Day: August 7, 2020

AI Express flight overshot runway, no fire during landing: Aviation Ministry

11:58 pm August 7, 2020

New Delhi: The Air India Express flight from Dubai, with 190 people onboard, that met an accident at the Kozhikode airport Friday evening overshot the runway, but no fire was reported during its landing, the Civil Aviation Ministry said. “Air India Express flight IX 1344 operated by B737 aircraft from Dubai to Calicut overshot runway at Kozhikode at 1941 hrs tonight. No fire reported at the time of […]

Fake followers racket: rapper Badshah questioned by police

11:53 pm August 7, 2020

Mumbai: Rapper Badshah was grilled by the Mumbai police for over nine hours on Friday in connection with probe into a racket which creates and sells fake social media followers and `likes’, an official said. Badshah reached the office of the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) around 12.30 pm. He stepped out of the CIU office around 9.45 at night, […]

Assam to cull 12,000 pigs as African swine fever spreads

Mizoram bans pig import in wake of ASF outbreak

11:45 pm August 7, 2020

Aizawl: The Mizoram government on Friday banned import of pigs and pig products such as pork sausage, frozen pork meat and smoked pork meat in view of the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the neighbouring states. An order issued by the state Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Department said that a complete ban […]

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

Pained by plane accident in Kozhikode, says PM

11:40 pm August 7, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish at the Air India Express aircraft accident in Kozhikode on Friday and said authorities are at the spot, providing all assistance to the affected. He also spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in this regard. “Pained by the plane accident in Kozhikode. My thoughts are with […]

Puducherry, Karnataka CMs express shock over plane crash

11:10 pm August 7, 2020

Puducherry/Bengaluru: Chief Ministers of Puducherry and Karnataka have expressed shock over the Air India Express plane skidding on the runway in Kozhikode, Kerala, on Friday killing two persons. In his Twitter handle, the Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said, “It is shocking that the Air India Express flight skidded on the runway and was severely […]

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