Himalaya Harbinger Rudrapur Bureau The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought an independent audit of Air India’s safety practices and maintenance procedures in the wake of the June 2025 Ahmedabad plane crash, cautioning that one tragic incident should not become an occasion to single out the airline….
Himalaya Harbinger Rudrapur Bureau Police have arrested a liquor smuggler who evaded authorities for 21 years after being declared a proclaimed offender (PO) in 2004 The accused, Dhruv Prasad, 46, was initially arrested for smuggling Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Kharar, but fled soon after and was declared a PO the same year. Dhruv,…
Himalaya Harbinger Rudrapur Bureau United Airlines stated that a technical issue prompted the company to temporarily ground its flights at major airports across the US. “Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” the airline reportedly said. However, social media users are refusing to accept the explanation, speculating…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. To ensure free, fair, and peaceful polling during the second phase of the three-tier Panchayat elections, Inspector General (IG) of Kumaon Range, Ridhim Aggarwal, led an intensive, real-time monitoring drive across all polling districts on Monday. From the early hours of the day, the senior officer remained on high alert, personally…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. A landing gear malfunction during takeoff caused an American Airlines aircraft to abort its departure at Denver International Airport, resulting in at least one passenger injury and prompting an emergency evacuation on Saturday The incident occurred at 2.45 pm local time when American Airlines Flight 3023, bound for Miami, experienced technical…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. To take precautionary measures and ease daily commute, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) have collaborated to provide hyperlocal rain alerts, including details about possible waterlogging. The processed data will be accessible to citizens on mumbaiflood.in, which was launched on Friday. IIT-Bombay’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a major crackdown on illegal arms trafficking, the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF), in a joint operation with Rudrapur police, arrested a 24-year-old inter-state smuggler and seized eight illegal semi-automatic pistols along with magazines on the night of July 23 in Udham Singh Nagar district. The accused, identified as…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau – A Russian Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people crashed in the country’s far east on Thursday and everyone on board was feared to have been killed, emergency services officials said. The burning fuselage of the plane, which was made in the Soviet era and was nearly 50 years…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. An Air India plane’s tail caught fire shortly after landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI) from Hong Kong on Tuesday. Though the aircraft sustained some damage, passengers and crew members disembarked from the plane safely. The Hong Kong to Delhi Flight AI 315 on Tuesday, July 22, suffered an auxiliary…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. DEHRADUN: Here’s something that will light up your Sunday. First, meet Atul Kumar. He is 21 years old. This is his story. For about four months every year, thousands of pilgrims ascend the rocky, rain-washed path to Kedarnath, their belongings strapped to the backs of mules led by boys who know the…