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Air force stations in Raj participating in IAF's 'Gaganshakti'
Air force stations based in Rajasthan close to Indo-Pak border are participating in the ongoing Indian Air Force's combat exercises, defence officials said. The two-week long exercise named 'Gaganshakti' started from Sunday to check the force's operational preparedness with a focus on dealing with any possible security challenge from China and Pakistan, the officials said. The air force stations at Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Uttarlai, Phalodi, Nal and Suratgarh in Rajasthan are also participating in the exercise, they said. "The aim of this exercise is real time coordination, deployment and employment of air power in a short and intense battle scenario," the IAF said in a statement. It said concepts of accelerated operations, network centric operations, long range missions with concentrated weapon releases across all air to ground ranges in India and inter valley troop transfer have been planned as part of the exercise. Special operations employing transport aircraft and helicopter as well ..
Smoke observed in SpiceJet plane while landing in B'luru
Passengers of a SpiceJet plane flying from Coimbatore to Bengaluru had a narrow escape today as the crew observed smoke in the front cabin when the plane was landing, an official statement said. The flight Q 400, however, made a normal landing as the pilots did not seek for any emergency landing, a SpiceJet statement said, confirming about the incident. There was no report of injury to any passenger. While landing in Bengaluru, the crew observed light smoke in the front cabin. The aircraft made a normal landing and vacated the runway. Neither did the pilots seek nor was there any requirement of an emergency landing, the statement said, adding the passengers were deplaned safely in a normal manner.
EU airlines adjust after Syria missile strike warning
International airlines said today they were modifying their flight plans after a warning from Europe's air safety watchdog about potential military strikes on Syria in the coming days. The European Aviation Safety Agency alerted airlines on Tuesday of the possible launch of "air-to-ground and/or cruise missiles within the next 72 hours", urging them to take precautionary measures. "Air France has taken the EASA information into account and modified its flight plans for affected destinations, mainly Beirut and Tel Aviv," the airline said, adding that it was monitoring the situation. Lebanon's Middle East Airlines will also be changing flight paths for planes heading to Beirut, an official at the city's airport told AFP. "The decision includes all arriving and departing flights starting from tomorrow morning (Thursday) following the warning from the European Aviation Safety Agency," the official said. Flights from the Gulf will be affected more than others, with expected delays of 30 to
Panchayat violence: 2 killed in TMC factional fight
Two persons were killed in a suspected factional fight in the ruling Trinamool Congress during a victory procession in North 24 Parganas district today, police said. The rally was organised by the party after it won the Falti Gram Panchayat in the Sasan area of the district uncontested. Local party leader Saifar Rahman (52) was attacked with a knife when he was walking in the rally. He was taken to a hospital in Barasat where he was declared dead on arrival. Police sources said local people beat 40-year-old Rajab Ali, a Trinamool Congress worker, to death alleging that he killed Rahman. Meanwhile, in continuing violence over panchayat poll nominations in the state, houses of two Congress candidates were torched in the Ratua area in Malda district, police said. Nine more houses, reportedly of Congress supporters, were also set on fire. A Congress candidate was killed in a road accident in Malda district on April 9 and another person was shot dead earlier this month during a clash in ...
Algerian military plane crashes after takeoff, killing 257
An Algerian military plane carrying soldiers, their families and some refugees crashed soon after takeoff today into a field in northern Algeria, killing 257 people in what appeared to be the North African nation's worst-ever aviation disaster. Algeria's Defense Ministry said those killed included 247 passengers and 10 crew. An Algerian-backed group seeking independence for Western Sahara said 30 of its people, including women and children, were among the dead. The cause of the crash was unclear and an investigation has been opened. Algerian authorities did not mention any survivors but one witness reported seeing some people jump out of the aircraft before it crashed at 7:50 a.m. today. Algerian TV Dzair said five people were in a critical state but it's unclear whether they were inside the plane when it crashed. The flight had just taken off from the Boufarik military base, 30 kilometers southwest of the capital Algiers, for the southwestern military base in Bechar, according to ...
Smoke detected in plane's front cabin post landing in Bengaluru
Light smoke was detected in a Coimbatore-Bengaluru SpiceJet flight's front cabin on Wednesday."While landing in Bangalore, the crew observed light smoke in the front cabin. The aircraft made a normal landing and vacated the runway. Neither did the pilots seek nor was there any requirement of an emergency landing," the SpiceJet spokesperson said."Passengers were deplaned safely in a normal manner," the spokesperson added.Further details are awaited.
257 killed in Algeria military plane crash (Third Lead)
At least 257 people were killed on Wednesday after an Algerian military aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Boufarik military airfield outside the capital, the Defence Ministry said.
Adulterated alcohol kills 82 in Indonesia
Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that the number of people dead from consuming homemade adulterated alcohol on Java island has increased to 82 and seven suspects have been arrested in relation to the incident.
Algeria military plane crash: Death toll rises to 257
The death toll in the military plane crash at Algeria's Boufarik has risen to 257 on Wednesday.The plane Ilyushin Il-76 was mostly carrying army soldiers when it went down shortly after taking off, as reported by the Al Jazeera.Al Jazeera further quoted a local Afghan media saying that 26 people on board were members of the Polisario Front, a separatist movement in West Sahara - a territory also claimed by Morocco.The plane was said to be headed to the western Algerian city of Bechar.Earlier it was reported that 200 people had been killed in the incident.The rescue operation is underway.
