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A helicopter flying from Badrinath crashed in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, killing all six people on board, including the pilot. Joint search teams comprising the police, SDRF, and the Indian Army recovered the bodies and wreckage near a cliff amid inclement weather and poor visibility.
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00:01An unfortunate news coming in this hour on the Uttarakhand chopper crash.
00:05We can confirm for you that all six on board that chopper are dead.
00:10The bodies of all six individuals, including the pilot, have been recovered from the crash site.
00:15Joint teams from the police, SDRF and the army are engaged in rescue operations at the site.
00:20Inclement Mether has made this rescue operation extremely difficult.
00:25The image is on your screens there of the debris that was found by rescue teams.
00:29It took quite some time for them to identify exactly where the wreckage was because of the poor weather.
00:36But now they found the wreckage and confirmed that there were no survivors unfortunately.
00:40There was some hope that maybe one or two of those on board the chopper did manage to survive.
00:47Considering that the debris hadn't been found and there was no real clarity on exactly where the crash had taken
00:53place.
00:54But now the footage on your screens confirming that yes, the wreckage has been found and there have been no
00:59survivors.
01:00Six on board including the pilot, all deceased unfortunately in that particular crash that's taken place.
01:07This was in an inaccessible spot.
01:10The bad weather made it all the more difficult for rescue teams to get there.
01:13But you see on your screens also the footage that's emerged where you see the chopper in the skies and
01:18then just disappears.
01:20Because of all the clouds in the area, there was heavy rain too when the chopper took off.
01:25Obviously there are a lot of questions being asked on exactly what happened.
01:29If it was due to bad weather, who gave the clearance for the chopper to fly in such inclement weather
01:34conditions?
01:35There will also be questions done about whether the chopper was fully serviced, whether it had the necessary registrations and
01:42NOCs to be flying.
01:44All of those questions will come up now with the investigation also picking up pace.
01:49But Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is also reportedly tracking very, very closely the rescue efforts that are underway.
01:56All the bodies, the mortal remains of the six who were on board that chopper have been recovered by the
02:02rescue teams.
02:03It's taken quite a bit of time because one was of course to find the wreckage, to find the debris
02:09itself was a challenge considering the poor visibility in this heavy rain and also because of the terrain in that
02:18particular area.
02:19While aerial surveys did help in identifying the location, then getting to the spot itself was a challenge because as
02:25you can see on your screens there,
02:27this particular wreckage was found right off a cliff in the middle of a lot of green cover.
02:33Let me bring in Ankit for more details on this.
02:36Ankit, unfortunate news coming in that all six on board, including the pilot, passed away, died in that particular crash.
02:43The wreckage we understand has been found.
02:45The bodies have also been recovered.
02:47But any details that have emerged on the circumstances that led to this crash?
02:51Was it just poor weather?
02:55Well, it's a very tragic incident this afternoon we have come across and so far as for the latest updates,
03:01six bodies have been recovered and the administration is evacuating the area.
03:06So far in the horrendous visuals, we can see that a tail rotor is lying over there and the rest
03:12of the debris are also burnt into ashes.
03:15We can see a ruptured part of the bodies lying over there as well.
03:21These images are very heart-wrenching so far.
03:24The investigation is yet to begin and only after primarily probe comes to the fore, then we'll get to know
03:33what is the reason behind this accident.
03:36And it led to killing of six people on board.
03:40This afternoon, we got an information that a chopper flying from Badrinath has gone missing and there was no communication
03:49whatsoever.
03:50The Indian Army teams and SDRF went to search for the chopper and unfortunately all six people on board are
03:57dead and the bodies have also been recovered.
04:00Okay, Ankit, thanks for that update.
04:02We will track very closely what the investigation also throws up in this particular crash.
04:10But let's move on now to news from Tamil Nadu.
04:13A power outage of one of Tamil Nadu's most prominent temples, the Madhuri Meenakshi Temple, has snowballed into a full
04:19-blown political controversy.
04:20And that's because EPS was at the temple when there was a power cut.
04:24He's targeted the Vijay government and has questioned if this is the state of affairs in Tamil Nadu.
04:29It's not the first time this has happened.
04:31There have been multiple incidents of VIPs, of opposition leaders, of even ministers, visiting spots, going for a press conference
04:38and power getting cut.
04:40So the TVK is facing fire and flack over this.
04:44Guess how the TVK has chosen to respond?
04:46The power ministers actually raised suspicions of deliberate outages during VIP visits,
04:51suggesting that there's a conspiracy, that there's foul play.
04:55All of it, he says, to defame the TVK government.
04:59Now there is a power crisis in the state, there's no doubt about it.
05:02But the politics now is also taking center stage.
05:08A temple in darkness, a government under fire, and now a minister crying foul.
05:14AIADMK Chief Edapaddi Palani Swami's visit to Madurai's Meenakshi Amman temple took an unexpected turn when the lights went out.
05:23EPS has claimed that under the Vijay government, people can't even live peacefully, let alone pray peacefully.
