February 24, 2026 | Kashmir POST

India Aviation Safety Under Scrutiny: Ranchi Air Ambulance Crash, Pawan Hans Sea Ditching & SpiceJet Leh Emergency Raise Urgent Questions

February 24, 2026 Editor

India Aviation Safety Under Scrutiny By: Javid Amin | 23 February 2026 Three Incidents. One Question: Is India’s Rapid Aviation Expansion Outpacing Oversight? In the span of days, three aviation incidents shook public confidence in India’s air safety ecosystem: A fatal air ambulance crash near Ranchi involving a Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90. A helicopter operated by Pawan Hans ditching into the sea near Mayabunder. A SpiceJet Delhi–Leh flight declaring a full emergency due to suspected engine trouble. Individually, each incident falls into a distinct operational category: charter medical…

Farooq Abdullah Reiterates Demand for J&K Statehood, Calls It ‘Constitutional Right’

February 24, 2026 Editor

Farooq Abdullah Urges Centre to Restore Full Statehood to J&K | NC Reaffirms Demand By: Javid Amin | 23 February 2026 ‘Statehood Is a Constitutional Right’: Farooq Abdullah Renews Call for Restoration in J&K National Conference (NC) president and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has once again urged the Centre to restore full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, expressing concern over what he described as a prolonged delay in fulfilling the commitment. Abdullah stressed that the restoration of statehood is not merely a political slogan but a constitutional entitlement of…