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GoAir's A320 ceo aircraft suffers technical glitch
A GoAir plane, carrying 151 passengers, to the national capital was diverted to Nagpur due to a "technical glitch" in the pressurisation system, according to the airline. The A320 ceo aircraft was flying from Bengaluru Friday. In a statement, the airline said flight G8-7001 was diverted to Nagpur after the pilot "suspected a technical glitch on the pressurisation system" and that the aircraft had a normal landing. The airline also said the 151 passengers were provided with refreshments, dinner and options for accommodating on alternate GoAir flights or full refund.
Air India server crashes, services hit
Flight operations of national carrier, Air India, were hit for over five hours on Saturday after a glitch was reported in its main server.
Boeing whistleblowers report 737 Max problems to FAA
The day after Ethiopia released a preliminary crash report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, four Boeing employees called a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) whistleblower hotline that allows employees and the public to report aviation safety issues, the media reported on Saturday.
Air India's operations hit globally due to technical glitch: official
Hundreds of Air India passengers were left stranded at several airports across the world due to a glitch in its check-in software, the airline said Saturday. The airline's "server is down", an official said. "SITA server is down. Due to which flight operation is affected. Our technical teams are on work and soon system may be recovered," the airline's spokesperson said. Air India's software solution is managed by SITA, a global airlines IT services major, which provides its check-in, boarding and baggage tracking technology. According to an Air India official, the server was down since around 3 AM Saturday morning due to which the airline is unable to issue boarding passes to passengers at airports across the world. Many passengers complained on social media about being stranded at airports. A similar incident took place on June 23 last year when a technical glitch in the airline's check-in software delayed 25 of its flights across India.
Gujarat: 6 dead in car accident in Morbi
At least six people were killed after the cars in which they were travelling collided with each other here on Friday, police said.Soon after the incident, police rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations. However, all six were found dead when police reached the accident site.The dead bodies have been shifted to a nearby hospital for postmortem.
30-year-old Navy officer dies fighting fire onboard INS Vikramaditya
A 30-year-old Indian Navy officer died Friday while "bravely" fighting a fire onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya when it was entering the harbour in Karwar in Karnataka. The Indian Navy said Lt Cdr DS Chauhan's "daring efforts" prevented the fire from causing major damage to the combat capability of the 44,500 tonne carrier. Chauhan, who hails from Ratlam in Madhya Prtadesh, got married only last month. He is survived by his mother and wife. "We salute his courage and sense of duty and will make every effort to ensure that his supreme sacrifice does not go in vain. We shall be with his family forever and at all times," Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said in his condolence message. In a statement, the Navy said the fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya on Friday morning when the ship was entering the harbour in Karwar. "The fire was brought under control by the ship's crew in a swift action preventing any serious damage affecting the ship's combat capability," it said. A ...
5 dead, 12 missing after blast in east Ukraine mine
Five people have died and 12 are missing following a coal mine blast in a separatist eastern region of Ukraine, news agencies reported Friday. The gas blast ripped through the mine in Yurievka village in the self-proclaimed republic of Lugansk, which broke away from Kiev in 2014 and is run by Moscow-backed rebels. "Rescuers recovered the body of a fifth miner," Leonid Pasechnik, the head of the unrecognised republic, said on Twitter. He added that the fate of 12 other miners remains "unknown." Earlier the death toll accounted to three people. Pasechnik called the explosion at the Skhidcarbon mine a "terrible tragedy." Russia's emergency situations ministry sent mine rescuers to the separatist territory after it requested help, it said in a statement. The Lugansk news agency said the mine was closed in 2014 due to the conflict between Kiev's forces and the Russia-backed separatists, but was reopened in 2018. Most of Ukraine's coal is produced in its eastern region, where the ongoing ...
Two killed in freak accident
In a freak road accident, two people died when they fell off a two-wheeler after the door of a parked mini-truck hit them as it was opened suddenly, police said Friday. After falling off, the riders - a man and a woman relative - came under the wheels of a tipper lorry. The man died on the spot while the woman succumbed to injuries in hospital, the police said. The tragedy occurred when the driver of the mini-truck opened the door suddenly and the riders rammed into it and were run over by the tipper-lorry coming behind. A case of causing death by negligence has been registered against the mini-truck driver and investigation was on, they added.
