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Time of India
26-04-2025
- Time of India
Flying drones, UAV around Jewar airport punishable offence: Police
Gautam Budh Nagar Police have prohibited the operation of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles near Noida International Airport in Jewar, citing security concerns and airspace monitoring. Declared a Red Zone on October 8, 2024, by aviation authorities, unauthorized drone flights will face legal consequences under the Airports Authority of India Act, 1934, and UAV operation rules. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Gautam Budh Nagar Police on Saturday issued an advisory stating that flying drones and unmanned aerial vehicles around the Noida International Airport in Jewar was a punishable offence. The ban was implemented keeping in mind the airport's security and monitoring of the airspace, it Kumar Mishra, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jewar Airport , said, "There is a complete ban on flying drones or any type of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ( UAV ) above and in the vicinity of Noida International Airport. This ban has been implemented keeping in mind the security of the airport and monitoring of the airspace."As per instructions of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and security agencies, the Noida International Airport was declared a Red Zone (no drone fly zone) on October 8, 2024, he said."Flying a drone without permission in this area is a punishable offence under the Airports Authority of India Act, 1934 and the rules for UAV operation," Mishra said."Legal action will be taken against any person, institution or group found violating this instruction. All citizens are requested to follow this rule and cooperate with the security system of the airport," he added.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
Andy Burnham wants a 'proper' tourist tax on visitors to Greater Manchester
Andy Burnham wants to bring a 'tourist levy' tax in for visitors to Greater Manchester from outside the area. The mayor said on Thursday (February 20) that he wants to see the city centre's unofficial 'tourist tax', an optional fee called the 'city visitor charge', replaced by a mandatory tax. Currently, anyone staying in a city centre hotel is asked to pay £1-per-night to fund Accommodation Business Improvement District (ABID) organisation, which promotes Manchester as a destination, and does extra street cleaning around hotels. READ MORE: The free Greater Manchester museum named the best in the UK READ MORE: The 'beautiful' beach an hour from Manchester to take the kids this half term This should be replaced by 'a proper levy', according to Andy Burnham, who said 'no' when asked if it would apply to existing Greater Manchester residents staying in city-region hotel. 'We would like it to be a proper levy. I would like a scheme that's mainly about visitors to Greater Manchester,' he told BBC Radio Manchester. 'People pay their council tax and they do not generally stay in hotels. I know it happens but largely it's about people coming into the city-region. 'I am putting the case to the government for a tourist levy. Edinburgh has brought one in. I think Glasgow have voted to bring one in. Wales are looking at it as well.' The mayor also argued Brits going abroad pay a tourist tax when visiting some European countries, so others should pay to stay here. He added: 'In an era where we are struggling to raise funds from the public here it feels right to me [when there's] the levy British tourists pay in France, Germany, and Italy… why should people from there not pay one?' In its first year, the city visitor charge raised around £2.8m, and the ABID said it had not received any complaints from guests via hotels in the scheme. According to Kumar Mishra, speaking as general manager of The Edwardian hotel last year, the fee helped to secure large-scale conferences and events and provided specialist training for accommodation operators on counter-terrorism and security as well as paying for more street cleaning in the city centre.
