Passengers dressed up as Lord Rama, Lakshman, Mata Sita and Lord Hanuman arrived at Ahmedabad Airport on January 11. The first flight bound for Ayodhya will take off from Ahmedabad. Preparations are in full swing for the Ayodhya Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratishtha' on January 22. The event will draw dignitaries and people from all walks of life. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the consecration ceremony of the temple on January 22. UP CM Yogi Adityanath had said that after January 22, people who will be visiting Ayodhya Ram Mandir will remember the ‘treta yuga’.
11 January,2024 12:47 PM IST
A Japanese airplane A350 on Jan 2 was engulfed in flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The passenger airplane caught fire after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft. In a video obtained by Reuters, stranded passengers can be seen screaming and panicking. Video footage from cameras installed at Haneda Airport by Japan Airlines and NHK captured the horrifying moment when flames erupted from the aircraft shortly after it touched down. Moreover, an immense blaze can be witnessed outside from the windows of the passenger plane. Meanwhile, all 379 passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. The Coast Guard is investigating the matter, and Haneda has closed all runways following the incident of Japan Plane Collision.
03 January,2024 11:35 AM IST | Mumbai
Ahead of the grand consecration ceremony at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple on January 22, the passengers alighting from the first flight to the newly built Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham hailed PM Modi on December 30. They thanked PM Modi for giving them Ayodhya Airport as a gift. Passengers were also seen paying obeisance and chanting Jai Shree Ram while alighting the flight. “This land is pure and sacred, this is the land of Shri Ram. There can be no sacred ground like this. To pay obeisance here one should lie down. When Shri Ram got down from Pushpak Viman, the same experience was felt. There is no limit to happiness today. Today is the matter of greatest joy and happiness in my life,” said Bhaskar Shukla, a passenger from Delhi. On the other hand, another passenger, Nitin Lalwani from a Delhi flight said, “Ever since I was born I found Ayodhya, a city which was backward. But today there is a feeling that Ayodhya has become an international city. Now we are waiting for 22nd January when the Temple will be inaugurated. People will come from across the world to see Ayodhya, a pure land of Shree Ram.”, he said.
31 December,2023 04:37 PM IST
History was etched on Dec 30, 2023 as devotees boarded first flight from Delhi to newly built Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya. The passengers were all excited for their journey and they even recited ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ inside the flight. After landing in Ayodhya airport, some passengers kissed the ground and paid obeisance. PM Modi reached ‘Ram Nagari’ on December 30 and gave several infrastructural gifts to the locals. Maharishi Valmiki International Airport was inaugurated in Ayodhya by PM Narendra Modi. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on December 30 praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inaugurating various projects in Ayodhya. He also said that the wait of 500 years is about to end with the consecration of Ayodhya Ram Mandir.
31 December,2023 01:48 PM IST
An RPF constable allegedly opened fire inside moving Jaipur Express train after it crossed Palghar Station on July 31. An RPF ASI and three other passengers were shot dead and the accused jumped from the train after committing the crime. The accused RPF constable has been arrested by the police. The firing incident happened inside the Jaipur Express Train (12956). The reason for the firing is yet to be ascertained and an investigation into the matter is underway.
31 July,2023 01:06 PM IST
PM Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train from Gorakhpur to Lucknow on July 07. The Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat express train left Gorakhpur station for Lucknow on July 09 after being flagged off by a loco pilot. All the state-of-the-art features are available in the Vande Bharat train. The passengers were excited about their first journey on the newly launched train. Passengers sitting inside the train appreciated its features and felt that the facilities were like a flight. According to Travelling Ticket Examiner, all seats on the train are reserved.
09 July,2023 12:58 PM IST
Amid the growing scare of new #Covid19 variant ‘Omicron’, the #Maharashtra state government has now issued new travel restrictions to be followed at airports and ports where international passengers arrive in the state.
01 December,2021 03:00 PM IST | Mumbai
Even as restrictions continue amid what looks like an abating second Covid-19 wave in the city, thousands of passengers arriving at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, have been leaving the premises without the state-mandated screening or testing. In addition, several people who are asked to wait for the process escape via the numerous exits at the station. Watch this video for more
28 May,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The past few weeks have seen a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city, forcing the state government to bring back lockdown-like measures. However, a handful of civic officials deployed at the international airport seem to be actively contributing to the explosion of daily cases which are now over 11,000. An investigation by mid-day has found that these staffers are letting passengers from foreign lands escape the compulsory seven-day institutional quarantine for just Rs.10,000 - Rs.12,000. Watch this video to find out more.
05 April,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
As the new restrictions of 50 per cent attendance at offices have come into force, local train passenger numbers on both Central and Western Railway, have started declining since the beginning of this week. Watch this video for more.
19 March,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
