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Time of India
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Mountaineer stranded on Mt Denali, MP seeks MEA's aid
Kottayam: Pathanamthitta MP Anto Antony wrote to external affairs minister S Jaishankar requesting him to issue an urgent directive to the mission in the US to intervene in the matter of Shaikh Hasan Khan, a mountaineer from Kerala, reportedly trapped on Mount Denali. The MP, in his letter, said that Khan, a Pandalam native, was on a mission to hoist the national flag to congratulate the Indian Army over Operation Sindoor when he was stranded due to a severe storm. "He sent messages requesting urgent rescue and assistance due to a shortage of water and food," wrote Antony in the letter. The MP also mentioned Khan's satellite phone number. Meanwhile, Khan's relatives said that he had gone to Denali accompanied by a Tamil Nadu native. Khan, son of M A Ali Ahammed Khan and J Shahida from Poozhikkad in Pandalam, started his journey from Chennai on June 4 night. According to his family members, he reached the US on June 6. He spoke via video call with his parents before beginning his mountain hike on June 10. Khan is an assistant section officer in the finance department at the Secretariat. He had taken one month leave for the journey. Khan, an avid mountaineer, has conquered several mountains across continents. Deputy speaker Chittayam Gopakumar wrote to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to intervene in the matter to ensure Khan's safe return.
Time of India
4 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Plane crash: Ranjitha's kin awaits DNA test results
Kottayam: The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital authorities collected the DNA samples of Ranjitha Gopakumaran Nair's brother Ratheesh Nair and initiated the process to identify the body on Saturday. Ratheesh along with a relative arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday. Ratheesh told TOI that he will remain in Ahmedabad until the body is identified. He said he along with the relative will be staying in another relative's house until further information is available. "We have decided to stay back here until the mortal remains are handed over," Ratheesh said. He also thanked Air India for the support and the arrangements made by the authorities for the relatives of the victims in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, Unnikrishnan, who accompanied Ratheesh, said that they were asked whether the funeral could be conducted in Ahmedabad or if they wanted to take the mortal remains to their native place. "We have told them that we want to take the mortal remains to our native place. They will show us the mortal remains only after the DNA test is completed," he said. Meanwhile, Pathanamthitta MP Anto Antony said that the minister of civil aviation spoke to Ranjitha's mother and brother over the phone on Friday night. Antony said that the central govt assured all support to the families of the victims. He also said that the Union minister told the family that he will be visiting them when he comes to Kerala next. Ranjitha, who was a nursing officer at the district hospital in Kozhencherry, was working abroad after taking leave from govt service. She came home for a short visit for self-attesting the documents needed for joining back the govt job. The plane crash happened while she was returning to the UK. She was the lone support for the family of her mother and two children. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
