Owing to the inclement weather conditions, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar took a train instead of a plane or a helicopter from Chandigarh to New Delhi on Friday.
"Ram devotees and tourists will be offered helicopter services from Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Mathura, and Agra. Plans are underway to expand this service to additional districts in the state shortly," said the release.
The Naval ALH MK III (MR) was promptly launched in an ambulance role from INS Shikra upon receipt of an alert message of a French national with a suspected ophthalmic or neurological condition on board the container carrier.
CB Ananthakrishnan, CMD (Additional Charge), HAL, expressed the company's commitment to fostering the 'Made in India' fixed-wing civil aircraft initiative, with a specific focus on enhancing regional connectivity across the country.
A total of six helicopters have been arranged from Lucknow to Ayodhya, out of which three helicopters will fly from Ayodhya and three helicopters from Lucknow.
Officials from the Indian High Commission in the Maldives met with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Male, Maldives local media reported on Sunday.
Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the new idol of Ram Lalla at the sanctum sanctorum of the upcoming Ram Temple in Ayodhya is scheduled for January 22. The ceremony is set to be performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Indian Air Force already has a fleet of 22 Apache helicopters deployed at both western and northern borders and the Army inductions would take the joint inventory to 28.
Hours after the US helicopters sank three Houthi boats in the Red Sea, the White House issued a statement saying that it is not seeking a 'wider conflict' in the Middle East, CNN reported.
The Iranian-backed Houthis attacked a merchant vessel, MAERSK HANGZHOU and US Navy helicopters in the southern Red Sea on Sunday and attempted to board the vessel, US Central Command said.