A major helicopter crash was averted in Kedarnath Valley on Saturday after a chopper carrying six people onboard made an emergency landing on a highway due to a technical snag shortly after take off.
A total of 80 individuals, including 63 tourists and 17 local residents, were successfully evacuated by helicopter from north Sikkim’s disaster-affected Chaten area on Thursday, as part of the state government’s ongoing rescue operations.
Five women devotees and the pilot of the helicopter carrying them crashed in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi hills Thursday morning. The victims were visiting the Chardham and the lone surviving pilgrim has been airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh.
In a devastating incident, six people -- including a family of five Spanish tourists, among them three children -- and a pilot were killed after their sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday (local time).
The Uttar Pradesh government is accelerating the construction and development work related to the Navy Shaurya Museum in the state capital.
Retired Major General Biddanda Aiyappa Nanjappa, Convener of Field Marshal Cariappa and General Thimmaiah Forum, speaking to IANS recalled that Late CDS Rawat had great respect for Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General Thimmaiah.
According to the sources, the Flight Data Recorder and the Cockpit Voice Recorder of the chopper have been recovered from the site.
Rajnath said Gen Rawat would be cremated with full military honours.
Two passengers were severely injured. Drones are being used to locate the survivors.
A military helicopter of Azerbaijan's Border Service crashed on Tuesday during a training exercise, leaving some crew members dead and others injured.
