Mumbai: A group of 49 pilgrims from Mumbai have been stranded in Iraq since Monday due to the closure of Pakistan airspace following air strikes carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Pakistan. They have demanded that Air India, the government carrier, make immediate arrangements to enable them to reach Mumbai at the […]
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Pakistan airspace fully reopened, says aviation authority
Islamabad: Pakistan fully reopened its airspace on Monday, authorities said, days after it closed its skies to all air travel, leaving thousands stranded worldwide as tensions with nuclear arch-rival India soared. The decision to close the airspace came last Wednesday after a rare aerial dogfight between India and Pakistan ignited fears of an all-out conflict, […]
Mumbai: Cities choose monopole over electric towers
Mumbai: In order to overcome space crunch issues faced by electric towers, Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MAHATransco) has come up with monopole. The process of removing electric tower and placing monopole is a costly affair. However, cities, city-centric big projects and big developers have been opting for it due to its aesthetics. “Big […]
Govt to set ball rolling for 1 GW solar power in NE
Kolkata: Hills and mountains are the new corridors of power, it seems. Close on the heels of firming up 7,500 MW of grid-connected solar power projects in J&K’s Leh and Kargil districts, the Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) is well set to issue a tender for 1,000 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity to […]
Petrol price up by Rs 3.5, diesel by Rs 5 this year
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel price rose again on Tuesday with a climb of 7 paise in petrol costs whereas diesel was raised by 10 paise per litre. Since the starting of this year, the price of petrol has gone up by about Rs 3.5 a litre and that of diesel by about Rs 5 […]
IndiGo announces 3-day Holi sale across domestic, international network
New Delhi: IndiGo airlines on Tuesday announced a three-day special Holi sale across its domestic and international network for travel between March 19 and September 28. “Effective March 05, 2019 till March 07, 2019, IndiGo is offering all-inclusive fare starting at Rs 899 across domestic and Rs 3,399 across international sectors. This sale is valid […]
Reliance Infrastructure gets Rs 648 crore contract for new airport in Rajkot
Mumbai: Reliance Infrastructure Limited has bagged a contract to build a new airport at Hirasar in Rajkot district of Gujarat with a cost of Rs 648 crore. The company said on Tuesday that it has got the letter of award from the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The company had participated in the tender for […]
Puthuvype LPG terminal work will start soon: Collector
The construction of the LPG terminal and storage facility proposed at Puthuvype will commence soon, said District Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla after a meeting of stakeholders at the collectorate.
Plane skids off runway, closing parts of Tokyo’s Narita main hub
Tokyo: A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo’s main hub.
IAF Jaguar crashes in UP, pilot ejects safely
Gorakhpur: A Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, making it the third accident by this twin-engine aircraft in the last seven months.
GAIL moves NCLT opposing Alok Industries resolution plan
MUMBAI: Gail India has filed an application before the National Company Law Tribunal, opposing a resolution plan that Reliance IndustriesNSE -0.29 % has proposed in partnership with JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Company for Alok IndustriesNSE -2.67 %. In its petition before the Ahmedabad