A military helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 13 other Defence officials crashed in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday.
As per latest reports, 13 of the 14 personnel have been confirmed dead while identities of the bodies would be confirmed through DNA testing.
As per reports, CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat along with other defence officials were scheduled to visit Defence Staff College in Wellington. The CDS along with other members boarded a flight from Delhi to Sulur and from there they boarded the MI 17V5 helicopter from the Indian Air Force base to Defence Staff College in Wellington.
However, it crashed shortly after take-off. The Indian Air Force said that an inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
The Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari left for Coonoor following the mishap.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh have been briefed about the incident. The Defence Minister will reportedly brief about the crash on Thursday.
The officials of the state Education Department however claimed that only 30 students fell sick and were admitted to Forbisganj sub-divisional hospital and their conditions are said to be out of danger.
The Prime Minister along with Birla unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the new Parliament building.
Interestingly, for the first time, an indigenous rubidium atomic clock developed by ISRO's Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad will be flown in NVS-01.
Modi along with the Lok Sabha speaker then installed the Sengol in the new Parliament House.
The officials of the state Education Department however claimed that only 30 students fell sick and were admitted to Forbisganj sub-divisional hospital and their conditions are said to be out of danger.
The Prime Minister along with Birla unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the new Parliament building.
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