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Contact lost at 7:42pm, ‘loud explosion’ heard: What happened to Sukhoi-30 jet that crashed?

 In a big aviation accident for India, a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft crashed in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, as confirmed by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday. The crash was confirmed hours after the fighter aircraft was reported missing after takeoff from Assam’s Jorhat on Thursday evening.. The crash took place 60 kilometers away from Jorhat and a search is underway to locate the jet, the IAF said. (PTI/File). The crash took place 60 kilometers away from Jorhat and a search is underway to locate the jet, the IAF said. The crash is the latest case in a series of aviation accidents that have been witnessed in India over the past few weeks – the latest examples being an air ambulance that crashed in Jharkhand’s Chatra district last month after take off from Ranchi, and the Learjet 45 aircraft that crashed in Maharashtra’s Baramati in January, an accident that led to the death of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.. While the Sukhoi-30 MKI crash has been confirmed, suspense still remains on its whereabouts. Here’s what we know so far:. Contact lost at 7:42 pm: The fighter jet was on a training mission and took off from Assam’s Jorhat on Thursday evening. However, according to defence officials, the aircraft was last in contact with ground control at around 7.42 pm and went off radar after that.. 2 pilots on board: Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar were the two pilots on board the ill-fated fighter jet. Their whereabouts were earlier unknown, but the IAF confirmed on Friday that both pilots were killed in the crash. “All personnel of the IAF express sincere condolences and stand firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief,” the IAF said in a tweet.. ‘Loud explosion’ in Karbi Anglong: After the radar contact was lost, the aircraft was declared missing, prompting a search and rescue operation for the aircraft and its two pilots. However, locals in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district reported a loud explosion following which the IAF also confirmed that the jet had crashed in the area. A local reportedly saw the plane coming down. “We heard a loud noise and an explosion…,” news agency ANI quoted the local as saying.. The Su-30MKI is a two-seat multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Russian aerospace manufacturer Sukhoi for the IAF and India operates one of the largest fleets of Su-30MKI fighters in the world. 

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Veteran journalist Narayan Bareth passes away after cardiac arrest in Jaipur

 Veteran journalist Narayan Bareth passed away here after suffering a cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment for pneumonia, a family member said on Saturday.. Former chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot said Narayan Bareth had carved a distinct identity through public-interest journalism while working with reputed organisations such as the BBC. (X/@cpjoshiBJP). His funeral will be conducted later in the day in Jaipur.. “Bareth had been hospitalised for several days due to pneumonia and suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday night, leading to his death,” the family member said.. The veteran journalist had worked with the BBC and later served as the Rajasthan Information Commissioner.. Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and other leaders expressed grief over his demise.. Gehlot said Bareth had carved a distinct identity through public-interest journalism while working with reputed organisations such as the BBC.. He said Bareth also left a lasting impression during his tenure as information commissioner and was known as an efficient administrator.. He prayed for peace for the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear the loss. 

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Veteran journalist Narayan Bareth passes away after cardiac arrest in Jaipur

 Veteran journalist Narayan Bareth passed away here after suffering a cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment for pneumonia, a family member said on Saturday.. Former chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot said Narayan Bareth had carved a distinct identity through public-interest journalism while working with reputed organisations such as the BBC. (X/@cpjoshiBJP). His funeral will be conducted later in the day in Jaipur.. “Bareth had been hospitalised for several days due to pneumonia and suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday night, leading to his death,” the family member said.. The veteran journalist had worked with the BBC and later served as the Rajasthan Information Commissioner.. Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and other leaders expressed grief over his demise.. Gehlot said Bareth had carved a distinct identity through public-interest journalism while working with reputed organisations such as the BBC.. He said Bareth also left a lasting impression during his tenure as information commissioner and was known as an efficient administrator.. He prayed for peace for the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear the loss. 

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Kerala: Five held for smuggling high-end used cars from Bhutan; DTO among accused

 Kochi, The Customs Commissionerate has arrested five persons from West Bengal and Assam in connection with the smuggling of high-end used cars from Bhutan, officials said on Saturday.. Kerala: Five held for smuggling high-end used cars from Bhutan; DTO among accused. In a statement, Customs said the arrested persons were Biswadip Das of Jaigaon in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, Dipak Patowary of Paltanbazar in Kamrup district, Ayub Ali of Jogighopa in Bongaigaon district, MD Mostafa Ahmed of Boladmari in Goalpara district and Jalal Mandal of Chapar in Dhubri district. All four belong to Assam.. Customs officials said Patowary was the District Transport Officer of Bongaigaon in Assam.. The arrests were made following a widespread investigation conducted in Assam and West Bengal, with the assistance of police and Customs formations in the northeastern states, officials said.. “During an investigation by Assam Police, they were found to have registered 460 such vehicles using forged documents. The vehicles include foreign-made cars as well as Indian-made vehicles that were exported earlier and later smuggled back into the country without payment of Customs duties. These were then illegally registered using forged documents,” Customs said.. The Customs Commissionerate, Kochi, launched “Operation Numkhor” last year after it was found that used vehicles, mostly high-end SUVs from Bhutan, were being illegally smuggled into India, re-registered in various states, and sold to buyers who claimed they were legally imported.. Last year, Customs seized several vehicles, including some belonging to film actors in Kerala, which had been sold to them by persons involved in the illegal smuggling of vehicles from Bhutan.. The Customs statement said Das, who was arrested on February 22 and is an employee of a major IT firm, was the mastermind behind the smuggling of vehicles from Bhutan.. He was apprehended near the India-Bhutan border and later brought to Kochi on a transit warrant before being remanded in judicial custody.. Customs will soon approach the court seeking the custody of the arrested persons for further investigation, officials said.. According to Customs, a recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India found that 15,849 vehicles with the same chassis and engine numbers were registered in multiple northeastern states.. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text. 

