The upcoming Noida international airport might be set to begin operations within the next two months, after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday granted an aerodrome license to the facility, clearing its last hurdle before launch.. Spread across 1,300 hectares in Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar, the Noida International Airport cleared its ultimate hurdle – getting an aerodrome license, before kickstarting operations a day after it received mandatory security clearance from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). (Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times file photo). A government statement said that the airport has been licensed under the Public Use category for all-weather operations and that it meets the safety and operational standards prescribed by the regulator.. The development of the Noida International Airport (NIA) is part of the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s broader vision for building a robust aviation ecosystem, it stated.. When will the airport open?. After the DGCA approval, cargo and domestic flight operations are expected to begin within 45 days, as mandated under the project plan.. Spread across 1,300 hectares in Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar, the airport facility cleared its ultimate hurdle – getting an aerodrome license, before kickstarting operations a day after it received mandatory security clearance from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).. The BCAS had earlier flagged several issues that pushed back the inauguration, which was initially scheduled for September 2024. It had raised concerns over potential interference with the Doppler Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (DVOR), a navigation aid that provides aircraft with bearing information relative to a ground station.. Questions were also raised over a steel wall near the DVOR, which staged a chance to affect the safety of aircraft during landing and take-off. BCAS questioned the makeshift structure and asked the airport operator to replace it with a permanent wall.. “While constructing the permanent wall will take a few months, BCAS has granted clearance on the condition that a permanent structure is built within six months,” an official aware of the matter said.. About the Noida International Airport. Expected to handle about 12 million passengers annually in its first phase, the NIA is being developed as the national capital region’s second major airport after Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.. The facility features a runway with orientation 10/28 and dimensions of 3,900 m × 45 m, supported by an Instrument Landing System (ILS) and Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL) system, enabling 24×7 operations.. “The aerodrome has parking stands for 24 Code C and 02 Code D/F aircraft and is equipped with ARFF Category 9 facilities capable of handling wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777-300ER,” a statement by the government read.. The airport is being developed in four phases along with a multi-modal cargo hub. After the completion of 

 Live. By. Delhi Uttam Nagar clashes LIVE updates: To prevent tensions in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar amid ongoing protests, security has been heightened to maintain law and order situation. Dwarka district DCP Kushal Pal Singh said that police have appealed people of both the communities to maintain peace and order.. Uttam Nagar clashes LIVE updates: The father of Tarun Kumar, who died in the clashes that erupted in Uttam Nagar on Holi, staged a sit-in protest outside the Uttam Nagar Police Station in New Delhi on Friday.. Uttam Nagar clashes LIVE updates: The festival of Holi took a grim turn in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area earlier this week after a man was killed when two families from different communities clashed over a water balloon thrown by a minor. The clashes sparked on the night of Holi on Wednesday, March 4, when an 11-year-old from a Hindu family was throwing water balloons from her terrace on passers by below, one of which hit a Muslim woman, to which the latter objected.. This led to an altercation between the family of the girl and the woman, which later turned violent, said police.. At least four people were injured in the incident including three from the Hindu family, out of which, 26-year-old Tarun Kumar died on Thursday morning, triggering further clashes in the area.. Protests erupt, vehicles set ablaze. The death caused by the altercation has led to protests in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area. Some vehicles were set ablaze on Friday night and streets were choked by demonstrators demanding justice for the deceased.. The police had arrested four people and apprehended a minor boy from the Muslim family on Thursday evening itself. The total arrests made in the case till now is eight and a murder case has been filed over Kumar’s death.. Amid heightened tensions in the area, police and other security forces have been deployed in the neighbourhood as people, enraged over the death, gathered around the Muslim family’s home in an alleged attempt to attack, Hindustan Times reported earlier citing a police official who asked not to be identified.. …Read More. This led to an altercation between the family of the girl and the woman, which later turned violent, said police.. At least four people were injured in the incident including three from the Hindu family, out of which, 26-year-old Tarun Kumar died on Thursday morning, triggering further clashes in the area.. Protests erupt, vehicles set ablaze. The death caused by the altercation has led to protests in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area. Some vehicles were set ablaze on Friday night and streets were choked by demonstrators demanding justice for the deceased.. The police had arrested four people and apprehended a minor boy from the Muslim family on Thursday evening itself. The total arrests made in the case till now is eight and a murder case has been filed over Kumar’s death.. Amid heightened tensions in the area, police and other security forces have been deployed in the neighbourhood as people, 

