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Official Reveals Why Chopper, Being Airlifted By MI-17, Crashed In Kedarnath
A defective helicopter being airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath to Gauchar by an Indian Air Force chopper crashed this morning.The helicopter, which belonged to Crystal Aviation, crashed near the Mandakini River in Lincholi.
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Zelensky Acknowledges Army Operation In Russia's Kursk Region For 1st Time
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting in Russia's Kursk region and said the operation was part of Kyiv's drive to restore justice after Russia's 2022 invasion.
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Air Force Played Vital Role During Lok Sabha Polls, Flew Over 1,000 Hours
From extending the reach of the Election Commission into remote corners of the country to airlifting EVMs, the IAF played a vital role in the recently-held general elections, with its aircraft flying more than 1,000 hours in over 1,750 sorties.
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9 Indian Trekkers Killed After Getting Trapped During Blizzard In Himalayas
At least nine Indian trekkers died in the Himalayas after getting trapped during a blizzard, authorities said on Thursday, as rescue teams airlifted their bodies and five survivors to safety.
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Air Force Airlifts Critically Ill Patients From Leh To Chandigarh For Treatment
The Indian Air Force on Sunday said it airlifted two critically ill patients, one of them experiencing cardiac issues, from Leh to Chandigarh in an AN-32 aircraft.
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IAF Conducts Daring Airlift Operation To Save Army Jawan's Hand
An Indian Army jawan, who severed his hand while operating machinery at a forward unit location in Ladakh, was saved from a successful and timely airlift operation by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Air Force Airlifts Patient With Critical Head Injuries In Ladakh's Zanskar
A patient with critical head injuries was on Monday airlifted in an Indian Air Force aircraft to Leh from a village in the Zanskar region of south Ladakh after continuous snowfall cut off ground access, it said.
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Air Force Plane Airlifts Liver From Pune, Saves Army Veteran In Delhi
The Indian Air Force deployed its Dornier aircraft at short notice to airlift a team of doctors from the Army Hospital in Delhi to retrieve a liver from Pune to save the life of an army veteran.
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41 Workers, Rescued From Uttarakhand Tunnel, Airlifted In Chinook
A day after they were rescued from the tunnel where they had been trapped for 17 days, 41 construction workers have been airlifted in an Indian Air Force Chinook and are being taken to AIIMS in Rishikesh.
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Why Chinook Is Being Used To Airlift Trapped Tunnel Workers After Rescue
The Indian Air Force has deployed the twin-rotor heavy lift Chinook helicopter on standby at an airstrip in Uttarakhand's Chinyalisaur, where an emergency medical centre has been set up to treat the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel.
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Air Force Airlifts More Critical Equipment For Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue
Employing a C-17 and two C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, the IAF airlifted 36 tonne of critical equipment on Monday, continuing to lend assistance to efforts being made to rescue workers from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand.
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IAF's C-17 Aircraft Airlifts Critical Equipment For Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Op
Amid rescue operations underway in Uttarakhand at the Silkyara tunnel site, a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force has been deployed to airlift almost 22 tonnes of critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun, officials said on Friday.
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Uttarakhand Rescue: When IAF C-130Js Landed On Short Airstrip In Mountains
The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted 27,500 kg of critical rescue equipment under extremely challenging conditions to a gravel airstrip high up in the mountains of Uttarakhand, where 40 workers are trapped for over 120 hours under a collapsed tunnel.
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Air Force Receives Keys Of First C295 Tactical Airlifter From Airbus
The Airbus Defence and Space on Wednesday handed over to the Indian Air Force the first of the 56 C295 transport aircraft kick-starting the delivery of the planes under a Rs 21,935-crore project that was sealed two year's back.
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After Galwan, 68,000 Soldiers Were Airlifted To Eastern Ladakh: Report
Over 68,000 Army soldiers, around 90 tanks and other weapon systems were airlifted by the Indian Air Force to eastern Ladakh from across the country for rapid deployment along the Line of Actual Control after the deadly clashes in the Galwan Valley.
