1 year after Air India AI-171 crash, pilots’ body seeks judicial probe; opposes interim report release | Ahmedabad News

FIP president C S Randhawa alleged the ongoing probe has several shortcomings AHMEDABAD: A year after the Air India AI-171 crash claimed 260 lives in Ahmedabad, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday renewed its demand for a judicial probe into the disaster and urged authorities not to release any interim investigation report, arguing…

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5,123 govt employees fined in Gujarat’s month-long helmet drive | Ahmedabad News

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Police fined 5,123 government officials and employees for violating helmet regulations and recovered penalties amounting to Rs 16.58 lakh during a month-long statewide enforcement drive aimed at improving road safety and reducing fatalities among two-wheeler riders.The special “Helmet Drive” was conducted across Gujarat from May 1 to May 31 under the guidance…

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Bomb scare at sports club turns out to be a child’s movie-inspired prank | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: For ten days, a handwritten note warning of a bomb blast and invoking underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba kept Ahmedabad’s security agencies on the edge. Police examined foreign guests, analysed CCTV footage, scanned digital records and deployed bomb squads — only to discover that the alleged terror threat had originated from…

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AI 171 crash: Lawyers representing 160-odd victims pin hopes on technical report | Ahmedabad News

Chuck Chionuma, aviation lawyer from the US-based Chionuma Law Firm Mike Andrews, aviation lawyer with US-based Beasley Allen Law Firm Chuck Chionuma, aviation lawyer from the US-based Chionuma Law Firm Mike Andrews, aviation lawyer with US-based Beasley Allen Law Firm Chuck Chionuma, aviation lawyer from the US-based Chionuma Law Firm Ahmedabad: Mike Andrews, aviation lawyer…

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