BENGALURU: The first set of U-shaped girders, which facilitate the quicker laying of railway tracks, was cast at Doddajala yard on Saturday for one stretch of Bengaluru Metro’s Airport Line. U-girder technology has been adopted by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, both for its Outer Ring Road Line and the K R Puram to Kempegowda […]
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Govt to pay 3.5 times market value to acquire land for Chennai’s second airport
CHENNAI: Amid growing protests against acquisition of land for the second airport at Parandur, the State government on Friday said it would offer compensation at 3.5 times of market value for land parcels in 13 villages near the proposed site in Kancheepuram district.
Chennai airport to be 306 acres larger
CHENNAI: Airport Authority of India (AAI) has requested TN government to acquire 306 acres to build an international terminal and a cargo terminal on the other side of the Adyar river for further expansion of Chennai Airport to serve 55 million passengers per annum (MPPA), says Chennai Airport Director Dr Sharad Kumar. A letter had […]
Tipsy Chennai man delays Dubai-bound flight with hoax bomb threat, lands in police net
CHENNAI: An inebriated man who wanted to prevent his family members from travelling out of the country on Saturday made a hoax bomb threat to a Dubai-bound private carrier, only to land in the police net.
Akasa Air faces data breach, apologises
NEW DELHI: In less than a month after it began its operation, Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, faced a data breach. In a statement on Sunday, the airline said that a temporary technical configuration error related to their login and sign-up service was reported to them on Thursday August 25, 2022.
Akasa Air suffers data breach, stops unauthorised info access
NEW DELHI: Akasa Air, which started operations less than a month ago, has suffered data breach resulting in certain customer information being accessed by unauthorised individuals. The airline on Sunday apologised for the data breach and said the incident has been “self-reported” to the nodal agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In).
Government working to augment manpower, capabilities of DGCA, BCAS: Scindia
NEW DELHI: With the country’s civil aviation space projected to see substantial growth in the coming years, the government is working to augment the manpower and capabilities of regulators DGCA and BCAS.
TNERC may get new legal member in next few days
CHENNAI: To avoid delay in revising electricity tariff, Tn government is planning to fill the vacancy of Member-Legal in Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) in a couple of days. The decision comes two days after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, citing the vacancy, restrained TNERC from passing orders on the proposal […]
IndiGo to launch four cargo aircraft connecting AP airports from Oct
VIJAYAWADA: IndiGo is set to introduce four dedicated cargo aircraft. The first of the four will be launched from October and will be connected to Andhra Pradesh airports also. IndiGo had a dedicated cargo facility at Rajahmundry airport that was operational before the Covid pandemic. The airline is planning to make the cargo facility operational […]
HC allows Air India employees to stay at quarters until Ganpati festival
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to quash the eviction notices issued to employees of Air India to vacate their staff quarters but permitted them to stay there till September 24 in view of the upcoming Ganpati festival.
This festive season, Metro card holders to get slew of discounts
KOCHI: With the Axis Bank-Kochi Metro partnership making strides, the former has launched an array of offers on the Kochi1 card to attract passengers this Onam season. Aiming to promote the use of Kochi1 cards, discounts are offered on the purchase of utility products, bill payments and even for dining.
Green light for Thiruvananthapuram’s Light Metro project?
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After more than a decade’s impasse, light metro, the capital’s mega infrastructure project, is gaining momentum with the state government entrusting its execution with the Kerala Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL). The LDF government had granted administrative sanction for the light metro projects in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode during its previous term.