Navy officer dies in fire onboard INS Vikramaditya
An Indian Navy officer died Friday after a fire broke out onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya when it was entering the harbour in Karwar in Karnataka. The Indian Navy said Lt Cdr DS Chauhan died after "bravely" leading the firefighting efforts in the affected compartment. It said the fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya on Friday morning when the ship was entering the harbour in Karwar. "The fire was brought under control by the ship's crew in a swift action preventing any serious damage affecting the ship's combat capability," the Navy said in a statement. A board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident. "Lt Cdr DS Chauhan bravely led the fire fighting efforts in the affected compartment and while the fire was brought under control, the officer suffered loss of consciousness owing to smoke and fumes," the Navy said. Lt Cdr Chauhan was immediately evacuated to a naval hospital at Karwar, but he could not be revived, it said. INS Vikramaditya was ...
Cyclone predicted in Tamil Nadu, Andhra coast
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) yesterday issued a cyclonic storm warning to the states of Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra Pradesh.The organisation warned of a well-marked low pressure system over equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal which is likely to intensify into a cyclone in the coming days."The depression over East Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal has moved north-westwards with a speed of about 16 kmph in last 03 hours and lay centred at about 1090 km east south-east of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 1440 km southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 1720 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh). It is very likely to intensify further into a deep depression during the next 24 hours and into a Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 12 hours," the IMD stated in its advisory."Wind speeds are likely to hover between 35-75 km/hour in the next one week with heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted on April 30 and May 1. ...
Bay of Bengal depression to turn into cyclonic storm
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the depression over the East Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal lay centred at about 1,440 km southeast of Chennai.
AP: Railway accident averted as keyman identifies faulty line in time
A railway accident was averted in Bhairavapatnam village of Andhra Pradesh owing to the alertness of a keyman on duty on Friday.The keyman identified the broken railway line just before the Puri-Tirupati Express was about to pass. He was checking the track and when he identified the fault, he stopped the train approaching.Temporary repairs were made on the track after which the train was allowed to pass.The temporary glitch resulted in Puri-Tirupati express, Narasapur express and Nagarsol express being delayed by more than half an hour.
Puducherry braces itself up after cyclone alert
: Puducherry is expected to get heavy rain during the next few days due to a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal which could transform into a cyclone Fani. Territorial Chief Minister V Narayanasamy held discussions with officials of various departments, including Revenue and Disaster Management, along with his ministerial colleagues, after the sounding of the alert. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued the alert for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry that a cyclone would hit the coastal areas on April 30 triggering heavy rainfall during the subsequent days. "Puducherry is bracing itself up after the IMD issued the alert," the Chief Minister told reporters after the meeting. Narayanasamy said that control rooms would be in place at the Collectorate and a few other departments, including that of agriculture, to respond to calls for help. He saidfishermen have been asked not to venture out into the sea. He said the departments of agriculture, public works, local ...
Fire on board INS Vikramaditya, Navy officer dead
A Navy officer died while attempting to douse a fire that broke out on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya when it was entering the habour in Karwar on Friday.The Navy said the blaze was controlled by crew members, preventing any serious damage to the warship's combat capability.Lt. Commander DS Chauhan, who led the fire-fighting operation, lost his life, it said."A case of fire was reported on board INS Vikramaditya this morning when the ship was entering harbour in Karwar. The fire was brought under control by the ship's crew in a swift action preventing any serious damage affecting the ship's combat capability," read a statement issued by the Navy."Lt Cdr DS Chauhan bravely led the firefighting efforts in the affected compartment. Whilst the fire was brought under control, the officer suffered loss of consciousness owing to the smoke and fumes during the fire-fighting efforts. He was immediately evacuated to the Naval Hospital at Karwar, INHS Patanjali for medical attention. ...
