Kashmir’s iconic gondola under scanner after another mid-air breakdown
Gulmarg’s world-famous Gondola has once again landed in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
Gulmarg’s world-famous Gondola has once again landed in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
At least 65 cable-cars remained hanging mid-air for several hours until the Chinar Corps of the Indian Army, SDRF Kashmir and J&K Police launched a joint operation to rescue the tourists.
Around 1,500 tourists, along with approximately 169 vehicles and 79 bikes, are currently stranded in Sikkim's Lachen following the temporary closure of the Lachen axis due to a road breach near Tarum Chu Bridge.
Around 150 to 200 tourists have been stranded in Chungthang following multiple landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in North Sikkim, according to District Collector Anant Jain.
Vjayan, in his letter to the EAM, said tourist groups , including senior citizens above 65 years of age, are stranded in Nepal and are now in an area where violence is taking place in the wake of the ‘Gen Z’ protests.
Darjeeling’s scenic charm is being shadowed by an escalating monkey menace that has left both locals and tourists on edge.
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.
Ongoing rescue operations in north Sikkim faced a temporary setback today as adverse weather conditions forced the suspension of evacuation efforts in Chaten, where 63 tourists remain stranded.
Airlift operations to evacuate stranded tourists from north Sikkim have been temporarily suspended due to inclement weather conditions, officials confirmed. Evacuations will resume as soon as weather permits, sources said.
Bollywood actor Kajol on Thursday visited the historic Dakshineswar Bhavatarini Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata and praised the Indian government’s recent counter-terror operation in Kashmir following the killing of tourists in a suspected militant attack in Pahalgam.
