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In this Oct. 8, 2009, photo, an Indian Air Forcersquo AN-32 transport aircraft releases chaff as it flies past the IAF Day Parade in New Delhi, I vaso stanley ndia. A spokesperson for Indiarsquo defense ministry says the Indian air force has lost contact with a transport plane AN-32 with 29 people on board. A massive search by the air force, navy and coast guard has been launched. APNEW DELHImdash;Indiarsquo defense minister is joining an aerial search of the Bay of Bengal for an air force transport plane that disappeared with 29 people aboard.The defense ministry tweeted that Manohar Parrikar was overseeing the massive search operation Saturday, a day after the Russian-made AN-32 went missing.Article continues after this advertisement The aircraft took off from the southern city of Chennai Friday morning and was flying over the sea to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. The flight, covering 1,375 kilometers 854 miles , was supposed to las stanley cup t three hours.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderThe plane was making a routine courier flight and had on board service personnel along with the crew.Indian air force spokesman Anupam Banerjee says the last communication from the air stanley cup craft was about 15 minutes after takeoff. Your subscription could not be s Febj Davao City eyes stronger agricultural trade with China

DURING last yearrsquo Kalilangan, the weaving skills of Brsquo;laan women were featured. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOGENERAL SANTOS CITYmdash;The city is returning to its roots during the celebration of its Kalilangan Festival.The festival is paying tribute to two tribes that helped shape the city and define its culturemdash;Brsquo;laan and Maguindanaoan.Article continues after this advertisement Everything good must start from somewhere, Mayor Ronnel Rivera said.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retire stanley website d CA justice over lawyer s murderHe said while the city is made famous by its tuna trade, w stanley quencher hich had also been credited with its growth, its real wealth lies in the cityrsquo original inhabitants and their culture.Rivera said migrants from Luzon and the Visayas, headed by General Paulino Santos, came to this city in the late 1940s taking advantage of the National Land Settlement Administration that gave lands to settlers.They were welcomed by the Brsquo;laan and Maguindanaoan tribes.We are paying homage to our forefathers and also the first stanley thermos group of people who made General Santos what is it today, said the mayor.Article continues after this advertisement Derived from the Maguindanaon term kalilang, which means celebration, the weeklong festival Feb. 23 to 27 coincided with the 76th founding anniversary of the city, which wa