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Bomb threat by woman caller to airport in TN a hoax, say officials

One check-in bag to fare control: Govt issues guidelines for domestic flight operations from May 25

6:30 pm May 21, 2020

New Delhi: A day after announcing resumption of domestic commercial passenger flights from May 25, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for airlines, airports, passengers and other stakeholders. The ministry said it will prescribe lower and upper limit on air fares and airlines will have to adhere to it “during the period […]

Govt to press ahead with PSU stake sale: FM

Economic package 5th and final tranche – Highlights

6:49 pm May 17, 2020

New Delhi: Following are the highlights of the fifth and final tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore comprehensive economic package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to tide over the COVID-19 crisis: * Additional Rs 40,000 cr allocation for MGNREGS to provide employment boost * Public expenditure on health to be increased * Ramp […]

Octogenarian recovers from COVID-19 at city hospital

8:52 pm May 12, 2020

New Delhi: An 88-year-old man from Himachal Pradesh who had worked with the IAF has now fully recovered after successfully battling coronavirus, hospital authorities said on Tuesday. K S Jaswal, hailing from Una district, had tested positive on April 27 for COVID-19. “He has recovered fully from coronavirus infection. He was discharged on May 9 […]

Two more test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh

11:19 pm April 28, 2020

Leh: Two members of a family were tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 22, a senior government official said on Tuesday. However, 16 of the patients were already cured and discharged from hospitals. “We have received 32 sample reports from NCDC (National Centre for […]

94-yr old murder accused granted bail by High Court

9:00 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi: A 94-year-old man, facing trial in a murder case, has been granted bail by the Delhi High Court considering his age and noting that there was no evidence regarding his direct involvement in the killing of his woman tenant. Justice Yogesh Khanna, who conducted the hearing through video conferencing, granted the relief to […]