|
| Andhra Pradesh ~ India ~ International ~ City ~ Entertainment ~ Business ~ Bullion ~ Forex ~ Sports ~ Technology ~ Health ~ Features |
| Panchang ~ Manmohan Singh ~ Sonia Gandhi ~ Sheila Dikshit ~ Stock Markets ~ Gossip |
|
Home
/ India News / 2007 / July 2007 / July 30, 2007 Bodies of Shalimar blast victims airlifted to Gujarat |
National Conference-Congress coalition likely in Jammu and Kashmir
BJPs rise in Jammu region a sign of worry: Azad
Essential commodities prices soar sky high as transporters go on strike
National Commission for Minorities Educational Institutions strengthened
Single cigarette causes œ6million of damage to stately home!
Sex still a taboo subject between parents and teen daughters
Madoff had cheques worth $173M for friends and family ready when arrested
Moody open to England cricket coach job
The bodies of five people killed in Sunday afternoons bus blast, the 13 injured and 60 of their attendants were flown on Monday to Gujarat.
Srinagar July 30 : The bodies of five people killed in Sunday afternoon's bus blast, the 13 injured and 60 of their attendants were flown on Monday to Gujarat.
The Indian Air Force provided an AN-32 transport aircraft along with a State Government-appointed medical team for the journey.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Mehboob Iqbal told reporters here before the plane's take-off that police and the civil officials were prompt in their response to the tragedy, and facilitated the shifting of the injured to hospitals in the city. He said three of the injured had to undergo major surgeries.
Inspector General of Police S.M.Sahai said that Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had approached the Air Force to provide the State Government with an AN-32 aircraft.
The plane was seen off by Senior Superintendent of Police (Anti-Hijacking) G.M.Dar, Senior Superintendent of Police (Budgam) Syed Ashiq Bukhari, and senior Air Force, Tourist Police and CRPF officers.
The cause of the low intensity blast is still not known, and police said forensic experts were carrying out a chemical analysis of the material used for the explosion.
ANI
