#Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

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Centre Mulling On Mechanism To Do Away With Mandatory RT-PCR Report For Domestic Air Travel

Centre Mulling On Mechanism To Do Away With Mandatory RT-PCR Report For Domestic Air Travel

New Delhi: In a bid to do away with the mandatory RT-PCR report for those passengers who have received both jabs of a Covid-19 vaccine, the Centre is deliberating on a mechanism to enable hassle-free domestic air travel. Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said “a joint team from several ministries and stakeholders, including the Health Department, are in discussion to take a final…

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

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

Image Source : PTI Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri 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. He also said that privatisation is required in the field of aviation as it is not the government’s specialisation to…

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Over 91 Lakh Domestic Fliers Since Flights Resumed On May 25: Hardeep Singh Puri Footfall at airport was over 2.33 lakh on September 17, Civil Aviation Ministry said (Representational) New Delhi: …

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Over 91 Lakh Domestic Fliers Since Flights Resumed On May 25: Hardeep Singh Puri Footfall at airport was over 2.33 lakh on September 17, Civil Aviation Ministry said (Representational) New Delhi: …

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Over 15 Lakh Repatriated Under Vande Bharat Mission Amid COVID: Hardeep Singh Puri Over 4.5 lakh stranded Indians have been repatriated on flights so far, Hardeep Puri said (File)

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"A Group of Ministers (GoM), holds six meetings, in the middle of a public health emergency that has sent the nation into lockdown, on how best to communicate the government’s message to a media that is already, by and large, not asking the questions that need to be asked. Read that rather long sentence again, to absorb the full solipsism of the ruling regime obsessing over the real and imagined creases and wrinkles in its own image reflected in the media’s mirror.

Read the 97-odd pages of the “Report of the Group of Ministers on Government Communication” to marvel at the sheer waste of time and effort expended at the top-most echelons of power, to persuade a media that, by all accounts, needs little convincing, and to preach to the converted. Because if there is a binding theme in the report, underlying the stated “vision”, “positive initiatives” and “action points”, it is this: The government’s determination to identify, talk to and promote those who agree with it. Those who don’t agree with it are to be tracked, not to be engaged in dialogue, but to be, as a minister puts it in an awkward and surely unintendedly ominous turn of phrase, “neutralised”. A GoM, therefore, to help the government make its echo chamber bigger"

Edited excerpts from Indian Express

March 6th, 2021

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FROM a strategy to “neutralise” those who set “false narratives” against the Government to roping in “right-wing parties” from other countries to seek “common ground;” from alleged “colour coding” of journalists depending on how close they are to the government to a “mix of truth and untruth” in news — these are among a range of suggestions in a purported report by a Group of Ministers on how to improve “government communication.”

This 97-page document, first made public by Caravan, shows that most of the nine ministers, who were part of the GoM, flagged “negative” coverage of the government on online and international news platforms and called for supporting journalists “pro our line of thought.”

The Ministers included: Union I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar; Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad; External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar; Textiles Minister Smriti Irani; Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi; Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju; MoS (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation, and Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri; MoS Finance Anurag Thakur

By Krishn Kaushik, Indian Express

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Govt extends suspension of India-UK flights till January 7 amid new coronavirus strain scare

Govt extends suspension of India-UK flights till January 7 amid new coronavirus strain scare

Image Source : FILE PHOTO India extends temporary ban on flights to and from UK till January 7 Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Wednesday that the Centre has extended the temporary suspension of flights to and from the United Kingdom till January 7, 2021. The flights operations were suspended because of a new strain of the Sars-CoV-2 virus. The development came after…

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Domestic, international flights to remain suspended till May 3

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said that all domestic and international flights will remain suspended during the period.

“All domestic and international scheduled airlines operations shall remain suspended till 11:59 p.m. of May 3,” the aviation regulator said in a tweet.

The DGCA had earlier stopped operations of passenger flights on all domestic routes from March 25 to March 31 and then extended it to April 14.

Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted that there were good reasons for the extension of the lockdown till May 3 and the government may consider lifting restrictions on both domestic and international flight thereafter.

