An AirAsia India flight from Hyderabad with 174 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday morning due to a hydraulic problem. The plane landed safely on runway 28 at the IGI at 11.14 a.m. A full emergency was declared at 11 a.m. and was withdrawn at 11.38 […]
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Genco’s coal requirement to rise to 33.20 MTPA in a decade
The coal requirement of AP-Genco is expected to increase from the present 26 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) to nearly 33.20 MTPA, including 2.15 MTPA of imported coal which has low ash content, in 10 years for a projected thermal energy generation of approximately 49,220 Million Units (MU). The total coal-based generation capacity addition for […]
Power supply disruption
Power supply to Kairali Nagar in the Kulathur electrical section limits will be disrupted from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday due to repairs, the KSEB said in a pressnote. Supply to Palappur, Channelkkara, Panathura and Olathinkara in the Thiruvallam section also will be hit from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Kerala puts pressure on NH authority
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will float tenders for the national highway corridors where land acquisition had been completed to be developed into four/six lane carriageway . The process will be taken up even as the State completes the remaining land acquisition. This was conveyed by NHAI chairperson Nagendra Nath Sinha to Principal […]
Fuel thefts in transit continue
Petroleum dealers have urged oil companies to take responsibility for fuel sent out from terminals, after a video of fuel being apparently stolen from a fuel truck on the roadside in Tondiarpet went viral on social media. The incident is said to have taken place on Saturday. The video shows a couple of men filling […]
Parts of city hit by power shutdown
Large parts of Chennai were plunged into darkness for several hours during the early hours of Monday, and again in the evening. The residents not only suffered from power disruption but also faced constant fluctuations. The fears of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) about the Corona Effect hurting transmission lines came true […]
Smaller aircraft may soon take off from Tambaram Air Force station
Smaller aircraft, particularly ATRs, may soon take off from the Tambaram Air Force station, as the Chennai airport has been increasingly getting saturated. A mini terminal will be built for passengers to complete the check-in and check-out procedures at the air base. Officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI) said the plan was under consideration […]
Power outage affects train services
Train services on the Bengaluru-Mysuru section were affected for awhile on Monday evening owing to disruption in power supply. Though it was speculated that the disruption was due to snapping of power cables between Mandya and Yeliyuru owing to heavy rains, officials of the South Western Railway, said, “The power grid at Yeliyru sub-station which […]
Air space violation: Delhi-bound Georgian aircraft that took off from Karachi intercepted over Gujarat
A Georgian An-12 transport aircraft that took off from Karachi bound for New Delhi, was intercepted by Indian Air Force (IAF) fighters on Friday afternoon after it deviated from its flight path. The plane was forced to land at Saganer International Airport in Jaipur for investigations after it entered Indian air space from an unscheduled […]
AAI moves to take over Jet office space
Even as the deadline for bidding ended on Friday, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) started the process of taking over offices of Jet Airways at various airports, along with cancelling Airport Entry Passes of employees . While the Kolkata office has been sealed, the Udaipur office of the defunct airline was repossessed. In Chennai, […]
Etihad turns up at eleventh hour as lone bidder for Jet Airways
Etihad Airways PJSC, which holds 24% stake in Jet Airways on Friday submitted a binding bid to acquire additional minority stake in Jet Airways in the bank-led resolution plan. Lenders had put 75% stake of Jet Airways on sale. Etihad’s bid came just before the end of the deadline for receipt of binding bids invited […]
Air India to cut rates for last-minute passengers
Air India will offer a heavy discount to passengers booking a domestic flight for last-minute travel, the national carrier announced on Friday. The decision was taken at a review meeting at the airline’s headquarters here. Air India said travellers buying a ticket within three hours of departure could benefit from its offer. “The last-minute traveller… […]