| By Rajeev Ramakrishna, Asia Manufacturing Pharma |
| Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
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"Due to the current security situation in Mumbai, today November 27 2008 , it is intended that P-MEC India exhibition will start on Friday November 28th at 10:00am alongside CPhI India 2008. Please note that PMEC India will not open today as scheduled." |
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This announce was published by CMP organisation early this morning. The terrorists targeted foreign nationals and landmark hotels, adding a new dimension to a wave of bombings in India this year that has killed more than 300 people. Multiple attacks have rocked India’s cities with bombs.
In result of this, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) will be closed Thursday in view of the terror attacks in Mumbai, the authorities announced.
Domestic and international flights in and out of Mumbai were operating normally Thursday, airport officials said here as the city woke up to its worst terrorist attack that saw at least 87 people being killed as armed men targeted seven places including the Taj and Oberoi hotels.
Air India spokesperson Jitendra Bhargava added that security had been tightened in and around the airport and that all flights were running on time.
Jet Airways asked all its staff to report for duty in the morning itself, even if they were supposed to get to work in the evening.
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been put in force at the Mumbai airport," said a Jet official, adding that specialised security forces had taken over the entire airport.
Trading was suspended on all major bourses and security tightened at the airport and railway stations after one of the fiercest terror attacks here, India's commercial capital, since late Wednesday.
"Considering the prevailing abnormal situation and the government's advice to people to stay at home, it has been decided to keep the market closed for the day," said a notice issued by the Bombay Stock Exchange.
"The expiry in futures and options, and settlement due today, stands postponed to the next working day," said the exchange, as a similar notice was issued by the National Stock Exchange and most of the commodities and currency exchanges.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's central bank, which has its headquarters here, also said there would be no transactions and settlements in government securities, foreign exchange and money markets Thursday.
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poned to the next working day, Nov 28, 2008."
Air India spokesperson Jitendra Bhargava told IANS that both domestic and international flights were now running as scheduled from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
Jet Airways, which also resumed normal operations, asked its entire staff to report for duty in the morning, even if their duty hours were to begin later in the day.
Everyone has to report in the morning. Contingency plans have been put in force at the Mumbai airport,' a Jet official said, adding that specialised security forces had taken over the airport.
Railway services, too, resumed normally from the the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus with the Mumbai-Patna Express leaving the station here at 4 a.m., after trains were suspended for some six hours when the news of terror attacks started pouring in.
The main station, earlier called the Victoria Terminus, is the headquarters of Central Railway and was one of the seven places targeted of terrorists.
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