May 25- 80 rescued, 100s Remain Stranded In J&K's Gondola snag; AIADMK MLAs Join TVK; Kolkata Police Visit TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's home

About this episode

The episode covers the rescue of tourists stranded in Jammu and Kashmir, political developments in Tamil Nadu, and police actions in Kolkata.

On News@7 this May 25, Taniya Dutta brings to you the evening’s most crucial headlines. The Indian Army on Monday rescued 80 tourists after a technical fault stranded nearly 300 people aboard the Gulmarg Gondola cable car service in Jammu and Kashmir for around two hours. Rescue teams from the SDRF, NDRF and Jammu and Kashmir Police safely evacuated passengers trapped mid-air, while authorities launched an investigation into the malfunction, with overloading suspected as a possible cause. Meanwhile in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK suffered another setback as three MLAs resigned and joined Chief Minister Vijay’s TVK. In Kolkata, police visited Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s residence after notices over alleged unauthorised construction linked to several of his properties. Tune In! Produced by Taniya Dutta Sound mixed by Rohan Bharti

People in this episode

Host: Taniya Dutta

Topics covered

• rescue operations
• political news
• local governance
• tourism
• cable car incident

Keywords

• Gulmarg Gondola
• Jammu and Kashmir
• AIADMK
• TVK
• Abhishek Banerjee
• rescue operations
• political news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Indian Army, SDRF, NDRF, Jammu and Kashmir Police, AIADMK, TVK

Places: Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, Kolkata

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