Are Pawan Hans choppers flying coffins?

Are Pawan Hans choppers flying coffins?

On Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Are Pawan Hans choppers flying coffins?' ...
12:00 AM, May 05, 2011

Villagers identify Dorjee's body at crash site

Villagers identify Dorjee's body at crash site New Delhi: Hopes of finding Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu alive are all but over with locals spotting the debris of a chopper and also five bodies near Lobuthang in Tawang district on Wednesday morning. A few hours later, villagers in the area identified one of the dead as Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu. "Some villagers have reached the crash site and they had interrupted communication with the DIG at...
06:32 PM, May 04, 2011

Arunachal CM chopper crash: 2 bodies identified

Arunachal CM chopper crash: 2 bodies identified New Delhi: Missing Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's helicopter crash site has been located in the area of Lobothang, according to Union Home Ministry. The search party is now trying to reach the bodies which have been sighted just north of Sela Pass, the third highest pass in the world. Search parties are moving in from three areas towards the crash site. The first party has started from Ramasapper,...
10:59 AM, May 04, 2011

5 days on, reward to trace missing Arunachal CM

5 days on, reward to trace missing Arunachal CM New Delhi: It has been five days since Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's chopper went missing, but the search is still on for him. A desperate search is on not just by the Indian paramilitary forces but also by Bhutanese teams. Bad weather conditions have been hampering search operations that have been on since April 30. The state government has declared a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for...
07:20 AM, May 04, 2011

Pilots should refuse to fly in bad weather: Omar

Pilots should refuse to fly in bad weather: Omar Srinagar: As the search continues for the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, his Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Omar Abdullah has said pilots should not succumb to pressure from politicians to fly in bad weather. "No, the pilot should refuse. Better to lose one's job than one's life. I hope in this case they are safe. General observation," Omar commented last night in microblogging site Twitter. The...
05:37 PM, May 01, 2011

Bad weather hampers search for Arunachal CM

Bad weather hampers search for Arunachal CM New Delhi: Massive search operations to find missing Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu began at 5:30 am on Sunday with the SSB and ITBP personnel joining the Army in the massive search operation. However, bad weather hampered the search operation as helicopters could not take off for the search operation. Six helicopters were stranded, four of which were in Tejpur. Pawan Hans suspended commercial operations in North East on...
07:56 AM, May 01, 2011
17 Killed, 4 injured in Arunachal chopper crash

17 Killed, 4 injured in Arunachal chopper crash

Pawan Hans helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Tuesday with 23 people on board. ...
09:33 PM, Apr 19, 2011

Helicopter crashes in Tawang, 17 dead

Helicopter crashes in Tawang, 17 dead Tawang: At least 17 people were killed when a Pawan Hans helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang at 2 PM on Tuesday. There were 23 people on board the helicopter including five crew members and two children. Four people have been injured with two reported to be in a critical condition. One person is untraceable and the other one is safe. The helicopter caught fire and crashed into a gorge...
03:50 PM, Apr 19, 2011

Arunachal won't bow to China, says Chief Minister

Arunachal won't bow to China, says Chief Minister Doorjee Khandu says he isn't bothered by Beijing's claim on state. ...
12:38 PM, Dec 02, 2009
Watch: An overview of Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal

Watch: An overview of Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal

Tawang bid farewell to the 14th Dalai Lama on Friday. ...
10:56 PM, Nov 19, 2009

Matching up to China: India goes slow, steady

Matching up to China: India goes slow, steady New Delhi bolsters disputed border with communist neigbour. ...
04:04 PM, Nov 13, 2009

China says it's 'strongly dissatisfied' with India

China says it's 'strongly dissatisfied' with India Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh draws Beijing's protest. ...
04:46 PM, Nov 10, 2009
Watch: Chinese scholar objects to Dalai's India visit

Watch: Chinese scholar objects to Dalai's India visit

He alleged that the Dalai Lama visited Tawang under India's pressure. ...
02:01 AM, Nov 10, 2009

Dalai Lama's visit his own initiative, clears Tharoor

Dalai Lama's visit his own initiative, clears Tharoor China says the Dalai Lama's visit to Tawang is under India's pressure. ...
01:32 AM, Nov 10, 2009
Watch: Dalai Lama says his visit is unpolitical

Watch: Dalai Lama says his visit is unpolitical

Observers however say his is a visit ripe with political symbolism. ...
04:48 PM, Nov 09, 2009
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