The 270-kilometer Srinagar-Jammu National Highway will remain closed for traffic on Monday as authorities have decided to carry out day-long maintenance works on this arterial road. A senior Traffic Police official told Greater Kashmir that vehicles will not be allowed to move on the highway from either side during the entire day. “The recent landslides […]
Day: December 2, 2019
DIPR to make Mughal Road an all-weather route on the anvil
The government has set into motion the process for preparation of Detailed Project Report for the proposed Mughal Road Tunnel that would make it an all-weather route. The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDC), entrusted with the job, has engaged Rodic Consultants Private Limited in a joint venture with Getnisa-Euro Studios for preparation of […]
Pilots revving engines too hard led to IndiGo’s Airbus woes: report
IndiGo and Go Airlines India Ltd. use the same type of engine made by Pratt & Whitney that’s susceptible to mid-flight shutdowns. Yet IndiGo, one of Airbus SE’s biggest customers, is the only one to encounter turbine failures this year, drawing heavy scrutiny from the aviation regulator. The reason could be linked to how the […]
BSF working on solutions to combat drones along Indo-Pak border: DG
The Border Security Force (BSF) is working on technical solutions to combat the threat of rogue drones along the India-Pakistan International Border, the chief of the force said on Sunday. BSF Director General V K Johri also said that the force has expanded its “strategic capabilities” by using new technology and intelligence to guard the […]
Wedding season halts Bijon Setu plan
First Puja shopping and now the wedding season. The ailing Bijon Setu’s health survey has been stalled again. Mayor Firhad Hakim said on Saturday that Bijon Setu was not going to be closed immediately because “this is wedding season”. Hakim added that the authorities would look for a date in January to close the 500-metre-long […]
Grid maintenance hits power supply
Various parts of the town have been witnessing long power shutdowns due to the ongoing repair work of grids and feeders. According to the Punjab State Power Supply Corporation (PSPCL) authorities in Mohali, the repair work of grids and feeders, pruning of trees to save power cables and other such routine works are being carried […]
Flight from city to Kolkata takes off
IndiGo Airlines on Sunday started a daily flight from city to Kolkata and a temporary flight between city and Srinagar, besides another flight between city and Delhi. Airport director Manoj Chansoria, along with airline officials, cut a cake at the arrival of the inaugural flight. The occupancy level was nearly 90 per cent in the […]
Soaring air fares worry Ladakh residents
The abnormally soaring prices of the Leh-bound flights after the closure of all roads leading to the region have become a cause of worry for Ladakhi people. With no other means to travel from Ladakh to other parts of the country, the people of Ladakh, who are dependent on flights, have started to suffer due […]
Airports to get automated system to deal with fog
As the aviation sector grapples with progressive increase in air traffic and deteriorating weather conditions in the subcontinent, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is installing Integrated Automated Weather Observing System (IAWOS) at 18 airports across the country to meet operational exigencies and mitigate economic losses. The […]
AAI recommends Centre to privatise six airports including Amritsar, Varanasi
NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recommended the Centre to privatise airports at Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur and Trichy, a senior government official said. The recommendation came as the central government has already privatised airports at Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati for operation, management and development through public-private partnership […]
Coal-fired plants starve in Chhattisgarh owing to lack of coal
RAIPUR: Despite 20 percent of the total coal production in the country, various thermal power plants and industries in Chhattisgarh are starving for a sufficient supply of fuel. Over 7000 mega watt (MW) capacity industies have been shut down due to lack of coal available to them. Chhattisgarh has nearly 18 percent of the nation’s […]
J-K gas cylinder blast: Six dead as two more succumb
Two critically injured minor siblings Saturday succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital, raising the death toll in a gas cylinder blast at a house in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir to six, officials said. With their death, Bishan Dass had lost his wife and five children — four daughters and a son — […]