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Ministry of Civil Aviation plans to put those who make hoax bomb threats o
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Monday said that the Civil Aviation Ministry is considering amending existing laws to deal with false bomb threats on aircraft and plans to put those who make such threats on a no-fly list.
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CISF and BCAS brief Home Secretary on surge of hoax bomb threats affecting
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Director General RS Bhatti and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) Director General Zulfiquar Hasan met with Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Monday to discuss recent hoax bomb threats targeting domestic and international flights.
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Aviation security regulator working to find solutions for hoax bomb threat
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Asangba Chuba Ao, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has stated that the aviation security regulator is working to find solid solutions for the continuous hoax bomb threats faced by Indian airlines.
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"Ministry taking it very seriously" says Union Aviation Minister Kinjarapu
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Vistara and Akasa Air received security threats on twelve flights -- six for each airline -- operating on Sunday, prompting the airlines to activate their emergency protocols.
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Indian skies absolutely safe, says BCAS chief amid hoax bomb calls
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The hoax bomb threats will be curbed down at the earliest, assured the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Zulfiquar Hasan, as he emphasised that Indian skies are absolutely safe and urged the passengers to fly without fear.
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BCAS holds meeting of airlines after hoax bomb threats
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
After a series of hoax bomb threats received by all Indian airlines in the last four days, the Director General (DG) of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) held a meeting of the airlines at the BCAS headquarters in Delhi on Saturday.
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Ten more hoax bomb threats on Spice Jet, Air Asia flights, 30 total threat
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Ten more hoax bomb threats were received by multiple airlines on Saturday.
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Several flights receive 'security alerts', authorities to probe
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The safety of passengers on board is at risk due to the series of hoax threats and security alerts received on multiple flights on domestic and international routes.
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Dubai-Jaipur Air India Express flight receives hoax bomb threat
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
An Air India Express flight IX-196 flying from Dubai to Jaipur, received a bomb threat via email, said Jaipur Airport Police.
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Inter-ministerial talks underway for strict punishment for persons involve
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is in talks with the other concerned ministries to make required amendments in the existing laws to make them more stringent to deal with the cases of hoax bomb threats for flights, MoCA sources said.
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"Calls are coming from some minors, pranksters": Union Civil Aviation Mini
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In response to the recent spate of hoax bomb threats targeting various flights, including Indian airlines, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that necessary actions were being taken and ruled out any larger conspiracy behind these events.
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Ministry of Home Affairs seeks reports on series of bomb hoax calls to air
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In the last 48 hours, atleast 13 bomb threats have been received by various airlines on domestic and international routes, all found to be hoaxes.
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