Bomb threat hoax calls punishment can be a five-year flying ban for prankstersThe Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has proposed a ban on pranksters issuing hoax threats to aviation facilities. Recent incidents led to...
19 Jun, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
Amid heatwave, passengers allegedly faint after forced to wait without AC at Delhi Airport as Air India delays takeoffAs temperatures soared in the nation's capital, passengers aboard a flight bound for San Francisco reportedly experienced fainting spells i...
31 May, 2024, 02.59 PM IST
Air India gets show cause notice from Ministry of Aviation over 20-hour flight delayThe Aviation Ministry issued a show cause notice to Air India following a 20-hour delay on a Delhi-San Francisco flight. Passengers were su...
31 May, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
You can now exit airport through departure gates. Check new rule hereBCAS's new guidelines allow passengers to exit aircraft at departure gates during long flight delays, reducing inconvenience. Issued on Mar...
02 Apr, 2024, 10.13 AM IST
BCAS to fill 122 operational posts; to set up 17 new officesThe Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is set to fill 122 operational positions approved by the finance ministry, strengthening the a...
01 Apr, 2024, 06.28 PM IST
BCAS issues guidelines for deplaning passengers during tarmac delaysThe Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issues new guidelines for airports and airlines to deplane passengers during tarmac delays, of...
01 Apr, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
Delhi airport to have full body scanners by May 2024: BCAS chiefFull-body scanners and CTX machines, anticipated to be installed by May 2024 at Delhi Airport, aim to streamline security checks. The Burea...
15 Dec, 2023, 02.51 PM IST
Government, airports gear to avoid choked airport during festive rushWhile BCAS (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security) has asked airports to increase security check in areas and to increase number of xray machin...
02 Aug, 2023, 01.41 PM IST
No unruly passenger should go unpunished: BCAS chief Zulfiquar HasanUnruly passengers should face the law of the land, and no such passenger should go unpunished, aviation security watchdog BCAS chief Zulfiq...
31 Jul, 2023, 06.43 PM IST
Full body scanners to be deployed in phased manner at airports, says BCAS chiefThe Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has set a deadline for the end of next year for the deployment of full body scanners at airpor...
31 Jul, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
India needs to start thinking about US-like 'TSA' security at airports, says Aviation SecretaryIndia's Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is seeking suggestions and views from aviation stakeholders on setting up an airport security for...
29 Apr, 2023, 02.09 PM IST
Srinagar airport to spruce up amenities to handle increased footfallTo help tourists, a police facilitation counter will be opened at the airport, besides a police unit will be established to cater to requir...
07 Apr, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
Passengers who fought on Thai Smile flight could be put on no-fly listIn 2017, the government of India formed a committee called The National No Fly List, which is compiled and maintained by the Directorate Ge...
03 Jan, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
BCAS chief says inquiring about video clip of passengers' scuffle onboard Bangkok-Kolkata flightThe Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Thursday said it is inquiring about the video clip of a scuffle between passengers onboard ...
29 Dec, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
Dial 1441 to surrender, youth toldThe helpline — Madadgaar — can also be used by the families, friends and well-wishers of such youth, a senior official said.
22 Nov, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
Sophisticated arms of CRPF jawans taken away by NaxalsThree AK rifles in this cache were of an advanced configuration, fitted with the powerful under-barrel grenade launchers (UBGLs).
02 Dec, 2014, 01.36 PM IST
Maoists again fire at IAF chopper carrying CRPF IG in Chhattisgarh, nobody hurtAt least three bullets hit the chopper while it was landing at Chintagufa, but nobody, including CRPF IG H S Sidhu based in Chhattisgarh, w...
20 Jan, 2014, 11.10 AM IST