Indian Air Force chopper rescues five teenagers from Andhra riverOctober 1st, 2009 MEHBOOBNAGAR - In a miraculous rescue, an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper has rescued five teenagers, who got stuck midstream in a river in Mehboobnagar of Andhra Pradesh. Seven children had got caught in a small rivulet, midstream while trying to cross it, as the water level rose suddenly.
YSR chopper pilots knew of bad weather, shows voice recorderSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A US probe has found that the pilot and co-pilot of the chopper that crashed in an Andhra Pradesh forest, killing chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, early this month knew they were flying in a dangerously bad weather, an official said here Wednesday.
Andhra interim government orders CBI probe into chopper crashSeptember 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Government on Monday recommended for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the chopper crash that killed Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy on September 2. The recommendation comes even as the Andhra Pradesh police began its own probe into the shocking incident.
Black Box of crashed Bell 430-chopper in which Andhra CM travelled foundSeptember 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The 'Black Box or the flight voice recorder of the Bell 430-chopper which crashed on Wednesday on the Pavurala Gutta of Nallamallah forest area, killing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajashekhara Reddy, had been found by the police. The Black Box will be handed over to the five-member enquiry committee appointed by the Director General of Civil Aviation, which is likely to visit the crash site today.
DGCA speaks in twin voices on YSR chopper's airworthinessSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's civil aviation regulator seems to be speaking in twin voices on the airworthiness of the helicopter that crashed, killing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
DGCA to probe YSR's chopper crashSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Thursday began a probe into the chopper crash that killed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others Wednesday.
Rosaiah to be caretaker Chief Minister of Andhra PradeshSeptember 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Senior Congressman and Finance Minister in the Late Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy's Government, Konnijiti Rosaiah has been appointed as the caretaker Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Seventy-seven -year-old Rosaiah was overseeing the search operation for Chief Minster Reddy.
Chopper with YSR's body flies to HyderabadSeptember 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter took off for Hyderabad from Kurnool Thursday with the body of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others killed in a chopper crash a day earlier.
Praful Patel says Andhra CM's copter was airworthy, to order inquirySeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel on Thursday rejected suggestions that the crashed helicopter carrying former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others was not airworthy.
Congress Working Committee to meet as PMO confirms death of Andhra CM, four others (Lead:-YSR)September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD - The Working Committee of the Congress Party will meet in the national capital on Thursday to decide on the leadership issue in Andhra Pradesh after the Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy had died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday. The PMO said that five bodies had been found at the site where Reddy's chopper wreckage was discovered atop a hill about 40 nautical miles from Andhra Pradesh's Kurnoool district.
Chopper carrying YSR was airworthy, says Andhra governmentSeptember 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Bell 430 helicopter that went missing Wednesday with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on board had a valid airworthiness certificate, the state government maintained.
Missing CM's chopper: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister to address media(Lead:AP CM)September 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister K. Rosaiah will address a press conference at 4 p.m.
Search for Andhra CM's missing chopper continuesSeptember 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Police is continuing a search for the missing chopper of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy.
Missing chopper was not airworthy: sourcesSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bell 430 helicopter that went missing Wednesday with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on board was not airworthy and was pulled out of the chief minister's use last year after the state purchased a new Italian chopper, civil aviation sources said.
CM's chopper has landed, search on for its location: Andhra Finance Minister(1st Lead:AP CM)September 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister K.Rosiah on Wednesday confirmed that the state government helicopter carrying Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy has landed in a forest area in Chitoor District, and efforts are on to locate it.
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