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Official Reveals Why Chopper, Being Airlifted By MI-17, Crashed In Kedarnath
A defective helicopter being airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath to Gauchar by an Indian Air Force chopper crashed this morning.The helicopter, which belonged to Crystal Aviation, crashed near the Mandakini River in Lincholi.
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Zelensky Acknowledges Army Operation In Russia's Kursk Region For 1st Time
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting in Russia's Kursk region and said the operation was part of Kyiv's drive to restore justice after Russia's 2022 invasion.
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Air Force Played Vital Role During Lok Sabha Polls, Flew Over 1,000 Hours
From extending the reach of the Election Commission into remote corners of the country to airlifting EVMs, the IAF played a vital role in the recently-held general elections, with its aircraft flying more than 1,000 hours in over 1,750 sorties.
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9 Indian Trekkers Killed After Getting Trapped During Blizzard In Himalayas
At least nine Indian trekkers died in the Himalayas after getting trapped during a blizzard, authorities said on Thursday, as rescue teams airlifted their bodies and five survivors to safety.
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Air Force Airlifts Critically Ill Patients From Leh To Chandigarh For Treatment
The Indian Air Force on Sunday said it airlifted two critically ill patients, one of them experiencing cardiac issues, from Leh to Chandigarh in an AN-32 aircraft.
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IAF Conducts Daring Airlift Operation To Save Army Jawan's Hand
An Indian Army jawan, who severed his hand while operating machinery at a forward unit location in Ladakh, was saved from a successful and timely airlift operation by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Air Force Airlifts Patient With Critical Head Injuries In Ladakh's Zanskar
A patient with critical head injuries was on Monday airlifted in an Indian Air Force aircraft to Leh from a village in the Zanskar region of south Ladakh after continuous snowfall cut off ground access, it said.
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Air Force Plane Airlifts Liver From Pune, Saves Army Veteran In Delhi
The Indian Air Force deployed its Dornier aircraft at short notice to airlift a team of doctors from the Army Hospital in Delhi to retrieve a liver from Pune to save the life of an army veteran.
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41 Workers, Rescued From Uttarakhand Tunnel, Airlifted In Chinook
A day after they were rescued from the tunnel where they had been trapped for 17 days, 41 construction workers have been airlifted in an Indian Air Force Chinook and are being taken to AIIMS in Rishikesh.
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Why Chinook Is Being Used To Airlift Trapped Tunnel Workers After Rescue
The Indian Air Force has deployed the twin-rotor heavy lift Chinook helicopter on standby at an airstrip in Uttarakhand's Chinyalisaur, where an emergency medical centre has been set up to treat the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel.
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Air Force Airlifts More Critical Equipment For Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue
Employing a C-17 and two C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, the IAF airlifted 36 tonne of critical equipment on Monday, continuing to lend assistance to efforts being made to rescue workers from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand.
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IAF's C-17 Aircraft Airlifts Critical Equipment For Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Op
Amid rescue operations underway in Uttarakhand at the Silkyara tunnel site, a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force has been deployed to airlift almost 22 tonnes of critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun, officials said on Friday.
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Uttarakhand Rescue: When IAF C-130Js Landed On Short Airstrip In Mountains
The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted 27,500 kg of critical rescue equipment under extremely challenging conditions to a gravel airstrip high up in the mountains of Uttarakhand, where 40 workers are trapped for over 120 hours under a collapsed tunnel.
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Air Force Receives Keys Of First C295 Tactical Airlifter From Airbus
The Airbus Defence and Space on Wednesday handed over to the Indian Air Force the first of the 56 C295 transport aircraft kick-starting the delivery of the planes under a Rs 21,935-crore project that was sealed two year's back.
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After Galwan, 68,000 Soldiers Were Airlifted To Eastern Ladakh: Report
Over 68,000 Army soldiers, around 90 tanks and other weapon systems were airlifted by the Indian Air Force to eastern Ladakh from across the country for rapid deployment along the Line of Actual Control after the deadly clashes in the Galwan Valley.
