New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) Nearly half the positions at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),the country’s aviation regulator, are lying vacant, but the government says this has had no impact on its functioning. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to an unstarred question…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) IndiGo has submitted its formal response to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday, in connection with the massive operational disruptions and flight cancellations that affected thousands of passengers earlier this month. The replies, signed by both the airline’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, were submitted…
New Delhi, 8 Dec (UNI) Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Monday despite stronger daytime winds, data from pollution monitoring agencies showed. At 4 p.m., the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 314, marginally worse than Sunday’s reading of 308, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Poor…
New Delhi, December 8 (UNI) After a week-long disruption and chaos at India’s airports with flights cancelled and delayed caused by a change in rules and shortage of pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu warned that strict action will be taken against airlines to “set an example” for others. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha today,…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday cautioned against the widespread and “fashionable” use of Glucagon-Like Peptide (GLP)-based rapid weight-loss drugs, urging judicious use and warning that their long-term effects often become apparent only over time. He was speaking at a panel discussion titled ‘Clinician-Scientist Interaction on Obesity’ during the India…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) India today said it expects Beijing to provide assurances that Indian citizens transiting through Chinese airports will not be selectively targeted, arbitrarily detained or harassed, days after an Indian citizen from Arunachal Pradesh was detained in Shanghai airport. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, said at the briefing,…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said it was solely due to the Guru’s blessings that her government could successfully organise the three-day ‘Gurmat Samagam’ last month at the historic Red Fort lawns, commemorating the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Notably, the Samagam was held in November,…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday emphasized the need to restore ‘Vande Mataram’ to its rightful place in India’s national consciousness, strongly criticising the “politics of appeasement” which, he argued, led to the division of India. The Minister was speaking in the Lok Sabha during the debate marking the 150th…
New Delhi, December 8 (UNI) After a week long disruption and chaos at India’s airports with flights cancelled and delayed caused by a change in rules and shortage of pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu warned that strict action will be taken against airlines to ‘set an example’ for others. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) In a fiery rebuttal during the Lok Sabha debate marking the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram on Monday, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations against the Congress party. Gogoi accused the Prime Minister of…
