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Kozhikode plane crash: Co-pilot’s family mourns loss, pregnant wife unaware of his death

11:48 pm August 8, 2020

Mathura: Panic gripped Tulsiram Sharma’s family in Govind Nagar here when they learnt about a plane crash at the Kozhikode airport in Kerala on Friday night. Sharma’s son, Akhilesh Sharma, 32, was the co-pilot of an Air India Express aircraft that was bringing back to Kozhikode Indians from Dubai as part of the government’s Vande Bharat mission. On Saturday morning, a call from a relative, who had […]

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Pained by plane accident in Kozhikode, says PM

11:40 pm August 7, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish at the Air India Express aircraft accident in Kozhikode on Friday and said authorities are at the spot, providing all assistance to the affected. He also spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in this regard. “Pained by the plane accident in Kozhikode. My thoughts are with […]

Puducherry, Karnataka CMs express shock over plane crash

11:10 pm August 7, 2020

Puducherry/Bengaluru: Chief Ministers of Puducherry and Karnataka have expressed shock over the Air India Express plane skidding on the runway in Kozhikode, Kerala, on Friday killing two persons. In his Twitter handle, the Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said, “It is shocking that the Air India Express flight skidded on the runway and was severely […]

At least 3 killed after Air India plane skids during landing at Kozhikode airport

9:41 pm August 7, 2020

Kozhikode: An Air India Express plane carrying 184 passengers including 10 infants, which was coming from Dubai, skidded while landing at Karipur Airport in Kozhikode on Friday evening. Kondotty Police said that the Dubai-Kozhokode flight X1344, a Boeing 737, skidded during landing at Karipur airport at around 7.45 pm today. New Agency Reuters cited a […]

Heavy rain lashes Kerala; govt ready to face onslaught: CM

11:08 pm August 3, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Parts of Kerala, including Kozhikode and Idukki districts, received heavy rain on Monday. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state government was prepared to face any eventuality and he sought six more teams of the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force). As the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted heavy rain in the coming days in Kerala, Vijayan said the government has set up a 24-hour control […]