Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya on Friday said the state government will develop two major institutions, an “education temple” and a “health temple”, at the site of the plane crash that killed 260 people last year and caused extensive damage to nearby medical infrastructure in Ahmedabad.Speaking on the decision and first anniversary, the minister said he paid tribute to the victims of the tragedy and expressed condolences to their families,…
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Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) On the first anniversary of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, officials from the city’s Civil Hospital and police have detailed the emergency response, forensic operations, and multi-agency coordination that followed one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters.The Air India Flight AI-171 crash occurred on June 12 last year shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed in the Meghani…
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday paid tribute to former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on his death anniversary, remembering his leadership, public service and contribution to the state, as political leaders across the state marked the occasion with messages of remembrance.In a post on social media platform X, Patel said he offered his “heartfelt tribute” on the death anniversary of Rupani.”Late Vijaybhai’s gentle, sensitive and simple per…
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) On the first anniversary of the Ahmedabad plane crash, family members of the victims gathered at the crash site on Friday to pay tribute to their loved ones, while the tragedy continued to evoke painful memories among local residents and survivors’ families. Among those who visited the site was Kajal, a relative of one of the victims, who recalled the devastating moments when she first learned about the accident.Speaking to IANS, Kajal said that her brother, Akash, was …
Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) On the afternoon of June 12, 2025, as emergency crews rushed towards the wreckage of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, one of the first specialist police units to be mobilised was the city’s K9 squad.The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), striking the campus of B.J. Medical College and its surrounding residential buildings in the Meghaninagar area.Of the 12 crew membe…
Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) On the eve of the first anniversary of the Air India AI-171 crash that claimed 260 lives and devastated parts of the B.J. Medical College campus in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat government has drawn up a redevelopment blueprint worth more than Rs 547 crore to transform the disaster-hit site into a major healthcare, rehabilitation and medical education hub. The redevelopment plan, accessed exclusively by IANS, envisages the demolition of structures damaged in the crash on June …
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) Nearly a year after former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani died in the Air India AI-171 crash, state Health Minister Praful Pansheriya has described the late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader as a widely respected public figure whose loss continues to be felt across the state, particularly in Rajkot and the Saurashtra region.Rupani was among those killed when the London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12 las…
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) As Gujarat prepares to mark the first anniversary of the Air India AI-171 crash on Friday, the state government has reaffirmed plans to redevelop the site where the aircraft struck the hostel complex of B.J. Medical College, with a seven-block accommodation facility for medical students proposed at the location. The anniversary will also be observed with a prayer meeting at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for those who lost their lives in the disaster.The London-bo…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Air India has denied that families of victims of the AI-171 Boeing crash in Ahmedabad, which occurred on June 12, 2025, are being pressured to sign legal waivers in exchange for compensation.The Tata Group airline said that there is “absolutely no deadline or pressure” on anyone to accept its final settlement offer.Gujarat’s former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s daughter had alleged that the airline was exerting pressure on the families of the crash victims to sign legal…
Vadodara, June 11 (IANS) Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Air India plane crash, victim Mahesh Kalawadia’s wife Hetal Prajapati urged the Union government to release the aircraft’s black box data and also ensure that the family gets the required information related to the incident from the airplane’s manufacturer ‘Boeing’.The Air India Flight AI-171 disaster occurred on June 12 last year when the London Gatwick-bound aircraft crashed into a medical hostel complex in Ahmedabad’s Meghanina…