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Row Over Libya Evacuation: Sushma Swaraj Tweets Oommen Chandy From Hospital
Four days to the Kerala election, a political fight for credit has erupted over the evacuation of 25 Indians from war-torn Libya.
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3 more Air India flights from Libya return with 1034 Indians
A total of 1,034 Indians arrived by three special flights of Air India on Thursday from strife-torn Libya, taking the number of evacuees from the North African country to 3,262.The first special flight (AI-160), an Airbus 330 aircraft carrying 251 passengers and 10 infants, landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) at around 02:20 am...
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Private airlines to operate one flight each to Libya
India's continuing with its evacuation of the nearly 18,000 Indians based in Libya.Twenty per cent of the Indian population has been evacuated so far. A ship left the port city of Benghazi today with close to 1000 people on board. It will reach Alexandria in Egypt tomorrow, from where special flights will bring the passengers home. A passeng...
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Over 500 Indians back home safely from Libya
After days of living in uncertainty and fear, over 500 Indians are finally back in the country from strife-torn Libya. The evacuees arrived in New Delhi on two Air India flights specially chartered by the Indian government. The first batch of 291 people from Tripoli landed in the national capital late last night, at the Indira Gandhi International ...
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India allowed to land evacuation planes in Libya
India has been allowed by Libya to fly in special planes to collect Indian citizens. Currently 18,000 Indians are in Libya - if they want to leave the country, India will assist them with special ships and planes.From tomorrow till March 7, India can land two planes a day in Tripoli for its evacuation operations. However, government sources s...
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No payment for evacuation from Libya: Govt
The government has clarified that no charges or payment is being taken to evacuate Indian citizens from Libya. Around 18,000 Indians are currently based in Libya, many of them work for construction companies. Here's a statement issued by the government on the matter:No charges or payment for evacuation from Libya It has come to notice that som...
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4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
Two ferries carrying 4,500 Chinese workers from strife-torn Libya arrived at the Mediterranean island of Crete on Thursday, despite rough seas that left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli.Passengers smiled and waved from the decks of the Greek-flagged Hellenic Spirit, which sailed from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, alth...
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Indian Navy sending 3 ships to evacuate Indians from Libya
India is sending three Naval ships to evacuate its citizens from Libya. 18,000 Indians are currently based in Libya, many of them work for construction companies. Government sources say two destroyers and INS Jalashawa (USS Trenton) will be dispatched from Mumbai in the next few hours. They will take 12 days to reach Libya.In the meantime, the gove...
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Press release on evacuation of Indian nationals in Libya
Situation in Libya and evacuation of our nationals thereIn view of the sharp and unprecedented deterioration in the situation inside Libya, Government has decided to immediately commence evacuation operations for our citizens in that c...
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Indian firms divided over evacuation from Libya
The first lot of Indians to be evacuated from Libya are likely to be moved out of the country on a ship on Sunday.Around 18,000 Indians are based in Libya. Many of them work for construction companies. (Read: Press Release on evacuation of Indian nationals in Libya)The government has hired a private cruise ship that was already in the region...
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Stranded in Libya, families wait in India
Even as the government said it was putting in place plans for possible evacuation of 18,000 Indians in Libya - with communication lines cut off in most places - it has been difficult for even the Indian embassy to help the stranded.The Indians in Libya, through any means of communication they can, are trying to send a message for quick and more hel...
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Libya unrest: India ready with action plan for evacuation, say sources
With the violent protests in Libya showing no signs of abating, the Indian government, according to sources, has readied an action plane to evacuate its nationals residing in the trouble-torn country.Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the ministry was coordinating with other concerned ministries and is ready to fly in plane...
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Oil companies plan evacuations from Libya
Global oil companies said Monday that they were making plans to evacuate employees in Libya after some operations there were disrupted by political unrest. Libya holds the largest crude oil reserves in Africa, and the moves drove some stock prices down and a crucial oil benchmark to a three-year high. The largest and most established foreign energy...
