The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, has expressed grief and condoled the loss of lives in Darjeeling following heavy rains and landslides on October 5, 2025. He also prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured. He conveyed his anguish and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families in a post on X. The release was posted on October 5, 2025, at 2:27 PM by PIB Delhi, and the Release ID is 2174977.
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Darjeeling: Location of a bridge mishap due to heavy rains and landslides, resulting in loss of lives
C. P. Radhakrishnan: The Vice-President of India, who expressed grief over the loss of lives.
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Vice-President expresses grief over loss of lives in
Darjeeling
Posted On: 05 OCT 2025 2:27PM by PIB Delhi
The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, has condoled the loss of lives in Darjeeling following
heavy rains and landslides today. He also prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured.
In a post on X, Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan said:
“Deeply anguished by the tragic loss of lives in the bridge mishap in Darjeeling following heavy rains and
landslides. Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.”
Deeply anguished by the tragic loss of lives in the bridge mishap in Darjeeling following heavy rains
and landslides. Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Prayers for the speedy recovery of
the injured.
— Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) October 5, 2025
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(Release ID: 2174977)