An investigation into the stalled Apollonio-Socrepes cable car project in Cortina D'Ampezzo for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics has reached the Ministry of Transport, with Elisabetta Pellegrini, a key aide to Minister Matteo Salvini, named. The probe, initiated by the Belluno Public Prosecutor's Office, concerns alleged bid rigging.
Elisabetta Pellegrini, a close collaborator of Italian Transport Minister Matteo Salvini and coordinator at the Ministry, has been placed under investigation for alleged bid rigging related to a cable car project for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Salvini expressed confidence in the legitimacy of the acts.
A committee opposes a cable car project in Trieste, citing conflicting court rulings on resident appeals. While a TAR Lazio ruling didn't halt funding, it returned decisions to the municipality, leaving the project's future and costs uncertain.
A technical fault in the Gulmarg Gondola cable car trapped tourists mid-day. A seven-hour rescue operation involving Indian Army, NDRF, SDRF, and police successfully evacuated all passengers without injuries, despite heavy rain. The cable car remains closed pending a safety audit.
Around 300 tourists are stranded mid-air after a technical snag halted the Gulmarg Gondola service in north Kashmir. A major rescue operation involving the Army, police, and SDRF is underway to evacuate them safely.
Around 300 tourists are stranded mid-air after a technical snag halted the Gulmarg Gondola service in north Kashmir. A major rescue operation involving the Army, police, and SDRF is underway to safely evacuate them.
On the 5th anniversary of the Mottarone cable car disaster, families of the 14 victims express anger over lenient sentences for those responsible. Don Gianluca Villa, parish priest of Stresa, called for the unused cable car to be a "monument against the malicious voice of 'nothing will happen'."
A Turkish court sentenced eight people to prison terms for a 2024 cable car accident in Antalya that killed one passenger and injured seven. Four defendants received 7.5-year sentences for causing death and injury through negligence, while four others got 3 years 4 months to 5 years. The accident stranded 174 people in gondolas for up to 23 hours.
A Turkish court sentenced eight people to prison for a 2024 cable car accident in Antalya that killed one passenger and injured seven. The incident left 174 gondola passengers stranded for up to 23 hours before rescue. Four defendants received 7.5-year sentences for negligence causing death and injury, while others got 3 years 4 months to 5 years.
