Bidar: The Indian Air Force's Bidar, training station hosted the air show, which started at 4 p.m. and had the audience spellbound for 25 minutes with the pilots. Originally scheduled on August 30 and August 31, the event was organized by the Air Force in collaboration with the Bidar district administration. However, the inclement weather prevented the show from happening on the second day. The new date was set for September 21.

The IAF's Surya Kiran aerobatics squad painted the tricolor over the skies of Bidar on Saturday. People on the ground at the old Bahamani Fort cheered as the nine planes, led by group Captain Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, flew in various formations with precise maneuvers in the skies.


The aerobatics team was formed in 1996 and is credited to have held over 600 air shows in India apart from demonstration in air shows in China, Sri Lanka, Maynmar, Thailand, Singaporeand the UAE.

In attendance were Bidar Deputy Commissioner Shilpa Sharma, Air Commodore Parag Lall of the Indian Air Force, Chief Executive Officer Girish Badole of Zilla Panchayat, Superintendent of Police Pradeep Gunti, Additional Deputy Commissioner Shivakumar Sheelavantha, and President of the Bidar City Municipal Council, Mohammed Gous.

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Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.

The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.

"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.

The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.

There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.

Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.

The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.