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Mumbai and JNPT ports widening hampered due to vintage bombs

June 14, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

Mumbai: Mumbai Port and JNPT Port have decided to improve capability and facilitate movement of higher tonnage and deeper draught vessels. Accordingly, the shipping authorities have contracted a capital project for widening and deepening of the main channel of Mumbai. Two dredgers have been pressed into service and about 20% of the work has been [...]

Filed Under: Indian Navy News, Infrastructure Tagged With: Indian Navy, INS Vikramaditya, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Channel, JNPT, Mumbai Harbour Channel, Mumbai Port, unexploded ordinances, UXOS

India to spend USD 12.1 billion on Indian Airports in 12th plan

May 1, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

Dubai: India has planned a 12.1 billion dollar investment in airports in the 12th five year plan said Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh in Dubai. The minister said that he expected private sector to contribute 9.3 billion US dollars and government will contribute the balance 2.8 billion dollars. He was addressing the global [...]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Tagged With: Airport, India

10th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013 begins

Hyderabad: India’s most exciting and hard fought motorsport event for young racing enthusiasts is back. 2013 marks the 10th successful successive year of India’s only Karting championship-the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship 2013. The opening round of the 2013 championship will get underway on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Kart Centre at [...]

JD (U) proves majority in Bihar Assembly as BJP walks out

Patna: Nitish Kumar let JD(U) today passed the trust vote in Bihar Assembly with 126 MLA’s voting for it. Congress Party’s 4 MLA’s abstained from voting. There were only 24 MLA against the motion as BJP had already walked out of the house. “We know you have mustered majority in the House to ensure passage [...]

Indian Railways to launch mobile tickets

New Delhi: Indian Railways ticketing is set to get a boost as a pilot non internet based mobile ticketing has been announced through Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Traveler’s with simple mobiles can access Railway ticketing services through SMS/IVRS/USSD. Print outs are nit required. The procedure involves user sending an SMS to a [...]

Big-bellied Bruce Lee poster by Mumbai restaurant attracts protests

Mumbai: City’s Facing East restaurant owners may not be able to believe their luck. A big-bellied poster of Bruce Lee with momo in his fingers has attracted more attention they paid for. With the support of local MLA Krishna Hegde, Chitah yajnesh Shetty, founder of Chitah Jeet Kune-Do Federation from Mumbai has protested against what [...]