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Come out with fresh norms on cabin crew duty hours: HC to DGCA
The Delhi High Court today asked aviation regulator DGCA to reconsider the norms on duty and rest hours for the cabin crew and to come out with a fresh one within 12 weeks. Justice Vibhu Bakhru passed the order on a plea by an NGO and some Air India cabin crew members working on long haul flights, who had challenged the existing CAR 2016 on the ground that it did not take into account the fatigue faced by them due to their duty hours and the time they get for rest. The Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) pertains to flight duty time and flight time limitations. The NGO--Dedicated to Aviation Safety and Health-- represented by senior advocate Vivek Kohli in the court, had claimed in its plea that cabin crew fatigue affects and puts at risk their safety and those of the passengers. Advocate Anubha Singh, who also represented the NGO as also the cabin crew, said the high court did not quash the CAR 2016 and gave the Directorate General of Civil Aviation 12 weeks to come out ...
J&K CM expresses sorrow over death of 3 soldiers at Machil
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed deep sorrow over the death of three soldiers in Machhil sector of Kupwara district who were killed when their post came under an avalanche today. The chief minister conveyed her sympathies to the families of dead soldiers, officials said. Mufti also expressed grief over the death of three people in a road accident at Budhal, Nowshera, today, they said. Meanwhile, she directed the Jammu divisional administration to ensure that the injured in the accident were provided all possible assistance, officials said. She also directed that the critically injured be airlifted to Jammu for specialised treatment.
Six killed in separate road accidents in Telangana
Six persons were killed today in two separate road accidents in Jangaon district of Telangana, police said. Three persons were killed and two others injured when their car collided with a mini-bus near Raghunathpally mandal headquarters, they said. The mishap occurred when the victims were returning to Hyderabad from Medaram, said N Ranjith Rao, Sub Inspector of Police, Raghunathpally. While two of passengers were killed on the spot, the driver succumbed to injuries while being taken to a nearby hospital, the officer said. The deceased have been identified as J.Satthemma (60) and her daughter-in-law J.Shiva Rani (35) and the car driver Raju (23). In another mishap, three persons were killed when their car collided with a container at Nidhigonda village, a senior police official said. The mishap occurred this evening when the victims were heading towards Hyderabad from Hanamkonda. All the three persons were killed on the spot, he said. The deceased have been identified as
Three soldiers die in avalanche in J&K
Three soldiers were killed on Friday when an avalanche hit their post near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
UP CM calls on Defence minister
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today called on Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, according to her official Twitter handle. However, there were no details available about what transpired in the meeting between the two. "Shri @myogiadityanath , Hon'ble Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh calls on Smt @nsitharaman," a tweet from Sitharaman's official twitter handle said.
Three soldiers killed by avalanche
Three soldiers were killed on Friday when an avalanche hit their post near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Avalanche kills three jawans in Kupwara
Three Army personnel lost their lives while one sustained injuries on Friday after an avalanche hit an Army post in Machil Sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.The injured soldiers have been admitted to the hospital.Earlier on Thursday, the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) issued an avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours.The SASE issued a medium-danger avalanche warning of level-3 in higher reaches of Baramulla district and low danger warning of level-2 in Kupwara, Bandipore, Shopian and Kargil districts.
Wheat sowing down by 5.38 pc so far
Area sown to wheat is lagging behind by 5.38 per cent at 300.70 lakh hectares so far in the 2017-18 rabi season, according to the latest data by the agriculture ministry. Sowing of rabi (winter) crops begins from October, while harvesting starts from March. Wheat, the main rabi crop, was sown in 317.82 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. Besides wheat, area sown to oilseeds was lower at 80.29 lakh hectares so far in the rabi season of this year, as against 84.44 lakh hectares in the same period last year. According to the ministry's data, coarse cereals acreage was also slightly lower at 56.27 lakh hectares as against 57.23 lakh hectares in the said period. However, area sown to pulses was higher at 166.47 lakh hectares so far in the current rabi season as against 158.02 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. Rice acreage was also higher at 28.61 lakh hectares as against 24.21 lakh hectares. Total area sown to all rabi crops was lower at 632.34 lakh hectares so far in ...
Haryana, UP sign reciprocal transport agreement
To cater to the rising demand and provide better transport facilities for people of both states, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Friday signed a Reciprocal Transport Agreement.
3 killed, 14 injured in road accident in J-K's Rajouri
Three people were killed and 14 others injured today after a mini-bus skidded off the road and turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said. The accident occurred at Budhwal in the Nowshera area and those who where critically injured were airlifted to a hospital in Jammu, they said. State minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali informed the Legislative Assembly that adequate medical facilities were being provided to the injured in Jammu and Nowshera. Three people were killed and 14 were injured in the accident at Budhal, the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution minister told the House. He said four critically injured people were airlifted to Jammu for specialised treatment. SSP Rajouri is monitoring the relief operation, the minister said. He expressed grief over the deaths and prayed for early recovery of the injured.
5 killed in twin helicopter crash in France
Five people have died after two army helicopters collided and crashed in a dense forest area in southern France on Friday.The French police authorities, who were present at the site, said that the Gazelle helicopters both of which belonged to the Ealat military flight training school in nearby Le-Cannet-des-Maures due to "technical reasons" between Cabasse and Carces, the Sky News reported.As per the local media reports, two rescue aircrafts, consisting of around 20 troops and more than 30 police officers were sent to investigate the crash and to launch rescue operations.The rescue operations were underway to trace a sixth person, who was said to be aboard on the helicopter. So far, five persons have been officially dead.French defence minister Florence Parly will travel to the crash site later in the day. He had expressed "great sadness" at the news of the crash in a post on Twitter.Also, three people were confirmed to have been on one helicopter, with two on the other.The police ...
