DIRECT AIR SERVICES FROM DEHRADUN TO AYODHYA, VARANASI TO BEGIN ON MAR 6
DEHRADUN: Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said approval has been received for direct air services from Dehradun to Ayodhya, Amritsar and Varanasi and it will be launched on March 6.
“All three services will be launched on March 6. I want to express my gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for the approval of all three air services,” he said.
Officials aware of the development said on the inauguration day, the plane will take off from Dehradun for Ayodhya at 9.40 am and reach Ayodhya at 11.30 am.
Similarly, the flight from Dehradun will take off for Amritsar at 1.35 pm and will reach Amritsar at 2.45 pm.
Air service to Varanasi via Pantnagar will take off from Dehradun for Pantnagar at 9.50 am and reach Pantnagar at 10.35 am. Then the flight will take off from Pantnagar to Varanasi at 11.15 am and will land in Varanasi at 1 pm.
Officials said before the consecration of Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Dhami had personally requested and written a letter to Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for the air services. Dhami had said that currently there is no direct flight service available.
DEHRADUN: The sit-in protest by the parents of the 19-yearold receptionist, who was murdered in September 2022, entered its seventh day on Monday in Srinagar town in Pauri Garhwal district, people aware of the matter said.
The protest, started on Tuesday, is being staged under the banner of Pahadi Swabhiman Sena near the Pipalchori Roadways bus stand in Pauri.
The parents of the deceased woman, who worked in a resort in Chilla, are seeking action against the VIP whose name is propping up in the case.
The victim’s parents have also urged the state government to stop the alleged harassment of people who have been helping them in ensuring justice for their daughter.
The 19-year-old was allegedly murdered in 2022 by three accused, including expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit Arya and his two staff members, for refusing to provide “extra services” to a VIP guest, according to police.
The incident took place on September 18 2022, while the woman’s body was recovered from the Chilla canal six days later.
Along with Arya, who owned the resort, two others — manager Saurabh Bhaskar, and assistant manager Ankit Gupta — were also arrested for the murder. In January this year, a video that was uploaded on the social media platform of a local news outlet purportedly showed the victim’s mother accusing chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of making “false promises” and doing “nothing to ensure justice” in the case.
She also suspected a BJP leader to be the “VIP guest” and suspected him to be the VIP guest for whom the victim was being pressurised to provide “extra services”— euphemism for sex work demanded by a “VIP guest”.
Congress MLAs raised the issue of justice to the Pauri Garhwal murdered receptionist woman during the Budget session which ended on February 29.
“I am seeking justice not just for my daughter but for girls in the state whose parents are now scared to send them outside for education,” the victim’s mother said.
CONGRESS MLAS RAISED THE ISSUE OF JUSTICE TO THE PAURI GARHWAL MURDERED RECEPTIONIST WOMAN DURING THE BUDGET SESSION WHICH ENDED ON FEBRUARY 29.