Pilot killed in military jet crash in Serbia
Serbia's defense ministry says a military jet has crashed in the north of the country, killing one of two pilots who ejected from the plane. The crash of the Yugoslav made Galeb G-4 training jet occurred at 9:30 a.m. local some 40 kilometres northeast of Belgrade. The ministry says the injured pilot has been hospitalised. The crash is being investigated. The Serbian Air Force, depleted during the NATO bombing of the country in 1999, is currently undergoing modernisation with used Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets.
257 killed in Algeria military plane crash
At least 257 people were killed in a military plane crash near an airfield outside the Algerian capital on Wednesday, the media reported.
257 dead as military plane crashes in Algeria
An Algerian military plane crashed and caught fire today killing 257 people, mostly army personnel and members of their families, officials said. An AFP photographer at the scene saw the charred wreckage of the plane in a field near the Boufarik airbase from where the plane had taken off. Hundreds of ambulances and dozens of fire trucks with their sirens wailing rushed to the scene of the crash about 25 kilometres southwest of Algiers. The defence ministry said in a statement that 247 passengers and 10 crew were killed without mentioning any survivors. Deputy Defence Minister General Ahmed Gaid Salah visited the site and ordered an investigation into the circumstances of the crash, the defence ministry said. The Ilyushin II-76 transport plane was bound for Tindouf in southwest Algeria. Algeria has suffered a string of military and civilian aviation disasters. Two military planes collided mid-flight in December 2012 during a training exercise in Tlemcen, in the far west of the country,
257 dead in Algeria military plane crash: official
At least 257 people, mostly soldiers and members of their families, were killed in an Algerian military plane crash today, the defence ministry said. The II-76 crashed shortly after take-off from the Boufarik airbase, about 25 kilometres southwest of the capital Algiers. The dead include the plane's 10 crew and 247 passengers, most of them members of the armed forces, the ministry said in a statement.
Coast Guard inducts new offshore patrol vehicle
The Indian Coast Guard today commissioned its state-of-the-art offshore patrol vehicle (OPV) - 'Vikram', the first in a series of seven 98-metre OPVs. 'Vikram' was commissioned here by Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre. Coast Guard Director General Rajendra Singh and other senior officials were among those present. A defence press release said 'Vikram' would be based in New Mangaluru under the operational and administrative control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (West). It would be deployed extensively for exclusive economic zone (EEZ) surveillance and other duties, the release said. 'Vikram' would 'enhance' Coast Guard's operational capability to discharge multifarious maritime tasks, it said. "The induction of sophisticated and state-of-the-art Offshore Patrol Vessel will give a fillip to the maritime protection of our vast coastline of Western Seaboard in general and the maritime states of Karnataka and Maharashtra in particular," it ...
CISCE to send safety manual to ICSE schools within a week
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations will send a safety manual to all affiliated schools by the third week of April, the CISCE has said. The school safety manual has been designed to ensure that children in schools were provided with a "safe, secure and caring environment", the CISCE said in a statement yesterday. "We are committed in providing a safe and secure environment to our children," the Chief Executive of the Council, Gerry Arathoon, said. The manual, in the form of a book, will be ready within a week. Later, it will be posted on the council's website, the statement said. The school safety manual covers a wide range of topics which the school administration needs to be aware of, it said. The manual calls for setting up a school safety sub-committee that will involve teachers, students, parents along with the school management "to play important roles in adopting the practice of periodic and repeated safety guidelines", the statement ...
105 soldiers killed in Algeria military plane crash
At least 105 soldiers were killed in a military plane crash near an airfield outside the Algerian capital on Wednesday, officials said.
200 feared dead in Algeria military plane crash
At least 200 people are feared to have died after a military aircraft crashed down near an airport on Wednesday at Boufarik in Algeria's capital Algiers.The Iliouchine-type plane, which was transporting a dozen of army troops and equipment, was headed for Bechar in southwestern Algeria, according to the local media.As per the reports, a total of 14 ambulances and ten fire engines were dispatched to the location.Further, all the roads leading to the airport were closed to enable the emergency services to carry out the rescue process.According to the military officials, all the army men onboard were killed.The cause of the incident has not been reported yet.
Algerian military plane crashes, killing at least 100 people
At least 100 people were killed when a military plane crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria today, officials said. The cause of the crash was unclear, and an investigation has been opened, according to a Defense Ministry statement. Emergency services converged on the area near the Boufarik military base after the crash. "There are more than 100 deaths. We can't say exact how many at this point," Mohammed Achour, chief spokesman for the civil protection agency, told The Associated Press. He said the plane was carrying soldiers. The Defense Ministry did not provide a death toll but expressed condolences to the victims' families. The flight had just taken off from Boufarik, about 30 kilometres southwest of the capital Algiers, for a military base in Bechar in southwest Algeria, Achour said. It was scheduled to make a layover in Tindouf in southern Algeria, home to many refugees from the neighbouring Western Sahara, a disputed territory annexed by Morocco. The ...
Military plane carrying 200 crashes in Algeria
A military plane carrying over 200 people crashed in Algeria on Wednesday after taking off, media reports said.
Algerian military plane crashes near a base
Algeria's state news agency says that a military plane has crashed near the military base of Boufarik in Algeria. The Algerie Presse service agency said the Iliouchine-type plane was headed for Bechar in south-western Algeria. Emergency services have been dispatched to the site of the crash. No death toll was immediately available. Boufarik is located in northern Algeria, near the Mediterranean sea, some 30 kilometres from the capital, Algiers.