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Aircraft Carrying Nine Passengers Crash Near Rourkela Airstrip In Odisha, Many Injured | India News

Aircraft Carrying Nine Passengers Crash Near Rourkela Airstrip In Odisha, Many Injured | India News

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Last Updated:January 10, 2026, 14:30 IST A small aircraft with nine passengers crashed near Jagada block by Rourkela airstrip in Odisha while trying to take off for Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The aircraft crashed on Saturday. A small aircraft carrying nine passengers crashed near the Jagada block close to the Rourkela airstrip in Odisha on Saturday. According to preliminary reports, the aircraft crashed while attempting to take off for Bhubaneswar. The aircraft reportedly ran into trouble moments after takeoff and came down near the airstrip area. No casualties have been reported so far, though some of the passengers have sustained injuries. Emergency teams have rushed to the site. Further details on the cause of the crash are awaited. Location : Odisha (Orissa), India, India First Published: January 10, 2026, 14:30 IST News india Aircraft Carrying Nine Passengers Crash Near Rourkela Airstrip In Odisha, Many Injured Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, …

8,500 candidates appearing on runway of airstrip for home guard job in Odisha gone viral

8,500 candidates appearing on runway of airstrip for home guard job in Odisha gone viral

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The pay is less than ₹650 a day and the job sits at the lowest rung of policing, demanding long hours of vigil at police stations and law-and-order hotspots. Yet, such was the rush for job that the Odisha Police had to turn an airstrip into an examination hall for nearly 8,500 aspirants competing for just 183 Home Guard posts in Sambalpur district on December 16. The images have since gone viral. “When we advertised for recruiting 183 posts of home guards, little did we know that so many candidates would vie for the job. More than 10,600 candidates have applied for the job for which Standard V was the minimum qualification. We had to reject applications on ground of under-qualification and under-age,” said Bilkis Nesha, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Home-Guard), Sambalpur. Around 8,500 admit cards were issued and routed through police stations for distribution among aspirants. Ms. Nesha said the Home Guard job was not easy to secure as it seemed, as candidates had to clear both written and skill tests. “We were determined …

Training Aircraft Overturns While Landing At MP’s Sagar Airstrip | India News

Training Aircraft Overturns While Landing At MP’s Sagar Airstrip | India News

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Last Updated:December 10, 2025, 17:03 IST A trainee pilot’s plane overturned during landing at Madhya Pradesh’s Dhana airstrip in Sagar district. A trainee plane overturned at Sagar district’s Dhana airstrip A trainee pilot flying a plane overturned while landing at Madhya Pradesh’s Dhana airstrip in Sagar district on Wednesday. According to officials, the plane overturned on the runway while landing which caused one of its parts to hit the ground. The accident likely took place during loading amid the training session of a pilot. At the time of the accident, a police official who met with a road accident was being airlifted, the officials said. Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. Location : Madhya Pradesh, India, India First Published: December 10, 2025, 17:01 IST News india Training Aircraft Overturns While Landing At MP’s Sagar Airstrip Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to …

IAF’s Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage soar in night drill on Ganga Expressway airstrip in UP’s Shahjahanpur | Latest News India

IAF’s Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage soar in night drill on Ganga Expressway airstrip in UP’s Shahjahanpur | Latest News India

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IAF fighter jets and transport planes, including helicopters, tested the Ganga Expressway’s emergency airstrip in Shahjahanpur on Friday afternoon(HT Photo) The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted a successful night-time combat drill on the country’s first expressway airstrip on the Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur district on Friday. The exercise, carried out between 7pm and 10pm, saw fighter jets Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, and Mirage-2000 conduct mock touch-and-go landings and tactical flight operations. “Multiple fighter jets carried out successful sorties as part of a night operational exercise. The drill involved precision landings, coordinated take-offs, and tactical operations by jets such as Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, Mirage-2000, and M-32,” Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi told PTI. Over 250 CCTV cameras surrounded the 3.5-kilometre airstrip for additional surveillance and security. “Despite strong winds and unfavourable weather during the day, the drill was completed successfully, with the night operations proving to be smoother and more efficient,” Dwivedi said. Although the exercise was originally planned for two days, the IAF managed to carry out the entire operation in just one night. During the …

IAF jet landings: Ganga Expressway becomes fourth airstrip in UP | List of such highways in India

IAF jet landings: Ganga Expressway becomes fourth airstrip in UP | List of such highways in India

