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Will increase seafarer repatriations if needed: Shipping Ministry’s Mukesh MangalIndia plans to increase efforts to bring back its seafarers from West Asia if needed. Currently, 18,000 Indian seafarers are in the region....
Passenger's electronic device catches fire on IndiGo flight after landing at Mohali airportAn IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to Chandigarh experienced a scare after landing at Mohali. A passenger's power bank caught fire, filling th...
Blackout mock drill across Punjab on April 24In order to test civil defence preparedness in the state, a civil defence air raid/blackout mock exercise will be conducted in all district...
Why Delhi practised war-like air raid sirens, blackouts & evacuations across 17 locations. Here’s what the drill was aboutEast Delhi conducted a two-day civil defence exercise across 17 locations, simulating air raids, blackouts, and evacuations to test emergen...
Attack on Farooq Abdullah: NSG to undertake security audit of Z-plus category dignitariesThe 'Black Cats' commando force currently provides elite protection to nine VIPs, including Abdullah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar...
Watch: United Airlines 787 engine catches fire, makes emergency return to LAX, passengers evacuatedA United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner returned to Los Angeles International Airport shortly after takeoff due to reports of an engine f...
Jurupa Valley Pyrite Fire forces evacuations, grows to 200 acres with zero containmentThe Pyrite Fire in Jurupa Valley prompted evacuation orders Friday evening, September 5, after erupting near Pyrite Street and Granite Hill...
Eiffel Tower evacuated after short circuit triggers high alertThe Eiffel Tower was evacuated Tuesday morning after a fire alarm was triggered by a short circuit on an elevator power rail between the se...
One worker dies in fire at IOCL refinery in VadodaraAn explosion at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) refinery in Vadodara, Gujarat, sparked a fire on Monday afternoon. Smoke was visible from...
Be prepared to beat the heat: Health ministry to statesThe government urged all states and union territories to promptly implement heat health action plans to safeguard people from intensifying ...
MCD issues fire advisory to health facilities, asks for report by May 31Health facilities are directed to regularly inspect fire-fighting equipment such as extinguishers, hydrants, and alarms to ensure all are f...
A burning jet, three exits: How 379 flyers were saved in TokyoModern planes must be able to fully evacuate in as little as 90 seconds, using just half the number of their available exits. The Japan Air...
Fire in children's clothing section of Buena Park Target store; shoppers evacuatedThis incident occurred at approximately 7 PM on a Tuesday at the Target store situated at the intersection of Orangethorpe and Western aven...
Tenerife: Spain's holiday island battling 'Out-of-control' wildfire, read detailsAround 150 people have been evacuated from more than five villages (Arrate, Chivisaya, Media Montana, Ajafona, and Las Lagunetas) in the no...
AIIMS-Delhi fire: Family members breathe sigh of relief as patients brought to safetyPanic gripped the patients, their family members and hospital staff as a fire broke out in the endoscopy room on the second floor of the ol...
Flyers carry bags during evacuation: Panel to DGCAA government probe panel examining one such recent incident has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ask airlines to s...
Gutted resto-bars were served several noticesBoth 1Above and Mojo’s Bistro were served several notices this year for unauthorised construction of shed and using the open space in front...
Jet Airways pilot put passengers in danger in MumbaiThe passengers and eight crew members stayed inside flight 9W 354 from Delhi for close to 40 minutes even as fire engines sprayed foam on t...
Maintenance lapse caused fire in IndiGo flight last year: DGCAThe fire in an IndiGo aircraft at Kathmandu last year was due to "over tightening" of hose pipe at the time of maintenance work, according ...
- Jet fire scare in Mumbai airport shows all is not well with safety
Airline companies in India might just not be doing enough to train cabin crew for safety and emergency procedures, aviation experts say.