Talks involving a mosque located near Kolkata airport's secondary runway continue as authorities and stakeholders discuss issues linked to future infrastructure expansion.
The plane had caught fire within four minutes of take off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
The Sonbhadra police have made a major breakthrough in the high-profile cough syrup smuggling case.
A man carrying Rs 24 lakh in cash was detained at Kolkata airport on Wednesday afternoon, triggering fresh concerns over the frequent movement of unaccounted money and counterfeit currency across the state.
A fire broke out near the conveyor belt of Kolkata Airport on Wednesday. However, no casualties have been reported. The fire comes just as Kolkata is set to host the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), which began today.
Sources in the Kolkata airport stated that one of the issues concerning civil aviation security that is yet to see a complete solution is the extension of the secondary runway to obtain the required Runway End Safety Area (RESA).
To mark the 75 years of Indian Independence and to promote the local art and culture of Bengal, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Pattachitra art display, rangoli, Kantha stitching display etc. have been put up at the terminal building.
About 32 boxes reached Kolkata from Pune in an Air Asia flight and two more boxes arrived from Hyderabad on an IndiGo flight. The vaccines were handed over to the state health officials and were subsequently taken to the Baghbazar storage facility. Sources said the consignment comprised Covishield vaccines. More than 3 lakh doses of the vaccine came in from Pune.
Following the arrival of fresh vaccine stock, the KMC said Covishield doses will be given on 9 August, but that all Covishield centres will again remain shut from 10 August until further notice. It cited the lack of vaccines from the government of India as the reason.
An official said such mock exercises tend to emulate real-time threats in an airport that might pose danger to both passengers and aircraft.
