Pawan Hans

Legendary Vocalist Pandit Jasraj Cremated With State Honours. Anup Jalota, Kailash Kher And Others Attend Funeral

Entertainment | Edited by Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Thursday August 20, 2020

The 90-year-old music doyen, who belonged to the Mewati Gharana, died on Monday due to cardiac arrest

Low Cost Flights In Uttarakhand, Aviation Minister Tweets, "Delighted"

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday July 29, 2020

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter and congratulated the people of Uttarakhand after inaugurating a low cost helicopter service on the Dehradun-New Tehri-Srinagar-Gauchar route. On Wednesday, Pawan Hans Limited launched the helicopter service on the new route under the Central government's regional connectivity scheme UDAN.

Sushant Singh Rajput's Funeral: Kriti Sanon, Shraddha Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi And Others Attend

Entertainment | Written by Gitanjali Roy | Monday June 15, 2020

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's last rites were held at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Mumbai on Monday

Kerala Rents Chopper To Carry Heart Of Brain Dead Woman For 220 Km

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 10, 2020

Amid massive exercises to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala, the state police on Saturday operated its rented helicopter to transport the heart of a brain dead patient from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam, a distance of around 220 km, for a patient.

Air India Making A Loss Of Over Rs 20 Crore Per Day, Says Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 31, 2019

The Centre is in a serious process of divestment and will soon come out with the expression of interest (EoI) documents for privatising the national carrier Air India and chopper-operator Pawan Hans.

In Alleged E-Mail Fraud, Crores Sent To Fake Account By Government Firm

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Monday October 7, 2019

The CBI has registered a case against top officials of a public sector helicopter service company on the basis of a Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) complaint that they had transferred Rs 1.85 crore to a fake bank account in Indonesia instead of a Russian firm contracted for servicing chopper engines in 2016. The objective of the probe is to chec...

Pakistan Reopens Terror Camps Along Border, Security Agencies On Alert

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday October 7, 2019

Pakistan has reactivated all the terror camps it had temporarily shut down along the line of control, intelligence agencies have reported, indicating the need for security agencies to brace themselves for an increase in infiltration attempts in the days to come.

2 Pawan Hans Pilots Suspended For Improper Landing By Aviation Watchdog

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 19, 2019

Two pilots of state-run Pawan Hans Limited were suspended for three months by aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday for not extending the ''landing gear'' of a helicopter while landing at Guwahati airport, causing damage to its belly, officials said.

Here Is All You Need To Know About Kedarnath Helicopter Yatra

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Kedarnath Helicopter Service: Pawan Hans limited, a Government of India enterprise, has started daily helicopter flight service from Phata to Kedarnath. Pawan Hans opened its service earlier this month.The return fare for the Phata Kedarnath helicopter service - from Phata to Kedarnath and back to Phata - is Rs 4,798 per person, according to the Pa...

Government Receives Bids For Pawan Hans' Divestment

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 21, 2018

On April 13, the Union government had invited Expression of Interest to divest its 51 per cent stake in Pawan Hans.

Now, Shimla Is Just 20 Minutes Away From Chandigarh

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 5, 2018

The travel distance between this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort and Chandigarh was reduced to just 20 minutes with the launch of a heli-taxi service on Monday.

Pawan Hans Employees Write To PM Modi Opposing Disinvestment Move

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 25, 2018

With the government trying to find a buyer for Pawan Hans, which is reportedly failing heavily, and being forced to rework the bids, the chopper operator's union has urged the management to reconsider the privatisation move.

Sridevi Cremation Updates: Bollywood Icon Cremated With State Honours in Mumbai, Thousands Pay Last Respects

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 28, 2018

Thousands of fans and celebrities from Bollywood were at the Celebration Sports Club in Mumbai's Lokhandwala today to catch a last glimpse of superstar Sridevi as she was cremated with state honours. She died in Dubai four days ago. After a three-day wait, her family received her body in Mumbai last night. Sridevi's body, wrapped in the national fl...

Sridevi Cremated With State Honours, Thousands Pay Last Respects: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday February 28, 2018

Bollywood icon Sridevi was cremated with state honours in Mumbai this evening in the presence of thousands of fans and top actors who had turned up to pay their last respects. Sridevi's daughters Jhanvi and Khushi performed the final rituals with husband Boney Kapoor standing by their side. Sridevi's body, wrapped in the national flag and placed in...

Sridevi Died Of "Accidental Drowning" In Dubai Hotel Bathtub, Say Reports: Updates

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Monday February 26, 2018

The forensic report has said Bollywood icon Sridevi died of "accidental drowning", according to Gulf News. The funeral of superstar Sridevi, who died in Dubai on Saturday evening, is expected to take place in Mumbai today. Her family, in a statement said, her body will be brought back to India today.