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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
 After 72 hours of the Air India Express Boeing 737-800 crash in Mangalore that claimed 158 lives, the Digital Flight Data Recorder or the "Black Box" has been the found on Tuesday.
"We have recovered the Digital Flight Data Recorder, the main body is intact," said a DGCA official.
The black box can give important information about what could have caused the plane to crash as it records all the control settings and flight parameters including velocity and altitude. The flight data recorder records all the control settings.
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had late on Sunday began investigating the crash of the Air India Express Boeing 737-800 (VT-AXV) after the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and a part of the black box containing the digital flight data acquisition unit (DFDAU) were handed over to it by the search party.
"The aircraft's CVR has been recovered. Though affected by fire, it is expected to yield the desired information," the regulator said in a statement here. |
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Monday, 24 May 2010 |
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday said Karnataka has become a trend-setter in organic farming in the country.
As many as 90,000 farmers have switched to organic farming.
He was addressing a gathering of organic farmers at Kudalasangama held by the state organic farming mission.
“I appeal to those 90,000 farmers to convince another 50,000 farmers to take up organic farming,” he said. “I expect them to succeed in convincing 1 lakh farmers to switch to organic farming within a year.”
Stating that due to a poll code he could not announce sops for organic farmers, the CM promised to make announcements at the end of this month in the House.
He assured farmers that the government was committed to providing all basic amenities in rural areas to prevent rural youth from migrating to cities for livelihood.
He said he also planned to stay a night at an organic farmer’s house once a month. “I will interact with the other farmers during that time,” he said. |
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Saturday, 22 May 2010 |
 An Air India Express aircraft from Dubai has overshot the runway while landing at the Mangalore airport. The plane has crashed and rescue work is on.
Over 150 people were on board the flight.
According to Airport official Peter Abraham, rescue work is on and high casualty rate is expected. Further details are awaited regarding the incident which occurred at around 6 30 am.
According to reports, 19 children were on board and Karnataka Home Minister Dr V S Acharya said that 60 passengers are feared dead.
Six survivors have been sent to hospital.
The plane had caught fire and smoke was seen coming out of the airport. According to sources, the fire has been doused, after nearly three hours of the crash.
Sunil Krishnan, Executive Director, Air India while speaking to NDTV, said that rescue officials have already reached the spot and special teams are being sent. "We did see a lot of smoke, latest information is awaited," he added.
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Friday, 21 May 2010 |
 By 2013-14, the electricity supply in Karnataka will exceed demand, said Principal Secretary for Energy, K Jairaj. “By 2013-14, as the intended projects are accomplished, the situation in the state will be such that the supply will overlap the demand. It is estimated that the supply will be 14,383 MW and the demand will be 13,531 MW,” Jairaj said. He was speaking in a public lecture series here on Thursday.
He said that at present, the supply was around 20 per cent less than the demand. He said the capacity addition over the years has been quite low as some big projects were shelved due to opposition. This, he said, was why the state was not able to provide uninterrupted power.
On the Chhattisgarh power project, Jairaj said one unit of 800 MW capacity would be commissioned by November this year. The whole project will be completed by 2013-14, he added. He emphasised that getting power through 400 KV lines from Chhattisgarh was cheaper than producing electricity here by bringing coal. He informed that the power generated there would be sold here at Rs 2 per unit. |
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
 Following advice from the Central BJP leadership to make sure no state minister or party member is at loggerheads with Governor H R Bhardwaj and Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday urged his ministers to “respect” the two.
The party’s Central leadership had instructed him to make sure that the Constitutional head of the state is not disrespected, following comments from various ministers against Bhardwaj and Hegde.
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