Strengthening domestic connectivity, GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir) on Friday announced the commencement of 42 non-stop weekly flights to and fro New Goa International Airport (Mopa, North Goa) with the first flight scheduled for January 5 2023.

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New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Highlighting the potential of bio start-ups and bio-professionals in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's diverse population and climatic zones are among the top factors behind the growth of the country's biotech industry.

Srinagar Apr 22 PTI Private airliner Go First formerly known as GoAir has become the first airline to receive approval from the Airports Authority of India for night parking at Srinagar as well as Jammu airports officials said on Friday Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the night parking facility at the airports on Thursday This provision will ensure late night and early morning take-offs from the two airports This is a significant development for the union territory as the night parking permission will facilitate better flight operations from the region a Go First spokesman said We would like to thank the authorities for their kind consideration and will continue our commitment to the development of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Executive Officer Go First Kaushik Khona said Go First is the only airline appointed for the cargo movement of horticultural perishable and agricultural produce of the Jammu and Kashmir Horticulture Products a state-owned company he said Speaking at the launch event Sinha said the initiative will ease air travelling with a multiplier effect on the hospitality industry The new beginning reflects our commitment to strengthen connectivity and fulfil the mobility needs of the people The initiative will make travelling effortless for those looking for single-day travel Sinha said We are moving ahead to fulfil M Modis vision of making Jammu and Kashmir a vibrant industrial and tourism hub by developing infrastructure strengthening enabling environment and ensuring better connectivity he added The Lieutenant Governor said despite COVID-19 the Jammu and Srinagar airports had achieved new records In March 2021 1030 flight operations were recorded at the Jammu airport and more than one lakh passengers travelled This number soared to 1346 flights and roughly 155 lakh passengers he said PTI SSB MIJ NB SSB NB CJ CJ CJ

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Bhopal Sep 20 PTI In controversial remarks against bureaucracy senior BJP leader Uma Bharti has said government officials are there only to pick up our leaders slippersAs a video containing Bhartis critical comments against bureaucracy surfaced on social media on Monday the former Union minister expressed regret over her intemperate language used during an interaction with a delegationThe video was shared by several social media usersAapko Nahi Pata Bureaucracy Kuchh Nahi Hoti Chappal Uthanewali Hoti Hai Chappal Uthati Hai Hamari Hum Log Hi Raji Ho Jate hai Uske Liye You do not know that bureaucracy is nothing Bureaucracy is there to pick up our chappals slippers They pick up our slippers We only got agreed for that she is heard saying in the videoThe former Madhya Pradesh CM further said a government files moves only after a discussion between ministers concerned and bureaucratsShe said Do you think bureaucracy controls the leaderno first they talk with us in private then bureaucracy makes a file and process it I have been a minister at the Centre for 11 years I have been a Chief Minister First we leaders and bureaucracy talk discuss then a file moves After the clip surfaced Bharti issued a clarification in a series of tweets saying it was an informal interaction with a delegation of representatives from other backward classes OBCs at her home in Bhopal and the video of same went viral on social mediaI am thankful to the media that they showed my complete video because I was speaking only in defence of bureaucracy Some of us leaders the incompetent ones sitting in power take the cover of bureaucracy to avoid their inefficiency to show that we are very good but bureaucracy does not allow us to do good work she saidBharti said the truth according to my experience is that honest bureaucracy supports a strong true leader sitting in power having good intentionsThe BJP leader then went on to express regret for the kind of language she used against bureaucracyI regret that I used unrestrained language while my sentiments were good I learned this lesson from today that modest language should be used even in informal conversations among limited people she said in another tweetSenior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh in a tweet in Hindi termed her comments as highly objectionableSingh a former CM said bureaucracy is committed to work impartially under the Constitution PTI ADU MAS RSY RSY