Survivors of the 2020 Calicut crash pooled compensation money to transform a local health centre to help villagers near the crash site. But now their act of generosity is at the heart of a controversy.
On Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said 149 people, including three critically injured, were admitted to hospitals in Kozhikode.
DGCA's Anil Kumar said the initial report said aircraft touchdown 3000 ft overshot the runway. There was a light rain following which aircraft slipped & went down by 10 feet.
The runway in Kozhikode is of the 'tabletop' kind — carved out of hills, such runways are surrounded by deep valleys, which means there’s no room for even the slightest slip-up.
Captain Deepak Sathe was a former IAF Wing Commander who flew the MiG-21 and was later a test pilot before retiring after 22 years in service. He then became a commercial pilot.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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