No growth in passenger traffic at Hyderabad airport
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 23 (IANS) The domestic passenger traffic at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here has not witnessed any growth during the current year and is concerned at the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Triple jumpers fail, Saina gets rousing reception (India Lead)
August 7th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) It was a luckless day for India at the Olympics with its two triple jumpers on show crashing out of the track and field competition here ... Read more...
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Cathay Pacific launches cargo service to Hyderabad
May 17th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) Air cargo major Cathay Pacific Thursday announced its expansion in India with a new twice-weekly freighter service to Hyderabad.The service will operate on the Hong ... Read more...
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Hyderabad airport aiming to become a cargo hub
April 12th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) With Thai Airways commencing its Bangkok-Hyderabad-Frankfurt cargo freighter service, Lufthansa already operating four freighter services a week and others expressing keenness to connect, Hyderabad ... Read more...
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Hyderabad airport handled 8.6 million passengers last year
April 12th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here logged 16 percent growth in passenger traffic during 2011-12 but sees growth slowing down in the current year due to ... Read more...
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Hyderabad airport gets greenhouse certification
April 2nd, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here has received ISO 14064 certification, becoming the second airport in India and the third in Asia to complete verification ... Read more...
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Thick fog in cold Delhi, commuters hit
January 19th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Delhiites braved another chilly morning Thursday as the minimum temperature dipped to 4.8 degrees Celsius, two degrees below the average for the season, and commuters ... Read more...
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Kite flying always excited me: Dilip Kumar (Movie Snippets)
January 15th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) While the nation celebrated Makar Sankranti and Pongal Sunday, veteran actor Dilip Kumar recalled the time when he used to spend festive day flying ... Read more...
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Andhra police forcibly shift Kishenji’s body to home town
November 26th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 26 (IANS) The body of slain Maoist leader Kishenji was brought to Hyderabad airport Saturday night by his family members but police foiled their attempts to bring it ... Read more...
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Kingfisher flight returns to Hyderabad after snag
October 29th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 29 (IANS) A Goa-bound Kingfisher flight, with 50 passengers on board, returned to Hyderabad Airport Saturday as it developed a "technical snag", an airport official said.Flight 4475 Hyderabad-Goa, ... Read more...
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Super jumbo makes emergency landing at Hyderabad airport
October 23rd, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS) The world's largest airplane, the Airbus A-380, made an emergency landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) near here in the early hours of Sunday ... Read more...
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GMR posts Rs.67 crore quarterly net loss
August 10th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) GMR Infrastructure Wednesday posted a consolidated net loss of Rs.67 crore for the quarter ended June 30 owing to the lower revenues from the Delhi Airport, ... Read more...
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Telangana activists pay last respects to Yadi Reddy
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) Hundreds of Telangana activists Friday bid a tearful adieu to M. Yadi Reddy, who committed suicide in New Delhi two days ago for a ... Read more...
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Bodo militant held at Hyderabad airport
June 14th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) A militant of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was Tuesday arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, police said.Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials ... Read more...
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Andhra government violated protocol during Sushma’s visit: BJP
May 31st, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded an apology from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy after the state government violated the protocol during ... Read more...
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Plane’s tyre bursts, narrow escape for ministers (Second Lead)
March 28th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Bangalore, March 28 (IANS) Karnataka ministers G. Janardhana Reddy and B. Sriramulu Monday escaped unhurt when a tyre of their chartered plane burst during landing at the Hyderabad airport, officials ... Read more...
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Plane’s tyre bursts, narrow escape for ministers (Lead)
March 28th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Bangalore, March 28 (IANS) Karnataka ministers G. Janardhana Reddy and B. Sriramulu Monday escaped unhurt when a private plane in which they were to fly to New Delhi suffered a ... Read more...
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Plane’s tyre bursts on landing at Hyderabad airport
March 28th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) Passengers of a chartered aircraft had a narrow escape when one of the tyres of the plane deflated while landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport ... Read more...
