Treat MPs as VIPs, DGCA tells private airlines

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 15:50

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday asked all private airlines to treat and offer special privileges to Members of Parliaments (MPs) as VIPs.

Four `VIPs` held in Goa for using red beacons on cars

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 00:43

Four people impersonating as VIPs were arrested Monday for flaunting red beacons on their vehicles in Goa.

Red beacons only for high statutory offices, rules Supreme Court

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 11:13

Months after asking the Centre and the states to remove sirens from vehicles of VIPs, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered red beacons be provided only to vehicles carrying people holding constitutional post and high dignitaries.

Effect about Rs 10 lakh recovery from MP govt`s guests: Audit

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 12:53

A recovery of about Rs 10 lakh has to be effected from several VIPs and their guests for non-payment of prescribed rent for their stay in residential accommodation of the Madhya Pradesh government here, according to an audit report.

Remove sirens from vehicles of VIPs: Supreme Court

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 20:46

The Supreme Court asked the Centre and the states to remove sirens from vehicles of VIPs.

Medical experts against too many VIPs visiting blast victims

Last Updated: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 00:23

Medical experts have advised against too many VIPs visiting the bomb blast victims undergoing treatment in various hospitals here.

No unnecessary protection to VIPs: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2013, 17:08

Government on Friday said security provided to VIPs could be scale down depending upon the threat perception but made it clear that no unnecessary protection is given to anyone.

Uttar Pradesh spends Rs 120 cr to protect VIPs

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 10:58

Inspector General of Police (Law & Order) Badri Prasad Singh admitted that 1,476 VIPs (very important persons) were being given security based on "pre-emptive threat perception".

Heavy increase in number of cops protecting VIPs and VVIPs

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 00:24

Sixty-one per cent of the Mumbai`s 46,000-strong police force has been assigned the job of protecting VIPs and VVIPs in the metropolis that has a population of over 1.25 cr, a whopping 1,184 per cent jump in deployment since 2007.

`VIPs to go through US immigration rules`

Last Updated: Friday, June 8, 2012, 10:23

The United States is in discussions with various countries to smoothen travel and avoid incidents like the detaining of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, but India is not one of them.