Air India strike enters third daySeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - Air India executive pilots strike entered third day on Monday even after its management reportedly offered an olive branch by agreeing to withdraw incentive-cut. The striking pilot refused to get back to work until the controversial pay-cut order is completely withdrawn.
Dog spotted on Mumbai airport runway, disaster avertedSeptember 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - A Delhi-Mumbai Air India flight had a narrow escape when a dog was sighted on the main runway as the aircraft was preparing to land here Saturday evening, officials said. The incident occurred around 6.30 p.m.
Air India flight grounded in Mumbai as engine catches fireSeptember 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - A major tragedy was avoided at Mumbai Airport on Friday morning when an emergency was declared after one of the engines of an Air India flight caught fire while getting ready to taxi off the runway. Reports said the flight, which was bound for Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, was immediately grounded when a passenger detected sparks flying out of one of the engines.
Near miss at Mumbai airportAugust 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Two private planes took off almost simultaneously from the same runway at the Mumbai airport Sunday morning, narrowly averting an air disaster, an official said Sunday. A probe has been ordered into the incident by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the official said.
Auto-rickshaws on two-day strike in New DelhiAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commuters faced the brunt of two-day strike called by the auto-rickshaws in New Delhi on Monday. Nearly 55,000 auto-rickshaws went off the roads to protest against the government's crackdown on drivers operating without permits, licenses and pollution control certificates.
Strike is an injustice to common people: Omar AbdullahJuly 2nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - As the strike call given by the hardline faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference continued for the third consecutive day in Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah termed it a grave injustice to the common people whose earnings have been seriously affected. "The strike does not affect my earnings, it affects the poor people who earn in these two to three months and can use it for the rest of the year, be it houseboat owners, taxi drivers.
Minor blaze at Mumbai AirportJune 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - A minor fire broke out at the Kingfisher Airlines office at the domestic terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport here Monday, an official spokesman said. The blaze, caused by an electrical short circuit, occurred in the back offices of the airline, located in Terminal 1-A.
Major tragedy averted at Mumbai airportMay 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - In a horrendous incident which could have turned disastrous at the Mumbai airport, two flights -Jet Airways and Air India- were given signal to take off simultaneously on intersecting runways on Sunday. The drastic incident took place as the Air Traffic Control (ATC) gave take off clearance to both the flights at the same time, which was reported to be around 10 am.
Air India, Jet flights escape disaster at Mumbai airportMay 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - An aviation disaster was averted at Mumbai airport Sunday when two aircraft got clearance to take off simultaneously from two runways but the pilots stopped the planes in the nick of time, an airport official said. The incident occurred at 7.27 a.m.
India's first 'in-taxi' magazine hits MumbaiMay 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Stuck in a traffic snarl and wondering how to kill time? India's first 'in-taxi' magazine is here to help. Called MumBaee, the magazine that was launched Tuesday evening has been brought out by the Mumbai Taximen's Union (MTU) and has been sleekly designed on the lines in-flight magazines.
Airport employees' strike avertedApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A planned nationwide two-day strike by 15,000 airport employees from Thursday midnight has been called off after the government agreed to discuss their grievances, a civil aviation ministry spokesperson said. 'The strike, called by the employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), has been called off,' the official said.
Hyundai to supply Santro for Mumbai's taxi fleetApril 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Hyundai's compact car Santro is set to be launched here as taxis after the state government ordered the phasing-out of nearly 7,500 ageing cabs. The company Monday shipped 30 Santro cars to the Mumbai taxi union, saying it would supply 1,250 vehicles by the year-end.
Territorial Army deployed at Delhi airport for refuelling servicesJanuary 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Territorial Army (TA) personnel have been deployed at the Delhi airport to ensure smooth flight operations in the wake of the nationwide strike by public sector oil company employees, an airport official said Thursday. The strike, started Wednesday, has hit refuelling services in many other airports, including Mumbai, leading to brief flight delays.
Kolkata auto-rickshaw drivers protest ban, Trinamool calls strikeJanuary 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - Agitated auto-rickshaw drivers set ablaze a government bus here Friday, opposing the court ban on two-stroke public transport vehicles in the city, while the opposition Trinamool Congress stepped into the protest and called for a 12-hour auto and taxi strike Saturday. Auto drivers at Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata's Bhowanipore area refused to show registration documents of their vehicles and started protesting when the police tried to seize five two-stroke auto-rickshaws.
Five of a family chased, beaten up by cab drivers in DelhiDecember 25th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Three taxi drivers were arrested for chasing and beating five members of a family in the capital, the police said Friday. Stephen Able, 47, a resident of Chatarpur village, was returning home with his wife Asha and their three children - two daughters and a son - after a party in Patparganj area in a taxi when they were chased and attacked by three taxi drivers near Nizammudin flyover late Thursday.
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