Tag: Bipin Rawat

Panda went on to say that Gen Rawat had a unique personality and stature which was more than impressive. "I am out of words describing him," he said.

Armed forces personnel also paid tributes to the departed souls at the Sulur air station. Nine bodies, according to armed forces, are beyond recognition and DNA tests would be conducted at New Delhi before the bodies will be handed over to their relatives.

Leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said that this is a day of national mourning and all the floor leaders should also be allowed to express grief, but they were not allowed.

The House observed a two-minute silence as mark of respect to the departed souls.

The Assembly observed a minute of silence as a mark of respect to the departed souls and then adjourned till 4 p.m.

The Defence Minister said that the probe will be headed by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh.

The black box can reveal the data about the helicopter's final flight situation and other aspects.

"I had the privilege of meeting with him earlier this year and viewed him as a valued partner and friend of the United States," Austin said.

One such incident happened 58 years ago on November 22, 1963 in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, in which Lieutenant General Daulat Singh and Lieutenant General Bikram Singh were victims.

Despite being in extreme physical and mental stress in an extremely life-threatening situation, he maintained exemplary composure and regained control of the aircraft, thereby exhibiting exceptional flying skill.

The accident site remained out of bounds for civilians. Local eyewitnesses told a Tamil TV channel they could heard a loud noise, apparently of the crash, and later saw the chopper on fire, with some of the occupants suffering serious burn injuries.

One of the big questions that is facing the armed forces as well as the nation is -- how a helicopter carrying a very very important person - India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat -- crashed resulting in the death of several persons.

A chopper belonging to the Indian Army on Wednesday reportedly crashed at Coonoor in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.

The CDS said that India-China border issues have to be seen in its totality, and not as issues about the Ladakh sector or northeastern states.

Jammu: The death toll in a terror attack on an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir was put at nine on Sunday as Army chief General Bipin Rawat arrived here to review the anti-terrorist operation at the site. Reviewing earlier casualty figures, Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Devendra Anand said three terrorists had been killed in […]