Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma seeks Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s help to set Up Defence Corridor in the stateAssam is pushing for a defence corridor to boost its economy and strengthen national security. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with ...
26 May, 2025, 10.08 PM IST
Indian carriers to operate 5.5% more weekly flights this summer: DGCAIndian carriers are ready for a busy summer with 25,610 weekly flights to operate, marking a 5.5% increase from last year. Among the new ai...
25 Mar, 2025, 10.30 PM IST
First flight to Tezu, India’s easternmost tip, on August 16The easternmost tip of the country in Arunachal Pradesh will finally get its first civilian air connectivity on the 75th year of Independen...
12 Aug, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
HPCL Aviatsion wing commissions fuel station at Rupsi AirportRupsi airport has resumed flight services on May 8 this year, after a gap of 38 years, with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) re-develo...
12 Jul, 2021, 03.33 PM IST
Air connectivity in North-East expands furtherWith a private airliner - Flybig - starting its operations in the new routes connecting Assam's Guwahati and Dibrugarh on Friday, the air c...
25 Jun, 2021, 03.51 PM IST
FlyBig to kick off flights between Agartala and Dibrugarh from June 25Gaurav Rathore, Chief Commercial Officer, flybig said, “We have already started the operations in eight out of sixteen routes awarded to us...
23 Jun, 2021, 10.04 PM IST
Airports Authority of India begins regular flight services at Rupsi Airport in AssamAs a gesture of welcome, water cannon salute was accorded to the incoming flight by the Rupsi Airport officials. All safety checks and mand...
08 May, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
Rupsi Airport in Assam gets regular flight under RCS-UDANThe first commercial flight of M/s. Flybig airline on Guwahati-Rupsi-Kolkata route with 24 passengers on board landed today at 12:07 pm mar...
08 May, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Regional airline FlyBig all set for take off in the North-east regionThe company announced that flights will connect Guwahati, Rupsi, and Kolkata initially. In due course, other routes like Agartala, Dibrugar...
06 May, 2021, 12.28 AM IST
Assam's Rupsi airport ready for commercial flight operations under Udan scheme: AAIThe airport has been re-developed at an estimated cost of Rs 69 Crore and has also received its license by Directorate General of Civil Avi...
03 Nov, 2020, 07.09 PM IST
Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved 78 new routes under the 4th round of Regional Connectivity SchemeNortheastern states, Hilly States and Islands have been given priority in the approval process for the new routes. Around 29 served, 8 unse...
27 Aug, 2020, 10.19 PM IST
UDAN 4.0: 30 airports, airstrips up for bidding in North East regionThe fourth round of bidding under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) or regional air connectivity scheme commenced on December 3. UDAN seeks...
06 Dec, 2019, 05.39 PM IST
Sonowal seeks flights from Guwahati to Singapore, Kaula LumpurHe also requested the Union Minister for extension and upgradation of Silchar Airport in Barak Valley to make it a regional hub.
04 Jul, 2019, 10.27 PM IST
AAI spent Rs 4 crore in 2018-19 to maintain 26 non-operational airportsThe AAI owns and manages around 100 operational airports across the country. However, it also has 26 non-operational airports with it that ...
30 Jun, 2019, 02.09 PM IST
Border trade Centre between India and Bhutan inaugurated in AssamSonowal termed it a red-letter day and said that the trade centre will lead to strengthening of Indo-Bhutan relations.
12 Sep, 2018, 08.15 PM IST
PM Modi promises development of Bodoland, but does not announce financial packageBodoland People’s Front has set Rs 100-crore fiscal assistance as one of the prime conditions for supporting the BJP in the Assam polls sla...
20 Jan, 2016, 04.37 AM IST
NDFB(S) 'commander', bodyguard arrested from Assam's Chirang districtActing on a tip-off, a joint team of police and army launched an operation in Morabari jungle in the district and arrested the duo.
25 Sep, 2015, 04.18 PM IST