Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8, succumbed to injuries on Wednesday afternoon. He was undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Bengaluru.
A local resident Shiv Kumar told India TV that he was among the first persons to reach the site where IAF's Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor. Kumar said three people fell down of the burning chopper as it hit the ground.
There were a total of 14 people on board the IAF chopper out of whom 13 of them have died. IAF Group Captain Varun Singh is the lone survivor. PM Modi later in the day chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to take stock of the situation.
Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others were killed in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force said. The helicopter copter carrying Gen Rawat and his entourage crashed in apparently foggy conditions, killing the 13 people on board.
Late CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat will be cremated in Delhi Cantonment on December 10 (Friday). Their mortal remains are expected to arrive in the national capital in a military plane by Thursday evening.
"I am deeply anguished by the helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu in which we have lost Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and other personnel of the Armed Forces. They served India with utmost diligence. My thoughts are with the bereaved families," said PM Modi on Twitter.
CDS chief General Bipin Rawat, wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons who were on board ill-fated IAF chopper Mi-17V5 which crash-landed today in Tamil Nadu have died in the incident. The helicopter crashed in Katteri-Nanchappanchathram area near Coonoor in the hilly Nilgiris district.
13 of the 14 personnel involved in the military chopper crash in Tamil Nadu have been confirmed dead. Identities of the bodies to be confirmed through DNA testing: Sources
Chittoor Police on September 05 seized 115 sandalwood logs worth Rs 1.5 crore from two cars found in suspicious condition. According to police officials, six accused from Andhra Pradesh and seven from Tamil Nadu have been arrested. Further investigation is underway.
As part of POSHAN Abhiyaan or National Nutrition Mission, a month-long colourful vegetable exhibition was organised in Coimbatore on Sep 02 to raise awareness about importance of nutrition, hygiene for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers through carvings on vegetables.
Annually, tourists from all over the country visit scenic Kodaikanal in large numbers. The hill station reopened on August 30 with relaxations in COVID guidelines. Tourists thronged Silver Cascade Falls.
Today is the third death anniversary of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi. On the occasion, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid him pay floral tributes at his memorial in Chennai. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi and other leaders of the party also paid their respects to the former chief minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala to review the Covid situation.
A tribal village Chinnampathy situated in the hilly area of Coimbatore reported COVID free district. Till date, this village has not found any COVID-19 cases. Resident of Chinnampathy districts of Tamil Nadu was seen not wearing masks and also do not allow outsiders in their village. The villagers strongly believe that they will not get infected to coronavirus as they prefer to eat only green vegetables.
TASMAC liquor shops have been opened in the twenty seven districts of Tamil Nadu on June 14.
Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram received heavy rainfall on morning of June 6, marking the start of the monsoon season.
The Centre has allocated vaccine quotas to states for June to bring clarity on how many doses they will get. According to the information big states such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal will get at least 40 million doses in June.
As per the information provided by Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry said, "There are only 7 states that are reporting more than 10,000 cases and 6 states with 5,000-10,000 cases. 6 states are reporting a high number of deaths. These are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, UP, Punjab and Delhi."
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Tamil Nadu and in view of it, a two-week lockdown has been imposed in the state to contain the spread of infection. On May 10, streets in Coimbatore remained silent and deserted.
Tamil Nadu government had imposed fresh COVID-19 restricts in order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Government had also extended night curfew and Sunday lockdowns till further orders.
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