HYDERABAD: The bodies of two persons from the city, who died in the Nepal plane crash, were brought here on Wednesday night. The deceased are: 67-yearold G Venkatramana, a retired AG Office employee from Padmanabha Nagar in Mehdipatnam, and 32-year-old Mumbai ISKCON temple priest Krishna Chaitanya from Indraprastha Colony near Diamond Point in Secunderabad.Venkatramanas nephew Phani accompanied the bodies.A group of 20 pilgrims from the city, including Venkatramana, his wife...
11:46 AM, May 17, 2012
Mumbai: Even as they reeled from the shock of losing their loved ones, relatives of five of the 13 Indian passengers who died in the Nepal plane crash had to perform the painful task of flying to Kathmandu yesterday, in order to claim the bodies of their relatives. A total of 13 passengers died in the air disaster that took place in the cliffs of Jomson on Monday morning. Of...
11:40 AM, May 17, 2012
Mumbai: She began acting at the age of six and went on to co-star with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Paa' in 2009. Taruni Sachdev, who became a popular child artiste with over 50 commercials to her credit, is most remembered as the Rasna girl with Karisma Kapoor. She also acted in a couple of Malayalam films and was reportedly the highest paid child actor down south. 14-year-old Taruni and her mother...
09:33 PM, May 15, 2012
Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has ordered an inquiry into the plane crash. ...
08:14 AM, May 15, 2012
Kathmandu: Indian child artist Taruni Sachdev was among those who died in the Nepal plane crash on Monday. The 14-year-old had a cameo in the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Paa' and acted in numerous southern language films. She had also featured in over 50 commercials, including one with Karishma Kapoor. Taruni's mother who was accompanying her on the flight also died in the crash. Thirteen Indians among 15 people died in the...
07:57 AM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: A small Dornier plane belonging to a private company crashed in the mountains of Nepal on Monday morning killing 14 people including 13 Indian pilgrims. The plane belonging to Agni Air had 21 people on board including three crew members. It crashed after hitting a hill top while attempting to land at the Jomsom airport in northern Nepal, said an official at the Rescue Coordination Committee of Tribhuvan...
03:37 PM, May 14, 2012
Kathmandu: Two young Indian girls were lucky to survive the Nepalese airliner crash on Monday near high-altitude Jomsom airport in northern Nepal, being among the six who were rescued alive from the debris of the ill-fated plane. The girls aged 6 and 9 were among three Indian survivors of the crash in which the Dronier aircraft got buried after hitting a mountain peak straddling the airport. "The girls are conscious...
03:01 PM, May 14, 2012
Kathmandu: Thirteen Indians were among the 14 people killed as a Dornier plane crashed in the mountainous northern region of Nepal on Monday. Reports said that there were 16 Indians among the 18 passengers on board the plane. The plane belongs to local airline company Agni Air. Marketing and Administration Director of Agni Air Pramod Pandey said that there were 16 Indians on board. Police official Nareswor Aryal also said...
11:38 AM, May 14, 2012
Kathmandu: Police says a plane with 21 people on board has crashed in Nepal's mountainous north. Police said the plane crashed Monday while trying to land at the Jomsom Airport, a gateway to a popular tourist and trekking area. It belongs to local airline company Agri Air. Police and soldiers have rushed to the area. Details were not immediately available. ...
10:24 AM, May 14, 2012
Meerut: A Delhi-based businessman was on Saturday killed when a two-seater micro-light private plane met with an accident at the Partapur airstrip, though the pilot and his colleague escaped unhurt. The incident occurred around 10 AM when the businessman Yogesh Garg was clicking pictures of the private plane on the airstrip while it was taking off and was hit by one of its wings, police said. Yogesh, who ran a...
04:42 PM, May 12, 2012
Meerut: A two-seater aircraft crashed in Meerut on Saturday, killing one. The incident occurred during training. The victim has been identified as Infraline Chairman Yogesh Garg, who was also the owner of the plane. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a probe. ...
01:20 PM, May 12, 2012
Jakarta: Rescuers who on Thursday morning spotted on a mountain slope in Indonesia the wreckage of a Sukhoi super-jet 100 that went missing a day earlier with around 50 people on board said there was no sign of any survivor, an official said. Russia has opened a criminal case into the accident. Though some bodies were found, the exact number was not disclosed, Xinhua reported. The bodies would be taken...
05:40 PM, May 10, 2012
Cidahu (Indonesia): Rescuers discovered bodies on Thursday near the shattered wreckage of a new Russian-made passenger plane that smashed into the steep side of an Indonesian volcano during a flight to impress potential buyers. All 45 people on board were feared dead. Due to the remoteness of the crash site, the bodies will be placed in nets and lifted by ropes to a hovering chopper, national search and rescue agency...
03:24 PM, May 10, 2012
Cidahu: A helicopter spotted the shattered wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane Thursday that crashed into a steep cliff on a long-dormant Indonesian volcano during a demonstration flight to potential buyers and journalists. There was no sign of survivors among the 47 people on board. Family members, many of whom spent a long, sleepless night at the airport, broke down in tears on hearing the news. Others stared blankly ahead...
08:36 AM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda's helicopter crashed in Ranchi, leaving him injured on Wednesday. This is not the first incident of such a crash involving a VVIP. Following is a timeline of the crashes of the politicians' airplanes and helicopters in the past: - On April 30, 2011, Arunachal Pradesh CM Dorji Khandu, who went missing on a flight from Tawang, died along with four others after their...
01:32 PM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: A probe into last year's crash of an air ambulance in Faridabad has found that strong gust of wind and very rough weather had caused the accident that claimed 10 lives, including that of a patient it was carrying to Delhi from Patna. The small Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, which was converted into an air ambulance, had crashed into two houses in the Parvatia colony of Faridabad at 10:43...
07:58 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: Aiming to enhance the combat potential of its fighter aircraft, the IAF has signed contracts with various companies to upgrade its fleet of combat planes involving MiG-29, MiG-27, Mirage-2000 and Jaguars. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, Defence Minister AK Antony said, "IAF has undertaken upgrades of MiG-21 and MiG-29 aircraft. Contracts have also been signed to upgrade MiG-29, Mirage-2000 and Jaguar aircraft."...
03:17 PM, Apr 30, 2012
San Francisco: Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and billionaire co-founder Larry Page have teamed up with Avatar director James Cameron and other investors to back an ambitious space exploration and natural resources venture, details of which will be unveiled next week. The fledgling company, called Planetary Resources, will be unveiled at a Tuesday news conference at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, according to a press release issued this week....
01:03 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Islamabad: Hope is fading for news of any survivor in the plane crash in Pakistan as over 12 hours has passed since the incident. Over 127 people were on board the Bhoja Air Boeing 737. The flight had taken off on Friday evening from Karachi and crashed 9 km away from Islamabad, most likely due to bad weather. Meanwhile, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that an FIR will...
08:12 AM, Apr 21, 2012