Three injured in Mumbai's Adarsh Welfare society fire
Three people were injured in a fire that broke out in Adarsh Welfare society in Mumbai's Kandivali West earlier today.The injured have been admitted to hospital for the treatment.The fire is under control now.
Haryana govt declares Manesar as new police district
The Haryana government has declared Manesar as new police district to strengthen the law and order in the area. The idea behind declaring Manesar a police district is to keep a check on the incident of crime and road accidents and provide better administration to the people of Gurgaon district, an official spokesman said here today. Manesar falls in Gurgaon district. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved a proposal in this regard, the spokesman said. Khattar has also accorded approval for getting requisite number of staff for the newly declared police district on which an annual expenditure of over Rs 3.85 crore would be incurred, he said. Earlier, Hansi was declared a police district.
Centre considering drought relief to Chhattisgarh, MP, R'than
The Centre today informed Parliament that the proposals are under consideration to provide drought relief to 52 districts of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan during Kharif 2017. Already, inter-ministerial central teams have visited these states to assess the drought situation and ascertain financial assistance to be released from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), it said. "The proposals received from these states for assistance from NDRF are under consideration," Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. Chhattisgarh has declared drought in 21 districts, Madhya Pradesh in 18 districts and Rajasthan in 13 districts, he said, adding that these states have submitted a memorandum seeking financial help from NDRF. The government has also received a memorandum from Maharasthra government seeking financial help in the wake of pest attack on paddy and cotton crops during Kharif 2017, the minister ..
India committed to ICAO's goals to achieve safety, security in
India is committed to the UN aviation agency's performance-driven and result-based goals to achieve consistent improvements in safety, security and environment, Union Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said. The minister for Civil Aviation led an Indian delegation to the first 'Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference' held here. The two-day conference which began on January 31 was held to address the issue of Universal Safety Oversite Audit Programme (USOAP) of the Montreal-based ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation). The issues of air navigation were also discussed, as it was felt that there is no regionally coordinated future plans on Air Traffic Management like the SESAR in Europe or NextGen in USA, an official statement said. The core objective of this conference was to get potential mandate from Ministers of Asia Pacific region to collaborate at the regional level to address the issues of aviation safety, air navigation services, accident investigation and ...
Kerala to launch e-network of ambulances modelling Uber
Kerala will soon launch an e-network of ambulances on the lines of app-based global taxi operator Uber. Finance minister T M Thomas Isaac today made the announcement during the presentation of the state budget for 2018-19 in the Assembly. An app-based facility would be launched for people to seek the service of the nearest ambulance from the accident spot and rush the victim to appropriate hospitals, he said. "A state-wide e-network of ambulance services on the lines of uber taxi will be formulated," the minister said, detailingvarious plans to be implemented in the healthcare sector. He recalled the recent death of an accident victim, hailing from Tamil Nadu, in the state due to alleged denial of treatment in various hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam. An alternative system to avoid recurrence of such incidents would be implemented in the year 2018-19, he said. Emergency medical care should be provided free of cost in all hospitals including private ...
'Oil-like' blobs hit Japan beaches after tanker sinks
"Oil-like" blobs are washing up on the beaches of several southern Japanese islands, officials said today, raising fears they could be from a tanker that sank in the area nearly three weeks ago. The Iranian tanker Sanchi -- carrying 111,000 tonnes of light crude oil -- went under in a ball of flames on January 14 in Japan's economic waters in the East China Sea, sparking concerns it could lead to a massive environmental catastrophe. Japan's government is analysing the origin of the "oil- like" substance, and has dispatched the coast guard to help with clean-up, top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said. Local officials have reported the substance washing up along a seven-km stretch of the island of Takarajima in recent days. "It is still uncertain whether this is related to the Sanchi. We are currently collecting and analysing samples," Suga told a regular briefing in Tokyo. "We are taking measures to contain (contamination) and dispatching patrol vessels and planes ...
Indian Air Force saves young Kashmiri boy
Indian Air Force saved life of a young Kashmiri boy while battling acute weather condition.Nine-year-old Gurez resident Taufik started suffering acute pain as a result of a very serious case of appendicitis, at night. Since, adequate medical care for these situations is not available in Gurez, so the next best option was to evacuate him to Srinagar for treatment.The Airforce Station Srinagar received message for an evacuation at night and the crew of the helicopter was put on standby. Bad weather at Gurez prevented the helicopter from getting airborne in the morning.The helicopter was then put on another assignment. On the way back from this assignment the crew of the helicopter received a message that the weather at Gurez has improved to marginal.The copter was diverted to the landing site, inflight, and after a successful landing Taufik and his father were picked up and despite the continuous snowing and low clouds they were evacuated to Srinagar.Prompt action by IAF and its highly .
Oil from sunken tanker may have reached Japan: Greenpeace
Greenpeace warned on Friday that traces of crude oil found on an island in southern Japan may have come from the Iranian oil tanker Sanchi, which sank after an explosion in the East China Sea last month.
NHAI invites bids for Rs 1.75 lakh crore highway projects
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited bids for Rs 1.75 lakh crore highway projects till January in the current fiscal, the government said today. "The NHAI has invited bids for a length of 10,460 km, costing nearly Rs 1,75,000 crore till January, 2018, and is all set to achieve a quantum jump in the award of road projects in the year 2017-18," the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement. Bids for another 1,000 km will be invited within the next 15 days, the statement said, adding that the average length of road projects awarded by NHAI in the last 5 years was 2,860 km, with 4,335 km awarded in 2016-17. Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari had set a target for NHAI for award of 10,000 km this year. "Projects for a length of nearly 2,700 km, costing Rs 43,000 crore have already been awarded by the Authority in 2017-18, and there are plans to award .