KOCHI: After what was a long wait, 147 female and 20 male migrant workers from Odisha who were working at a textile factory and a plywood factory in the district left for their homes on a chartered flight on Friday. The women were in dire straits since they had left their jobs hoping to return […]
Month: May 2020
Threat complaint: VACB grills Ebrahim Kunju; MLA claims he is victim
KOCHI: Hitting back at the complainant who accused him of blackmailing, IUML MLA and former minister VK Ebrahim Kunju alleged that it was the complainant who tried to blackmail him.The MLA, who was questioned by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) here in connection with the complaint for the second time in the past one […]
Kochi airport sees 11 arrivals, 10 departures
KOCHI: The Kochi airport saw 11 arrivals and 10 departures in the domestic sector after internal flights resumed on Friday. The airport handled five arrivals and seven departures till 5.30 pm with 399 inbound and 379 outbound passengers. It included one flight operated by Air Asia India to Bhubaneswar by special arrangement carrying 167 passengers. […]
IOCL Recruitment 2020: Application deadline for 600 apprentice vacancies extended
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, or IOCL, has further extended the last date to submit online applications for the recruitment of apprentices on its official website. Earlier the deadline to apply was May 25 which has been extended till June 21. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the posts online at iocl.in on or before […]
Home delivery of petrol, CNG? Oil companies may provide all fuels at doorstep
The Centre could soon give a green signal for oil companies to begin home delivery of petrol and CNG. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan gave hint to this step on Friday to help vehicle owners during the ongoing lockdown restrictions across the country. The minister that the government “would like to expand the same for petrol […]
SpiceJet’s frieghter arm receives DGCA approval for drone trials
NEW DELHI: Private airline company SpiceJet has received formal approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct drone trials. Post trials and approvals, SpiceXpress, the cargo arm of SpiceJet, plans to use drones to provide for a quicker, faster and a cost-effective delivery of medical, pharma and essential supplies and e-commerce products, […]
Mumbai airport sees operation of 50 flights on Friday
The city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) saw a total of 50 scheduled flights which include 25 departures and 25 arrivals on Friday. The airport connected to 15 sectors which were operated by six airlines. On Friday, CSMIA catered to a total of 5,442 passengers which include 4,136 passengers at departures and 1,306 at […]
India’s oil import bill falls 10 per cent to USD 101 billion in fiscal year 2020
NEW DELHI: At least in the oil sector, the global health emergency posed by the spread of the novel coronavirus has come to the country’s advantage. India’s oil import bill has fallen close to 10 per cent in FY20 as the increasing spread of coronavirus and demand squeeze globally has depressed the crude oil prices […]
Need to scale down domestic flights to contain Covid-19: Balbir Sidhu
Punjab health and family welfare minister Balbir Sidhu said there is a need to reduce number of domestic flights, especially from Mumbai and Ahmedabad, to contain further spread Covid-19 in state. Presiding over a review meeting of the health department, he said that most cases reported in Punjab have a travel history from other states […]
Free power to continue, Capt assures farmers
Amid growing criticism from farmer organisations and opposition parties, Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday said there is no plan to withdraw free power to farmers in the state. “Let me reassure our farmers that there is no plan to withdraw free power to agriculture in Punjab. I am cognizant of your economic […]
Air India medical dept urges management to repeal transfer of doctor accused of alleged sexual misconduct
Regional heads of Air India medical department have appealed the airline management to repeal the transfer of an alleged doctor who has a sexual harassment case pending against him. The doctor had been transferred to Hyderabad from Mumbai by the ex-chairman and managing director (CMD) Ashwani Lohani after a female colleague complained of sexual harassment […]
Covid-19: US airlines leave $29 billion aid fund untapped in bet on rebound
US airlines have yet to tap $29 billion in federal pandemic relief loans as they wait to see whether the reopening of the economy revives demand and diminishes the need for money that comes with government strings attached. Although the four largest US passenger airlines have applied for the Treasury Department program, only American Airlines […]