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Row Over Libya Evacuation: Sushma Swaraj Tweets Oommen Chandy From Hospital
Four days to the Kerala election, a political fight for credit has erupted over the evacuation of 25 Indians from war-torn Libya.
-
3 more Air India flights from Libya return with 1034 Indians
A total of 1,034 Indians arrived by three special flights of Air India on Thursday from strife-torn Libya, taking the number of evacuees from the North African country to 3,262.The first special flight (AI-160), an Airbus 330 aircraft carrying 251 passengers and 10 infants, landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) at around 02:20 am...
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Private airlines to operate one flight each to Libya
India's continuing with its evacuation of the nearly 18,000 Indians based in Libya.Twenty per cent of the Indian population has been evacuated so far. A ship left the port city of Benghazi today with close to 1000 people on board. It will reach Alexandria in Egypt tomorrow, from where special flights will bring the passengers home. A passeng...
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Over 500 Indians back home safely from Libya
After days of living in uncertainty and fear, over 500 Indians are finally back in the country from strife-torn Libya. The evacuees arrived in New Delhi on two Air India flights specially chartered by the Indian government. The first batch of 291 people from Tripoli landed in the national capital late last night, at the Indira Gandhi International ...
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India allowed to land evacuation planes in Libya
India has been allowed by Libya to fly in special planes to collect Indian citizens. Currently 18,000 Indians are in Libya - if they want to leave the country, India will assist them with special ships and planes.From tomorrow till March 7, India can land two planes a day in Tripoli for its evacuation operations. However, government sources s...
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No payment for evacuation from Libya: Govt
The government has clarified that no charges or payment is being taken to evacuate Indian citizens from Libya. Around 18,000 Indians are currently based in Libya, many of them work for construction companies. Here's a statement issued by the government on the matter:No charges or payment for evacuation from Libya It has come to notice that som...
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4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck
Two ferries carrying 4,500 Chinese workers from strife-torn Libya arrived at the Mediterranean island of Crete on Thursday, despite rough seas that left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli.Passengers smiled and waved from the decks of the Greek-flagged Hellenic Spirit, which sailed from Libya's eastern port of Benghazi, alth...
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Indian Navy sending 3 ships to evacuate Indians from Libya
India is sending three Naval ships to evacuate its citizens from Libya. 18,000 Indians are currently based in Libya, many of them work for construction companies. Government sources say two destroyers and INS Jalashawa (USS Trenton) will be dispatched from Mumbai in the next few hours. They will take 12 days to reach Libya.In the meantime, the gove...
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Press release on evacuation of Indian nationals in Libya
Situation in Libya and evacuation of our nationals thereIn view of the sharp and unprecedented deterioration in the situation inside Libya, Government has decided to immediately commence evacuation operations for our citizens in that c...
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Indian firms divided over evacuation from Libya
The first lot of Indians to be evacuated from Libya are likely to be moved out of the country on a ship on Sunday.Around 18,000 Indians are based in Libya. Many of them work for construction companies. (Read: Press Release on evacuation of Indian nationals in Libya)The government has hired a private cruise ship that was already in the region...
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Stranded in Libya, families wait in India
Even as the government said it was putting in place plans for possible evacuation of 18,000 Indians in Libya - with communication lines cut off in most places - it has been difficult for even the Indian embassy to help the stranded.The Indians in Libya, through any means of communication they can, are trying to send a message for quick and more hel...
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Libya unrest: India ready with action plan for evacuation, say sources
With the violent protests in Libya showing no signs of abating, the Indian government, according to sources, has readied an action plane to evacuate its nationals residing in the trouble-torn country.Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the ministry was coordinating with other concerned ministries and is ready to fly in plane...
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Oil companies plan evacuations from Libya
Global oil companies said Monday that they were making plans to evacuate employees in Libya after some operations there were disrupted by political unrest. Libya holds the largest crude oil reserves in Africa, and the moves drove some stock prices down and a crucial oil benchmark to a three-year high. The largest and most established foreign energy...
