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Hans India
20 hours ago
- General
- Hans India
Bird-hit IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Ranchi
Ranchi: A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at Ranchi after suffering a bird hit mid-air, officials said on Monday. The IndiGo flight, carrying 175 passengers, made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport after vultures hit the aircraft, officials said.
Mint
a day ago
- General
- Mint
IndiGo flight hit by vultures at 4,000 feet, makes emergency landing at Ranchi airport; aircraft suffers damage
A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at Ranchi after suffering a bird hit mid-air, officials said on Monday. The IndiGo flight, carrying 175 passengers, made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport after vultures hit the aircraft, the official said. All the passengers and crew members are safe, PTI reported quoting the official. However, the aircraft, which was an Airbus 320, suffered damage near the nose, the official said. The vultures hit the IndiGo flight at about a 4,000 feet altitude. 'An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet when the incident occurred,' Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, Director R R Maurya was quoted as saying by PTI. 'The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here,' Maurya added. The IndiGo aircraft suffered a dent and engineers are assessing the damage, he said. 'The aircraft suffered a dent after being hit by a vulture. Engineers are assessing the damage.' Another official said that the aircraft, which was coming to Ranchi, was scheduled to go to Kolkata. IndiGo has however not made any statement regarding the incident. (This is a developing story. Check back for updates)
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Rain disrupts normal life across Tripura and Manipur, authorities issue red alert for three districts
AGARTHALA: Heavy rain threw normal life out of gear across several parts of Tripura on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more intense showers over the next 24 hours. The state capital, Agartala, recorded 25 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, according to officials. The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by squally winds reaching speeds of 50–60 km/h across the state due to a deep depression over the Northwest Bay of Bengal. In response, a red alert was issued for Sepahijala, West Tripura, and Khowai districts on Thursday. An official from the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) confirmed that while all eight districts recorded rainfall, no major damage to property or loss of life has been reported. 'Despite intermittent downpours, there is no report of flooding. However, normal life is partially affected with people preferring to remain indoors,' the official said. District administrations have been put on alert and are prepared to respond to any emergency arising from potential flooding. Meanwhile, flight operations at Agartala Airport were impacted on Thursday, with two Kolkata-bound flights cancelled due to poor weather. However, services resumed normally on Friday, according to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Authorities continue to monitor the situation as weather conditions remain unstable.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Rain hits normal life across Tripura; IMD issues red alert in three districts
AGARTHALA: Heavy rain threw normal life out of gear across several parts of Tripura on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more intense showers over the next 24 hours. The state capital, Agartala, recorded 25 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, according to officials. The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by squally winds reaching speeds of 50–60 km/h across the state due to a deep depression over the Northwest Bay of Bengal. In response, a red alert was issued for Sepahijala, West Tripura, and Khowai districts on Thursday. An official from the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) confirmed that while all eight districts recorded rainfall, no major damage to property or loss of life has been reported. 'Despite intermittent downpours, there is no report of flooding. However, normal life is partially affected with people preferring to remain indoors,' the official said. District administrations have been put on alert and are prepared to respond to any emergency arising from potential flooding. Meanwhile, flight operations at Agartala Airport were impacted on Thursday, with two Kolkata-bound flights cancelled due to poor weather. However, services resumed normally on Friday, according to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Authorities continue to monitor the situation as weather conditions remain unstable.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
Signal glitch continues as delay and short-termination dog Hwh passengers
1 2 3 4 5 6 Kolkata: The massive signal failure at Santragachhi yard continued to throw Howrah station into disarray. Several long-distance trains were running 6-10 hours late even on Wednesday. Passengers continued to grapple with extreme inconvenience under the sweltering heat, and no clear timeline for resolution. The crisis, rooted in technical glitches in the non-interlocking signal system, left thousands stranded even as South-Eastern Railway authorities claimed that the technical snag was addressed, and trains were still running inordinately late because of the cascading effect. The Kharagpur-Howrah section, being the trunk route for most trains between Bengal and southern India, continued to remain clogged for the third consecutive day. Thousands of passengers were left in the lurch at Howrah Station's new complex. Many of them reached Howrah at the crack of dawn and waited for nearly ten hours in scorching heat to board trains that were already running nine or ten hours behind schedule. Raju Das from Bihar was due to leave for Mumbai on Wednesday morning. "I checked out of hotel to board Howrah-Mumbai CSMT Duronto Express. The scheduled departure was 5.45 am. When I came to the station, I was told that the train is rescheduled. Later, an SMS alert said the train would leave at 3.45 pm," rued Das, who needs to attend work in Mumbai. Puri-bound Vande Bharat Express, which was supposed to leave Howrah at 6.10 am, was rescheduled to 4.10 pm. Among other trains with prolonged departures were Tamralipto Express (nine hours and 40 minutes behind schedule) and Puri-Shatabdi Express (delayed by six hours). Kolkata-bound passenger Brishti Basu said, "Last night we received a message that Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express would leave Puri at 11.30 am on Wednesday instead of 5.45 am. It left at 11.50 am and kept stopping en route. It was supposed to reach Howrah at 1.40 pm, and I was supposed to join work today." "The signal failure has led to pressure on Howrah. SER has designated Santragachhi and Shalimar as alternatives. But Shalimar is undergoing renovation. Santragachhi's signal issues have added to the crisis," an official said.
