Reduce commercial area at airports to boost security checkpoints: BCAS

Premium Representative Image (Photo: Bloomberg) Commercial area at Indian airports is being reduced to increase the number of security checkpoints in a bid to avoid congestion and ensure faster passenger flow, said Zulfiquar Hasan, director general, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), on Monday. “The security area has been encroached on by… Continue reading Reduce commercial area at airports to boost security checkpoints: BCAS

Aviation Security Culture Week held at Kolkata airport to make flying safer

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security along with other agencies began observing Aviation Security Culture Week in the NSCB International Airport (NSCBI) in Kolkata on Monday. The main objective of security culture week is to inculcate security consciousness among members of the aviation community and passengers, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) statement… Continue reading Aviation Security Culture Week held at Kolkata airport to make flying safer

BCAS to launch aviation ‘security culture week’ for 1st time from July 31

Civil Aviation (Photo: Bloomberg) With faster growth of Indian aviation, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has decided to organise “security culture week” from July 31 for one week, officials said. India’s aviation security regulator the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is organising an aviation security culture week from July 31… Continue reading BCAS to launch aviation ‘security culture week’ for 1st time from July 31

Rohingya infiltration ‘alarming’ and threat to nation’s security: Assam CM

Infiltration by Rohingyas from Bangladesh through Assam’s Karimganj district is ‘alarming’ and a threat to national security, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. There is a network of brokers who bring the Rohingyas into Tripura, from there to Karimganj in Assam and then the rest of the country, the chief minister… Continue reading Rohingya infiltration ‘alarming’ and threat to nation’s security: Assam CM