Close X
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
ADVT 
India

Punjab CM inaugurates flight from Hindon to Ludhiana

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Sep, 2023 10:50 AM
  • Punjab CM inaugurates flight from Hindon to Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Sep 6 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday inaugurated to and fro flight from Hindon to Ludhiana, resuming air traffic from the Ludhiana airport after a gap of more than two years.

He announced that for initial three months air travel fare from Ludhiana to National Capital Region (NCR) will be merely Rs 999.

The Chief Minister said in this way one-way air travel from Ludhiana to the NCR will be merely Rs 999 that will be even cheaper than bus travel.

Mann said the sole motive of the move is to ensure that people of the state have access to safe, cheap and comfortable air travel.

Describing it as a Red letter day, the Chief Minister said due to efforts of the state government the flight from the Ludhiana airport has started after more than two years, giving a huge relief to the people of industrial city.

He said this flight will be operated by Big Charter Private Ltd in the name Fly Big Airlines. Initially the flight has been started for five days but it will be operationalised throughout the week from next month.

Mann said the air travel time of this flight will be 90 minutes to reach Hindon (Ghaziabad) from Ludhiana and vice-a-versa.

Photo courtesy of X (@BhagwantMann)

MORE India ARTICLES

2 sadhus and a car driver killed by a mob in a village in Mumbai

2 sadhus and a car driver killed by a mob in a village in Mumbai
The men accused of killing three men in Palghar have been arrested and are in jail. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on he has spoken to Union home minister Amit Shah and assured him that he would look into the case. More than 100 people are in custody. The attack took place at a spot close to Mumbai.          

2 sadhus and a car driver killed by a mob in a village in Mumbai

India's health ministry reports COVID-19 cases surpass 15,000 cases, with 507 deaths reported

Covid-19 death toll has reached 507 deaths in India while confirmed cases surpassed 15,000.  On Sunday 44 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported in Rajasthan, while in Agra 45 more cases were confirmed. In Lucknow, 43 more people tested positive for the virus.       

India's health ministry reports COVID-19 cases surpass 15,000 cases, with 507 deaths reported

Tablighi Jamaat Shares Links With Terror Outfits

Tablighi Jamaat, the global organisation of Islamic missionaries, which may be the biggest carrier of Covid-19 infection in India, has had a long history of ties with Pakistan-based banned terror outfits like Harkat-ul-Mujahideen.

Tablighi Jamaat Shares Links With Terror Outfits

1,300 Punjab Cops Moved From Vip Duties To Battle Corona

1,300 Punjab Cops Moved From Vip Duties To Battle Corona
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered withdrawal of 1,300 policemen from the VIP duties, including from his own security, and their deployment in the battle against the coronavirus.

1,300 Punjab Cops Moved From Vip Duties To Battle Corona

Kanika Kapoor Tests Covid-19 Positive For 5th Time

Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor's fifth sample test for COVID-19 has also come out to be positive.    

Kanika Kapoor Tests Covid-19 Positive For 5th Time

Corona Positive Cases From Nizamuddin Religious Gathering Spread Across States, 6 Dead In Telangana

A religious congregation of 2000 people at a mosque in Delhi's Nizamuddin area which has thrown up several corona positive cases is a ticking time bomb as six of the persons who returned to Telangana have died from the virus and positive cases

Corona Positive Cases From Nizamuddin Religious Gathering Spread Across States, 6 Dead In Telangana