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Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand Seek Share In Revenue When Airports Are Privatised
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have come out in support of Tamil Nadu's stance that whenever the Central government privatises an airport in a state, the state government should get a share in the revenue.
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Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre Over Plans To Sell Residual Stake In 4 Airports
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government over reports that it plans to sell its residual stake in the already privatised Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports, alleging that such privatisation hurts the public and benefits only a handful of cronies.
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Up To 10 Airports To Be Privatised, Loss-Making Ones To Be Sold: Centre
The government on Thursday announced that a maximum of 10 airports will be privatised in the third round of airport privatisation. "In the third round (of airport privatisation) six to 10 airports are going to be privatised," Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said.
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Kerala Chief Minister's Remarks On Centre's Airport Move "Baseless": Minister
Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Wednesday termed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's allegations on privatisation of operations and management of Thiruvananthapuram Airport as "baseless".
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Centre-Adani Airport Deal Goes Against Federalism, Says Pinarayi Vijayan
The Airports Authority of India's (AAI) signing of a concessions deal with the Adani Group involving three airports even as the Supreme Court was hearing a case against privatising one of them went against federalism, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today. He also hit out at the Central government for neglecting the state's demands in t...
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Adani Group Takes Over Lucknow Airport Operations
The central government in February 2019 privatised six major airports of the country, namely, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati. After a competitive bidding process, the Adani group won the rights to run all of them for 50 years.
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Shiv Sena Questions Modi Government's Policies On Economy, Trade
The Shiv Sena on Saturday questioned the Modi government's policies on the economy, trade, and agriculture, and alleged that it was moving towards privatisation of airports, Air India, and railways and giving the control of farmers'' lives to traders and private players.
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Opposition Parties Criticise Privatisation Of Airports, Raise Issue In Parliament
Some opposition members in Rajya Sabha today accused the government of privatising airports in the name of development and also centralising powers in its hands.
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Government Should Not Run Airports, Airlines: Union Minister Hardeep Puri
The government should not be running airports and airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday, adding that he hopes to privatise Air India during 2020.
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Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Privatisation Of Thiruvananthapuram Airport
The Kerala High Court today declined to stay the further proceedings in leasing out Thiruvananthapuram international airport to Adani Enterprises.
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Kerala Approaches High Court Seeking Stay On Airport Lease To Adani Group
The Kerala government on Friday approached the Kerala High Court seeking a stay on further proceedings in leasing out Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises. Unless the stay is granted, "it will be put to irreparable injury and hardship", the state government said in its application challenging the centre's move to privatise the airport.
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"Unilateral Decision": DMK's MK Stalin Opposes Centre's Move To Privatise Airports
The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu today opposed the Centre's decision to "privatise" airports, saying the move "usurps the rights and autonomy from the State."
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Kerala Government, Congress Slam Centre For Leasing 3 Airports
The LDF government in Kerala and Opposition Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre over its decision to lease out three airports to the Adani group and charged it with privatising all PSUs while the country was battling COVID-19.
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Cabinet Approves Proposal To Lease Out Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram Airports
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for leasing out airports at Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram through public-private partnership (PPP) for a period of 50 years.
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Aviation Ministry To Meet Cabinet Tomorrow Over Privatisation Of Airports
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will place a proposal for "further" privatisation of airports before the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.
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Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand Seek Share In Revenue When Airports Are Privatised
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have come out in support of Tamil Nadu's stance that whenever the Central government privatises an airport in a state, the state government should get a share in the revenue.
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Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre Over Plans To Sell Residual Stake In 4 Airports
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government over reports that it plans to sell its residual stake in the already privatised Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports, alleging that such privatisation hurts the public and benefits only a handful of cronies.
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Up To 10 Airports To Be Privatised, Loss-Making Ones To Be Sold: Centre
The government on Thursday announced that a maximum of 10 airports will be privatised in the third round of airport privatisation. "In the third round (of airport privatisation) six to 10 airports are going to be privatised," Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said.
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Kerala Chief Minister's Remarks On Centre's Airport Move "Baseless": Minister
Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Wednesday termed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's allegations on privatisation of operations and management of Thiruvananthapuram Airport as "baseless".
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Centre-Adani Airport Deal Goes Against Federalism, Says Pinarayi Vijayan
The Airports Authority of India's (AAI) signing of a concessions deal with the Adani Group involving three airports even as the Supreme Court was hearing a case against privatising one of them went against federalism, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today. He also hit out at the Central government for neglecting the state's demands in t...
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Adani Group Takes Over Lucknow Airport Operations
The central government in February 2019 privatised six major airports of the country, namely, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati. After a competitive bidding process, the Adani group won the rights to run all of them for 50 years.
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Shiv Sena Questions Modi Government's Policies On Economy, Trade
The Shiv Sena on Saturday questioned the Modi government's policies on the economy, trade, and agriculture, and alleged that it was moving towards privatisation of airports, Air India, and railways and giving the control of farmers'' lives to traders and private players.
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Opposition Parties Criticise Privatisation Of Airports, Raise Issue In Parliament
Some opposition members in Rajya Sabha today accused the government of privatising airports in the name of development and also centralising powers in its hands.
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Government Should Not Run Airports, Airlines: Union Minister Hardeep Puri
The government should not be running airports and airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday, adding that he hopes to privatise Air India during 2020.
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Kerala High Court Refuses To Stay Privatisation Of Thiruvananthapuram Airport
The Kerala High Court today declined to stay the further proceedings in leasing out Thiruvananthapuram international airport to Adani Enterprises.
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Kerala Approaches High Court Seeking Stay On Airport Lease To Adani Group
The Kerala government on Friday approached the Kerala High Court seeking a stay on further proceedings in leasing out Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises. Unless the stay is granted, "it will be put to irreparable injury and hardship", the state government said in its application challenging the centre's move to privatise the airport.
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"Unilateral Decision": DMK's MK Stalin Opposes Centre's Move To Privatise Airports
The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu today opposed the Centre's decision to "privatise" airports, saying the move "usurps the rights and autonomy from the State."
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Kerala Government, Congress Slam Centre For Leasing 3 Airports
The LDF government in Kerala and Opposition Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre over its decision to lease out three airports to the Adani group and charged it with privatising all PSUs while the country was battling COVID-19.
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Cabinet Approves Proposal To Lease Out Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram Airports
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for leasing out airports at Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram through public-private partnership (PPP) for a period of 50 years.
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Aviation Ministry To Meet Cabinet Tomorrow Over Privatisation Of Airports
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will place a proposal for "further" privatisation of airports before the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.
