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  Jat leaders welcome reservation in central list of OBCs

  Politics | March 03, 2014 13:29 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: Jat leaders today welcomed the decision of the Union Cabinet to include Jats in nine states in the central list of OBCs and said the move will help youths from the community in getting

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  Muzaffarnagar riots were political riots: Ajit Singh

  Politics | January 28, 2014 21:14 IST

  Meerut: RLD chief and Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh today alleged that the Muzaffarnagar riots were a conspiracy of BJP and SP.“The Muzaffarnagar riots were political riots. It was a conspiracy of BJP and SP,”

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  Ajit Singh does a U-turn on Air India privatisation

  October 07, 2013 10:19 IST

  New Delhi: Under attack from the Opposition, including the Left, for his remarks that Government was ready to privatise Air India, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has backtracked saying it has "no intention" to do

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  Mulayam trying to become Narendra Modi of UP, says Ajit Singh

  Politics | September 13, 2013 17:34 IST

  Ghaziabad: Lashing out at Mulayam Singh Yadav over the handling of the situation in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar, RLD leader Ajit Singh today said the SP chief has become the 'Narendra Modi'of Uttar Pradesh.Singh, who was detained

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  Muzaffarnagar: Stop violence from spreading, says Ajit Singh

  Politics | September 10, 2013 15:28 IST

  New Delhi:  Voicing concern over the Muzaffarnagar violence, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader and Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said it may spread to other states and become "unmanageable" if not controlled by "strict action"."Now

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  Jet-Etihad issue: Ajit Singh meets Sonia Gandhi

  Politics | July 04, 2013 14:58 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 4:  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today met UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi amid a raging controversy over the Rs 2,058 crore deal between Jet Airways and Etihad.However, the sources said the meeting

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  Jet-Etihad issue: Ajit Singh meets Sonia Gandhi

  July 04, 2013 14:41 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 4:  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today met UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi amid a raging controversy over the Rs 2,058 crore deal between Jet Airways and Etihad.However, the sources said the meeting

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  Hoping to bring down jet fuel prices, fares: Civil Aviation Minister

  India | June 30, 2013 15:36 IST

  New Delhi, June 30: After effecting a string of reforms to help the ailing Indian civil aviation sector, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said he is hopeful that high jet fuel cost and passenger

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  Kolkata, Chennai airports' management may be privatized: Ajit Singh

  March 26, 2013 16:51 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 26: Government is considering giving the management control of the new Kolkata and Chennai airports, built by the Airports Authority of India, to global operators through a competitive bidding process.Civil Aviation Minister

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  India to handle 336 million air passengers in 10 years: Ajit Singh

  January 21, 2013 10:41 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 21: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said the country would handle 336 million air passengers in the next 10 years and 85 million of them would be foreign passengers."India has immense

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  Boeing liable to compensate Air India: Ajit Singh

  January 18, 2013 17:45 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 18: American aerospace company Boeing is liable to compensate Air India on fault in its 787 Dreamliner plane, the Civil Aviation Minster, Ajit Singh said.He, however, also said that the aviation ministry

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  Without revival plan Kingfisher may lose license: Ajit Singh

  October 20, 2012 23:06 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 20  :  India's aviation regulator Saturday suspended the operating license of ailing Kingfisher Airlines and Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh warned that if the carrier fails to provide a reasonable revival plan

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  Now, Air India pilots seek Ajit Singh's invervention to resolve salary issue

  October 07, 2012 22:07 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 07,2012: Comparing their condition similar to Kingfisher employees, a section of Air India pilots have sought civil aviation minister Ajit Singh's intervention in resolving their grievances related to due salaries and allowances.

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  Kingfisher needs to submit detailed plan to DGCA: Ajit Singh

  October 06, 2012 13:48 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 6: Troubled Kingfisher Airlines would have to submit a detailed plan to aviation regulator DGCA before they are allowed to resume flights, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.Asked whether the Directorate

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  Those opposing FDI in retail are confused: Ajit Singh

  Politics | October 03, 2012 15:16 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 3: Allowing foreign direct investment in retail sector will benefit farmers, and those who are opposing it are “confused”, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.“Those who are opposing FDI in retail

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  Kingfisher has to seek DGCA's nod for resuming operations: Ajit Singh

  October 03, 2012 14:34 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 3: Kingfisher Airlines, which has declared a partial lockout till Thursday, would have to seek aviation regulator DGCA's nod before resuming operations, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.  Directorate General of

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  Six senior Airport Authority officials suspended

  September 17, 2012 21:01 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 17: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today ordered immediate suspension and initiation of major penalty proceedings against six senior officers of Airports Authority of India (AAI) after a CBI inquiry found them

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  Kingfisher to operate as long as safety issues not compromised: Ajit Singh

  September 02, 2012 11:54 IST

  Mumbai, Sept 2: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Saturday said Kingfisher Airlines will be allowed to operate as long as it does not compromise with safety.“We cannot shut down the airline (Kingfisher) till there

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  Ready to take back sacked AI pilots if strike called off, says Ajit Singh

  June 18, 2012 16:21 IST

  Mumbai, Jun 18: As the strike by a section of the Air India pilots entered the 45th day, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today reiterated his readiness to take back the sacked pilots provided they called

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  Not waiting for striking pilots to return, says Ajit Singh

  June 17, 2012 18:21 IST

  Hyderabad, June 17: Virtually sounding a warning to the striking Air India pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said the government is not waiting for the pilots to return to work but making plans