AAIB submits preliminary report on Air India crash to Aviation Ministry
Ahmedabad: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has submitted its preliminary report on the Air India Flight 171 crash to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and other concerned authorities. The report is based on the initial findings of the ongoing investigation, ANI reported.
On June 12, Air India flight 171, which was en route to London from Ahmedabad, crashed into a hostel building just 30 seconds after take-off. The tragic incident claimed the lives of over 200 people.
Meanwhile, a parliamentary panel met with senior officials from the Civil Aviation Ministry, as well as representatives from major airlines and airports. During the meeting, several MPs raised questions about the progress of the investigation and the timeline for analysing the aircraft’s black boxes.
Sources said the meeting, held by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chaired by senior Congress leader K C Venugopal, also addressed concerns over a sharp rise in airfares to Srinagar after the Pahalgam terror attack in April. Additionally, some members demanded an audit of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
Top airline officials, including Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson, were reportedly present at the meeting.
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Approval of registered housing societies must to operate liquor shops on their premises: Ajit Pawar
Nagpur (PTI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said that shops selling Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) as well as country liquor will be required to obtain mandatory consent from registered housing societies before commencing operations from the commercial spaces on their premises.
Pawar, who also heads the excise department, directed that this new policy be implemented across the state.
"Permission from registered housing societies will now be compulsory for both categories of liquor shops. The policy must be enforced uniformly throughout Maharashtra," Pawar told the Lower House of the state legislature while responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Shankar Jagtap, who represents the Chinchwad assembly constituency in Pune district.
Jagtap sought cancellation of licences of liquor shops operating in Chinchwad-Kalewadi area of Pune.
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During the discussion, he said that Vikrant Wine, a liquor shop in Sahyadri Society, had begun operations in violation of norms.
The building was incomplete when permission was granted, and the licence had been issued on the basis of incomplete documents, Jagtap said, demanding action against those responsible.
Responding to this, Pawar reiterated the mandatory requirement of the respective housing society's consent for liquor outlets, and informed the House about the action taken regarding the two shops against which complaints had been received.
During the Budget session of the state legislature held in March this year, Pawar had announced that a no-objection certificate (NOC) from housing societies will be mandatory for liquor vends if they wish to migrate to their premises.
Many housing societies have commercial establishments, with some even having liquor vends.
