The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday night set up a four-member committee to probe the cause of Andhra Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's helicopter crash in which he was killed.
An ONGC helicopter carrying nine persons including two pilots, on Tuesday fell into the sea while attempting to land on a company's rig in the Arabian Sea, the company said, adding that six persons have so far been rescued.
In all, 25 Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) posts, 8 MD posts and 2 Chairman posts are lying vacant, according to a written reply by Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises P Radhakrishnan in the Lok Sabha.
The NGT directed the Delhi govt not to implement the scheme unless it established that it was not counter-productive.
Modi's 'UDAN' project faces fund crunch as too many airlines have come on board
There are about 400 unused airports and airstrips across the country.
Fifty-nine per cent of reserved tickets on Indian Railways are now booked online.
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