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The Hindu
24-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Maharashtra government arranges special flights to bring back stranded tourists from Kashmir
At least four flights are to land in Mumbai on Thursday (April 24, 2025) to bring back Maharashtra's tourists from Srinagar. One flight landed in the early hours on Thursday(April 24, 2025). Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who is currently in Srinagar, said more flights will depart from Srinagar through the day Pahalgam terror attack LIVE updates Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced the arrangement of a special flight for the stranded tourists of the State, even as Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde rushed to Jammu and Kashmir in a private flight. The special flight is slated to bring back 83 tourists to Mumbai from Srinagar. 'Efforts are underway to arrange one more special flight too tomorrow itself and preparation of passenger list for the same is underway. Union MoS Murlidhar Mohol is providing complete support for the same. All expenses for this special flight will be borne by the State Government,' the Chief Minister's Office stated on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). It also announced ex-gratia payment of Rs Five Lakh to the families of the deceased, and ₹50,000 for the injured. The government issued a list of the 83 passengers who were to board the Indigo flight on Wednesday (April 23, 2025). Meanwhile, NCP SP leader Supriya Sule demanded that the Union government should consider 'concessionary fares on all transport from Jammu and Kashmir to help tourists return home safely.' Maharashtra government announced the appointment of two officers at the State Emergency Operations Center to specially assist the affected citizens from Maharashtra. The government stated in a press release - In the wake of the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, two officers have been appointed to assist affected citizens from Maharashtra at the State Emergency Operations Center (Ministry Control Room), informed Disaster Management Director Satishkumar Khadke. Manager of the State Emergency Operations Center, Visheshkar Suryawanshi, and Control Room Officer Nitin Masale have been appointed at the Ministry Control Room. In light of the incident, Mr. Khadke has urged citizens or their relatives seeking assistance to contact the Ministry Control Room through the following numbers: *Landline: 022-22027990 / 22794229* *Mobile (also WhatsApp): 9321587143* *Emergency Helpline (Toll-Free): 1070*
Hans India
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
‘Anger and tears': Relatives receive Pahalgam victim bodies at Mumbai airport
Mumbai: Mumbai airport descended into gloom after the dead bodies of four Maharashtra tourists were received by their relatives on Wednesday. The victims have been identified as Dilip Desle (Panvel) and Sanjay Lele, Hemant Joshi, and Atul Mone (Dombivli). The relatives of these victims were in a state of shock, there was palpable anger, and they were in tears. One of the relatives of Desle was insisting that she wanted to see the face of Dilip Desle, but the authorities politely turned her request down. Another young relative, though, crying relentlessly, expressed his condolences and raised the 'Bharat Mata Ki Jay' slogan. 'As a nation, we stand together to strongly condemn the cowardly attack and ultimately remain united to make the more stronger. The perpetrators should not go unpunished,' said the relative. The relatives and those present at the airport also observed a two-minute silence. A relative of Hemant Joshi claimed that it was a horror what they witnessed on April 22. Maharashtra ministers Ashish Shelar, Mangalprabhat Lodha, and Gulabrao Patil, including BJP executive president and Dombivli legislator Ravindra Chavan and BJP legislator from Panvel Prashant Thakur, were present on the occasion. Ravindra Chavan accompanied the relatives of the victims from Dombivli, while Prashant Thakur went with the relatives of Desle. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families who lost their loved ones during the cowardly terrorist attack at Pahalgam and Rs 50,000 to the injured. In the wake of the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, the state government has appointed two officers to assist the affected citizens at the State Emergency Operations Centre. Manager of the State Emergency Operations Centre, Visheshkar Suryavanshi, and Control Room Officer, Nitin Masale, have been appointed at the Ministry Control Room. At least 26 tourists and local civilians were killed on Tuesday after gunmen opened fire on innocent civilians in Baisaran in Jammu and Kashmir. According to eyewitness accounts, a group of heavily armed terrorists emerged from the nearby forests and opened indiscriminate fire on civilians, most of whom were tourists. Baisran is a small meadow three to four km from the Pahalgam market, and tourists take horses to reach the place as there is no motorable road to it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday morning after cutting his Saudi Arabia trip short due to the terror attack. He had a brief meeting with NSA Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri at the airport. PM Modi strongly condemned the terror attack on Tuesday, stating that the guilty will be brought to justice and reaffirming India's 'unshakable' resolve to fight terrorism.
