Kolkata, Jan 9: Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan, who has been undergoing treatment at a Kolkata-based hospital for prostate cancer, died at a city hospital this afternoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.
He was 55.
"We tried our best but failed. He passed away at around 3:45 PM," an official of the private hospital where Khan was admitted said.
The chief minister who visited the hospital said, "This is a great loss for the entire country and the entire music fraternity. I am in a lot of pain as I still can't believe that Rashid Khan is no more."
Deeply saddened by the tragic demise of Ustad Rashid Khan, one of the greatest exponents of Indian classical music of our times.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 9, 2024
A hugely respected vocalist with unparalleled genius in creating music, he made us proud by settling here and making Bengal his home. He and Soma,…
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Chennai, Sep 25: A Dubai-bound Emirates flight, whose onward journey on Tuesday was delayed following detection of smoke from the wing portion, left for its destination past midnight after due checks and clearance, officials at the airport said.
The flight with 280 passengers left for Dubai at 12.40 am, they said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, just before its departure, smoke emanated from the wing portion of the flight, leading to a flutter. A video of the purported incident showed smoke coming out from the tail part of the airplane as well.
After the smoke was noticed at 9.15 pm on Tuesday, officials were alerted by the flight crew and technical experts inspected the airplane and the smoke ceased in about 10 minutes, even as fire tenders also arrived.
The reason for the smoke was not disclosed immediately by authorities.
On Tuesday, September 24th, Emirates flight EK547 from Chennai to Dubai experienced an unexpected delay after the flight crew noticed smoke coming from the aircraft’s Auxiliary Power Unit (APU).
— Aviation for Aviators (@Aviaforaviators) September 25, 2024
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Further reports suggest that the heavy smoke was from the exhaust of the auxiliary power unit (APU) of the Emirates Boeing 777-300 aircraft (A6-ECZ) that was operating Flight EK547 to Dubai (DXB) from Chennai International Airport (MAA), India on 24 September. #aircraft… https://t.co/sFYNLjVQ5T pic.twitter.com/1Gq33F37as
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) September 25, 2024