05:53But the power minister's response has added a whole new twist to the Rao.
05:57Nirmal Kumar has said that the outage lasted just seven to eight minutes, caused by a generator changeover and a
06:03communication gap.
06:04He insists that this is not a statewide power crisis.
06:08We have to validate that we have a VIP visit here.
06:12We have to operate the generator in the morning and do the maintenance.
06:17We have to clarify this evening.
06:21But then came the bombshell.
06:23The minister himself has now alleged that power is being deliberately cut in select places when VIPs or ministers arrive,
06:30hinting at a possible foul play within the department.
06:45So a seven to eight minute power cut has triggered questions that go far beyond one temple.
06:51Remember, Tamil Nadu's power demand has surged to a record 21,700 megawatts, marking a 30% jump year on
06:58year as soaring temperatures drive up electricity consumption.
07:02With wind generation and central power supply falling short, the state has been forced to buy short-term power at
07:08a steep 32 to 37 rupees per unit.
07:11For now, the lights may be back on, but the questions over Tamil Nadu's power supply and the politics surrounding
07:18it are far from over.
07:20With Anagar Kesav, Bureau Report, India Today.
07:25Law and Order, another issue that's become a political talking point in Tamil Nadu, with a number of murders, a
07:32number of crimes being reported and TVK functionaries being connected linked to these crimes.
07:39Former Chief Minister DMK Supremo, MK Stalin, came down heavily on Chief Minister Vijay over these recent murder cases and
07:46questioned his silence.
07:47Because he says that Chief Minister Vijay is responsible for maintaining law and order, but has failed in that task.
07:54The former Chief Minister MK Stalin also raised what I mentioned earlier, that there were TVK workers who have been
08:00involved in some of these crimes taking place in Tamil Nadu.
08:03It wasn't just MK Stalin, his sister Kani Murray also lashed out at the Vijay government.
08:08There's over one particular incident, that of the murder of a woman in Satankulam, which she says is the eighth
08:14murder that's taken place in a week in her constituency of Thutukudi.
08:18Now, at this time, when in fact TVK is facing all of this fire, their allies stand by them.
08:24Vyko is hit back at the DMK, saying murders have taken place every day in Tamil Nadu, even when the
08:29DMK was in power.
08:58Vyko is hit back at the DMK.
09:01ichay is hit back at the DMK.
09:06The DMK is here in the DMK.
09:07Now, most of the most of the DMK is to talk about is the DMK.
09:11The DMK is to talk about that, so many of the DMK is here.
09:19However, our customers have taken place in the DMK.
09:21They have been the DMK.
09:24Here, thank you for your DMK.
09:27Again, over the years of the худraspratmeme, it's been a minute to learn more.
09:34No matter where the world is.
09:39This is the fact that there is no one.
09:41I am told that one of the ooze and all the people is so far.
09:44They are asking us to use their skills.
09:46The kids are showing us so that they are getting great and moving the århast right.
09:50and the police department will be in the same place.
09:58They will be in the same place.
10:00They will be in the same place.
10:04They will be in the same place.
10:12There are many people who are living in the same place.
10:17There are many people who are living in the same place.
10:21That's why they are living in the same place.
10:45The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Centre as well as to CJP co-convenience
10:51and spokesperson Saurav Das on a plea seeking a probe into his background,
10:56the cancellation of his passport and Aadhaar card as well as the blocking of his social media accounts.
11:01The Madras High Court taking up the plea has issued a notice now to Saurav Das.
11:06The Centre has also been mentioned because of the fact that the plea seeks an investigation into Saurav Das.
11:12Anisha Mathur is joining us with more details on this.
11:15Anisha, what really does the petition seek here?
11:18Why is it asking for an investigation into Saurav Das? What's the allegation?
11:23Well, Akshita, the allegation is against Saurav Das that, multiple allegations really.
11:30One, that he has insulted the judiciary, that he has made derogatory remarks against judges
11:36and that is why they want an investigation into Saurav Das's background and blocking of his social media accounts.
11:43What is interesting to note, however, is this petition has also sought a detailed and thorough probe
11:49into Saurav Das's antecedents and that of his entire family.
11:54Now, this petition has sought inquiry into his background and said that his passport and Aadhaar card should be cancelled
12:04and it has called for blocking of his social media accounts.
12:07Now, for now, the Madras High Court has simply issued notice to Saurav Das as well as the central government
12:13to respond to this petition.
12:15But it is a worrying petition really, Akshita, because a PIL has been filed in a high court
12:24seeking cancellation of somebody's social media accounts and investigation into their background.
12:28Now, what kind of investigation, what kind of query can be made in a PIL is something that we'll have
12:38to wait and see.
12:39The lawyer, Advocate B. Jagannath, in fact, argued before the court that they had approached the relevant authorities
12:44with a complaint but received no response.
12:47And because there were remarks made by Saurav Das against the judiciary, this issue needs to be investigated.
