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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Kozhikode

56 passengers injured in Air India Express plane crash discharged from hospitals

On Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said 149 people, including three critically injured, were admitted to hospitals in Kozhikode.

Kerala Air India crash was a disaster waiting to happen, say experts, point to runway

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.

Cracks on runway, water stagnation — lapses DGCA noted in notice to Kozhikode airport in 2019

The show-cause notice noted cracks and excessive rubber deposits along the runway on which the AI Express plane crashed Friday, killing at least 18 people.

AI Express plane touched down 1,000 metres away from start of runway before crash, says AAI

According to AAI, the pilot requested for a different runway than the one assigned as he could not see it due to low visibility caused by heavy rain.

Air India Express plane with 191 on board skids off Kozhikode airport runway, breaks into two

According to the DGCA, the aircraft fell down a 50-foot valley. It was raining heavily at the time of the accident.

Nurse Lini’s death shows doctors are Gods but nurses mere mortals in India

The nurse is not just a victim of the Nipah virus, but also a horrifying loophole in India’s already crumbling medical system.

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Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.