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Uttarakhand CM Dhami expresses grief on Gaurikund helicopter crash
Updated : 9 months ago IST
"Very sad news has been received about a helicopter crash in Rudraprayag district. SDRF, local administration, and other rescue teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations," Dhami said.
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Uttarakhand: Helicopter carrying 7 people crashes near Gaurikund
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The incident took place at around 5:20 am when the chopper, with six passengers- five adults and one child and the pilot, which was going from Shri Kedarnath Dham to Guptkashi, crashed near Gaurikund.
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IAF Apache helicopter makes precautionary landing near Pathankot in Punjab
Updated : 9 months ago IST
An Indian Air Force (IAF) Apache attack helicopter made a precautionary landing near Pathankot in Punjab, officials said on Friday.
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Indian Coast Guard continues firefighting ops on MV WAN HAI 503 despite ad
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A specialised team comprising one pilot and two aircrew divers was deployed onboard an Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter to carry out aerial firefighting operations.
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"No compromise with safety standards on helicopter service providers": Utt
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has made it clear in strong words to all the helicopter service providers and operators serving in Uttarakhand that there should be no compromise with the safety standards of helicopter services, said an official statement.
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Char Dham Yatra: DGCA enhances surveillance on helicopter operations
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The aviation watchdog has also suspended the operations of Kestrel Aviation Private Limited with immediate effect after one of its helicopters made an emergency landing in the middle of a highway in Guptkashi on June 7.
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Sikkim: State government rescues stranded locals, tourists, and taxi drive
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Sikkim government has arranged a special helicopter sortie for their immediate air evacuation in response to requests made by stranded locals, tourist taxi drivers, and certain government officials stationed at the Chaten area.
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Uttarakhand: Helicopter with Kedarnath pilgrims makes emergency landing on
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
According to officials, the chopper - an AW119 operated by Kestrel Aviation Private Limited - developed a sudden technical fault during takeoff, prompting the pilot to carry out a hard but controlled landing on the nearby road.
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North Sikkim: Air evacuation operation from Chaten concludes successfully
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The statement reads, "The air evacuation operation from Chaten concluded this morning with the final sortie of MI-17 helicopters transporting army personnel to Pakyong Greenfield Airport. A total of 76 army personnel were airlifted in the first sortie carried out by three MI-17 helicopters.
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North Sikkim: 1300 kg of relief material airlifted to Chaten as rescue ope
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The MI-17 helicopter is carrying 1300 kg of relief materials and five officials from the Food and Civil Supplies Department towards Chaten. The aircraft will also transport army personnel from Chaten to Pakyong Greenfield Airport.
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Sikkim: Evacuation of stranded tourists from Chaten successfully completed
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The final phase of the operation involved Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters airlifting the remaining 63 tourists from Chaten on Thursday, with follow-up sorties resuming on Friday morning as weather conditions improved. The operation was carried out in coordination with the National Disaste
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North Sikkim: Relief operations resume; first chopper sortie of day flies
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
As part of the ongoing evacuation efforts in response to the recent disaster in North Sikkim, the first helicopter sortie of the day took off early this morning from Pakyong Greenfield Airport towards Chaten to rescue stranded tourists, according to an official statement.
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