Page 3 - Bipin Rawat

Stoic grief and slogans as CDS Rawat and wife cremated with full honours

As millions watched on television and hundreds packed into Brar Square, the couple's two daughters Tarini and Kritika conducted the last rites of their parents taken away from them

Ashes of Gen Rawat, his wife to be taken to Haridwar tomorrow: Family

The mortal remains of General Rawat and Madhulika Rawat were consigned to flames at the Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment

Farmers hold 'havan' at Ghazipur to pray for victims of chopper crash

A Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying Gen Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

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IAF calls for avoiding uninformed speculation on helicopter crash

The Indian Air Force on Friday called for avoiding "uninformed" speculation on the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 armed forces personnel. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Thursday that a tri-services inquiry has been ordered into the crash and it is being headed by Marshal Manavendra Singh, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the IAF's Training Command. In a tweet, the IAF said the inquiry would be completed expeditiously and the facts will be brought out. "IAF has constituted a tri-service Court of Inquiry to investigate the cause of the tragic helicopter accident on 08 Dec 21," it said. "The inquiry would be completed expeditiously & facts brought out. Till then, to respect the dignity of the deceased, uninformed speculation may be avoided," it added. The IAF's comments came amid speculation by a certain section about reasons for the crash on Wednesday including doubts about whether it was the result of a ...

Chopper crash: Brigadier Lidder cremated with full military honours

Brigadier L S Lidder, who died along with 12 others in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu, was cremated with full military honours at the Brar Square crematorium here on Friday

Huge crowds gather at Brar Square to bid final farewell to Rawat, his wife

People showered flower petals and raised slogans in the general's praise as the gun carriage carrying his mortal remains entered the crematorium.

Copter crash: Poor weather could have played spoilsport, says eyewitness

Bad weather and poor visibility could have resulted in the chopper meeting with the accident, the eyewitness said

Military chopper crash: IAF constitutes tri-service Court of Inquiry

The IAF has also urged people to avoid 'uniformed speculation' over the incident.

Daughters of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat pay last respects to their parents

Daughters of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Kritika and Tarini, on Friday paid floral tributes to their parents here in the national capital

Last rites of Brigadier Lidder performed with full military honours

The last rites of Defence Adviser to the CDS General Bipin Rawat, Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder were performed with full military honours at Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment

Amit Shah, NSA, Rahul Gandhi pay last respects to CDS Rawat, his wife

Amit Shah, Ajit Doval and Rahul Gandhi laid wreaths on the mortal remains of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife

Last rites of Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder to be held in Delhi today

The last rites of Defence Adviser to Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, will be held at 9

All angles being probed in chopper crash that killed Gen Rawat: Report

The tri-services team investigating the tragic chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and 12 others is focusing on all possible reasons

Human rights commission pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday paid homage to Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash a day earlier, and said he shared a "deep concern for human rights". Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff, who had a vast experience across a wide spectrum of conflict and terrain profiles, was among the 13 people killed on Wednesday when the military helicopter they were travelling in crashed in a hilly area in apparently foggy conditions near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and state officials earlier said. On Thursday, the NHRC paid tributes to the 63-year-old, who had served as an Army chief, before assuming the mantle of the new post of CDS. "NHRC, India by observing two minutes silence pays homage to late Gen Bipin Rawat & all those who lost life in the tragic air crash alongwith him: Also pays tribute to the memory of Gen Rawat, who shared a deep concern for human rights & attended various programs of the ...

Govt set to start process to appoint next CDS; Gen Naravane frontrunner

The government is set to begin the process soon to appoint the next Chief of Defence Staff with Army Chief Gen MM Naravane emerging as the front-runner for the top post

Chopper crash: Black box recovered, lone survivor on life support

A tri-services inquiry headed by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh has been ordered by the Indian Air Force

LIVE: PM Modi pays tribute to Gen Bipin Rawat at special ceremony in Delhi

The bodies of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and Brig LS Lidder and 10 others killed in the tragic helicopter crash near Coonoor were brought to the national capital

Death of Gen Rawat in crash has raised doubts in the minds of people: Raut

Raut said Gen Rawat had played a key role in formulating the nation's military response against China and Pakistan