New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Defence expert Praful Bakshi on Saturday called for the accountability of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) in the initial phase of plane crash cases. According to Bakshi, the ATC’s stand always comes later on during the investigation but it never issues an initial statement.Praful Bakshi’s response came after an AN-32 transport aircraft reportedly burst into flames shortly after touchdown at the Jorhat airbase in Assam earlier on Saturday, claiming the lives of at least fi…
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Gandhinagar, June 13 (IANS) Gujarat has emerged as the leading state in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri-SVAMITVA Scheme, issuing more than half of all property cards prepared across India during the programme’s second phase and completing drone-based mapping in over 11,500 villages. The achievement comes as the Centre marks 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, during which the SVAMITVA Scheme has been positioned as a major initiative to provide legal ownership records for …
Vadodara, June 13 (IANS) Police in Gujarat’s Vadodara have seized hybrid cannabis valued at more than Rs 86 lakh from a flat in the city’s Alkapuri area, following a raid conducted by the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of CID Crime on the basis of specific intelligence inputs, officials said on Saturday. According to an official release issued by the ANTF, officers of the Vadodara Zone raided a residence at Vatsalya Flat on Jetalpur Road after receiving information that narcotic substances w…
Ahmedabad, June 13 (IANS) Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad have seized 24 foreign-origin gold biscuits weighing 2,799.3 grams and valued at Rs 4.26 crore after they were discovered concealed inside an IndiGo aircraft that had arrived from Dubai, officials said on Friday. According to Customs authorities, the seizure was made during rummaging operations conducted on board IndiGo flight 6E-1478 after its arrival from Dubai.With the assistance…
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) One year after the crash of Air India flight AI-171, investigators have now said the probe remains ongoing, with additional technical evaluations and analysis still underway, while families of victims continue to await definitive answers about the disaster that claimed 260 lives. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Friday issued an interim statement marking the first anniversary of the accident involving the Boeing 787-8 operating from Ahmedab…
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) A year after he lost both his wife and their unborn child in the Air India AI171 disaster, Gunjan Kumar Chaudhary returned to the Ahmedabad crash site carrying a photograph of the woman with whom he had spent 12 years of his life, saying he still wakes up at night calling out her name and remains determined to seek answers about the tragedy that shattered his family.Standing amid the memories of one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters, the local resident paid trib…
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) When Honey Patel (Sharma) received a video call from her mother shortly before Air India flight AI-171 took off from Ahmedabad for London on June 12 last year, there was nothing to suggest it would be their final conversation.Her mother, 56-year-old Anju Sharma, had already boarded the aircraft and wanted to show it to her grandson, Dihan, who loved watching aeroplanes.“She video-called us to show the plane because my son loves watching planes,” Honey recalled while…
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) Even though a year has passed after the London Gatwick-bound Air India flight 171 crashed into a medical hostel complex in Ahmedabad’s Meghaninagar area shortly after take-off, those who escaped death by a whisker are still “scared” to pass through the site of the tragedy. Moreover, every passing aircraft is a constant reminder of the disaster that claimed 260 lives, including 19 on the ground.Medical student Bhagirath Chawda, among the lucky ones who escaped death by m…
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) One year after the Air India AI-171 crash tore through the BJ Medical College hostel complex and surrounding neighbourhood in Ahmedabad, the Patni family returned to the crash site carrying memories of a 15-year-old boy whose final afternoon had unfolded with the ordinariness of any summer day. Akash Patni, a Class 7 student who loved playing cricket, had spent the afternoon helping his mother, Sitaben, who ran a tea stall near the hostel complex.He brought lunch for he…
New Delhi. June 12 (IANS) The government on Friday said a thorough investigation into the tragic accident involving Air India Flight AI-171, which claimed 260 lives, is currently on, and the final report will be released upon completion of all investigative activities and the requisite international review and consultation processes, while urging the media and the public to refrain from speculation or premature conclusions.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), under the Civil Aviati…