New Delhi: A day after a mob indulged in stone-pelting at Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday tweeted that the incident should be an eye-opener for those opposed to the CAA. He wrote on @HardeepSPuri: “Vandalism, stone-pelting and acts of descrecation at the holiest of holy Sri Nankana Sahib […]
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Air India to be closed if privatisation bid fails: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said in Rajya Sabha that national carrier Air India will have to close down if it is not privatised. He, however, said that a favourable deal would be ensured for all the employees. “I will go to that extent and say that,” the Minister said replying […]
Govt determined to privatise Air India: Hardeep Singh Puri
New Delhi: Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that the government is determined to privatise flag carrier Air India. Puri said the first meeting of the alternative mechanism set up for Air India and headed by Home Minister Amit Shah will be held soon. Subsequent to the first meeting, the […]
Sinha, Ahir, Puri among 6 Modi ministers who lost polls
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured another five-year term after winning a landslide general election victory with the BJP bagging 303 seats on its own but despite a wave in his favour, six of his ministers lost their seats. The ministers who lost the elections are – Manoj Sinha, Hansraj Ahir, Hardeep Singh Puri, […]
After Jaitley, Puri may face uphill task in Amritsar
Amritsar: After witnessing an embarrassing defeat of its high-profile candidate Arun Jaitley in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP this time fielded Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri from Punjab’s Amritsar. Pitted against Congress sitting MP Gurjit Aujla, diplomat-turned-politician Puri faces a tough fight in Jatt-dominated seat, say political observers. Moreover, with the Congress at the […]
BJP fields Hardeep Singh Puri from Amritsar, repeats four Delhi MPs
New Delhi: A day after actor Sunny Deal met BJP President Amit Shah, giving indication that he may be fielded from Amritsar, the party on Sunday announced Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate from the seat. Puri has replaced Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who unsuccessfully contested from Amritsar in 2014. Jaitley has decided not […]
Delhi master plan to be amended to end sealing drive: Hardeep Singh Puri
New Delhi, Jan 31 : Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that the government were planning to amend the Master Plan 2021 for Delhi in an attempt to provide a relief to traders from an ongoing sealing drive in the city. Addressing media, Puri said that after meetings with stakeholders […]
Union Urban Ministry launches star rating for garbage-free cities
Panaji, Jan 20 : Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday launched a star rating protocol for garbage-free cities in the country, where cities will be rated from one star to seven stars on the basis of several parameters identified by the ministry under the Swachh Bharat Mission […]