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1 Killed In Helicopter Maintenance Incident At Naval Base In Kerala
A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy met with a ground accident on Saturday at the runway of INS Garuda, Kochi, officials said, adding that a navy sailor lost his life in the incident.
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Kerala To Give Job, Rs 8 Lakh Compensation To Chopper Crash Victim's Family
The Kerala government on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 8 lakh to the family of Junior Warrant Officer A Pradeep, who died in the recent IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, and a job to his wife.
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Chopper Carrying Businessman Makes Emergency Landing In Kerala
A helicopter with UAE-based Indian businessman, his wife and a few others onboard made an emergency landing in a field in Kochi this morning.
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Kerala Rents Chopper To Carry Heart Of Brain Dead Woman For 220 Km
Amid massive exercises to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala, the state police on Saturday operated its rented helicopter to transport the heart of a brain dead patient from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam, a distance of around 220 km, for a patient.
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Rahul Gandhi Files Nomination From Wayanad, Sister Priyanka With Him
Rahul Gandhi today filed documents to contest the national election from Kerala's Wayanad. He landed there by a helicopter this morning, along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and headed to the district collectorate office in Kalpetta.
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Kerala Gets 102 Crores Bill For Using Air Force Aircraft In Flood Rescue
The centre has forwarded a bill of Rs 102 crore to the Kerala government for using Indian Air Force planes and helicopters for flood relief operations in the state last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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Navy Chopper Makes Precautionary Landing In Kerala
A Navy helicopter made a "precautionary landing" off a National Highway in Alappuzha district of Kochi today, a defence spokesman said.
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Not By Helicopter: Kerala Chief Minister On Women Who Entered Sabarimala
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today that the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple yesterday defying a traditional ban on women of menstrual age faced no opposition from devotees. The women's entry has led to massive protests across Kerala and a shutdown call by rightwing groups.
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2 Navy Personnel Killed After Hangar Door Falls On Them At Kochi Base
Two Navy personnel were killed today when the heavy door of a helicopter hangar fell on them at the Southern Naval Command's base in Kochi, Navy sources said. One of the sections of the sliding doors of the hangar at the Naval Air Station of INS Garuda, where helicopters are kept, fell on the two Navy personnel around 10 am, sources said.
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Rahul Gandhi Delays Trip To Let Air Ambulance Fly Before Him In Kerala
In a goodwill gesture, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today allowed an air ambulance with a patient to take off first before his helicopter did from a helipad at a college to Alappuzha.
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How A "Flying ICU" Is Saving Lives In Flood-Hit Kerala
The helicopter, equipped with ventilators, monitors, suction machines, oxygen cylinders and other emergency medical equipment, is first-of-its kind "flying ICU" that is being used in an emergency situation in India.
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Rescue Operations In Kerala Saw Many Firsts, Says Top Air Force Officer
The Kerala flood rescue operation was the largest disaster relief exercise the Air Force has ever conducted, with its powerful helicopters dropping a total of 2.47 lakh kg of relief material. The Air Force had to pinpoint areas that were inaccessible even by boats to rescue people in the flood-wrecked state.
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"Don't Ridicule Me": Kerala Man Slammed On Social Media Over Chopper Ride
A young man in Kerala, who faced flak on social media for taking a free helicopter ride from a flood hit area to Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday said he was being ridiculed for no fault of his.
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Watch: Precision Navy Op To Save Pregnant Kerala Woman, Partly Paralysed
A pregnant woman in Kerala, paralysed waist down, was rescued from her flooded home in Aluva, in an operation that stands out because of the sheer challenge of keeping the helicopter rock-steady.
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Chopper Could've Disintegrated In Seconds: Pilot Who Made Rooftop Landing
Three seconds. This is how long it would have taken for the Seaking helicopter to disintegrate into pieces had anything gone wrong during a dramatic rooftop landing in Kerala to rescue 26 people.