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‘Tanu Weds Manu’: Madhavan’s Fascination For The Airport Scene
January 5th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Madhavan, the Bollywood actor who has acted in several Bollywood flicks has certainly carved a niche for himself in tinsel town.
This is one actor who has proved that his ... Read more...
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‘Tanu Weds Manu’ shows Madhavan’s superstitions
January 4th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Don't scratch your heads at the first scene of R. Madhavan's "Tanu Weds Manu" thinking you've been duped into watching "3 Idiots" again! The actor has kept ... Read more...
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Bail plea of Akshardham terror attack accused admitted
December 20th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 20 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday admitted a bail plea filed by an accused in the 2002 Akshardham Temple terror attack.The bench comprising Justices A.M. Kapadia and B.N. Mehta ... Read more...
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Air India official, accused of acid throwing, reinstated (Lead)
December 13th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (IANS) An Air India employee, accused of an acid attack on his colleague, has been reinstated and posted at the Hyderabad airport, an official said Monday.S. Rajeshwaran, who was ... Read more...
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Air India official, accused of acid throwing, reinstated
December 13th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (IANS) An Air India employee accused of throwing acid on his colleague has been reinstated and posted at the Hyderabad airport, an official said Monday.S. Rajeshwaran, who was the ... Read more...
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Hyderabad airport to increase user development fee
October 27th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 27, (IANS) GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) Wednesday said it has got clearance from the airport regulator to increase the user development fee (UDF) from Nov 1."Consequent to the ... Read more...
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Badminton gold medallists Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta cheered in Hyderabad
October 16th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
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and Jwala Gutta returned to their hometown in Andhra Pradesh here on Saturday.Family members and ... Read more...
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Another woman dies of swine flu in Andhra
August 4th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Another pregnant woman died of swine flu in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday, taking the toll to 18 since June this year.
The woman died at King George Hospital in coastal ... Read more...
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TDP leader receives rousing welcome on return to Hyderabad
July 21st, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
By JyothiHyderabad, July 21 (ANI): Chandrababu Naidu, the chief of Regional Telugu Desam Party (TDP) received a rousing welcome by his supporters on his return to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Primer on group that built the new terminal at Delhi airport
July 3rd, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Following is a fact sheet on GMR Group, the company that heads the consortium upgrading the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the nation capital, including the swank ... Read more...
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Four swine flu deaths, 23 infections in Andhra
June 26th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 26 (IANS) Four people died of swine flu in Andhra Pradesh while 23 were found infected by H1N1 virus this year, officials said Saturday.
Three deaths and a majority of the ... Read more...
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Swine flu claims another life in Andhra Pradesh
June 22nd, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) A pregnant woman succumbed to the H1N1 virus here Tuesday, taking the toll to two since last week in Andhra Pradesh, officials said.
The relatives of the ... Read more...
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Swine flu returns to Andhra, two fresh cases in Hyderabad
June 19th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Swine flu has returned to haunt Andhra Pradesh with two fresh cases reported in Hyderabad Saturday, health officials said.
One person was admitted to Government Chest Hospital and the ... Read more...
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Levying of user fee at new airport resented
May 11th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 (IANS) The Kerala Association of Travel Agents (KATA) has expressed deep resentment at the decision to levy a user fee of Rs.755 on all departing international passengers at ... Read more...
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Hyderabad airport best in India: Skytrax
March 24th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 24 (IANS) The Rajiv Gandhi Airport in Hyderabad is the best airport in India, according to Britain-based consultancy Skytrax, which judges the quality of air travel around the world.
At ... Read more...
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Hyderabad airport adjudged amongst top five in world
February 17th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) The Hyderabad international airport has been named amongst the world's top five in the annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) passenger survey along with the ones at Seoul, Singapore, ... Read more...
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Hyderabad airport signs MoU with Jet for fleet maintenance
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Jet Airways for heavy maintenance services of their entire fleet of over 100 aircraft for ... Read more...
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