This Haryana employee hired a helicopter to return home after retirementKure Ram, who was a Class IV employee, booked the chopper for Rs 3.5 lakh to reach his residence in Sadpura villag
01 Aug, 2019, 12.58 PM IST
Plane truth: BJP ahead in 2019’s campaign airpowerParty has hired business jets like Cessna Citation XLS that cost Rs 2,80,000 per hour and Falcon 4000 that cost Rs 4,00,000 per hour.
03 Apr, 2019, 07.55 AM IST
It's heli-hopping time in KarnatakaThe list of approvals for landing helicopters goes to show that star campaigners are all set to make a beeline to Chitradurga, Bagalkot and...
03 May, 2018, 08.14 AM IST
Congress slams Maharashtra government for 'decision to hire' Agusta choppersBJP also claimed that the government has only appointed agencies to hire helicopters, although they had not been given directions as to whi...
08 May, 2017, 11.09 PM IST
Maharashtra government to appoint private agencies to hire aircrafts, choppersThe General Administration Department stated that a public e-tender was called for the purpose of hiring private sector aviation agency for...
05 May, 2017, 12.05 PM IST
Demonetisation: Cash crunch may ruin SP, BSP’s plans to hire choppers for UP poll campaignBJP and Congress, however, have not indicated any change in their plans and are going ahead with hiring single-engine helicopters.
09 Dec, 2016, 12.57 AM IST
UP Polls: BJP looking to hire 12 helicopters, followed by SP at 6 and Congress at 4With the demand for helicopters soaring, rentals are expected to be about 15% higher than during Bihar elections, said industry insiders.
25 Aug, 2016, 02.43 AM IST
DGCA finds Raman Singh uses helicopters assigned for naxal operationsDGCA has found that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh uses helicopters that was hired by the state government to be used for naxal op...
15 Oct, 2015, 05.00 PM IST
Bihar polls: This election, paragliders fly on pamphlet dutyWith elections inching closer, taking their campaign to innovative heights, this time some of them may use powered paragliders to airdrop p...
17 Sep, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
Chopper shortage hits leaders this poll season"This has left few helicopters free for others. No machines are available for hiring at present," said CEO of Flying Birds Aviation, Ashish...
17 Apr, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- MHA's plan to hire choppers for anti-Naxal ops on hold
Home Ministry's ambitious plan to hire nearly a dozen helicopters from the private firm to be used for anti-Naxal operations has come a cro...
07 May, 2012, 08.00 PM IST
- IAF puts details of forward military bases in tender document
The Indian Air Force has put out in public domain geographical coordinates of many forward military bases in the north and east of the coun...
20 Oct, 2011, 08.49 AM IST
- 2G scam: None of our leaders travelled with Shahid Balwa - BJP
Asked if the allegation against Gadkari was true, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad shot back, "None of our leaders had gone with Balwaj...
01 Apr, 2011, 08.40 PM IST
- Rs 30 crore blown by Karnataka 'flying' netas
It's no surprise to find helicopters and small aircraft shooting into the sky every time political turmoil hits Karnataka — a frequent occu...
24 Oct, 2010, 05.29 AM IST
Dial-a-chopper service may become reality by 2020A fleet of a few thousand helicopters will fly along dedicated air corridors in Indian cities by 2020 if the civil aviation ministry has it...
23 Sep, 2010, 03.12 AM IST
- Defence Ministry cancels tenders for Coast Guard helicopters
In a major setback to Coast Guard's plan to upgrade its capacity post-Mumbai attacks, the Defence Ministry has cancelled a tender for hirin...
30 Jul, 2010, 02.57 PM IST
- Yeddy's heli-hopping cost Rs 2.5 cr
The cost, going by the aviation fuel he has burnt, is Rs 2,53,39,252, approximately 50% of the total amount incurred on chopper flying by h...
02 Feb, 2009, 05.53 AM IST