Kerala

Body Of 6-Month-Old Recovered, Kerala Landslide Deaths Rise To 43

India News | ANI | Monday August 10, 2020

The death count in the massive landslide in Kerala's Idukki district has increased to 43 after 17 bodies were recovered today, including that of a six-month-old baby, an official said on Sunday.

"Discrimination" Against Landslide, Air Crash Victims: Kerala Opposition

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

The Opposition Congress and BJP in Kerala Sunday trained their guns on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the "discrimination" in awarding solatium to the victims of landslide and aircraft crash and his "failure" to visit those affected in Idukki district.

Kerala Landslide Deaths Rise To 42; Red Alert For 6 Districts

Kerala News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Sunday August 9, 2020

The number of deaths in the massive landslide that destroyed a row of houses of tea estate workers in the high range Idukki district of Kerala today climbed to 42 with 16 more bodies being recovered from the debris, as efforts were on amid continuing rains to locate those missing, officials said.

Stirring Reception For Kerala Plane Crash Pilots Ahead Of Cremation

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, the co-pilot of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode two days ago, was cremated in Mathura on Sunday.

Kerala Pilots Were Told About Weather, Tailwinds: Aviation Watchdog Chief

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 9, 2020

"The ATC had briefed the pilots about the weather condition... the call has to be taken by the commander to go around or to land," Mr Kumar told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

What Happened At Kerala Airport In The First 5 Minutes After Crash

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday August 9, 2020

When Flight IX-1344 went down at Kerala's Calicut International Airport on Friday, authorities and locals swerved into action to save as many lives as possible. NDTV has accessed a blow-by-blow account of what happened in the critical first five minutes from sources in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the country's airport...

Kerala Plane's Black Box Transcripts To Be Available Soon: Aviation Body

India News | ANI | Sunday August 9, 2020

Aviation body DGCA's chief Anil Kumar on Sunday said that transcripts from the black boxes of crashed Kozhikode flight would be recovered soon.

Air India Express Staff Pay Tribute To Kerala Plane Co-Pilot, Family Wants Job For Wife

India News | ANI | Sunday August 9, 2020

Kerala Plane Crash: The father of co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, who lost his life in the Air India Express crash-landing incident in Kozhikode on Friday evening, said that his daughter-in-law should be given a job so that she can take care of her child.

"Locals Treated Children As Their Own": Kerala Doctors On Plane Crash

Kerala News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday August 9, 2020

Six children, who survived the plane crash in Kerala on Friday, were rushed to Kozhikode's Baby Memorial Hospital and several locals - part of the rescue teams - helped in identifying their family members, doctors at the hospital have told NDTV.

Kerala Plane Crash: Body Of Co-Pilot Reaches Delhi, Airline Staff Pay Tribute

India News | ANI | Sunday August 9, 2020

Air India Express employees in Delhi today paid tributes to co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, who lost his life in the Kozhikode plane crash incident.

Bodies Of Pilot, Co-Pilot Of Crashed Vande Bharat Flight Handed Over To Family

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot of the Air India Express (AIE) flight that crashed while attempting to land at the Karipur airport in Kerala's Kozhikode, were handed over to their families on Saturday.

"Big Loss For Me," Says Friend Of Groom Killed In Kozhikode Plane Crash

South | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

It is a wedding that will never happen as the Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode snuffed out the life of the prospective young bridegroom.

Kerala Reports 1,420 COVID-19 Cases, Its Highest Single-Day Surge So Far

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Kerala on Saturday reported 1,420 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single day surge so far.

"Back Home:" Man Posted Selfie Hours Before He Died In Plane Crash In Kerala

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

A selfie photograph taken by Sharufudheen Pillassery, along with his wife and three-year-old daughter in PPE kits, inside the Air India Express flight from Dubai, was viral online after reports emerged that he had died in the plane crash in Kerala on Friday.

26 Dead In Kerala Due To Landslides, Red Alert Issued For 3 Districts

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

The number of deaths in the massive landslide that destroyed a row of 20 houses of tea estate workers in the high range Idukki district of Kerala on Saturday climbed to 26 with 11 more bodies being recovered from the debris, as efforts were on amid continuing rains to locate those missing.