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IndiGo to take delivery of fifth A320 on Nov 21

Mumbai, Nov 7: In a bid to enhance its route-network in western part of the country, low-fare domestic carrier IndiGo will take delivery of its fifth Airbus A320 aircraft on November 21.

The company also has plans to start daily service from Mumbai to Jaipur extending up to Delhi and back and daily round-trip service from Delhi to Goa.

Making a formal announcement about it before the media here today, IndiGo President and CEO Bruce Ashby said, ''As we continue to add brand new A320 to our fleet with the target of having 100 such aircraft over next 10 years, we will keep improving our connectivity to serve destinations across the length and breadth of the country.'' IndiGo will carry 4,75,000 passengers with 6 airplanes by the end of the current financial year, he said adding that nine more aircraft will be added next year. With this, the firm proposes to serve 30 cities of the country by 2010 with a fleet of A320s, Mr Ashby said.

IndiGo started operating its fourth Airbus A320 aircraft in October, commencing daily service from Mumbai to Vadodara extending to Delhi and back and from Mumbai to Nagpur with thesame aircraft flying to Kolkata and back.

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Tension follows bandit's arrest

Morena, MP, Nov 7 (UNI) Tension prevailed at this district's Porsa township after a bandh was called to protest today's arrest of a member of dacoit chieftain Jagjivan Parihar's gang. Aditya Tomar alias Jantri, who carried a reward of Rs 15,000, was apprehended during an encounter in Bhind district. Some of his supporters damaged a bank and also the vehicle of Porsa's Sub-Divisional Officer (Police) Rakesh Sengar. A sizeable police force has been rushed.....

Heavy rains likely at Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kearal

Pune, Nov 7 (UNI) Night temperatures were appreciably to markedly above normal in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat Region, south Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha, north Chattisgarh, Telangana, Rayalaseema and in some parts of Bihar, Uttaranchal and of Saurashtra, Kutch and were above normal in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, north Madhya Maharashtra, coastal Andhra Pradesh and in some.....

Unseasonal rains hit parts of Gujarat, 2 killed

Ahmedabad, Nov 7 (UNI) Two persons were killed when lightning strucked them in Hansod village of Ankleshwar after unseasonal rains followed by hailstorm lashed several parts of Gujarat today. According to official sources, the victims were working in their fields when they were struck by lightning. Unseasonal rains were also reported in Anand district and Ankleshwar town besides Tarapur, Anklav, Khambhat and Borsad. Agriculture experts in Anand say that crops like chilli, paddy and.....
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