Uttarakhand chopper crash: Body of NDRF member cremated with full honours

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 20:26

Body of Deputy Commandant Nityanand Gupta, one of rescue personnel who died in a chopper crash in Uttarakhand, was cremated with full state honours.

Chopper crash: 2 ITBP personnel still untraceable

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 18:19

Whereabouts of two ITBP personnel, who were killed in the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand`s Gaurikund during rescue operations, remain untraced even as troops continued their search for them in the Garhwal ranges.

Chopper crash: DNA analysis of remains of 7 victims over

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 18:02

The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) here has identified the bodies of seven ITBP/NDRF personnel who died when their helicopter crashed during a rescue mission in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand chopper crash: Karunanidhi condoles death of pilot Praveen

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 12:13

DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday condoled the death of Madurai-born chopper pilot Flt Lt K Praveen, who was killed in a chopper crash in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand while on a rescue mission on June 25.

Uttarakhand chopper crash: IAF pilot buried with full honours

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 10:23

Wing Commander Darryl Castelino of the IAF, who died in the line of duty during Uttarakhand rescue operations, was laid to rest on Sunday.

Uttarakhand chopper crash: IAF pilot cremated in Madurai

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 18:08

A large number of people on Saturday bid a tearful adieu to IAF pilot K Praveen, killed in a helicopter crash during a rescue mission in Uttarakhand, at the funeral held at his native place here.

Rahul Gandhi attends last rites of IAF man killed in chopper crash

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 18:06

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday arrived here and met the family members of IAF officer Akhilesh Kumar Singh who died in Tuesday`s chopper crash in Uttarakhand.

Kathua bids tearful adieu to ITBP inspector

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 17:10

An eerie silence on Saturday prevailed at Bobiya village in Jammu and Kashmir`s Kathua district as hundreds of people quietly lined up to the crematorium to bid a tearful adieu to ITBP inspector Bhim Singh.

Gloom grips Bobiya, as villagers await their hero`s remains

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 18:02

A pall of gloom descended on the border village of Bobiya in Kathua district, with the news of demise of the brave-heart ITBP Inspector Bhim Singh, who lost his life during the rescue operation in Uttarakhand.

Chopper crash: Antony writes to IAF men`s families

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 21:30

In a special gesture, Defence Minister A K Antony has written letters to the families of five IAF officials killed in Tuesday`s helicopter crash in Uttarakhand, conveying his condolence.

U`khnd chopper crash bravehearts to get Guard of Honour

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 18:51

Twenty bravehearts, who died in Tuesday`s chopper crash while rescuing stranded people in flood-ravaged areas of Uttarakhand, will be given a `guard of honour` – a ceremonial mark of respect – by the government in Dehradun.

Chopper crash: PM condoles death of IAF personnel

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 21:00

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the families of IAF personnel who lost their lives in a helicopter crash during relief operations in Uttarakhand.