BERLIN: A Ryanair flight from Ireland to Poland diverted to Berlin after the crew were warned of a “potential security threat” on the plane, the airline said Monday. German air traffic control warned the crew of the Dublin-Krakow flight of the potential threat on Sunday, Ryanair said in a statement, without elaborating. It said the […]
Day: June 1, 2021
US sells off Iranian crude oil seized off coast of UAE
DUBAI: The U.S. has sold some 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil after seizing an oil tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, court documents and government statistics show. The Iranian crude oil showed up in new figures released over the weekend by the U.S. Energy Information Agency, raising the eyebrows of […]
FASTag with revised charges at Alipiri tollgate from today
TIRUMALA: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is all set to implement FASTag at its tollgate in Alipiri, the entry point to Tirumala, from Tuesday. Though the system had to be put in place from April 1, it was postponed due to Covid-19. Along with FASTag, payment of toll fee manually will be allowed for the […]
Small plane crashes into Tennessee lake; 7 believed dead
A small jet carrying seven people crashed into a Tennessee lake on Saturday, and authorities indicated that no one on board survived. The Cessna C501 crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna after taking off from a nearby airport about 11 am, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Rutherford County rescue crews were […]
Probe into Singh Deo’s helicopter glass cracking
The Chhattisgarh government on Sunday said it has ordered a probe into the breaking of the helicopter’s windshield while landing at Bhaiyathan in Surajpur district. The windshield suffered a crack while taking off at Ambikapur and then broke while landing, apparently due to strong winds, an aide said. No one was injured in the incident. […]
Kerala wants ‘right of first use’ pact with BPCL before sell-off
KOCHI: Ahead of the proposed privatisation of BPCL, the Kerala government is pushing for a ‘right of first refusal’ with the PSU’s Kochi refinery unit to ensure a steady supply of the raw materials for the upcoming Petrochemical Park. “We plan to sign an MoU with BPCL so that the Petrochemical Park will get a […]
Maharaaz directs officials to mark land for international airport
Tourism and Culture minister Satpal Maharaaz has directed officials to look for land in Haridwar or Dehradun, for an international airport. The minister held a meeting with the tourism secretary Dilip Jawalkar and Haridwar district magistrate C Ravishankar on Monday and directed them to form a committee for this purpose. Discussions were held on various […]
Civil aviation now under ECLGS, norms eased to support smaller businesses
The Centre has modified the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to bring the civil aviation sector under the ambit of the scheme. Announcing ECLGS 4.0 on Sunday, the Finance Ministry also said that the current ceiling of Rs 500 crore of loan outstanding for eligibility under ECLGS 3.0 will be removed, subject to maximum […]
Under-construction flyover collapses
An under-construction flyover on National Highway-16 near Brajnagar under the Panikoili police station in Jajpur district collapsed on Monday. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported in the mishap as the construction was not underway at the moment at the site. Senior officials and police rushed to the spot to inspect the flyover bridge. The […]
Booths to be removed from toll plazas: Centre
The Union Government has decided that there will be no booth on any lane of the toll plaza and, by doing so, some additional toll lanes will be constructed at the space saved by eliminating these booths on the highways. In this way, now the vehicles shall move from newly constructed 10-12 lanes in place […]
470 infra projects show cost overruns worth Rs 4.38 L cr
As many as 470 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns totalling more than Rs4.38 lakh crore, according to a report. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs150 crore and above. Of the 1,737 such projects, 470 reported cost overruns and 525 were […]
Leave without pay scheme for IndiGo’s senior employees to tide over impact of Covid pandemic
NEW DELHI: IndiGo on Monday said senior employees will have to go on compulsory leave without pay (LWP) for up to four days per month till September as passenger traffic has reduced due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The second wave has been difficult for all of us and has also resulted […]