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1 Killed In Helicopter Maintenance Incident At Naval Base In Kerala
A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy met with a ground accident on Saturday at the runway of INS Garuda, Kochi, officials said, adding that a navy sailor lost his life in the incident.
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Kerala To Give Job, Rs 8 Lakh Compensation To Chopper Crash Victim's Family
The Kerala government on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 8 lakh to the family of Junior Warrant Officer A Pradeep, who died in the recent IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, and a job to his wife.
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Chopper Carrying Businessman Makes Emergency Landing In Kerala
A helicopter with UAE-based Indian businessman, his wife and a few others onboard made an emergency landing in a field in Kochi this morning.
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Kerala Rents Chopper To Carry Heart Of Brain Dead Woman For 220 Km
Amid massive exercises to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala, the state police on Saturday operated its rented helicopter to transport the heart of a brain dead patient from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam, a distance of around 220 km, for a patient.
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Rahul Gandhi Files Nomination From Wayanad, Sister Priyanka With Him
Rahul Gandhi today filed documents to contest the national election from Kerala's Wayanad. He landed there by a helicopter this morning, along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and headed to the district collectorate office in Kalpetta.
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Kerala Gets 102 Crores Bill For Using Air Force Aircraft In Flood Rescue
The centre has forwarded a bill of Rs 102 crore to the Kerala government for using Indian Air Force planes and helicopters for flood relief operations in the state last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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Navy Chopper Makes Precautionary Landing In Kerala
A Navy helicopter made a "precautionary landing" off a National Highway in Alappuzha district of Kochi today, a defence spokesman said.
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Not By Helicopter: Kerala Chief Minister On Women Who Entered Sabarimala
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today that the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple yesterday defying a traditional ban on women of menstrual age faced no opposition from devotees. The women's entry has led to massive protests across Kerala and a shutdown call by rightwing groups.
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2 Navy Personnel Killed After Hangar Door Falls On Them At Kochi Base
Two Navy personnel were killed today when the heavy door of a helicopter hangar fell on them at the Southern Naval Command's base in Kochi, Navy sources said. One of the sections of the sliding doors of the hangar at the Naval Air Station of INS Garuda, where helicopters are kept, fell on the two Navy personnel around 10 am, sources said.
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Rahul Gandhi Delays Trip To Let Air Ambulance Fly Before Him In Kerala
In a goodwill gesture, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today allowed an air ambulance with a patient to take off first before his helicopter did from a helipad at a college to Alappuzha.
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How A "Flying ICU" Is Saving Lives In Flood-Hit Kerala
The helicopter, equipped with ventilators, monitors, suction machines, oxygen cylinders and other emergency medical equipment, is first-of-its kind "flying ICU" that is being used in an emergency situation in India.
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Rescue Operations In Kerala Saw Many Firsts, Says Top Air Force Officer
The Kerala flood rescue operation was the largest disaster relief exercise the Air Force has ever conducted, with its powerful helicopters dropping a total of 2.47 lakh kg of relief material. The Air Force had to pinpoint areas that were inaccessible even by boats to rescue people in the flood-wrecked state.
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"Don't Ridicule Me": Kerala Man Slammed On Social Media Over Chopper Ride
A young man in Kerala, who faced flak on social media for taking a free helicopter ride from a flood hit area to Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday said he was being ridiculed for no fault of his.
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Watch: Precision Navy Op To Save Pregnant Kerala Woman, Partly Paralysed
A pregnant woman in Kerala, paralysed waist down, was rescued from her flooded home in Aluva, in an operation that stands out because of the sheer challenge of keeping the helicopter rock-steady.
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Chopper Could've Disintegrated In Seconds: Pilot Who Made Rooftop Landing
Three seconds. This is how long it would have taken for the Seaking helicopter to disintegrate into pieces had anything gone wrong during a dramatic rooftop landing in Kerala to rescue 26 people.
