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North Sikkim: Air evacuation operation from Chaten concludes successfully
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The statement reads, "The air evacuation operation from Chaten concluded this morning with the final sortie of MI-17 helicopters transporting army personnel to Pakyong Greenfield Airport. A total of 76 army personnel were airlifted in the first sortie carried out by three MI-17 helicopters.
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North Sikkim: 1300 kg of relief material airlifted to Chaten as rescue ope
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The MI-17 helicopter is carrying 1300 kg of relief materials and five officials from the Food and Civil Supplies Department towards Chaten. The aircraft will also transport army personnel from Chaten to Pakyong Greenfield Airport.
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North Sikkim: Relief operations resume; first chopper sortie of day flies
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As part of the ongoing evacuation efforts in response to the recent disaster in North Sikkim, the first helicopter sortie of the day took off early this morning from Pakyong Greenfield Airport towards Chaten to rescue stranded tourists, according to an official statement.
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MP: Missing Lt Col from Sagar army camp successfully rescued from UP's Lal
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP, Sagar) Lokesh Sinha said, "Ever since the missing complaint was filed, our teams have been engaged in tracing him. Teams were involved in collecting technical evidence and we were working on physical evidence as well. As a result of which, we found h
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"Justice will be served in Indore tourist murder case": Meghalaya CM Conra
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday assured that justice would be served in the case of the Indore tourist who was murdered in Sohra, while rescue operations continue to locate his missing wife.
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First Air Sortie deployed for North Sikkim disaster rescue efforts
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In support of disaster relief in North Sikkim, two MI-41 and MI-39 helicopters departed from Pakyong Greenfield Airport, carrying NDRF personnel, government officials, and equipment to restore telecommunications, electricity, and assist in evacuations after heavy rainfall-triggered disruptio
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Relentless in Adversity: Indian Army leads search, rescue operations in No
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Very, very heavy rains have been experienced in the area from May 30 onwards. The rains were so heavy that a huge waterfall had been created due to the landslide on the other side of the mountain. This never existed before. We carried out certain precautionary evacuations. However, nothi
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North Sikkim landslide: Air Force rescues 33 people, including 2 US nation
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement, the Indian Air Force said, "In response to the devastating landslides in Sikkim, Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopters rapidly launched Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Ops -- dropping relief supplies, inserting NDRF teams, and evacuating 33 stranded individuals, incl
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North Sikkim landslide: Rescue operations hit by bad weather, chopper abor
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The chopper, carrying nine National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, took off from Pakyong Airport around 6 a.m. but had to return mid-air as poor visibility near Mangan and Chaten made "flying conditions unsafe".
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North Sikkim landslide: Army reaches cut-off Lachen on foot, 113 tourists
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Braving extreme weather and dangerous terrain, the Indian Army reached the completely cut-off Lachen village on foot, locating 113 stranded tourists. Of them, 30, including foreign nationals, were airlifted on June 3 following massive landslides
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3 missing Indian nationals rescued in Tehran, claims Iranian Embassy
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Three Indian men who had gone missing in Iran have been rescued by Tehran police, the Iranian Embassy in India claimed on Tuesday.
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Uttarakhand SDRF rescues two stranded pilgrims near Lincholi, during their
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to people at the scene, a group of five pilgrims had deviated from the main route in an attempt to descend quickly via an uncharted path along the river. While three of them managed to return safely, two people named Dharamveer (28) and Shaili Singh (27), both residents of Delhi we
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