Pawan Hans resumes chopper service in Meghalaya
July 26th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 26 (IANS) State-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd Thursday resumed its services in the hill state of Meghalaya after a gap of 15 months.The Meghalaya government suspended operations of ... Read more...
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VM - Dara Singh, champ with heart of gold, bid final goodbye (Roundup)
July 12th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Bollywood's 'Iron Man' with a heart of gold died here Thursday morning following a brief illness. He may have lost his final battle but he ... Read more...
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Fans bid tearful goodbye to Dara Singh
July 12th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Thousands of fans with moist eyes bid final farewell to their favourite actor and Bollywood's first macho man Dara Singh, who died here Thursday morning.The ... Read more...
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Pawan Hans to connect Delhi with Vrindavan and Mathura
May 31st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) State-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) is planning to connect Vrindavan and Mathura with New Delhi considering the high potential of religious tourism of the ... Read more...
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Aerial crashes: many leaders died, others survived
May 9th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda's chopper accident Wednesday has put the spotlight back on aerial crashes in India, where helicopters are frequently used to ferry ... Read more...
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Orissa deploys chopper in anti-Maoist operation
August 8th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) Orissa Monday deployed a chopper to help security forces fighting Maoists in the state, police said.The 26-seater Pawan Hans MI 172 multi-role twin engine helicopter, which ... Read more...
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Thousands trek to Amarnath cave for prayers (Lead)
June 29th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) Thousands of pilgrims reached the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday afternoon, where special prayers were held, an official said."Thousands of pilgrims have ... Read more...
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Meghalaya seeks central help on tender for chopper service
May 30th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 30 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Monday wrote to the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) to float a tender for operating a helicopter service in the mountainous state.On ... Read more...
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Plane crashes into homes near New Delhi, 10 killed
May 26th, 2011 - 3:58 am ICT by BNO News
FARIDABAD, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- An emergency medical plane carrying seven people crashed into a residential structure near the Indian capital on late Wednesday evening, local media reported.The accident happened at around ... Read more...
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Alliance Air to increase flights to north east
May 18th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The government Wednesday decided to increase flight frequencies of the national carrier Air India's budget arm Alliance Air to Arunachal Pradesh.The move comes in the ... Read more...
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PM condoles demise of Dorjee Khandu
May 5th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday condoled the death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash, saying the country had lost ... Read more...
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Khandu’s death: Arunachal announces seven-day state mourning
May 5th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar/New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): Arunachal Government has announced a seven-day state mourning beginning today as a mark of respect to Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu who was killed in a chopper ... Read more...
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Bodies of Arunachal CM Khandu, 4 others taken to Tawang
May 5th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar, May 5 (ANI): The Army on Thursday brought the bodies of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others from Keyla, where the helicopter with five on board crashed.All ... Read more...
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Arunachal chief minister’s death mourned
May 4th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Leaders across the country Wednesday mourned the death of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash.Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, who served briefly ... Read more...
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Review safety of VIP choppers, demands Congress
May 4th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said it favoured a safety review of helicopters carrying VIPs in the wake of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's death in ... Read more...
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Indian state minister killed in helicopter crash
May 4th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Local search teams on Wednesday found the wreckage of an aircraft that went missing on Saturday morning confirming the death of the chief minister of India's ... Read more...
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Tribals find crashed chopper, Khandu’s mutilated body (Night Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 4 (IANS) After four days of search by over 3,000 security forces and choppers, it was finally a group of tribals who Wednesday found the wreckage of ... Read more...
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IAF to transfer remains of Khandu Thursday
May 4th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 14 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Wednesday said helicopter sorties are planned Thursday morning to transfer the remains of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Dorjee Khandu and others killed ... Read more...
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Arunachal wreckage is finally located by locals
May 4th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 4 (IANS) After four days of search by over 3,000 security personnel and air force helicopters and Sukhois, it was a group of local tribal people who ... Read more...
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Villagers found Khandu chopper wreckage: ITBP official
May 4th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 4 (IANS) While the aerial survey and satellite imagery data failed to pinpoint the exact location, it was a team of local people, untrained and with no ... Read more...
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Arunachal chief minister may be dead: Chidambaram
May 4th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Amid continuing suspense about Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, Home Minister P. Chidambaram, citing unofficial reports, said Wednesday, some 100 hours after he ... Read more...
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Political leaders who died in air crashes
May 4th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu is not the only leader to have met a tragic end in an air crash. Here are some of ... Read more...
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Crash site found, Khandu body identified (Afternoon Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 4 (IANS) Family members Wednesday reached the site of the helicopter crash and identified the body of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu but the other four bodies ... Read more...
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Army team trekking to wreckage site in Arunachal: Chidambaram (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An army team in Arunachal Pradesh was trekking its way to the site of the wreckage of a helicopter believed to be that of ... Read more...
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Krishna condoles demise of Arunachal CM Khandu
May 4th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna on Wednesday condoled the sad demise of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who has been killed in a chopper crash in ... Read more...
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Three bodies seen at crash site in Lobothang: Chidamabaram
May 4th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said rescue teams have located three bodies in Lobothang near Tawang District, but it could not be confirmed whether the ... Read more...
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Arunachal chief minister’s helicopter crash site located: Chidambaram
May 4th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The wreckage of the chopper carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has been found and some bodies sighted, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said ... Read more...
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Wreckage of helicopter carrying Arunachal CM found
May 4th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar, May 4 (ANI): The wreckage of the helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others, that went missing on Saturday, has been located in Lobothang near Tawang district. ... Read more...
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Five bodies, wreckage of Dorjee Khandu’s chopper found (Second Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 4 (IANS) Five mutilated bodies and the wreckage of the helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu were found Wednesday near the Jang waterfalls in Tawang district, ... Read more...
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Wreckage of Arunachal chief minister’s chopper found (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 4 (IANS) The wreckage of the chopper carrying Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others was found in Lobotang area of the state's Tawang district Wednesday morning, ... Read more...
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No trace yet of Arunachal CM, search enters fifth day
May 4th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar, May 4 (ANI): Six Indian Air Force helicopters began an aerial survey along inhospitable altitudes of Sela Pass on Wednesday to trace the missing chopper carrying Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee ... Read more...
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Search for Arunachal chief minister enters fifth day
May 4th, 2011 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 4 (IANS) Six Indian Air Force helicopters Wednesday began an aerial survey along the dizzy heights of Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh even as the search by ... Read more...
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Search for missing Arunachal CM now extends to Bhutan, other areas
May 3rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar, May 3 (ANI): With the search at high altitude Banggajang and Nagarjiji yielding no results, the search teams have been concentrating at five more locations including Putujiji in Bhutan to ... Read more...
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Rescue teams fail to trace missing chopper, announces minister (Second Lead)
May 3rd, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 3 (IANS) Amid palpable anger and anguish amongst people, authorities Tuesday announced that rescue teams had been unable to trace the helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee ... Read more...
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Pawan Hans to conduct thorough check of its fleet
May 3rd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 3 (IANS) State-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL), which suspended its services in six northeastern states, is likely to resume services next week after a careful check of ... Read more...
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