Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday expressed grief over the death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash last week.

The eldest son of former chief minister Dorjee Khandu may find a place in the new jarbom gamlin ministry in Arunachal Pradesh, Lok Sabha member Takam Sanjoy said here on Friday.

Confirming the death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu, home minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said the state governor has been asked to take "necessary consequential steps", an indication that a new chief minister will be chosen.

The body of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash along with four others, arrived in state capital Itanagar on Thursday.

All the five bodies were retrieved fr

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed sadness over the tragic death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu, saying the late leader served the state with distinction and worked tirelessly to promote its interests.

President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday condoled the death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash, saying t

President Pratibha Patil, vice-president Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday condoled the death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash, saying the country had lost a charismatic leader who spent long years in public service.

Arunachal Pradesh's Power Minister Jarbom Gamlin will be the new chief minister of the state after the death of incumbent Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash, officials said on Thursday.

The bodies o

The wreckage of the chopper carrying Arunachal chief minister Dorjee Khandu and four others was found in Lobotang area of the state's Tawang district on Wednesday morning, about 100 hours after it went missing, officials said.

Family members on Wednesday reached the site of the helicopter crash and identified the body of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu but the other four bodies were mutilated and charred beyond recognition, officials said.