Tag: Dabolim International Airport
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Stray dogs force Air India to abort landing in Goa
According to the statement, the dogs were not sighted by the Air Traffic Control staff because it was pitch dark.
August 13, 2019 -
Goa airport closes for 2 hrs after MiG 29K drops fuel tank on runway sparking fire, resumes
The airport is operated from the Indian naval base INS Hansa located in the South Goa district.
June 8, 2019 -
Rapists should be hung, says Goa Minister
Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Monday said that rapists should be hanged till death, as was the case in Dubai. His statement came in the wake of the rape of a 20-year-old woman near the Dabolim International Airport by a taxi driver on June 28. “There will be no forgiveness. My opinion is that …
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July 2, 2018 -
Village evacuated after tanker carrying ammonia gas turns turtle in Goa
Dozens of residents of Chicalim village in Goa, near the Dabolim International Airport, were evacuated from their homes by disaster response officials, after a tanker carrying ammonia gas met with an accident and turned turtle, causing gas leakage. The accident occurred at 3:30 a.m. in Chicalim village near the Dabolim International Airport, some 25 km …
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January 19, 2018 -
Navy will use Vasco airport more in future: Parrikar
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the Indian Navy will make more use of Goa's only airport for military purposes in the coming years. Pointing to the need for Goa's upcoming second airport at Mopa, Parrikar told the assembly that the Dabolim international airport, which operates from a naval base in Vasco, would …
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July 24, 2017 -
Complaint over Amit Shah’s ‘illegal’ meeting at Goa airport
A day after BJP President Amit Shah addressed a party meeting at Goa's Dabolim International Airport premises, a lawyer has filed a complaint alleging misuse of an airport controlled by the Indian Navy for political purposes. In a complaint addressed to Secretary of Civil Aviation and Goa Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, lawyer-activist …
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July 2, 2017 -
Goa airport operational after Jet airways mishap
The Dabolim International Airport in Goa that was closed for operations after a flight skidded off the runway early on Tuesday, has been made operational again, a senior DGCA official said. The accident occurred when Jet Airways Goa-Mumbai (9W 2374) flight skidded off the runway during take-off, injuring 15 passengers onboard. "The Directorate General of …
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December 27, 2016