Five killed in Turkey chopper crash
August 10th, 2012 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 10 (IANS) At least five people, including three Russians, were killed in a helicopter crash in Turkey Thursday, according to Russian Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia.The Kamov Ka-32 ... Read more...
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31 die, 12 survive in Russian plane crash (Second Lead)
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 2 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and 12 injured when a Russian passenger plane crashed Monday while trying to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off ... Read more...
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One killed in Russian chopper’s hard landing
December 20th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The flight engineer of an Mi-26 helicopter died when it made a hard landing in west Siberia Tuesday, authorities said."Flight engineer Igor Eroshkin was killed ... Read more...
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Russia grounds six airlines
September 26th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's aviation watchdog said Monday it has annulled the licenses of three airlines and suspended three others after a comprehensive check initiated in the ... Read more...
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Russia to ban planes without safety systems
June 26th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Planes that do not meet the world's aviation safety requirements will be banned from flights from 2012, Russia has said.In 2009, the federal air transport ... Read more...
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Russian tourists evacuated from plane in Turkey
June 26th, 2011 - 2:22 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tourists were evacuated from a plane at an airport in Turkey after a false fire alarm, an official said Saturday.A Red Wings Tu-204 jet ... Read more...
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Chopper crashes in Russia, pilot killed
June 23rd, 2011 - 4:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 23 (IANS) A helicopter pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed in southern Russia, the emergency situations ministry said.No other people were killed or injured in the Mi-2 ... Read more...
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Three killed in Russian plane explosion (Lead)
January 2nd, 2011 - 2:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least three passengers were killed and over 40 injured when a Russian jet carrying 134 people exploded shortly after making an emergency landing at a Siberian ... Read more...
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MIDC to set up 15 truck terminals across Maharashtra
October 4th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is developing 15 truck terminals across the state to improve the transport and supply chain network.
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Emergency landing by Russian plane after bomb threat
October 4th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Yak-42 plane with 73 passengers on board flying from Moscow to Chechen capital Grozny was forced to make an emergency landing after a bomb threat, an ... Read more...
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11 die in Siberia plane crash
August 3rd, 2010 - 3:52 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A passenger jet crashed in East Siberia Monday, killing 11 of the 15 passengers on board, a Russian emergencies ministry spokeswoman said.
The plane was flying from the ... Read more...
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Hiren Mohini’s murder prompts construction of protective shield for Kiwi cabbies
May 22nd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, May 22(ANI): After the outrage over the killing of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini in an Auckland suburb in January, a Perspex manufacturer has constructed a protective shield for taxi drivers, ... Read more...
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Delhi moves to set up integrated transport agency
April 12th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Delhi cabinet Monday approved a bill for setting up Delhi Urban Mass Transit Authority (DUMTA), an agency for integrated handling of transport related issues.
"There is ... Read more...
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Mohini’s murder prompts Kiwi Govt. to make security cameras compulsory in cabs
March 31st, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Mar 31(ANI): New Zealand Government has said that security cameras will become compulsory on taxis by the end of the year to curb serious assaults on drivers.New Zealand Transport Minister Steven ... Read more...
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Mohini’s murder prompts Wednesday safety review of Kiwi taxi industry
March 28th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Mar 28(ANI): New Zealand's taxi industry will this week find out whether cameras, shields, flak jackets, among other options become compulsory following a safety review prompted by the murder of Indian-origin ... Read more...
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Kiwi motorists causing offence with rude licence plates
February 8th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 8 (ANI): Implementation of Australian licence plate system of three letters and three numbers has led to a rise in the number of rude combinations by New Zealand motorists.According to ... Read more...
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New Zealand Taxi Federation calls for more security after Hiren Mohini’s killing
February 1st, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Feb 1(ANI): Shocked by the killing of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini in Auckland's suburb on Sunday, the New Zealand Taxi Federation is calling for compulsory security cameras to prevent such ... Read more...
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Even cycling at relaxed pace is good for health
October 12th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Oct 12 (ANI): A new study has found that if New Zealanders increased their cycling to the modest levels of the 1980s, their health would improve significantly.Commuters need not ride their ... Read more...
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Dhaka firm seeks $7 mn Indian credit to buy CNG buses
August 9th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 9 (IANS) The state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation has sought a Taka 500 million ($7 million) credit from India to purchase 100 compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses to replace ... Read more...
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Nabbed official tried to send arms to militants in India: Dhaka
May 4th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 4 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities have nabbed a former senior official of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) agency and charged him with providing transport and equipment for an illegal arms consignment ... Read more...
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Bond director Lee Tamahori working on Kiwi anti drink-driving ad
December 15th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, December 15 (ANI): Lee Tamahori, who directed the twentieth James Bond movie Die Another Day in 2002, is now working on a new anti drink-driving ad for the New Zealand ... Read more...
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Court pulls up DTC for not rewarding brave employee
December 4th, 2008 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday criticised the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for not fully rewarding a bus conductor who had sustained a bullet injury while protecting passengers ... Read more...
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