MIG 29 Crash Near Jamnagar

A MiG-29 trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed 30 km north of Jamnagar into the sea, near Pirotan island, where the Marine National Park is situated, at 12.10 pm on Thursday. 

Authority are checking whether or not there was damage to the island and to marine life.

The pilots, Wing Commander A Nautiyal and Squadron Leader NK Mahal, ejected safely and were rescued. Both pilots, according to sources in Jamnagar cantonment, were admitted to Air Force hospital.

Official sources in the IAF said the aircraft was on a routine training mission from Bhuj Air Base and was returning to Jamnagar .

The sources said that no individual was injured or killed as a result of crash and an

inquiry had been ordered.

The sources said that immediately after the incident, firebrigade personnel of Jamnagar Municipal Corporati on (JMC), the Coast Guard, IAF and Naval staff were dispatched to the spot for rescue operations.

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Fanna release - Gujarat ( Jamnagar )

The Aamir Khan-starrer "Fanaa'' released in only one cinema in Gujarat on Tuesday, is turning out to be a big hit.

According to the assistant manager of Jamnagar's Amber Talkies, the theatre which defied the BJP Yuva Morcha and screen the film, most of the shows on Wednesday attracted big crowds with the night show having a full house.

The talkie has a capacity of 1,164 seats.

Some movie fans from nearby cities and towns, including Rajkot, Junagadh and Morvi, have started coming to Jamnagar to watch the movie.

However, no other cinemas or multiplexes in the State have announced any plan to screen "Fanaa'' and are still reported to be waiting for a settlement between the agitators and the film producers, particularly Aamir Khan.

Unlike on the first day of the screening, there was no protest demonstration in front of the cinema.

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