Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir’s Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) power losses, which are the highest among all states and Union Territories (UTs) in the country, continue to be over 50 percent, depleting J&K’s coffers. “The AT&C losses of the J&K Power Department are one of the highest in the country. The present AT&C losses […]
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Scindia inaugurates Udaan Bhawan, pilot e-wallet facility in Delhi
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Monday inaugurated ‘Udaan Bhawan,’ an integrated office complex at Delhi’s Safdarjung Airport and pilot e-wallet facility. The Udaan Bhawan will house, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) and Airports […]
‘Revenue sharing by airports, airlines will boost aviation sector’
Lucknow: A new study by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow and University of Liverpool has found that revenue sharing by airports and airlines can help them become eco-friendlier and give the aviation sector a sustainable boost of growth. Led by IIM Lucknow, the study sheds light on how airlines and airports can collaboratively […]
Additional 2-lane Ramban flyover to be opened for traffic in October
Ramban: The work on the additional two-lane viaduct, running parallel to the two-lane 1.08 km long Ramban flyover (viaduct) is likely to be completed by the end of September or by October beginning. It will, hopefully, be opened for traffic by mid-October. This was informed by the engineers of the construction company Gammon India Private […]
Domestic air passengers traffic volume surged to 30.55%: DGCA
New Delhi: Domestic airline passenger numbers for the period spanning January to August soared to 1,006.16 lakh, showcasing a substantial increase from the 770.70 lakh recorded during the same period the previous year, said the aviation watchdog, the DGCA said. This impressive growth represents an annual increase of 30.55 per cent and a noteworthy monthly […]
Normal traffic flow on Srinagar-Jammu NH
Ramban, Sep 15: The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) witnessed normal traffic flow as it remained open for two-way traffic of Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and heavy vehicles on Friday. However, officials said that the movement of traffic remained slow on single-lane road stretches at Dalwass and Mehar Cafeteria due to the breakdown of six heavy […]
Heavy rainfall damages culvert along Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch NH
Rajouri, Sep 15: Vehicular movement on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch National Highway (NH 144A) remained suspended for over five hours on Friday after flash floods in nearby rivulet, triggered by overnight heavy rains, washed away a culvert, built alongside a bridge construction site at Rajal Top in Nowshera. The highway was closed for traffic at around 6 am […]
Work on another 2-lane Ramban flyover nearing completion
Ramban, Sep 15: A newly-constructed 400-meter long Maroog tunnel, New Tunnel 1 (NT1) and a 250-meter viaduct leading to (NT1) Maroog tunnel on the Ramban-Banihal section of the four-lane project was opened for two-way traffic on a trial basis on Friday. An engineer of the company Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Ltd (CVPPL) engaged for […]
Rajouri- Kotranka road becomes accident prone amid poor maintenance
Rajouri, Sep 15: The busy Rajouri- Kotranka two lane road constructed and maintained by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has become an accident prone road due to poor maintenance and ongoing work for laying of fiber cable. The slide debris, stones, sand heaps, and clay lying at dozens of places has not been removed causing shrinking […]
Are frequent landslides on Srinagar Jammu NH man-induced disasters?
Jammu: Death of four persons due to massive landslide on Silad-Sherbibi stretch of Srinagar Jammu National Highway (NH 44) on September 12 morning has yet again brought some prickly questions to the fore. Are these frequent landslides on this strategic National Highway man-induced disasters? Where did we falter? Will they (slides) be a perennial phenomenon […]
MD KPDCL reviews power supply scenario for G20 Summit
Srinagar, May 19: Managing Director (MD), KPDCL today chaired a meeting of Officers to review the power supply scenario for G20 Summit. At the outset, the chair was apprised regarding the finalization of works related to the G20 Summit and the power supply scenario for the upcoming G20 Summit and further action plans by the […]
Go First Gone: 11th private airline to ‘drop’ out of skies in a decade
Mumbai: The tottering Indian aviation sector hit fresh turbulence when early this month, another flourishing private airline was suddenly grounded owing to various problems, making it the 11th in a decade to fall from the skies. Throwing their hands up, the Go First budget airline’s owners — the Wadia Group — filed voluntary insolvency resolution […]