Gota’s travel ban lifted

Heroin from Afghanistan shipped to West via Sri Lanka

Heroin produced in Afghanistan is being shipped to Western countries via Sri Lanka, a?senior Narcotics Control Bureau official in Chennai disclosed. Though Afghanistan produces the drug, the procurement and distribution network is controlled by Pakistan, the Deccan Chronicle reported. Indian officials have already alerted other agencies of drug smugglers using short sea route to send narcotics substance from Pakistan, via India to Sri Lanka, from where it gets ‘exported’ to western countries i

31 Jul, 2017

Maharashtra to remove references on Rajiv’s failed Sri Lanka policy

Maharashtra is to remove references on former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s “failed Sri Lanka policy” from school textbooks. According to The Hindu, Education Minister Vinod Tawde has said Maharashtra will make necessary changes to its school textbooks to remove all references allegedly showing former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi in poor light. Replying to a demand raised under rule 289 in the Upper House of the Assembly on Monday, Mr. Tawde said government acknowledged

01 Aug, 2017

Major disaster averted on SriLankan Airlines? flight UL 166

Alert cabin crew members aboard SriLankan Airlines? flight UL 166 managed to avert a major incident that is believed to have been caused by the ignition of a lithium battery pack of a mobile phone in a passenger?s hand luggage. The incident occurred on the flight which was en route to Colombo from Kochi. Shortly after the meal service on the 70-minute flight was concluded, alert cabin crew members in the rear area of the aircraft noticed smoke appearing from an overhead luggage bin. The cabin

31 Jul, 2017