Hardeep Singh Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri said criticism on Central Vista Project, 'false narrative created'

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri denied a report on Twitter on Monday morning stating that work would begin at the Prime Minister's residence in August. "The conceptual design for the Prime Minister's residence has not yet been provided to the Ministry," the aviation minister complained, describing the news as "amusing".

May 31, 2021, 15:00 PM IST

Air India privatisation to be completed by May end: Aviation Minister 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.

Mar 27, 2021, 16:31 PM IST

Attention! Domestic airfares' lower limit hiked 5%, govt extends cap on 80% capacity

Besides this, the government also announced that airlines will have to limit their capacity of 80% of pre-Covid times till April. 

Mar 20, 2021, 13:01 PM IST

Bengaluru Metro Phase-2 inaugurated to enable faster commute and smart mobility options

The inauguration of the Metro extension line and the FOBs today is a step towards the goals of Bengaluru Mission 2022 to enable faster commute and smart mobility options in the city.

Jan 14, 2021, 20:28 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi's special gift for EWS section on Jan 1, lays foundation stone of Light House project, check pics

Under the LHP project, the central government will be building over 1,000 houses each in six cities - Indore, Chennai, Ranchi, Agartala, Lucknow and Rajkot. 

Jan 01, 2021, 11:56 AM IST

New strain of coronavirus: India may extend UK flight suspension, says Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Last week, the Civil Aviation Ministry had suspended all flights between the two countries from December 23 to December 31 over the mutated variant of the virus which is more contagious.

Dec 29, 2020, 18:26 PM IST

Aviation Ministry increases cap on domestic flights from 70% to 80% of pre-COVID levels from today

 The ministry had resumed scheduled domestic passenger services from May 25, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Dec 03, 2020, 17:51 PM IST

Centre increases domestic flights' cap from 60% to 70% of pre-COVID levels

The Centre has increased the cap on the number of domestic flights that national airlines are permitted to operate.

Nov 12, 2020, 00:16 AM IST

Centre says some countries have still not removed restrictions on entry of Indians

Centre said that the central government is ready to fly passengers to these countries whenever they ease their limits.

Nov 04, 2020, 02:07 AM IST

International travel of over 20 lakh facilitated since May 6, asserts Centre

Hardeep Singh Puri said that under the Vande Bharat Mission, 17,11,128 people have travelled back to India and 2,97,536 people have travelled out of India.

Oct 08, 2020, 23:23 PM IST

UDAN 4.0: 78 new routes identified and approved under Regional Connectivity Scheme

UDAN 4.0: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is in the process of awarding these routes to the selected airline operators (SAOs). 

Sep 21, 2020, 18:10 PM IST

Aircraft Amendment Bill 2020 passed in Rajya Sabha, to become Act soon

On the second day of the Parliament Session, Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday, passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, after an hour-long discussion.

Sep 15, 2020, 14:40 PM IST

Bookings for daily flights from Darbhanga to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru to start by September end: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

"Spicejet has already been awarded this route under RCS-UDAN," stated the Minister.

Sep 12, 2020, 17:39 PM IST

Vande Bharat mission: Over 15 lakh people returned to India till September 5, says Hardeep Puri

The Vande Bharat Mission started in early May to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus restrictions.

Sep 06, 2020, 06:30 AM IST

Metro services to resume in graded manner from September 7, normal operations from September 12: Centre

Addressing an online media briefing, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister said that all metro lines will become operational by September 12.

Sep 02, 2020, 19:36 PM IST

Air India has been an asset, but government should not operate airlines, airports, says Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday (August 30) that Air India has been an asset but added that it is not government's responsibility to run airports and airlines. Puri expressed hope that the privatization process of Air India would get complete within 2020.

Aug 31, 2020, 06:48 AM IST

Kerala government didn't qualify in Thiruvananthapuram airport's bidding process, clarifies Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

The Kerala government has opposed the Union Cabinet's approval on August 19 (Wednesday) to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises through public-private partnership (PPP).

Aug 20, 2020, 21:49 PM IST

Badhir News: News for hearing impaired; August 11, 2020

Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.

Aug 11, 2020, 16:02 PM IST

Vande Bharat Mission: Over one million stranded Indians return, 130000 people flown to other countries

The Vande Bharat Mission started in early May to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus restrictions.

Aug 11, 2020, 06:42 AM IST

Badhir News: News for hearing impaired; August 10, 2020

Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.

Aug 10, 2020, 16:44 PM IST