In a significant operation led by the Directorate of Revenue (DRI), a 21-year-old Thai national has been apprehended at Mumbai Airport on charges of cocaine trafficking.
The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed the habeas corpus plea seeking production of a detained Bangladeshi national before the court. The foreign national was stopped and detained at IGI Airport in October 2022.
Surpassing pre-pandemic levels in December 2019, the airport welcomed a record-breaking 4.88 million passengers, showcasing a remarkable 13 per cent growth compared to December 2022.
"I am grateful to PM Modi for giving the fourth international airport to Uttar Pradesh. The Ayodhya airport was inaugurated on December 30th..." said Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) took over the security of Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya on Wednesday. The unit will be headed by a Deputy Commandant rank officer.
This is only the second instance when any scheduled airline operator has been granted approval for commencement of special VFR operations to or from any VFR airport.
While the Singapore-Bhubaneswar flight was diverted to Shamshabad Airport, the Delhi-Bhubaneswar flight was diverted to Kolkata, airport officials said.
Officers of the Air Intelligence Unit at Trichy Airport seized 1025.12 grams of 24K purity worth Rs 64.51 lakh from a passenger arriving from Kuala Lampur, officials said.