Parliament condoles death of Indian soldiers in J&K avalanche

Parliament today condoled the death of soldiers and civilians in avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir as well as former members of Parliament and foreign dignatories who passed away recently.

style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A">In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan read out condolence messages for former members of the House and soldiers who lost their lives in avalanches that struck the Gurez and Machhil sectors of Jammu and Kashmir last week.

Mahajan said on January 25, four avalanches in Gurez and Sonamarg claimed lives of 20 persons, including 16 soldiers.