‘Safety is priority’: DGCA issues guidelines after ‘surge’ in aviation incidents; grounds Learjet fleet after Pawar plane crash | India News

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday rolled out a series of stringent measures, citing a “recent surge in aviation incidents.”The enhanced safety directives were announced after a high-level meeting between the aviation regulator and Non-Scheduled Operators (NSOPs). The review came a day after an air ambulance en route to Delhi … Read more

Ajit Pawar plane crash: Rohit Pawar writes to PM Modi, demands Aviation minister’s resignation | India News

Rohit Pawar and Ajit Pawar NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) general secretary Rohit Pawar on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the resignation of civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu until the inquiry into the January 28 plane crash that killed former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar is completed. He also demanded … Read more

Baramati plane crash: Probe being conducted on timeline-based approach, says Union Minister

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu addresses the media on the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the Baramati plane crash in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: PTI Asserting that the government has zero tolerance for air safety issues, Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday (January 29, 2026) said … Read more

New footage gives rise to three theories for Ajit Pawar jet crash| India News

New video emerged of the final moments of VT-SSK, the Learjet 45 business jet that crashed in Baramati on Wednesday, claiming the lives of Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others on board, prompting experts to raise the possibility of an aerodynamic stall or a last-moment manoeuvre during what was the eight-seater plane’s … Read more

Zilla Parishad polls deferred to Feb 7 following Ajit Pawar’s death| India News

Ajit Pawar plane crash news highlights: Maharashtra deputy chief minister’s last rites were performed at the Vidya Pratishthan ground. Ajit Pawar plane crash news highlights: Maharashtra deputy chief minister’s last rites were performed at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati. A sea of supporters and political leaders, including CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath … Read more

Ajit Pawar cremated with full state honours; Union Ministers attend funeral

Police officials bring the mortal remains of Ajit Pawar to the Vidya Prathisthan Ground in Baramati, Pune, on January 29, 2026 | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, killed in a plane crash, were held with full state honours on Thursday (January 29, 2026) at Baramati in … Read more

Ajit Pawar plane crash LIVE: Maharashtra Dy CM’s mortal remains brought to his residence in Katewadi

Politics over Ajit Pawar’s death unfortunate, avoid giving different colour to tragedy: Shinde Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) decried politics over the death of his cabinet colleague Ajit Pawar and said the cause of the aircraft crash that killed the latter and four others was under investigation. He insisted … Read more