 Live. By. Delhi Uttam Nagar clashes LIVE updates: To prevent tensions in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar amid ongoing protests, security has been heightened to maintain law and order situation. Dwarka district DCP Kushal Pal Singh said that police have appealed people of both the communities to maintain peace and order.. Uttam Nagar clashes LIVE updates: The father of Tarun Kumar, who died in the clashes that erupted in Uttam Nagar on Holi, staged a sit-in protest outside the Uttam Nagar Police Station in New Delhi on Friday.. Uttam Nagar clashes LIVE updates: The festival of Holi took a grim turn in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area earlier this week after a man was killed when two families from different communities clashed over a water balloon thrown by a minor. The clashes sparked on the night of Holi on Wednesday, March 4, when an 11-year-old from a Hindu family was throwing water balloons from her terrace on passers by below, one of which hit a Muslim woman, to which the latter objected.. This led to an altercation between the family of the girl and the woman, which later turned violent, said police.. At least four people were injured in the incident including three from the Hindu family, out of which, 26-year-old Tarun Kumar died on Thursday morning, triggering further clashes in the area.. Protests erupt, vehicles set ablaze. The death caused by the altercation has led to protests in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area. Some vehicles were set ablaze on Friday night and streets were choked by demonstrators demanding justice for the deceased.. The police had arrested four people and apprehended a minor boy from the Muslim family on Thursday evening itself. The total arrests made in the case till now is eight and a murder case has been filed over Kumar’s death.. Amid heightened tensions in the area, police and other security forces have been deployed in the neighbourhood as people, enraged over the death, gathered around the Muslim family’s home in an alleged attempt to attack, Hindustan Times reported earlier citing a police official who asked not to be identified.. …Read More. This led to an altercation between the family of the girl and the woman, which later turned violent, said police.. At least four people were injured in the incident including three from the Hindu family, out of which, 26-year-old Tarun Kumar died on Thursday morning, triggering further clashes in the area.. Protests erupt, vehicles set ablaze. The death caused by the altercation has led to protests in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area. Some vehicles were set ablaze on Friday night and streets were choked by demonstrators demanding justice for the deceased.. The police had arrested four people and apprehended a minor boy from the Muslim family on Thursday evening itself. The total arrests made in the case till now is eight and a murder case has been filed over Kumar’s death.. Amid heightened tensions in the area, police and other security forces have been deployed in the neighbourhood as people, 

 A 46-year-old man, who was released from jail a few weeks ago in a case related to the murder of his wife, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing a 16-year-old boy and trying to eat his flesh and drink his blood in Samanna village of Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district, police said.. Police are now trying to find out the reason behind the murder. (PTI/File Photo). The accused, Gudda Patel, a resident of Samanna village, had earlier been arrested for slitting his wife’s throat a few years ago. He was convicted in that case and was released from jail in January, as mentioned in an earlier HT report.. ALSO READ | Class 10 student stabbed 27 times in 30 seconds by two minors in MP’s Bhopal. The 16-year-old boy, a resident of Arthkheda village, had come to visit his sister at her house in Samanna village.. While returning on his bike, Patel allegedly attacked him using an iron rod and later struck him with an iron hammer. The teenager died at the spot, city superintendent of police (CSP) told HT.. The police officer further said that villagers claimed they saw Patel trying to eat flesh from the boy’s head and drink blood from his hands after they reached the spot.. “When the villagers heard the screams, they rushed to the spot and found Patel eating flesh from the boy’s head and drinking blood from his hands,” Pandey added.. Villagers attempted to catch the accused, but he threatened them with the hammer. “He had hidden in agricultural land near the village. The villagers chased him and started pelting stones at him. Patel also attacked the villagers with stones,” the officer said.. Police then reached the location and surrounded the field. “After an hour’s effort, police arrested the accused and took him to the police station,” Pandey said.. A relative of the victim’s sister called for the death penalty for Patel, news agency PTI reported.. Police are now trying to find out the reason behind the murder.. (With inputs from Shruti Tomar) 

 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.