORE: It is more than two years since the Public Works Department (PWD) handed over 60 km of the road from Kushalnagar in North Kodagu to Sampaje in Dakshina Kannada, to Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) for reconstruction of the Mysore Bantwal State Highway 88 to highway standards    More...

The Times of India March 08
Residents urge for action against blockage of water
MANGALORE: The residents of Tannirbhavi Nayarkudru have urged the district administration, district police, Mangalore City Corporation and other authorities concerned to initiate action against persons and companies who have blocked the natural flow of rivulet water.    More...

The Hindu March 08
Delhi Jal Board now tapping foreign firms for water meters
NEW DELHI: Unable to procure water meters from the domestic market, the Delhi Jal Board is now tapping foreign companies for supplying the measuring device. And if the negotiations under way are successful, consumers in the city could soon boast of water meters made in Europe.    More...

The Hindu March 08
Air traffic control in U.S.
Washington DC: Ever spent hours in a plane circling an airport and waiting to land? Ever thought to yourself the air traffic controllers must be a bunch of unqualified amateurs? Well if you were in one of the several planes that circled New York's John F Kennedy International Airport last month you may have been more accurate in your assumption than you'd imagined.    More...

The Hindu March 08
Global aviation industry looking up: IATA
Nedumbassery: The global aviation industry has been showing a steady improvement since the beginning of this year, from the precipitous fall in demand during early last year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).    More...

The Hindu March 08
“Illegal structures on pipelines, sewers”
NEW DELHI: The 1,100 mm diameter West Delhi mains emanating from the Wazirabad water treatment plant in the Capital had developed breaches and after numerous complaints of leakages the Delhi Jal Board got down to repair the over three-decade-old pipeline.    More...

The Hindu March 08
Water supply from overhead tank stopped
CUDDALORE: On apprehension that pesticide might have been mixed with water in an overhead tank at Azhichikudi near Bhuvanagiri, the civic body stopped water supply on Saturday.    More...

The Hindu March 08
All roads in State to be made two-lane: Minister
Coimbatore: The State Government is embarking on an ambitious plan to convert 9,000 km of roads under the control of the State Highways Department into two-lane in a phased manner, Minister for Highways Vellakoil M.P. Saminathan said on Friday.    More...

The Hindu March 08
State highways to be made double-lane
Bangalore: All State highways will be upgraded to double-lane from single-lane at a cost of Rs. 3,000 crore in three years and a sum of Rs. 250 crore has been earmarked in the State Budget for 2010-11.    More...

The Indian Express March 08
AAI to provide green cover to international airport
Under its corporate social responsibility initiative, the public sector undertaking will plant 1,500 saplings    More...

The Indian Express March 08
Kingfisher Airlines flight takes off after 5-hour delay
As many as 100 passengers of Kingfisher Airlines’ Chandigarh-Mumbai flight were stranded at the Chandigarh airport for five hours on Sunday morning without any assistance from the airline staff. They were not only deprived of food and water but also made to stand for hours in the wait of the aircraft. The airline was delayed due to “technical” snag in the airplane.    More...

The Indian Express March 08
Repairs, water crisis to hurt BMC pools this summer
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will not open all the six civic swimming pools to public this summer. Though Mayor Shraddha Jadhav demanded that all the pools be opened, water shortage and repair work at pools have upset the demand.    More...

The Hindu March 08
Highways to be strengthened
PERAMBALUR: All State highways and other district roads in the State would be strengthened and widened to seven metres before the next financial year, said M.P.Saminathan, Minister for Highways, here on Saturday.    More...