Two more bodies have been recovered from river Beas. The deceased students whose bodies have been recovered have been identified as Dasari Srinidhi, daughter of Raja Reddy, resident of Karim Nagar in  Hyderabad and Kasarla Reddy, daughter of Krishna Reddy of Bachupally area in Hyderabad. The recovered bodies belong to the group of 24 engineering students of Hyderabad-based VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, who were washed away in the Beas at Thalout in Mandi district after sudden release of water from the Larji dam on June 8. Today is the 42nd day after the tragedy and the team which is overseeing the rescue and search operation at the Pandoh dam site informed the families of the 2 students ...

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh ordered a magisterial probe into the Larji dam episode that washed away 24 students and 3 Larji dam officials. However, the probe’s result is now predictable as CM himself certified that the Dam officials sounded the alarm before releasing the waters. Virbhadra said the teachers could have taken precautions to avert the tragedy. “Drowning is common near the river banks. Himachal is a state of rivers. The accidents are reported from many places, but no incident like this ever took place. I am not here to blame anyone, but the teachers should have taken necessary precautions,” he said. Refuting allegations that no warning was given, the CM said: “The warning system was on and ...