Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) An IndiGo special relief flight from Jeddah brought back around 200 Indian citizens as airspace restrictions continued due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The returnees expressed gratitude to the Government of India for facilitating their safe evacuation. The flight landed late Tuesday night at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The operation was part of special efforts to repatriate Indians stranded in Jeddah, with multiple airl…
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Ahmedabad, Feb 25 (IANS) A full-scale mock exercise simulating an earthquake and its cascading impacts was conducted at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Wednesday to test emergency response systems and inter-agency coordination during natural disasters.The disaster management drill was organised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in coordination with the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) and …
Gandhinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin will undertake a three-day visit to Gujarat from February 20 to 22, during which he will attend a series of organisational meetings and public engagements in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.Announcing the programme at a press conference, Gujarat BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma said this would be Nabin’s first visit to the state after assuming charge as the party’s national president.Nabin will arrive at Sardar Val…
Ahmedabad, Jan 30 (IANS) An IndiGo Airlines flight from Kuwait to Delhi made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad on Friday after a bomb threat, triggering heightened security measures at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, officials said.The aircraft, carrying 186 people, including 180 passengers, was in the air when a handwritten threat was discovered on a tissue paper.The note referred to a hijacking and a bomb, prompting immediate action by the flight crew.Following standard avi…
Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) An anonymous threat to blow up the Ahmedabad rural court triggered panic and heightened security measures in the area, prompting an immediate response from security agencies and the district administration.Soon after the threatening message was received, multiple fire department vehicles rushed to the court, and senior fire officials, along with emergency response teams, were deployed on site.Firefighters were placed on high alert to deal with any untoward incident. Poli…
Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Security agencies were placed on high alert after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad received a bomb threat email on Wednesday, prompting immediate action by airport authorities and the police.The threat led to the registration of a formal complaint at the airport police station and the tightening of security across the entire airport precinct, officials said.According to information available, the threat email was sent from an unidentifi…
Ahmedabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Hybrid marijuana, with an estimated value of Rs 12.50 crore, was seized at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and four passengers arrested on Sunday, officials said, uncovering what is believed to be an international drug smuggling operation using the air route to bring contraband into India. The seizure followed specific intelligence inputs received by Customs and police authorities about the possible smuggling of narcotics from Southeast Asia.Ac…