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  Govt likely to remove fare band, lift other restrictions on aviation sector: Hardeep Singh Puri

  Business | February 19, 2021 20:52 IST

  The government is likely to remove the fare band besides lifting other restrictions amid a possible increase in domestic air traffic in the coming summer season, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday. 

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  Government targets 1,000 routes under UDAN scheme: Hardeep Singh Puri

  India | February 08, 2021 10:01 IST

  Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said his ministry has set a target of operationalising 100 unserved and underserved airports and starting at least 1,000 air routes under the UDAN scheme.

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  Hardeep Puri performs 'bhoomi poojan' ceremony of Central Vista Avenue

  News | February 04, 2021 18:00 IST

  The 'bhoomi poojan' ceremony of the Central Vista Avenue was performed by Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs here at India Gate on Thursday. With this ceremony, the work has started for the development and redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue. The Central Vista Avenue starting from North and South Block to India Gate, which includes the Rajpath, its adjoining lawns and canals, rows of tree, Vijay Chowk and the India Gate plaza, is a 3 km long stretch. The government has decided to refurbish and improve the avenue, as part of the comprehensive transformation of Central Vista. The government approved a proposal for the development of Central Vista Avenue with an estimated cost of Rs 608 crores. Moreover, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has been entrusted to carry out this important work. The components of development work under Phase-I include refurbishing of Landscaping and lawns. Green cover being increased from 3,50,000 sqm to about 3,90,000 sqm, proper public amenities with toilets, drinking water facilities and vending area are being provided at 10 locations for visitors and tourists, among others.

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  Civil Aviation Minister congratulates Air India women pilots for flying over world's longest air route

  News | January 11, 2021 20:36 IST

  Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri congratulated the women pilot and women cockpit crew which operated the inaugural flight between San Francisco and Bengaluru.

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  All-women cockpit crew to fly inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight: Puri

  India | January 09, 2021 12:36 IST

  All-women cockpit crew will operate the inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. 

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  Rename Aurangabad airport as Sambhaji Maharaj airport: Uddhav Thackeray writes to Hardeep Puri

  India | January 06, 2021 22:31 IST

  The Cabinet has approved changing the name of Aurangabad airport after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Uddhav Thackeray wrote in a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

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  All flights to and from UK will be temporarily suspended till Dec 31: Civil Aviation Minister

  News | December 21, 2020 19:26 IST

  Speaking to ANI in the national capital on December 21, Union Civil Aviation Minister (I/C), Hardeep Singh Puri said, "There are reports from the United Kingdom (UK) that new virus strain is spreading at an alarming rate.

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  Air travel to reach pre-COVID level by early January: Civil Aviation Minister

  India | November 17, 2020 10:47 IST

  Air travel in India will reach pre-COVID level by the end of current year or early January, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. He also urged people to continue to maintain safety protocol with self-discipline.

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  Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, 9 others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from UP

  India | November 02, 2020 17:53 IST

  BJP’s Neeraj Shekhar, Arun Singh, Geeta Shakya, Haridwar Dubey, Brijlal, B L Varma and Seema Dwivedi and Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav  and BSP's Ramji Gautam have been elected to Rajya Sabha.

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  Direct flights between Amritsar, Nanded to restart from November 10: Hardeep Puri

  India | October 29, 2020 18:52 IST

  The Civil Aviation Minister on Thursday announced that the direct flights between Amritsar and Nanded will restart from November 10.

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  BJP releases list of candidates for Rajya Sabha election, eyes 2022 UP assembly polls

  Elections | October 26, 2020 22:32 IST

  While the names of union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and party general stary Arun Singh were expected, the remaining six names are clearly aimed at maintaining a caste and regional balance.

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  Misbehaviour of parliamentarians with RS Deputy Speaker is political hooliganism: Hardeep Singh Puri

  News | October 04, 2020 18:16 IST

  While addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Union Ministre Hardeep Singh Puri talked about the misbehaviour of parliamentarians with the Deputy Speaker.

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  1.08 lakh domestic passenger flights operated since their resumption on May 25: Puri

  India | September 25, 2020 22:28 IST

  More than one crore passengers have flown on 1.08 lakh domestic flights since their resumption in India on May 25, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.

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  Offering free tickets on Vande Bharat flights would have further affected airlines' finances: Puri

  India | September 21, 2020 17:14 IST

  Offering tickets free of cost on flights under the Vande Bharat mission would have further affected the finances of Indian airlines including Air India, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.

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  Post-Diwali, India to return to pre-Covid aviation figures: Puri

  India | September 15, 2020 13:04 IST

  In a significant statement Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that by the time its Diwali and towards the end of the year, India would have pre-Covid aviation figures of 3,00,000 passengers a day.

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  Civil Aviation Minister hopeful of privatising Air India this year

  News | August 31, 2020 9:24 IST

  Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on August 30 said that Government should not be running airports and airlines.

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  'Air India has been an asset': Hardeep Singh Puri hopeful of privatising Air India in 2020

  Business | August 30, 2020 23:45 IST

  His remarks come at a time when the Kerala government has opposed the Union Cabinet's approval on August 19 to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises under the public-private partnership (PPP) model for a period of 50 years.

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  India in talks with 13 more countries including Australia, Japan to set up air bubble: Puri

  India | August 18, 2020 17:47 IST

   India is negotiating with 13 countries, including Australia, Japan and Singapore, to establish separate bilateral air bubble arrangements for international flight operations, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.

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  There was fuel... but let us not speculate: Hardeep Singh Puri on Air India Express flight crash

  India | August 08, 2020 21:40 IST

  Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who visited the Air India Express plane crash site in Kerala's Kozhikode, has said that the aircraft had enough fuel to divert the landing somewhere else.

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  Pilot of crashed Air India Express flight one of the most experienced: Civil Aviation Minister Puri

  India | August 08, 2020 15:07 IST

  Pilot in-command of the crashed Air India Express flight Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, among those killed in the accident in Kozhikode, was one of the most experienced commanders with more than 10,000 flying hours and had landed aircraft 27 times at the Karipur airport in the past, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday.