Relief operations resume in Uttarakhand as skies clear up

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 13:38

Relief operations resumed in disaster-hit Uttarakhand on Tuesday as the weather cleared up after three days even as most of the personnel engaged in clearing debris and cremating bodies at Kedarnath were withdrawn with the state government deciding to replace them with a new team.

Uttarakhand probes if private choppers fleeced stranded pilgrims’ kin

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 13:20

Uttarakhand govt has begun an investigation into claims that private helicopters have charged lakhs of rupees from relatives of stranded pilgrims.

Uttarakhand floods: IAF sets up fuel bridge for rescue choppers

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 23:02

The IAF Saturday established "an aviation fuel supply bridge" at Dharasu in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand to hasten rescue operations by helicopters.

IAF choppers rescue 200 stranded pilgrims

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 16:59

With a slight improvement in the weather today, two IAF choppers ferried about 200 stranded pilgrims from the high altitude Kedarnath shrine to Fata helipad in Rudraprayag district.

Incursion issue: IAF resumes supplies to Army units in Daulat Beg Oldi area

Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013, 23:40

After having briefly halted its operations in the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) area in Ladakh after the incursion by Chinese troops, IAF has resumed its operations to supply rations to the Indian Army units deployed there.

Nigerian police to get nine choppers

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 13:04

Nigerian police will get nine helicopters later this month, an official said.

Antony`s comment on copter deal smacks of hypocrisy: BJP

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 15:29

The BJP on Monday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government over Defence Minister AK Antony`s comment that the AgustaWestland deal for 12 VVIP helicopters was tainted.

Mi-17 V-5 choppers for anti-Naxal operations

Last Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 14:33

Strengthening its capability for anti-Naxal operations, IAF will deploy a squadron of its latest Mi-17 V-5 helicopters in Nagpur.

Changes to VVIP choppers suggested in 2009 cost Rs 300 cr more

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 18:25

Changes in seating configuration and addition of medical evacuation system in the VVIP choppers in 2009 resulted in additional burden of around Rs 300 crore to Indian exchequer.

I can vouch for former IAF chief`s integrity: Raju

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 22:52

HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju, who was minister of state for Defence when the deal for procuring 12 choppers from Italian firm Finmeccanica was signed in 2010 said he can "vouch for the integrity" of former IAF chief SP Tyagi.

Chopper deal: Delivery of AgustaWestland choppers put on hold

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 22:26

As the scam in the AgustaWestland chopper deal unfolded, India has put on hold the remaining payment of Rs 2,400 crore along with the delivery of the nine helicopters from the company.

Ex-IAF chief Tyagi in the dock over chopper deal

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 09:08

Italian investigators claim that former IAF chief SP Tyagi was allegedly bribed by the defence firm Finmeccanica to swing a major chopper contract in its favour.