Vande Bharat mission: Over 15 lakh people returned to India till September 5, says Hardeep Puri
The Vande Bharat Mission started in early May to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus restrictions.
Sep 06, 2020, 06:30 AM IST
Metro services to resume in graded manner from September 7, normal operations from September 12: Centre
Addressing an online media briefing, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister said that all metro lines will become operational by September 12.
Sep 02, 2020, 19:36 PM IST
Air India has been an asset, but government should not operate airlines, airports, says Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday (August 30) that Air India has been an asset but added that it is not government's responsibility to run airports and airlines. Puri expressed hope that the privatization process of Air India would get complete within 2020.
Aug 31, 2020, 06:48 AM IST
Kerala government didn't qualify in Thiruvananthapuram airport's bidding process, clarifies Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
The Kerala government has opposed the Union Cabinet's approval on August 19 (Wednesday) to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises through public-private partnership (PPP).
Aug 20, 2020, 21:49 PM IST
Badhir News: News for hearing impaired; August 11, 2020
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Aug 11, 2020, 16:02 PM IST
Vande Bharat Mission: Over one million stranded Indians return, 130000 people flown to other countries
The Vande Bharat Mission started in early May to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus restrictions.
Aug 11, 2020, 06:42 AM IST
Badhir News: News for hearing impaired; August 10, 2020
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Aug 10, 2020, 16:44 PM IST
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Aug 08, 2020, 16:14 PM IST
Heartfelt Condolences, Says Hardeep Singh Puri On Kerala Plane Crash
Hardeep Singh Puri announced a small gesture, of Rs 10 lakh compensation to families of those killed, Rs 2 lakh for those seriously injured and Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries.
Aug 08, 2020, 14:42 PM IST
More than 8.14 lakh stranded Indians returned under Vande Bharat Mission, says Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Minister said the details about ticket bookings of Phase 5 will be shared by Air India, Air India Express and other airlines shortly.
Jul 26, 2020, 20:17 PM IST
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Twitter war over bungalow
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri was on Tuesday locked into a bitter Twitter war with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over eviction notice to the Lutyens’ bungalow which the latter currently occupies
Jul 14, 2020, 14:02 PM IST
India in talks with US, Canada, European and Gulf countries on establishing air travel bubbles
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) had on June 23 said India is considering establishing "individual bilateral bubbles" with the US, the UK, Germany, and France.
Jul 02, 2020, 22:58 PM IST
Decision on international flights after other countries ease restriction: Hardeep Singh Puri
Sharing information about the evacuation done under the massive Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), Puri said that around 38,000 inbound Indian citizens returned on around 640 chartered flights. More such flights are being given permissions.
Jun 08, 2020, 08:27 AM IST
Vande Bharat Mission: Air India to operate 70 more flights to US, Canada from June 11
Indian airlines Air India Ltd will operate 70 flights to evacuate Indians stranded in the US and Canada under the third phase of Mission Vande Bharat, between June 11 to June 30, said civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri in a tweet late on Monday.
Jun 02, 2020, 07:04 AM IST
Airports handle 62,641 flyers on second day of resumption of flights after lockdown
The operations in Andhra Pradesh started yesterday (May 26) whereas, West Bengal will restart passenger flight operations from May 28.
May 27, 2020, 16:11 PM IST
Airlines flew 58,318 passengers to their destination on first day of flights after lockdown
The domestic passenger flights resumed operations on Monday (May 25) after it was halted for almost two months due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
May 26, 2020, 16:12 PM IST
Domestic air travel resumes in India after 2 months, 630 flights cancelled
Consequently, many passengers reached the airports on Monday only to be told by the airline staff that their flights have been cancelled. Many people took to social media to vent their anger.
May 25, 2020, 20:47 PM IST
'No steep hike in air fares for domestic flights' says Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday addressed a presser on new air travel guidelines ahead of the resumption of domestic flight services from May 25 onwards.
May 21, 2020, 17:30 PM IST
Rajkot, Indore, Navi Mumbai among Centre’s ‘5-star garbage-free’ cities; Delhi 3-star; check full list
The government Tuesday released a rating of cities for their garbage management, giving the top ‘five-star garbage-free’ tag to six cities including Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur and Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, while saying that the Swachh Bharat Mission has been the “greatest strength” in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 19, 2020, 19:37 PM IST
Domestic air travel has come down by 20-30 percent after coronavirus outbreak, says Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Responding to the debate on the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in Lok Sabha, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said national carrier Air India, which was suffering a loss of Rs 26 crore every day, has been further hit due to the outbreak as many routes it flies on have been shut.
Mar 17, 2020, 22:36 PM IST