The travel plans of about 195,000 passengers were upended after the airline canceled all flights scheduled for Monday and Tuesday as a pay dispute drags on. British Airways canceled most flights for Monday and Tuesday after its pilots went on strike over their demand for higher pay, upending the travel plans of about 195,000 passengers. The pilots’ union said its members would not return to work for 48 hours after starting the job action at midnight Monday, prompting the latest of several cancellations that British Airways has had to manage in recent months amid a simmering labor standoff. Terminal 5…
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Union Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ held a press conference in Dehradun on achievements of 100 days of Union Government. Outlining the achievements of the government in the recent months, the minister said that the multi pronged nature of decisive actions has been a historic phenomenon. He said that the biggest achievement of the Union government has been the action on the climate of terrorism that was festering for too long. The decision to change the status-quo on Jammu & Kashmir will not only integrate it with India, it will also benefit the people of Kashmir. The…
The abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, criminalisation of instant triple talaq and amendment to Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to allow an individual to be designated as ‘terrorist’ are some of the major path-breaking decisions of the government in last 100 days’ tenure, said Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi while addressing the Media persons in Panaji today. Minister highlighted the achievements of the NDA government in the last 100 days and said that these bold initiatives and decisive actions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government will benefit all states including Goa. “Government is…
Reservation percentage has been increased within the Constitutional limit : Mr. Bhupesh Baghel Campaign for malnutrition eradication to begin from October 2 Paddy Procurement at Rs 2500 per quintal to continue in future as well Chief Minister unveils development works worth Rs 102 crore Chhattisgarhiya Sarva Samaj Mahasangh accorded warm welcome to Chief Minister Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel said that we have done no favour to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes by increasing the percentage of reservation, rather we have given them the rights bestowed on them by the Constitution. Chief Minister said that total percentage…
Jan-Chaupal Bhent-Mulaqat programme scheduled on September 11 Wednesday at Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel’s Raipur based residence has been postponed due to certain unavoidable reasons.
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that non payment and delay in payments to MSME enterprises will be dealt with very firmly. The Minister reiterated the Government’s commitment to solve long standing problems of the MSME sector and give it the required support so that it can realize its full potential in terms of its contribution to GDP and employment generation. The Minister was speaking at a national workshop organized by the MSME Ministry to discuss the issue of delayed payments to MSMEs and ways to deal with it. He said that the…
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the National Award to 46 Teachers on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, in New Delhi today. The Union HRD Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, and the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri Sanjay Dhotre also grace the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that strong foundations of character-building are laid in schools. The main objective of education is to make the student a good human-being. And teachers do so by instilling honesty, discipline and integrity in their students. A good human-being possessing these values will prove to…
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has called for a collective international action to check perpetrators of terrorism and advocated strong measures against those who support and finance terrorism and provide sanctuary to terrorists. Delivering a keynote address at the ‘Seoul Defence Dialogue 2019’ with the theme, ‘Building Peace Together: Challenges and Vision’, during his visit to Republic of Korea (ROK), Defence Minister said, “of the numerous security challenges that the world is facing, the gravest is that of terrorism.” No country in the world is safe from terrorism and India has been actively pursuing counter terrorism cooperation bilaterally, regionally and…
At the state level teacher’s honor ceremony held at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan today Governor Ms. Anusuiya Uike said that In the field of education, especially in tribal areas, The Chhattisgarh government is working towards bringing changes in the lives of people by bringing a new policy She also said that under the leadership of the CM Baghel, Education especially in the tribal areas of the state, Chhattisgarh government is working towards bringing a change in the lives of people by bringing a new policy. The Chief Minister deserves greetings for this. It is noteworthy that under the…
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu attended a prayer meeting held in memory of Late Shri Arun Jaitley, the former union Finance Minister, in New Delhi today and paid his respects. Shri. Naidu took to social media to pay tributes to Late Shri Arun Jaitley, and said that Shri Jaitley was a close associate and a dear friend. “Jaitley ji will forever be remembered as one of the most prominent architects of India’s socio-economic resurgence”, he said. He said that Shri Arun Jaitley was an outstanding Parliamentarian, legal luminary, towering intellectual, an able administrator and a statesman of impeccable…