Scavenger birds do BBMP's job, feed on uncleared waste
This could hinder flight movement in northern B'luru: Bird watchers The garbage problem may be bothering the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and citizens at large but scavenger birds like...
View ArticleBird hit incident grounds Delhi-bound Air India flight
KOLKATA: An Air India Dreamliner aircraft was grounded at Kolkata airport after a bird-hit incident was detected during a routine post-flight inspection on Monday morning. Engineers were requisitioned...
View ArticleAir show: Bird-strike fears rise as pigeon numbers soar
The increase in pigeon population in Bengaluru’s northern part—contributed by a booming construction industry—has raised concerns there will be more bird strikes—collision between birds and...
View ArticleOpen-billed storks flock to Raiganj
The Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district, which attracted a record 68,000 birds in 2014, has the most Asian open-billed storks in the country. As per records available...
View ArticleFire delays flights by 2 hrs
Lucknow: Flight operations at Amausi airport came to a halt for over two hours on Saturday afternoon after side strip of a runway caught fire. The incident was reported to have occurred because of...
View ArticleDay after bird-hit, patrolling intensified on Amausi runway
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow airport authorities increased patrolling around the runway on Saturday, a day after a bird hit an aircraft headed to Delhi with 147 passengers on board. On Friday, the Delhi-bound...
View ArticleBuffalo on runway triggers DGCA alarm on 18 airports
NEW DELHI: A SpiceJet aircraft taxiing to take off hitting a buffalo on Surat runway has exposed the harsh reality of Indian airports: they are virtually grazing ground for cattle and their dirty...
View ArticleMadhyamgram role model for airport safety
KOLKATA: State home secretary Basudeb Banerjee has asked Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and North Dum Dum, South Dum Dum and New Barrackpore municipalities to emulate Madhyamgram municipality in...
View ArticleCrackers start fire at airport
There was a minor blaze at the Chennai airport on Wednesday when a grass patch caught fire from crackers thrown near the runway to scare away birds. Two flights were affected due to the incident,...
View ArticleOrnithologists study bird menace at city airport
BHUBANESWAR: Ornithologists and airport officials on Monday jointly conducted an inspection to take stock of the prevailing bird menace at Biju Patnaik International Airport. Presence of a large number...
View ArticlePlane grounded after crashing into water buffalo on runway in India
A plane has hit a stray buffalo that wandered on to a runway in the western Indian city of Surat. The Boeing 737 was preparing to take off on Thursday night when it collided with the animal, which was...
View ArticleDGCA directs Raipur airport authorities to control bird activity
RAIPUR: A team of Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which inspected the Swami Vivekananda Airport on Monday, a fallout of the incident of a buffalo straying at Surat airport recently, has...
View ArticleSutli bombs prevent bird-hits at Amausi
LUCKNOW: A loud bang at Amausi airport just before an aircraft approaches or takes off from the runway should be nothing to panic about. Alarmed with the large number of birds flying around the tarmac...
View ArticleFire at Lucknow airport runway, eight flights affected
LUCKNOW: Flight operations at Amausi airport came to a halt for nearly half an hour on Saturday afternoon after side strip of runway caught fire. The incident was reported to have occurred because of...
View ArticleScare at airport as animal strays into runway
KOLKATA: A canine was seen on the runway at Kolkata airport on Saturday evening, forcing an Air India flight to abort landing and hover around till the trespasser was chased away. It caused quite a...
View ArticleFrat boys at the Secret Service
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View ArticleRebellion of America brought judgment on America
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” – John 10:10 I was humored this week with the “scary” interview the state-controlled media put out on terror suspect Christopher Cornell, also...
View ArticleDiscover the joy of a call from the Holy Spirit
Sid Roth interviews missionary Rick Renner, called by the Holy Spirit to move to the communist Soviet Union to get in on a ground-level revival. Renner recounts a remarkable visitation from Jesus that...
View ArticleGirl Scouts with hoodies?
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View ArticleLetters From Lesbos
September 24, 2015 I’m off to Lesbos after weeks of emails, calls, reading and preparation. My first thoughts are about what I am leaving behind — Portugal and the Portuguese. I have spent the past...
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