SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir govt Tuesday announced that the routes leading to the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath in Ganderbal district would be no-fly zones from July 1 to Aug 10. Chopper services will also not be available for devotees this year. The annual pilgrimage is set to commence on July 3 and conclude…
Toddler among 7 killed as Kedarnath chopper crashes amid bad weather (Photo: PTI) DEHRADUN: A helicopter carrying seven people – a toddler, five pilgrims and the pilot – crashed near Gaurikund on Kedarnath route around 5.40 am Sunday, killing all occupants. The Bell 407 chopper, operated by Aryan Aviation, caught fire after the crash, leaving…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke with Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami following the helicopter crash in the state.“Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Cyprus, received detailed information about the Kedarnath helicopter crash from Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over the phone. The Prime Minister expressed deep condolences. He…
Iran on Sunday launched missile strikes on Israel, killing eight and injuring over 130 in Tel Aviv, prompting retaliatory airstrikes on Tehran. In India, seven were killed in a helicopter crash in remote area o Kedarghati, Uttarakhand. Nigeria saw one of its deadliest massacres in months, with at least 100 villagers burned alive in Benue…
NEW DELHI: An Apache helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has made an emergency landing in the Nangalpur area.Last week, IAF was forced to make an emergency landing in a field near UP’s Saharanpur after the pilots received a technical snag warning on their flying panel in the cockpit. After extensive checks on the…
The facility will manufacture Airbus’ popular H125 civil helicopter for Indian and regional markets. (Image of H125 courtesy Airbus) Airbus, the European aviation giant, and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), the aerospace division of the Tata group, are looking to establish a Final Assembly Line (FAL) for H125 helicopters in Kolar, Karnataka.The facility will manufacture Airbus’…
A Russian military commander has claimed that President Vladimir Putin’s helicopter was “at the epicenter” of a Ukrainian drone attack on May 20 in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to a report by the Kyiv Independent. The claim was made by Yury Dashkin, commander of an air defense division, and was cited by Russian news agency…
A family of five and a pilot were killed after a private chopper broke apart mid-air and crashed over the Hudson River in the United States. Among those killed in the deadly crash were Agustin Escobar, the head of the Spanish division of the global technology company Siemens, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their…
A footage of an air traffic control radar screen showing the flight radar view of an American Airlines plane colliding with a US military helicopter has gone viral on social media. The flight radar shows how the US Army Black helicopter, carrying three Army personnel – with call sign PAT25 – hit the American Airlines…
All 67 people onboard the American Airlines plane and the Army chopper that collided near Washington, DC earlier in the day are feared dead, a senior fire official said. As per news reports, at least 28 bodies have been recovered so far from the Potomac River where both the aircraft fell after the clash. The…