The AAIB on early Saturday released its 15-page preliminary report of the probe into the tragic Air India plane crash resulting in the deaths of 260 individuals, including 229 passengers, 12 crew members, and 19 people on the ground in Ahmedabad on June 12.
The Parliamentary Affairs Committee of the Lok Sabha will meet in New Delhi on July 8.
A total of 254 victims of the crash were identified through DNA matching, while six were identified through facial recognition, Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Rakesh Joshi said.
The Parliamentary Committee on Transport is likely to meet in the first week of July to discuss air safety issues in the wake of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, sources said.
Ranjitha Gopakumaran Nair, 39, the Keralite nurse who tragically lost her life in the Ahmedabad plane crash, was given a tearful farewell on Tuesday evening.
The committee, comprising experts from multiple disciplines, will examine the circumstances and causes of the crash and submit its report within three months, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu announced at a press conference.
The trophy launch ceremony was originally scheduled for Saturday on the sidelines of the World Test Championship (WTC) final that South Africa won by five wickets against Australia.
The decision affects over 500 students, particularly those in the first and second years, many of whom were living in the building that was hit by the Boeing Dreamliner.
Kasaragod District Collector K Inbasekar on Friday suspended a Revenue Department official for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Renjitha Gopakumaran Nair, the Kerala nurse who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash on Thursday.
A. Pavithran, the Junior Superintendent of Vellarikundu taluk, has been suspended for an objectionable Facebook post criticising Ranjitha G. Nair, who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash.