12:53We'll have to wait and see how the agencies, how the government and as well as the courts respond to
12:59this
12:59because it is very interesting.
13:01It's a very interesting question that has been asked.
13:03Can a PIL of this sort be filed against an ordinary citizen?
13:08And we'll have to wait and see what the Madras High Court does now with this petition.
13:13Back to you.
13:13This already has been issued.
13:15We'll await the response that comes in from Saurav Das as well as the central government on this.
13:19The demand is for an investigation into Saurav Das's background as well besides suspension of his social media accounts.
13:27Thanks, Anisha, for those details.
13:37Let's get your details now on what's happening in Karnataka where we've seen some signs of chinks in the armour
13:43in the Karnataka Congress after the MLC polls and now Karnataka Minister Satish Jarkiholi issuing a clarification over his now
13:50viral remark on SIR.
13:52Remember earlier the minister had said that they are fully content with the SIR exercise in Karnataka.
13:58They have no objections whatsoever to the deletion of nearly one crore votes in Karnataka.
14:04Now Jarkiholi has made a U-turn explaining that his statement was actually intended to highlight
14:08the efforts by the BJP to remove Congress voters from the voter list through Form 7
14:14and that that had been thwarted by protests led by Rahul Gandhi.
14:18This is his clarification now and I'll leave it to you to decide whether you're by this response or not.
14:24First said, we're fully content with SIR.
14:26Now he says, I was highlighting that the Congress's protest was successful against SIR.
14:32Jarkiholi now has credited Rahul Gandhi, credited D.K. Shiv Kumar, reiterated his position on the illegal deletion of eligible
14:39voters' names.
14:40This comes after many within the Karnataka Congress contradicted Satish Jarkiholi saying,
14:44no, we're not okay with the manner in which SIR was conducted in Karnataka.
14:54The SIR was conducted in Karnataka.
15:11The court says, in Karnataka, he was a very good politician.
15:15The court also decided that the court was ended by the prawns and the court decided that the court secured
15:21the Karnataka,
15:22and then she and the court were declared by the Karnataka government.
15:24However, after the court also decided to consider Zika,
15:27that the court rejected the Karnataka government in Karnataka,
15:30she declared the court just a lot ofремious senators before the approval of the Karnataka.
15:32Now, when I say the court of the Karnataka government has asked,
15:36I don't have the thoughts in Karnataka, except for the law in the filed means of the police.
15:38and we will get the L-O-R-A-R-A-R-A-R-A-R-A-R-A-R
15:45-A-R.
16:00They are having two helicopters to be able to take the double.
16:03We also have to take a look at all others.
16:07We have to take a look at the base in North Korea, South Korea, North Korea...
16:13We have to take a look at the base in North Korea.
16:20We have to take a look at all the various places in North Korea.
16:22Are there any other person to take a look at the base?
16:41Let's get to the latest updates on the Kochi hit and run.
16:43Chief Minister VD Satishan has visited the family of the victim
16:48in the accident case involving the minor.
16:50This is in fact the case where a judge's son was involved.
16:55His Mercedes crashed into a motorist, killing him on the spot.
17:00After that particular incident where the 55-year-old had in fact died,
17:04Jayabal Krishnan was killed in that accident.
17:07His family has been leading the fight for justice
17:09and Chief Minister VD Satishan has met with the daughter,
17:12met with the family and assured them that all steps will be taken by the government
17:15to ensure justice for her and for her family.
17:19This is a reassuring message that's coming from the government
17:21even as the Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chanitala
17:24has personally stepped in in this case ensuring that any cop
17:27who ensured a ghost law in this case there was action against.
17:30They were shunted out, they were suspended.
17:33Ultimately however, the Kerala High Court has granted bail to the judge.
17:37The case, the car was registered in in fact the judge's name
17:41which is why he was booked in this particular case.
17:43Shibhimul is joining us with more details on the Shibhi.
17:46The Kerala government making it a point that they sent across a message to the victim's family
17:51that they are very much on their side and the government has been extremely prompt
17:54in highlighting that there have been lapses but they are cracking down on it.
18:00Well, exactly. In fact, you know, the government here, Home Minister especially went on to accept in public
18:05that there were lapses on the side of the police department.
18:08There were, you know, the case, the sections registered in the FAR were very weak
18:13and that would have not helped the family get justice is what the Home Minister observed.
18:18The Home Minister even took an extra step and went on to say that he was very surprised
18:23that this boy was granted, the minor was granted bail very easily also.
18:28So, he accepted it, he took action against the officials involved,
18:33even went on to transfer out the Kochi City Police Commissioner.
18:36So, from the Home Department side, there has been considerable effort to ensure
18:40that the families promise justice and it's in between that the Chief Minister
18:44is also now visiting the residents. In fact, they are residents of Chief Minister's constituency also.
18:49The government are on this particular case.
18:51The Chief Minister, the Home Minister have all stepped in assuring the family
18:54that they will not let anyone get away just because they are in a powerful position
18:59or wield a certain amount of influence.