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Ex-Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of insulting martyrs over ‘Phansi Ghar’ controversy

 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared before the Delhi assembly’s privileges committee on Friday in connection with the “Phansi Ghar” controversy, and later accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government of attempting to “insult the martyrs” by portraying the historic “execution chamber” as a “tiffin room”.. AAP also alleged that security was breached during Kejriwal’s visit as the Delhi Police did not allow his personal security officer to enter the assembly premises. (ANI). Besides Kejriwal, former Delhi speaker Ram Niwas Goel and then deputy speaker Rakhi Birla also appeared before the committee. However, former deputy CM Manish Sisodia skipped the proceedings again, officials said.. After the meeting, Kejriwal told reporters that it was the efforts of then speaker Goel in 2022 that brought to light the existence of a “Phansi Ghar” on the assembly premises, where the British allegedly executed freedom fighters.. “Delhi is reeling under rising water bills, contaminated water, increased school fees and a pollution crisis, but the government is not discussing these issues,” the former CM said.. He said since the BJP came to power in Delhi, it has been trying to prove that the chamber was not a “Phansi Ghar” but a “tiffin room”. He said Goel had decided to inaugurate the “Phansi Ghar” only after conducting a full inquiry.. “I asked the committee to tell me what evidence they have that it was a tiffin room. They have no evidence. This clearly means that they are deliberately trying to insult freedom fighters by claiming that it was a tiffin room,” he said.. “I would have been happy if a committee of the BJP government had asked me how to fix sewers or roads, so I could share my experience with them. I just want Delhi to improve. But the BJP does not want to run Delhi. Their aim is not to work but only to do politics,” Kejriwal said.. AAP also alleged that security was breached during Kejriwal’s visit as the Delhi Police did not allow his personal security officer to enter the assembly premises.. “This happened despite Kejriwal having Z+ security due to multiple past attacks on him,” the party said.. Pradyumn Singh Rajput, chairman of the privileges committee, asked how a decision to establish a “Phansi Ghar” was taken “without any foundational facts or historical basis”.. “It is deeply concerning that those who held such high constitutional offices could not present a single factual document or piece of evidence before the committee today to support their claims,” he said.. He said the committee will now deliberate on the next course of action based on Friday’s recorded versions.. Delhi speaker Vijender Gupta said the AAP leaders have committed contempt of the house and breached privilege by repeatedly failing to appear before the committee.. “The remarks made against the committee and the Constitution are condemnable and co 

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Will expose BJP-poll panel conspiracy disenfranchise Bengali voters: Mamata Banerjee

 West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that she would “expose the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Election Commission (EC) conspiracy to disenfranchise Bengali voters”, as she launched a dharna outside Kolkata’s Esplanade metro station to protest the alleged arbitrary deletion of several million people during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stages a sit-in protest against the alleged arbitrary deletions from the post-SIR electoral rolls in the state. (PTI). “I will expose the BJP-EC conspiracy to disenfranchise Bengali voters,” she said in her speech.. “I will present those voters, who have been declared dead by the EC, at this protest site.”. During the dharna, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee exhorted voters to “boycott” the BJP in the upcoming state assembly polls.. “Boycott BJP. You may have reasons not to like TMC but Bengalis with the minimum sense of honour should not vote for BJP unless they don’t want something bad to happen to Bengal. I predicted earlier that BJP will not get more than 50 (of 294) seats. After what has happened in the name of SIR, their tally should not cross 40,” he said.. Also Read: ‘Subjected to some pressure’: Mamata Banerjee questions Bengal governor change ahead of polls. “In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls we said ‘No vote to BJP’. Now we are saying ‘Boycott BJP’. Boycott them socially,” he added.. On February 28, the EC published the first part of the final electoral roll for West Bengal, dropping 6.18 million names and keeping 70.46 million voters in the list after the SIR.. To be sure, another six million people were flagged under a controversial “logical discrepancy” category and their final status is currently being adjudicated by around 500 serving and former judicial officers.. The BJP hit back at Banerjee over the sit-in protest, saying she is holding such a demonstration to protect infiltrators.. “Banerjee is only interested in saving the infiltrators belonging to the Muslim community, which constitutes the bulk of her vote bank. She should be ashamed that she is holding a sit-in protest to save infiltrators, with whose help she managed to win the previous elections. But not any more,” said Union minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh.. (With inputs from PTI). 

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