Hardeep Singh Puri
16,000 kilometres, 17 hours! HISTORY CREATED - Air India all-women crew lands in Bengaluru after guiding longest flight over North Pole from San Francisco
Mon, Jan 11, 2021
The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) and arrived in Bengaluru at 3.45 AM on Monday, PTI quoted Air India sources confirming this
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Air India Disinvestment: Stake sale alert! Deadline extended; bidding to be done on enterprise value not equity - All you need to know
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
The Centre on Thursday extended the deadline for submitting the bids to buy 100 per cent stake in national carrier Air India to December 14 from October 30.
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Another step by Ministry of Civil Aviation to curb coronavirus - Now, this facility is available at airport
Thu, Sep 17, 2020
Amid rising number of coronavirus cases in India, Ministry of Civil Aviation has allowed RT-PCR testing at the entry airport on pilot basis to facilitate the transfer of international passengers.
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Puri holds meeting with Adityanath to review aviation infrastructure in UP
Fri, Sep 11, 2020
About the meeting, Puri said, "I also took the opportunity to brief Hon'ble CM about Lucknow & Varanasi airports. @MoCA_GoI & @UPGovt have agreed to continue working closely to revamp aviation infrastructure in the state."
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Metro train services alert! Big announcement by Modi government
Wed, Sep 02, 2020
In a major development, Hardeep S Puri, MoS, (I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has announced the SOP guidelines for metro operations on Wednesday. As per MHA order No 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 29.8.2020, metro services will resume from 7th September, 2020 in a graded manner.
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Govt should not be running airports and airlines: Aviation minister
Mon, Aug 31, 2020
On Air India's privatisation, Puri said, "As a going concern, one that is attractive to potential bidders, we should privatise it (Air India). And I am hopeful that we will be able to complete that privatisation process during this year."
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AITUC seeks Hardeep Puri's intervention to save jobs of 2,500 workers at Chennai Airport
Sun, Aug 30, 2020
The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Friday sought intervention of Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri to protect the jobs of 2,500 workers employed with ground and cargo handling agency BILL at Chennai Airport.
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Swachh Survekshan Awards 2020: Proud moment for PM Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi
Thu, Aug 20, 2020
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2020 results are finally out, and in a proud moment for PM Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi, the city has been the adjudged the 'best Ganga town' in the central government's cleanliness survey.
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India establishes air travel bubbles with US, France: Hardeep Puri
Thu, Jul 16, 2020
India has established individual bilateral bubbles with France and the US that will allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate international flights, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday, adding that similar arrangement with Germany and the UK will soon be permitted
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Decision on international flights after other countries allow entry: Hardeep Singh Puri
Mon, Jun 08, 2020
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said that the government will take a decision on resuming commercial international flights only after other countries ease their restrictions on entry of foreign nationals and allow incoming flights.
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Flights update: India resumes flight services, but passengers harried
Tue, May 26, 2020
After some initial hiccups, India on Monday resumed domestic passenger flight services, exactly two months after these operations were suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak. A total of 532 domestic flights were operated which ferried 39,231 passengers across the country. Barring just Andhra Prad
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