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The significance of an airstrip is to bolster India’s defense readiness by establishing alternative runways for the IAF during emergencies or wartime. New Delhi: With the addition of a dedicated airstrip on the Ganga Expressway — equipped for night landings by IAF fighter jets — Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in India to host four operational expressway airstrips. This milestone highlights the state’s growing prominence in both infrastructure-driven development and strategic defence readiness. “This isn’t merely a road — it’s a development lifeline and a runway for national security,” said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The airstrip on Ganga Expressway is the country’s first-ever landing strip built in the UP’s Shahjahapur.  The 3.5-kilometer-long airstrip is equipped to handle both day and night landings of Air Force jets, enabling continuous military operations and testing the expressway’s suitability as an alternative runway in emergency situations. The significance of an airstrip is to bolster India’s defense readiness by establishing alternative runways for the IAF during emergencies or wartime. A look at expressways or highway that double …

IAF’s Rafale, MiG-29 to display prowess at India’s 1st night landing airstrip on Ganga Expressway in UP’ Shahjahanpur

IAF’s Rafale, MiG-29 to display prowess at India’s 1st night landing airstrip on Ganga Expressway in UP’ Shahjahanpur

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The 3.5-kilometer-long airstrip is capable of both day and nighttime landings of Air Force jets, allowing round-the-clock military operations and to assess the expressway’s viability as an alternative runway during emergencies. Shahjahanpur: The Indian Air Force’s prowess will be on display again on Friday as fighter jets such as Rafale, MiG-29, Mirage 2000 and others practice landing at India’s first-ever night landing strip built on the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahapur. The 3.5-kilometer-long airstrip is capable of both day and nighttime landings of Air Force jets, allowing round-the-clock military operations and to assess the expressway’s viability as an alternative runway during emergencies. With this, UP will have a total of four landing strips on expressways but this one will be the first to have night time landing facility.  The takeoff and landing drill comes at a crucial time when India-Pakistan are at an all time high in the wake of the Pahalgam attack on April 22 when Pakistan-sponsored terrorists shot dead 26 innocent people in cold blood. This modern airstrip is the first …

Mauritius PM On Launch Of New Airstrip

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New Delhi:  Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday, thanked his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, for giving a new dimension to ties between the two countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr Jugnauth today jointly inaugurated six community development projects in Mauritius via videoconferencing. “Indeed, we are making history today on the Islands of Agalega, where the inauguration of a new airstrip, new jetty, and several other development projects. This event marks another great moment for the remarkable and exemplary partnership between Mauritius and India, the Mauritius Prime Minister said. Mr Jugnauth said that the setting up of the facilities of the new airstrip and St James Jetty in Agalega is the fulfilment of yet another Mauritian dream which people of many generations have lived in their hearts. “This could not have been possible without the assistance of India which has entirely financed these infrastructural projects,” he said. He expressed gratitude to PM Modi for the special consideration that he has given to Mauritius since he assumed the responsibility as India’s Prime Minister. Lauding the …

Watch: IAF’s C-130J aircraft makes historic night landing at Kargil airstrip | Latest News India

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In a landmark feat, a C-130J aircraft of the Indian Air Force recently landed at the Kargil airstrip in the night for the first time. Sharing the video of the night landing, the IAF said, “In a first, an IAF C-130 J aircraft recently carried out a night landing at the Kargil airstrip. Employing terrain masking enroute, the exercise also dovetailed a training mission of the Garuds.” C-130 J aircraft of the IAF recently landed on the Kargil airstrip in the night for the first time The IAF, however, did not provide more details about the training mission. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here In November last year, the IAF successfully landed two of its Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 ‘Super Hercules’ military transport aircraft at a rudimentary and unfeasible airstrip in Uttarakhand. The mission was carried out in inclement weather, to deliver heavy engineering equipment to help rescue workers trapped inside a nearby under-construction mountain tunnel. Last year, the IAF also used this aircraft for a daring …

Action on the airstrip

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In September, Kartik Aaryan and director Kabir Khan took their maiden collaboration, Chandu Champion, on floors in London. It was followed by an extensive schedule in Kashmir. Now, in the film’s last leg, the team has been shooting relentlessly across different pockets of Mumbai. mid-day has learnt that Khan recently had an elaborate set of a runway built at Ghatkopar Police Ground to film a critical sequence in the biopic of Murlikant Petkar. It turns out that over the past three days, the leading man canned the sequence with a crowd of 200 people. A source reveals, “The scene, which comes at a crucial juncture in the narrative, needed a massive crowd. Kabir is known for his attention to detail. The director had earmarked three days for the set-piece, ensuring that he shot it exactly how it had played out in real life.” The unit has taken a break for Christmas today, and another for New Year. Other than that, they are making brisk progress through the schedule, and hope to wrap up the film …