Bengaluru, Jan 20: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently bought a water-proof silk saree as a special gift for his wife Parvathi.
As per a report in India Today, the orange-coloured saree costed Rs 1.08 lakhs.
The Chief Minister bought the saree during the inauguration of the Karnataka silk industries corporation in Davanagere.
Interestingly, the CM poured a litre of water on the saree to convince himself that it was water-proof before he bought it.
Dubai, Jul 9: Air India Express has opened ticket bookings for flights from India to the UAE from July 12 to 26. The carrier posted the announcement on its social media pages.
“INDIA to UAE - Flights are open for sale! Bookings could be made through our website (http://airindiaexpress.in), call centre or authorised travel agents. Visit http://blog.airindiaexpress.in for more details,” the budget airline tweeted.
A clause mentioned in the flyer attached to the post added that only UAE residents with permits to return from India can book flights.
Thousands of Indian expats have been waiting to book flights back to the UAE after being stuck home for about four months due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Vande Bharat Mission flights
Under the fourth phase of Vande Bharat Mission, as many as 104 flights will be operating between UAE and India.
The Air India announced this on Twitter under a post “#FlyAI : Important Information for ICA approved UAE residents who wish to travel to UAE on Vande Bharat Mission flights.”
A flyer attached to the post addressed passengers who wish to travel to UAE on flights being operated under Vande Bharat Mission by Air India and Air India Express in pursuance of agreement between Civil Aviation authorities of India and the UAE.
“AI and AIE operating evacuation flights to Indian citizens from the UAE to India will carry ICA approved UAE residents (returning to the UAE from India) on the outward journey from India to the UAE.”
“On the India-UAE journey, all these flights will carry only those passengers who are destined for the UAE.”
“This arrangement will be operational for a period of 15 days from July 12 to 26,” the airline added.
While most of the Vande Bharat flights are operated by AIE, a few flights from Sharjah are operated by Air India.
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Bengaluru, Jun 26: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Thursday suggested that the cost of building and installing a new statue of Nada Prabhu Kempegowda in the Bengaluru airport should be borne by Kempegowda international airport (KIAL).
Shivakumar wrote to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and welcomed the decision of erecting a statute of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda at KIAL but he also suggested that the chief minister should not spend state government's money on this.
He said that the Karnataka government has done many favours to airport authority earlier.
Mudigre, May 23: The throat swab sample of a Primary Health Care doctor at Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district tested negative for COVID-19.
It was wrongly tested positive for COVID-19 on May 19, clarified DC Dr Bagadi Gautham.
The doctor's throat swab was tested again in Shivamogga and Hassan labs where it has tested negative. He will be discharged from hospital, said the DC.
All the 28 contacts of the doctor too tested negative.
A total of 485 primary contacts and 961 secondary contacts of the doctor were quarantined after the throat swab of the doctor was tested positive. All the contacts who have been quarantined will be sent back home from quarantine centres, added DC.
Comments
She was planning to buy a Rain-Coat, finally she got a waterproof sari.
How to wash this saree with water if its waterproof?
How to wash this saree? If it waterproof?
@ Ramesh Mangalore,
Well said...Even Modi ji deserve the same.....\SHAME\" ..... for his 15 Crore Suit Made in Golden Thread."
Did he really pay for this saree????????? I doubt!
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There is no value for Gift, everyone should give and accept gift, This is love of Humanity.
Cheers!!!
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