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Kochi, Beypore ports may lose out as Lakshadweep administrator promotes Mangaluru
Munshid Ali, member, Beypore Port Advisory Council, Calicut Chamber of Commerce, said Kerala is losing out in terms of tax revenues too as the business moves to Mangaluru.
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Youth Congress members led by Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden protesting outside the Lakshadweep administrative office in Kochi against the new rules imposed in the Union Territory | Albin Mathew
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KOCHI: Amid growing protests over sweeping new rules in Lakshadweep by new administrator Praful K Patel, the officials of industry bodies pointed out much before the new controversy, there has been a quiet move to shift freight transit from Beypore and Kochi ports to Mangaluru port.
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Traders against imposing time restrictions
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Call to let shops function 24/7 during Ramadan season
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Call to let shops function 24/7 during Ramadan season
Instead of imposing time restrictions, merchant outlets in the State should be allowed to function round the clock in view of the Ramadan season, Mujeeb Rahman, State working president, Textile and Garment dealers Association, Kerala, has said.
Addressing the media here on Wednesday, he said more working hours meant less rush and hence less chance of COVID-19 spread. Ramadan shopping mostly takes place at night, and the new COVID protocol restraining shops from functioning beyond 9 p.m., would cause huge financial loss to the business community.
Open sky policy hits exporters in Kozhikode
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Chamber seeks restoration of foreign cargo flights in airports
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Chamber seeks restoration of foreign cargo flights in airports
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) recent changes to India’s Open Sky Policy has impacted the vegetables and fruit exporters from the State, especially Kozhikode.
The policy that came into effect last year limited non-scheduled and ad hoc cargo flights by foreign carriers to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.
“The export cargo of vegetables and perishables moving from Kerala airports have been affected. It has become a burden for exporters to move their cargo to the nearest major airport such as Bengaluru and Chennai. This has led to high transportation costs and thereby losing Middle East and European Markets,” Munshid Ali, head of the Export Grievance Cell of the Calicut Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said.