Kishan Kumar, the brother of Naib Subedar Ramesh Lal, who was among the nine soldiers who lost their life in an accident in Ladakh, demanded from the administration that the fallen jawan's wife should be given a job.
According to officials, the incident took place around 9.00 am at in the Khopoli area of the district, when the driver of the container lost control over the wheels and ended up overturning the vehicle and colliding it with five oncoming vehicles in the other lane.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday expressed grief over the demise of nine army soldiers after their vehicle fell into a deep gorge in the Leh district of Ladakh.
Two people were killed and many others were injured including the driver when an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation bus carrying 28 passengers plunged into the valley in the state's Alluri district, state Industries Minister Gudivada Amarnath said on Sunday evening.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a bus accident on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district.
In a tragic incident, eight passengers died and 27 others were injured after a bus fell into a gorge near Gangnani on Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkhand’s Uttarkashi district, the police said on Sunday.
After an army truck on Saturday fell into a deep gorge, leaving 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) dead, Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (retd), a defence expert, on Sunday such incidents are avoidable.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in a road accident in Leh on Saturday, and offered his condolences to the bereaved families, officials said.
President Murmu said she was "deeply anguished" by the news of the accident and added that "the nation owes a great debt of gratitude to these soldiers for their selfless sacrifice".