Protesters torched tyres & old furniture on roads in Kwakeithel & Uripok, demanding leader's release. There were clashes with security forces at different places in Imphal Saturday night.
The temporary suspension was necessary in interest of sovereignty and integrity of country, the security of the Union territory and for maintaining public order, says home dept order.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
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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