A govt-appointed committee says Meghalaya’s University of Science and Technology was built on forest land without proper permission, causing massive flooding in Assam.
USTM Chancellor Mahbubul Hoque fears university could fall short of enrollment target following Sarma’s statement that graduates from USTM may be barred from govt jobs in Assam.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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