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पायलट ने मां के लिए व्हीलचेयर मांगने पर यात्री को जेल भिजवाने की धमकी दी, ड्यूटी से हटाया गया

पायलट ने मां के लिए व्हीलचेयर मांगने पर यात्री को जेल भिजवाने की धमकी दी, ड्यूटी से हटाया गया

नई दिल्ली. चेन्नई-बेंगलुरु फ्लाइट में महिला यात्री को धमकाने और बुरा व्य���हार करने वाले पायलट को इंडिगो एयरलाइंस ने ड्यूटी से हटा दिया है। पायलट ने महिला यात्री को तब जेल भिजवाने की धमकी दी थी, जब उसने अपनी 75 वर्षीय मां के लिए व्हीलचेयर की डिमांड की थी। इस बात की शिकायत यात्री ने ट्वीट पर की थी।

सु्प्रिया उन्नी नायर ने बताया- मैं सोमवार रात चेन्नई से बेंगलुरु जा रही फ्लाइट में यात्रा कर रही…

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Russia Ukraine Crisis : Primeminister Modi warned Russia "Stop the violence immediately"

Russia Ukraine Crisis : On Thursday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone. He was instructed to put an end to the violence as soon as possible and work out the concerns through diplomatic channels. Putin gave the Prime Minister an update on the current situation in Ukraine. In response, Modi reaffirmed that the only way to overcome the issues between Russia and NATO organisations was through true and honest negotiations, and that this was their long-term policy. The Prime Minister raised the issue of Indian security in Ukraine with Putin. The safety of the high number of pupils there was mentioned most prominently. Modi stated that bringing them securely to India was his top concern. The two leaders agreed that both countries' officials and diplomatic posts would continue.

Modi to Putin

Modi said he would try all possible means to bring the Indians back safely from Ukraine. The Modi chaired Cabinet Committee on Security held a key meeting on Thursday in the wake of Russia's attacks on Ukraine. The Prime Minister discussed the latest situation with. Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaishankar, Piyush Goyal, Hardeep Singh Puri, National Security Adviser Ajit Dobhal and others. Foreign Secretary Harshavardhan Shringla disclosed the details of the meeting to the media. ""Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed that his government attaches the highest priority to the safety of Indians stranded in Ukraine and to repatriate them safely," he said.

Russia Ukraine Crisis : Primeminister Modi warned Russia "Stop the violence immediately" Russia Ukraine Crisis While there are approximately 20,000 Indians in Ukraine, approximately 4,000 have already departed. Modi stated that the government would do all necessary to get the rest of the refugees to safety. S. Jaishankar, the Minister of External Affairs, spoke with Joseph Borel, the European Union's Head of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. I talked with him about how to de-escalate the situation. Jaishankar would meet with the foreign ministers of Romania, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary to consider bringing foreigners from Ukraine, according to Shringla. India alerted as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine. Keeping a close watch on the latest developments from time to time. With the cancellation of civil aviation in Ukraine and the closure of airspace … arrangements are being made for the safe repatriation of Indians stranded in that country. With this, the Foreign Office is making the control room services available 24 hours a day. Read the full article

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Congress vs BJP On Twitter

Congress vs BJP On Twitter

Congress shared an old pic of PM Modi with businessmen Gautam Adani and Vibhav Kant Upadhyay New Delhi: In a series of tweets clarifying the low cost of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri took a jibe at the Gandhi family on Tuesday night. He shared a picture that shows them inside an aircraft and said, “Those who fly in luxury,” should know what low ATF cost means. Mr…

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Over 15 Lakh Repatriated Under Vande Bharat Mission Amid COVID: Hardeep Singh Puri Over 4.5 lakh stranded Indians have been repatriated on flights so far, Hardeep Puri said (File)

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Jyotiraditya Scindia takes charge of ministry of civil aviation

Jyotiraditya Scindia takes charge of ministry of civil aviation

Jyotiraditya Scindia, who was appointed as the union civil aviation minister replacing Hardeep Singh Puri in a cabinet reshuffle carried out by the Narendra Modi-led government, on Thursday took charge of the ministry that was once headed by his father late Madhavrao Scindia. “I thank Prime Minister Sh @narendramodi ji, @JPNadda ji & the party leadership for entrusting me with the responsibility…

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Fresh Orders Placed To Procure Covid-19 Vaccines, To Be Delivered By July: Hardeep Singh Puri

Fresh Orders Placed To Procure Covid-19 Vaccines, To Be Delivered By July: Hardeep Singh Puri

As several states are witnessing shortage of vaccines due to sudden surge in Covid cases, the Centre has placed fresh orders to procure vaccines from two vaccine makers Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech.  The Union aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the advance orders for May, June and July have been placed with the two manufacturers and payments have been…

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri flagged off the inaugural Gorakhpur-Lucknow flight from the Mahayogi Gorakshnath Airport on Sunday as Air India’s subsidiary, Alliance Air, commenced its daily direct flights. The CM also laid the foundation of the expansion of the Gorakhpur Airport terminal building.

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Air India Privatisation likely to be completed by May-end: Hardeep Puri

Air India Privatisation likely to be completed by May-end: Hardeep Puri

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday stated that the privatisation of Air India is likely to be completed by the end of May. “At a meeting on Monday, it was decided that the government will close the financial bids within 64 days,” Puri told ANI, adding that there were multiple bidders and some have been shortlisted. Other Public sector undertakings (PSUs) like Pawan…