BJY SCRAPPED OVER ‘SECURITY LAPSES’!

Last year, Koshyari had also got into trouble for allegedly insulting Marathi-speaking people with his comment that Mumbai would not remain the country's financial capital if Gujaratis and Marwaris

On the other hand, Captain Singh, a longtime veteran of the Congress had split from the grand old party to form his own outfit, the Punjab Lok Congress, in November 2021. After

I’M WITNESS, SAYS OMAR ABDULLAH ON SECURITY LAPSE a failed attempt to contest the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election in alliance with the BJP, the PLC merged with the BJP on September 19, 2022.

Captain Singh had also been tipped to be the BJP’s vice-presidential nominee—a nomination that eventually went to Jagdeep Dhankhar. So, a residency in Maharashtra’s Raj Bhavan could well be an olive branch from the BJP, to a man who once claimed: “If we want to see a future in Punjab, we need to join the BJP.”

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Had to call off my walk...: Rahul Gandhi alleges major security lapse at his Yatra Gandhi was stuck in middle of a crowd and couldn’t move for about 30 minutes

Rahul was to walk 11 km in the Kashmir Valley but had to stop after a kilometre

Moni Sharma

Srinagar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra was scrapped on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir with the Congress alleging “very serious security lapses” as the march entered the Kashmir Valley. Rahul Gandhi was to walk 20 km in Kashmir on Fri-

Police personnel supposed to manage the crowd were nowhere to be seen. The police arrangement collapsed after we exited the tunnel. My security got uncomfortable, so we had to cancel. I had to call off my walk because I can’t go against my security people.

—Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader day but had to stop after about a km. As Rahul Gandhi crossed the Banihal Tunnel on his way to Srinagar, a large, unexpected crowd was waiting for him, said Congress leaders.

N ational Conference leader Omar Abdullah Friday alleged that the outer ring of security cordon maintained by Jammu and Kashmir Police “simply vanished” as soon as the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the Kashmir Valley.

WE WERE NOT TOLD ABOUT CROWDS AT BANIHAL: POLICE The J&K Police refuted the allegations of security breach levelled by Rahul Gandhi, as BJY arrived in the Kashmir Valley. Police said only authorised persons as identified by organisers and frisked crowd were allowed towards route.

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The deal size is likely to be worth billions of dollars, with the airline expected to induct significantly more than a hundred aircraft

First India Bureau New Delhi: The Tata group is likely to close out and announce what is expected to be the largest aviation deal in history within the next few weeks - an announcement which will lead to Air India being equipped with some of the newest and most advanced commercial jetliners.

Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot said, “The lapse in security of Rahul Gandhi in J&K is a serious matter. Govt and administration of J&K should make concrete arrangements. We have already lost Indira ji and Rajiv ji. The Home Minister should immediately get an inquiry done as to at what level and why there has been a lapse in the security of Rahul, who has high level security?”

Within a few years, Air India - which now includes Vistara and Air Asia India - will likely have the youngest fleet in the world once the new aircraft arrive in significant numbers.

Tatas are close to completing negotiations with both Boeing and Airbus for a mix of long, medium and shortmedium range aircraft.

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GO FIRST FINED `10L FOR LEAVING BEHIND OVER 50 PASSENGERS

Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on India’s Go First airlines for incident where 55 passengers were left behind in a coach at Bangalore airport. The incident took place on January 9, 2023.

$400 MILLION TO REFURBISH

Air India committed $400 million to refurbish the interiors of its entire widebody fleet. Air India said these will now incorporate the “latest generation seats and best-in-class inflight entertainment systems.”

AI CLOSE TO SEALING HISTORIC AIRCRAFT ORDER, SAYS CEO Tata group-owned air carrier Air India will seal a ‘historic’ aicraft deal, said CEO Campbell Wilson while highlighting that the company’s progress has been quite remarkable as it completes one year with the conglomerate.