Allahabad Airport

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought response from the Ayodhya administration on charges that it is encroaching upon a large chunk of land illegally and forcing owners to sell their property at cheap rate for an airport.

The 'grounding' of Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav at Lucknow airport has brought his party workers on the warpath across the state. Mr Yadav was on way to the Allahabad University for a function, but he had been stopped from taking a special flight.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati came out in support of her ally Akhilesh Yadav who was stopped at the Lucknow airport today from boarding a plane to Prayagraj. She described the episode as "anti-democratic" and "an example of total dictatorship of BJP government". "This is very unfortunate and this undemocratic step will be fought at all levels,...

Akhilesh Yadav, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief, on Tuesday tweeted that he was "detained" at the Lucknow airport after he was stopped from boarding a special flight to Prayagraj city, 201 km from Lucknow. He was scheduled to attend a function of the Allahabad University Students' Union on Tuesday afternoon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Raebareli today, his first trip to the traditional seat of the Gandhi family. He will also visit Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, to review preparations for the Kumbh Mela to be held in the city next year. PM Modi flagged off the Humsafar Express. He will also hold a public meeting in Raebareli.

Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh will be known as Ayodhya, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Tuesdayin a speech to mark the Diwali festival in the holy city revered by millions of Hindus as the birthplace of Lord Ram. The announcement comes days after the Uttar Pradesh government officially renamed Allahabad as Prayagraj.

A techno-economic feasibility report of Price Waterhouse Coopers, hired to prepare a detailed project report for the proposed international airport at Jewar in Greater Noida has said that the airport will not only bring Kanpur and Allahabad closer to National Capital Region under the regional connectivity scheme Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) but al...

To boost air travel between smaller cities, fares for one-hour flights will be capped at Rs 2,500 in the new UDAN scheme that is likely to launch in January.

Passengers on board an Air India flight that arrived in Allahabad from New Delhi today had a close shave when one of the plane's tyres burst while it was taxiing on the tarmac, an airport official said.

A thick blanket of fog enveloped most parts of Punjab and Haryana today, disrupting normal life and hitting air, rail and road traffic.

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought response from the Ayodhya administration on charges that it is encroaching upon a large chunk of land illegally and forcing owners to sell their property at cheap rate for an airport.

The 'grounding' of Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav at Lucknow airport has brought his party workers on the warpath across the state. Mr Yadav was on way to the Allahabad University for a function, but he had been stopped from taking a special flight.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati came out in support of her ally Akhilesh Yadav who was stopped at the Lucknow airport today from boarding a plane to Prayagraj. She described the episode as "anti-democratic" and "an example of total dictatorship of BJP government". "This is very unfortunate and this undemocratic step will be fought at all levels,...

Akhilesh Yadav, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief, on Tuesday tweeted that he was "detained" at the Lucknow airport after he was stopped from boarding a special flight to Prayagraj city, 201 km from Lucknow. He was scheduled to attend a function of the Allahabad University Students' Union on Tuesday afternoon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Raebareli today, his first trip to the traditional seat of the Gandhi family. He will also visit Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, to review preparations for the Kumbh Mela to be held in the city next year. PM Modi flagged off the Humsafar Express. He will also hold a public meeting in Raebareli.

Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh will be known as Ayodhya, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Tuesdayin a speech to mark the Diwali festival in the holy city revered by millions of Hindus as the birthplace of Lord Ram. The announcement comes days after the Uttar Pradesh government officially renamed Allahabad as Prayagraj.

A techno-economic feasibility report of Price Waterhouse Coopers, hired to prepare a detailed project report for the proposed international airport at Jewar in Greater Noida has said that the airport will not only bring Kanpur and Allahabad closer to National Capital Region under the regional connectivity scheme Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) but al...

To boost air travel between smaller cities, fares for one-hour flights will be capped at Rs 2,500 in the new UDAN scheme that is likely to launch in January.

Passengers on board an Air India flight that arrived in Allahabad from New Delhi today had a close shave when one of the plane's tyres burst while it was taxiing on the tarmac, an airport official said.

A thick blanket of fog enveloped most parts of Punjab and Haryana today, disrupting normal life and hitting air, rail and road traffic.