Twenty brave hearts killed in Tuesday’s helicopter crash in Uttarakhand were on Friday given a guard of honour, even as operations commenced to clear the layers of debris under which many bodies were feared buried, amid reports of 3,000 people missing. The 20 men -- five from IAF, nine from NDRF and six from ITBP -- were accorded the honour in presence of Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh at a ceremony in Dehradun. “The guard of honour to the 20 brave hearts is a little step from our side to remember their supreme sacrifice for the service of the nation. We offer our prayer to all those who lost their...
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