Himalayan Heli Services orders 2 Airbus H125 helicoptersHimalayan Heli Services Ltd has expanded its fleet by ordering two Airbus H125 helicopters. With a current fleet of six H125s, the company ...
11 Feb, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
Amit Shah conducts aerial survey of rain-hit areas of Uttarakhand, state govt pegs damage at Rs 7,000 croreTalking to reporters at the Jollygrant airport here after returning from the survey of the affected areas in the Kumaon region, Shah said t...
21 Oct, 2021, 11.57 PM IST
Fresh downpour in parts of Kerala; death toll in rain-battered Uttarakhand rises to 65Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducted an aerial survey of Uttarakhand's rain-ravaged areas to assess the damage that the state government...
21 Oct, 2021, 11.04 PM IST
Airbus Helicopters hopes Centre will resolve Pawan Hans disinvestment situation 'very quickly'Airbus Helicopters had signed an MoU with PHL in June for collaboration in introducing H145 and H225 in the national company's fleet in the...
13 Oct, 2019, 03.31 PM IST
Panels to probe BSF plane, Katra chopper crash in 6 monthsBoth the Committees will make recommendations to avoid recurrence of such accidents in future, the sources said.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.27 PM IST
Chopper services to Amarnath cave get cheaperFor the forthcoming Yatra 2017, the one way passenger fare for the Neelgrath-Panjtarni sector has been fixed at Rs 1,715 per head and that ...
04 Apr, 2017, 10.24 PM IST
Kick up some snow! Here's why skiing in Alaska is a must try for everyoneEnjoying your first moment in the snowfall can be truly memorable.
03 Nov, 2016, 05.17 AM IST
Shrine Board asks DGCA to conduct Helicopter services safety auditThe chopper services, which were suspended as a precautionary measure after the crash in Katra on Monday, resumed its operations today with...
25 Nov, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
Sumita Vijayan, pilot who died in Vaishno Devi crash, was hero to manyFlying in such altitudes is always dangerous as the probability of crash is "forever there", what with the possibility of "machine going ba...
25 Nov, 2015, 12.37 PM IST
7 killed as chopper from Vaishnodevi crashes after ‘vulture hit’ in KatraSeven people, including the pilot, and a newly-wed couple were killed when a chopper ferrying them back from the over 700-yearold Vaishnode...
24 Nov, 2015, 02.07 AM IST
Helicopters to lay transmission lines to speed up J&K power projectThe heli-cranes are likely to be based on US-made Sikorsky S-64 twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter. It is the civil version of the US Army's...
01 Oct, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Amarnath yatra: Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board reviews heli-service operationsThe review meeting discussed in detail the SOPs with regard to the functioning of heli-services within the parameters of Air Traffic Servic...
22 Jun, 2015, 08.50 PM IST
Government officials may get to claim LTC for domestic helicopter flightsThe govt is discussing a proposal to allow its employees to claim LTC for domestic helicopter flights, a move seen boosting the helicopter-...
20 Mar, 2015, 06.23 AM IST
Pawan Hans, private chopper firms join rescue efforts in Jammu and KashmirState-run Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited and private chopper firms have joined the multi-agency rescue and relief efforts in flood-ravaged ...
09 Sep, 2014, 03.11 PM IST
Regulator mandates breathalyzer tests for helicopter pilotsBoarding a helicopter to a shrine in the Himalayas? Don't be surprised if you find the pilot going through a breathalyser test before take-...
13 Aug, 2013, 08.09 AM IST
- Amarnath yatra ends peacefully
The Amarnath yatra 2009 ended peacefully, with the holy mace of Lord Shiva reaching the cave on Wednesday morning.
06 Aug, 2009, 04.17 AM IST