Bringing down the rate of the rapid PCR test, collecting samples before immigration clearance and ensuring passengers pre-book their tests: the city airport has taken several measures to reduce the waiting time for Covid screening for international passengers. Since December 1, all passengers from countries enlisted as ‘at risk’ for prevalence of the Omicron variant […]
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Jharkhand News Digest: Repair work begins for Dhanbad’s Gaya Bridge
Dhanbad: Repair work has begun for Gaya Pul, one of the most crucial railway underpasses near the Dhanbad Railway Station. It connects Dhanbad town with other suburban areas. It faces perennial jams. Lying beneath the Dhanbad Gaya Railway line, the underpass faces traffic jams due potholes and water logging due to slowing down of vehicles […]
Chinese army builds highways and roads in eastern Ladakh
The Chinese army is building highways and roads along with additional settlements for its troops inside India-claimed lines in eastern Ladakh, sources in the security establishment said on Monday. The development has deepened apprehensions among military veterans and security experts that China may be planning to hold on to the territory it has occupied and […]
Kolkata Metro sees jump in footfall of maskless passengers
The passenger count of Metro Railway is on the rise with the resumption of tokens. Also on the rise is the number of people without masks. Visits to stations and multiple rides on Wednesday suggested that the enforcement of the mask mandate was limited to the good sense of individual passengers. Majority of commuters wore […]
Jio, Mahindra group ink pact to explore EV, low carbon solutions
A joint venture of Reliance Industries and BP of the UK on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with the Mahindra group to explore EV and low-carbon solutions, including battery swapping technology options, for electric three-wheelers. Besides exploring creation of EV products and services, the non-binding MoU signed by Reliance BP Mobility Limited (RBML) […]
Mizoram issues strict regulations to control Omicron spike, issues special guidelines for International travellers
International travellers entering Mizoram will have to undergo mandatory Rapid Antigen Test as per the new guidelines issued by the state government, in the wake of detection of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in some states, an official said. Following the recommendations of a State Level Expert Team on COVID-19 management, the Mizoram government has issued […]
Fog at Kolkata airport leads to delays in 40 flights in first winter disruption
Kolkata airport suffered its first fog disruption of this winter on Wednesday. Airport officials said the departure of around 40 flights was delayed as operations were stalled between 5.37am and 7.54am. Three flights headed for the city had to be diverted, officials said. Visibility had gone down to zero as thick fog covered the runways. […]
Sulur Air Force: Grand in size but in news for wrong reasons
Sulur Air Force station near Coimbatore from where the MI-17 V5 helicopter carrying chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat and others took off is one of the largest airbases in the country. The airbase is home to 109 Helicopter Unit nicknamed “Knights” that operates the Russia-made chopper, 33 squadron “Himalayan Geese” that flies Antonov-32 […]
Bolt from the blue: The dead and the lucky
Lieutenant Generals Daulat Singh and Bikram Singh, and Air Vice-Marshal Erlic Pinto Nov. 22, 1963, in Poonch district Totally six personnel were killed when an IAF Aérospatiale Alouette III chopper crashed after colliding with telegraph cables. Balwantrai Mehta, Gujarat chief minister Sept. 19, 1965, south of Bhuj Mehta’s Beechcraft Model 18, a civilian aircraft flying […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefs PM after chopper ferrying Rawat crashes
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is monitoring the situation after an Indian Air Force helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and several other offficers on board met with an accident on Wednesday near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. Sources said Singh has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the crash and the […]
Gen. Rawat, 12 others killed in ‘unfortunate accident’
General Bipin Rawat, former army chief and India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, and his wife died with 11 others on board a military helicopter when it crashed in the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu amid dense fog on Wednesday. The tragedy, which occurred sometime around 12.15pm, killed 13 of the 14 people on board […]
Gen Rawat, wife, 11 others die in IAF chopper crash in Tamil Nadu
An Indian Air Force helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on board crashed on Wednesday near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. As many as 13 people, including Rawat and his wife has been killed, the IAF confirmed in a tweet. The mishap happened reportedly due to low visibility owing to foggy conditions. One […]