Mumbai, July 5 (ANI): Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel reviewed the working of the National Aviation Company India Limited (NACIL) in Mumbai today.
Calling for fine tuning and innovativeness on various issues of the working of the merged entity, the Minister said that hard decision will need to be taken in view of the challenging times being faced by not only Air India but all Airlines, globally.
He said, "Tough stand will be required for the successful turnaround of the Airlines".
The Minister also assured Air India the full ...continue reading
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The body has also sent a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
There were news reports recent that a Sikh truck driver in New York was arrested for wearing a Kirpan and his turban "forcibly" removed while he was entering a Connecticut court to contest a traffic violation charge, a community advocacy group pointed out on Tuesday.
"The incident occurred on June 18 while 47-year-old Sachdev Singh was passing through security at the Connecticut State Superior Court," the group stated in the letter.
"In another incident a 12-year- old Sikh a fellow student cut girl Gurprit Kaur's hair on June 9 in a school in Flushing in Queens suburb of New York City," it added.
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