First death as Cyclone Kenneth smashes into Mozambique
A powerful cyclone smashed into northern Mozambique, leaving one person dead on Friday, barely a month after a super-storm hit the centre of the country, devastating the area and leaving hundreds dead. Category three Cyclone Kenneth, packing winds of 160 kilometres (100 miles) an hour, struck the north coast's Cabo Delgado province late Thursday after swiping the Comoros islands. The United Nations warned of flash flooding and landslides as Mozambique's emergency agency the INGC reported one person was killed by a falling coconut tree in the port city of Pemba, Cabo Delgado's provincial capital. On the tourist island of Ibo, 90 percent of homes for the 6,000 population had been flattened, according to a spokesman for the agency, Antonio Beleza. "I don't expect to find my hotel undamaged," said Swiss hotel owner Lucie Amr, who took refuge in Ibo's fort alongside many local residents. The winds had reduced to about 70 kilometres an hour on Friday, according to the local meteorological .
Yeddyurappa asks EC to reconsider decision to relax model code in Karnataka
Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa has requested the Election Commission to reconsider its decision to "relax" the model code of conduct for the state government and to direct it to strictly abide by the code. Stating that the decisions of the state government on various projects will have ramifications in other states where Lok Sabha elections are in progress, Yeddyurappa asked the commission to direct the state government to annul all decisions taken by it in the last two days. He said the Karnataka government was "claiming" that the EC had relaxed the model code of conduct and allowed it to take up developmental works which include projects related to infrastructure, purchases and services. "The state government claimed that the CEC has given permission to float and finalise tenders on this," he said in a letter to the chief election commissioner dated April 25 that was released to the media on Friday. "My gut feeling is, in this transition period when the general elections are in
3 dead, 14 missing after blast in east Ukraine mine
Three people have died and 14 are missing following a coal mine blast in a separatist eastern region of Ukraine, news agencies reported Friday. The gas blast ripped through the mine in Yurievka village in the self-proclaimed republic of Lugansk, which broke away from Kiev in 2014 and is run by Moscow-backed rebels. "At the moment we understand three dead have been brought to the surface. The fate of 14 others is uncertain," local government official Yevgeny Katsavalov told the Lugansk news service. Head of the unrecognised republic Leonid Pasechnik on Twitter called the explosion at the Skhidcarbon mine a "terrible tragedy". Emergency services were doing "everything necessary," he said. The Lugansk news agency said the mine was closed in 2014 due to the conflict between Kiev's forces and the Russia-backed separatists, but was reopened in 2018. Most of Ukraine's coal is produced in its eastern region, where the ongoing fighting has cost some 13,000 lives. Kiev has tried to boost the ...
INS Vikramaditya catches fire, naval officer dies
An Indian Navy officer died on Friday while trying to put out a fire on INS Vikramaditya when the ship was entering the Karwar harbour in Karnataka, the government said.
Naval officer killed in fire fighting efforts on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya
A naval officer was killed in fire fighting efforts on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Friday. The fire was reported Friday morning when the ship was entering harbour in Karwar in Karnataka. The fire was brought under control by the ship's crew in a swift action, preventing any serious damage to the carrier's combat capability, an official said. Lt Cdr DS Chauhan bravely led the fire fighting efforts in the affected compartment and while the fire was brought under control, the officer suffered loss of consciousness owing to smoke and fumes, the Navy said. He was immediately evacuated to a naval hospital at Karwar for medical attention. However, the officer could not be revived, it said. A Board of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances of the incident has been ordered.
Nepal quake-hit villages struggle with reconstruction
Four years since a catastrophic earthquake destroyed much of central and eastern Nepal, a remote Himalayan area is still reeling with what looks like irreparable damage. Nestled in the foothills of Langtang Mountain, Helambu has become a textbook example of how not to rebuild after a disaster. Unattractive tiny huts made of blue corrugated iron sheets dot the foothills around the ruins of houses reduced to rubble in the earthquake. "It was not how I wanted to rebuild. But it was all I managed to construct with my savings and the money provided by the government," said 44-year-old Gyalbu Lama. His new home cost Lama around 700,000 Nepalese rupees ($6,230), but it's too small for his five-member family. Exactly four years ago, the earthquake pounded Helambu along with the rest of the country, claiming over 9,000 lives. It destroyed about a million homes and pushed an estimated million people into poverty. Helambu was known for its natural and cultural heritage but became one of the ...