Darbhanga Airport

Passengers of a SpiceJet flight going from Delhi to Darbhanga had a heated exchange with the airline officials after the airline cancelled the flight five minutes before boarding, the passengers said.

A middle-aged man was held after he was caught with three live cartridges at Darbhanga airport in Bihar, police said on Saturday.

"e are working towards boosting connectivity and comfort as far as the aviation sector is concerned," PM Narendra Modi said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has urged Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to take a slew of steps to develop the new Darbhanga Airport and name if after renowned poet Vidyapati.

The Darbhanga airport in north Bihar began operations on Sunday, meeting the long-standing demand of the people of the Mithila region who had to travel for hours to Patna to catch a flight

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inspected the construction work at the Darbhanga airport and spoke to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to weed out the bottlenecks that have delayed the project.

The Civil Aviation Ministry has requested the Indian Air Force (IAF) to allow resumption of construction work for the Darbhanga airport, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.

The Civil Aviation Ministry expects to start airport at Darbhanga in Bihar by January 2019 and the state has also been asked to prepare an aviation policy.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced that new airports will be developed in Darbhanga and Purnia, two northern districts of the state.

President Pranab Mukherjee was received by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the airport today, but not everyone was as welcoming. After the Chief Minister and the President arrived in Darbhanga, clashes erupted near the venue of a college where Mr Mukherjee was the chief guest.

Passengers of a SpiceJet flight going from Delhi to Darbhanga had a heated exchange with the airline officials after the airline cancelled the flight five minutes before boarding, the passengers said.

A middle-aged man was held after he was caught with three live cartridges at Darbhanga airport in Bihar, police said on Saturday.

"e are working towards boosting connectivity and comfort as far as the aviation sector is concerned," PM Narendra Modi said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has urged Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to take a slew of steps to develop the new Darbhanga Airport and name if after renowned poet Vidyapati.

The Darbhanga airport in north Bihar began operations on Sunday, meeting the long-standing demand of the people of the Mithila region who had to travel for hours to Patna to catch a flight

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inspected the construction work at the Darbhanga airport and spoke to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to weed out the bottlenecks that have delayed the project.

The Civil Aviation Ministry has requested the Indian Air Force (IAF) to allow resumption of construction work for the Darbhanga airport, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.

The Civil Aviation Ministry expects to start airport at Darbhanga in Bihar by January 2019 and the state has also been asked to prepare an aviation policy.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced that new airports will be developed in Darbhanga and Purnia, two northern districts of the state.

President Pranab Mukherjee was received by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the airport today, but not everyone was as welcoming. After the Chief Minister and the President arrived in Darbhanga, clashes erupted near the venue of a college where Mr Mukherjee was the chief guest.