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Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
IndiGo's Airbus A321 suffers tail strike while attempting low-altitude go-around at Mumbai airport amid heavy rainfall
An IndiGo Airbus A321 (VT-ICM) aircraft on Saturday suffered a tail strike while executing a low-altitude go-around at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rainfall. The aircraft attempted another approach and landed safely at about 3 am. The flight, 6E 1060, was arriving from Bangkok. Independence Day 2025 Modi signals new push for tech independence with local chips Before Trump, British used tariffs to kill Indian textile Bank of Azad Hind: When Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose gave India its own currency This is the airline's seventh tail strike in the last two years with its A321 fleet, an issue the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has raised with the airline, TOI reported. IndiGo Spokesperson says, "On August 16, 2025, an IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway while executing a low-altitude go-around due to unfavourable weather conditions in Mumbai. Thereafter, the aircraft carried out another approach and landed safely. Following the standard protocol, the aircraft will go through necessary checks/ repairs and regulatory clearance before resuming operations." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Shooter Action MMO Crossout Play Now Undo In July 2023, the DGCA had fined IndiGo with Rs 30 lakh for four tail strikes in a span of six months. The regulator had found 'systemic deficiencies pertaining to operations, training procedures and engineering procedures'. According to aviation website Skybrary, "A tail strike occurs when the aft fuselage (tail) of an aeroplane comes in contact with the runway during either takeoff or landing. Statistically, the majority of tail strikes occur on landing. Tail strikes most often occur as a result of human error although environmental factors, such as strong gusty winds, can increase the potential for an event."
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Congressman Don Davis visits ICE detention facility in Georgia
LUMPKIN, G.A. (WNCT) — On Thursday, Apr. 24, 025, Congressman Don Davis toured the Stewart ICE Detention Facility in Lumpkin, Georgia. The trip marks the third detention facility Congressman Davis has visited in 2025, with following visits being to Alamance County ICE Detention Facility in Graham, N.C., and Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. During the visit, Congressman Davis received a briefing from ICE and facility administrators focused on the center's current operations and capacity challenges. Medical care for detainees and how ICE is coordinating with federal and local law enforcement to process cases more efficiently was also covered. After the brief, ICE provided a tour of intake, the medical unit, and food services. First-hand conversations with medium-high and high-custody detainees about their history in the United States and their experience in ICE detention was also included. 'I am tracing the most likely path of a detainee from eastern North Carolina. After visiting the ICE detention center in Alamance County, I traveled to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, where detainees are transported for possible deportation,' Congressman Don Davis said. 'Our immigration detention system is facing an influx, and witnessing this firsthand was essential.' Congressman Davis has made border security a top priority in his first 100 days of the 119th Congress. The first bill he introduced was H.R. 1060, the Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals (MAP) Act, bipartisan legislation to help prevent counterfeit and fentanyl-laced drugs from entering the pharmaceutical supply chain. H.R. 1060 would also require on-dose identifiers on controlled substances to ensure the authenticity of prescription and non-prescription drugs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lawmakers hear proposals to better support families and child care providers
(Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent) Maine families are wrestling with a dire lack of child care options, particularly in more rural parts of the state. Rep. Holly Eaton (D-Deer Isle) has proposed a pilot project that would offer tuition grants for rural Mainers interested in getting into child care or an early childhood profession to complete their education, and additional funds to open their own facility. That proposal, LD 1280, was one of the five bills aimed at better serving Maine children and families discussed before the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee on Friday. The two-part pilot project would require a one time appropriation of $600,000 and would target individuals who are not eligible for the state's free community college program. Eaton said operating the programs as a pilot would give the state a chance to collect data and explore scalable solutions to address the child care shortage that affects the entire state but is particularly acute in rural Maine. According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, an estimated 18,000 people in Maine are currently out of the labor force due to a lack of child care. Part of the challenge is that providers are struggling to stay afloat as they are often caught between wanting to keep costs down for families while paying their staff sufficient wages. One proposal meant to support child care centers came from Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot). LD 1191 seeks to ensure that child care providers who accept children in the state's foster care system receive timely reimbursement from the Department of Health and Human Services. His bill would require the department to pay invoices from a child care provider within 15 days of receipt, as well as offer guidance to providers to ensure they are filing invoices correctly to receive prompt payment. There are also annual reporting requirements about the timeliness of these payments. This bill comes after recent reports of untimely payments, though Bobbi Johnson, director of the Office of Child and Family Services, said the vast majority of disbursements are being made on time. She spoke with the Health and Human Services Committee just last month about this issue and the reasons her agency has identified behind such delays. Currently, there is an average of five days between the time invoices are entered into the agency's system and they are paid, Johnson said Friday. She added that 99% of all payments are already being paid within that 15-day window outlined in the bill. Betsey Grant, who owns Tiny Tikes Daycare in Trenton and has served nearly 60 foster children in the past few years, said timely reimbursement is important, but argued it's even more important for providers to be paid in advance, which is common practice for families not involved in the child welfare system. The committee also heard testimony on two bills that would bolster support for parents and help prevent child abuse. Meyer sponsored LD 1060, which would provide $100,000 in one time funding for the Be There for ME campaign, which launched last year to help reduce the stigma associated with parents asking for help. The campaign also includes a website that provides resources in a dozen different languages for housing or behavioral health services, as well as offers peer support from other parents in Maine. She also introduced LD 1061, which would provide $1.5 million in ongoing annual funding for the statewide network of abuse prevention councils under the Maine Children's Trust. The councils work in all 16 of Maine's counties building community resources and offering important training for parents but, according to Executive Director Heidi Aakjer, funding for the trust hasn't increased in more than 15 years. While no one testified against either bill, multiple parents and individuals involved with the abuse prevention councils spoke in support, describing them as valuable resources for families in Maine. They told the committee that investing in the prevention of abuse could not only strengthen and preserve families, but prevent the higher costs of a child entering state custody. A final bill discussed before the committee Friday was LD 1108, introduced by Rep. Abigail Griffin (R-Levant) to strengthen the reunification process for children in state custody in cases where the parents struggle with substance use disorder. The legislation would implement random drug screening for those parents, as well as ensure that certain reunification meetings are scheduled at times that work for the parents. However, Johnson said these are already standard practices for the child welfare agency when substance use is a factor in removing the child. The proposal would also prohibit the state from petitioning a court to return custody to the parent sooner than six months after the child was removed from the home. Johnson raised constitutional concerns with this, explaining that there is an established judicial process and cautioned that each case comes with unique circumstances. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
