Raigarh: Two minor brothers drowned while taking bath in a pond in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district on Monday, a police official said. The incident took place around 9 am. The deceased, identified as Shyam Sharma (12) and his brother Sagar Sharma (10), natives of Mahka village in Kharsia area, entered the village pond for a bath. They slipped into the deep waters and failed to come out, the official said. The two were later pulled out of the pond by their relatives and taken to Kharsia hospital where doctors declared them dead, he said. The bodies were sent for postmortem and a case was registered, the official said.—PTI

 Two minor brothers drowned while taking bath in a pond in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district on Monday, a police official said.

Chhattisgarh: 2 minor boys drown in pond

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Raipur: A Chhattisgarh government helicopter crashed at the Raipur airport on Thursday night, killing two pilots, the police said.The incident took place during a flying practice at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur under Mana police station limits at around 9:10 pm, said senior superintendent of police Prashant Agrawal.Two pilots on board the chopper were seriously injured in the crash and immediately taken to a nearby private hospital where they were declared dead, said the SSP.The deceased were identified as Captian Gopal Krishna Panda and Captain A P Shrivastava, said the police officer.The cause of the crash was not immediately known.A detailed technical investigation at the behest of civil aviation regulator DGCA and the state government shall be undertaken to ascertain the exact cause, said senior officials.Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief over the tragedy and condoled the death of the pilots.Baghel tweeted, “just got sad news about a state helicopter crashing at the airport in Raipur. In this tragic accident, both our pilots Captain Panda and Captain Shrivastava passed away. May God give strength to their family members and peace to the departed soul.”Governor Anusuiya Uikey also paid tributes to the pilots who died in the accident and expressed condolences to the bereaved families.—PTI

A Chhattisgarh government helicopter crashed at the Raipur airport on Thursday night, killing two pilots, the police said.