Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered immediate action against three senior officials of Air India following “serious and repeated violations” related to flight crew scheduling. These lapses, voluntarily disclosed by the airline, revealed that flight crew were scheduled and operated despite not meeting mandatory licensing,…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Authorities in Bengaluru have filed a case against a local medical professional accused of causing a disturbance on an Air India flight bound for Surat, Gujarat. The incident, involving 36-year-old Dr Vyas Hiral Mohanbhai of Yelahanka, reportedly occurred on Tuesday afternoon, around 2:45 pm, The Indian Express reported. According to official…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The legendary Sachin Tendulkar has finally opened up on the controversy surrounding the Pataudi Trophy and the England Cricket Board’s decision to rename the Test series between India and England to the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Ideally, Tendulkar would have been thrilled to have a tournament of such stature named in his honour….
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Air India on Tuesday cancelled its Ahmedabad-London Gatwick airline (AI 159) due to unavailability of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, said an official at Ahmedabad airport. The flight AI159 was originally scheduled to depart from London at 10pm on June 16 and arrive in Ahmedabad at 9:20am on June 17, but it…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau NEW DELHI: A Delhi-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner returned to Hong Kong airport on Monday morning after the aircraft reportedly encountered a technical snag mid-air. The flight, Al-315, was operated by Air India It had departed from Hong Kong and was en route to Delhi when the crew detected a…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. New Delhi : Runway 28/10 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport will be closed for maintenance work from Sunday for three months till September 15, during which more than 200 flights will be affected daily, officials aware of the matter said. The closure is bound to affect passenger movement as 114…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Authorities have so far identified 31 victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad through DNA testing and 12 families have claimed the mortal remains till now, an official said on Sunday. The process of DNA matching of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who also died in the June…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. As relentless monsoon showers continue to lash coastal Karnataka, authorities in Dakshina Kannada have barred the movement of two- and three-wheelers along a crucial stretch of National Highway-66 — between Suratkal and Nantoor Junction — citing road safety concerns. The decision follows widespread waterlogging and infrastructural damage caused by intense rainfall…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. An autorickshaw driver- who claimed to earn between ₹5 to ₹8 lakh a month by running a bag storage service outside the US Consulate in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)- has been forced to shut down operations following police intervention. The driver gained viral attention after a LinkedIn post by Lenskart’s…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a decisive move to make Uttarakhand a corruption-free and drug-free state, as per the directives of the Honorable Chief Minister, Inspector General (IG) of Kumaon Range, Ridhim Aggarwal, has taken a significant step by forming a Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) at the range level. This newly established team aims…