Friday, November 29, 2019

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29.11.2019

Delhi-Chennai flight makes priority landing

A Delhi-Chennai AirAsia flight with 160 passengers made a priority landing at Chennai airport on Thursday and was towed to the parking bay near the terminal following a snag in the steering of landing gear. An airport official said it was not an emergency but the flight was given priority to land. In a statement the airline said, “AirAsia flight, I5-761, operating from New Delhi to Chennai had a cautionary message regarding the nose wheel steering system. The captain elected to not taxi back and requested a tow back to the bay, it was conveyed to the air traffic control (ATC) and was arranged for.”

Photography contest on water, energy conservation: Grundfos India has launched their annual online photography contest ‘The Essence of Light and Water’ to spread awareness on water and energy conservation. The contest will be live on Grundfos India’s social media platforms till December 3. Participants must upload photographs that capture the interplay of both elements — light and water. For more details, check the company’s social media platforms Ek Boondh Pani and i Save Energy on Facebook and Twitter.

British Council to organise award ceremony: British Council will organise International School Award 2019-22 at Taj Coromandel, Nungambakkam on Friday at 5pm. The international school award is an accreditation for schools that have shown a commitment to embedding international awarenss and global citizenship within their class and school. The accredtation is valid for three years. There will also be a pane discussion on ‘how can we prepare our students for an uncertain future?’ prior to the award ceremony between 2pm and 4pm.

Psychiatric hospital to mark 10th anniversary: Buddhi Clinic, a psychiatric hospital, will celebrate its 10th anniversary at Madras Management Association on Saturday at 5.30pm. Anurag Sharma, Lok Sabha MP and director, Baidyanath Group, Venu Srinivasan, chairman, TVS Motor Company Ltd, professor Perminder Sachdev, neuropsychiatric institute, Sydney, Australia and Dr Rema Raghu, chief clinical officer, Buddhi Clinic, will be present.

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