Dehradun: The portals of Sri Hemkund Sahib in Chamoli district will open on May 25. Army personnel reached Govindghat on Tuesday to proceed for Hemkund Sahib situated at a height of over 15,000 ft on Wednesday to clear snow from the yatra route. The Army team led by Subedar Iqbal Singh comprises havildars Sarbjit Singh, Ranjit Singh and Paramjit Singh and 25 volunteers of 418 Independent Corps and 117 Engineer Regiment, says Narinderjit Singh Bindra, vice-president of the Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib Management Trust. TNSSwaraj to help bring body back from ItalyNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday assured help to the family of an Indian, who died in Italy, in bringing back his body. A man named Didar Singh Bhatti, in a tweet, said Naik Singh was working in Ladispoli, Italy, to support his family in India. Naik Singh died in Ladispoli and his family is poor and cannot afford to get his body back for the last rites. They require help, he said, seeking Swaraj’s help. Responding to the request, Swaraj asked the Indian mission in Italy to help in bringing Naik Singh’s body back. PTI

Three killed inroad mishaps

Moga: At least three persons were killed in road accidents in the district. Amarjit Kaur (26), wife of Simarjit Singh, and her daughter Gurnoor Kaur were killed when the motorcycle they were riding on was hit a tractor-trailer at Khukhrana village in Moga district on Tuesday. They died on the spot. Two other family members, Manpreet Singh, who was driving the motorcycle, and Gurmail Kaur were seriously injured. In another mishap, a 22-year-old motorcycle-borne youth, Ramandeep Singh, died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Lande-Jeon Singh Wala link road in Baghapurana subdivision of the district. TNSGosain killing: Four produced in NIA courtMohali: In the murder case of RSS leader Ravinder Gosain, four accused were produced in the National Investigating Agency (NIA) court at the Mohali Judicial Complex here on Tuesday. The accused, Manpreet, Ravi Pal, Amaninder and Anil, have been arrested recently in the case. The accused were produced in the court under tight security. According to sources, the court has granted police remand to all four accused till May 4. The sources claimed that the charge-sheet in the case would also be submitted in the court on May 4. TNS