Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju

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  Helicopter Flights Coming Under Udan Scheme, Says Civil Aviation Minister

  The government today awarded contracts to 15 firms to operate flight and chopper services under the second round of its air regional connectivity "Udan" scheme

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  Air India Sale Will Happen, But We're Open To Suggestions: Aviation Minister

  "Suggestions" on Air India's strategic divestment are welcome but the proposed stake sale in the debt-ridden national carrier will go on, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju has said

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  Probe Ordered Into Mid-Air Brawl Of Jet Pilots: Aviation Minister

  A probe has been ordered into the incident of a Jet Airways' pilot allegedly slapping his woman commander on a London-Mumbai flight, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju informed the Lok Sabha today.

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  Minister Faces Angry Passengers On Delayed Flight. Air India Suspends 3

  India's national carrier Air India has suspended three employees and warned a pilot for late-coming after some 125 passengers, including Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, had to wait inside a plane at the Delhi airport for over an hour on Wednesday morning.

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  New Airport Terminal Inaugurated In Jammu By Mehbooba Mufti, Ashok Gajapati Raju

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurated the Rs 80 crore state-of-the-art terminal building at Jammu Airport today.

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  'Drunk Kapil Sharma Allowed to Fly': Shiv Sena Defends MP Banned For Assault

  Comedian Kapil Sharma's drunken brawl on a flight was raised in parliament today as the Shiv Sena defended its MP Ravindra Gaikwad, banned by most major airlines after he assaulted an Air India official with his slipper on Thursday.

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  Mamata Banerjee Flight Issue: Trinamool Congress Writes To Centre, Demands Probe

  TMC today wrote to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, demanding a through inquiry by his ministry to unearth the truth behind Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's flight being made to hover over the Kolkata airport despite the plane reportedly running low on fuel.

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  Unused Airports Across India to be Operationalised: Civil Aviation Minister

  The government wants to develop strategies to operationalise unused airports in the country, civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju has said.

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  2000 Villages Would be Developed Across India: Union Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju

  Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju today said that around 2,000 villages adopted by MPs will be developed into model villages with cooperation from the people.

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  Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University to Start Functioning Soon: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju

  The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, aimed at facilitating and promoting aviation studies and research, will start functioning "very soon" at Fursatganj, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said.

• Airport Authority, Pawan Hans to be Listed, Air India May be Privatised: Top 10 Facts

  Government-owned helicopter operator Pawan Hans and the Airports Authority of India will be listed on the stock exchange within six months, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju today said.