Tourists stuck in 'sky-dining' restaurant rescued in Kerala
Idukki (PTI): Four tourists, with two children among them, were stranded about 150 feet above ground near Anachal on Friday after the crane lifting a 'sky-dining' restaurant malfunctioned.
The group was stuck for over two hours before the fire and rescue personnel reached the site around 4 pm after learning about the incident from news reports. The team rescued the four-member family safely.
Visuals on television showed personnel climbing ropes to reach the restaurant.
The two children and their mother were brought down first, followed by the father and a female restaurant staff member. By around 4.30 pm, all four tourists and the staff member had been safely evacuated.
The staff member told TV channels that there was no panic as they had received training to handle such situations. She said the family was from Kozhikode.
A fire official said the restaurant management did not seek assistance from the fire and rescue service, but units from Munnar and Adimali were dispatched after reports of the incident emerged.
An officer from Adimali police station said the management also did not inform the police, and it was residents who alerted authorities.
Locals reported that the tourists had been stranded since around 1.30 pm.
The official added that the crane’s hydraulics appear to have malfunctioned, leaving the restaurant suspended over a hundred feet above ground.
The ‘sky-dining’ experience is part of the adventure tourism initiative in the hill district, the official noted.
Tourists were stranded at a 120 feet sky dining centre in #Munnar Idukki area of #Kerala today after a crane developed a technical snag.
— Sujit Gupta (@sujitnewslive) November 28, 2025
All the stranded people were rescued using ropes and wires.#skydining #Kerala #Tourist #Rescue #skyrestaurant #SkyHotel #Suffering pic.twitter.com/MkWiBD7wYi
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Former Assam Cong chief Bhupen Borah joins BJP
Guwahati (PTI): Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah on Sunday joined the ruling BJP in the presence of its state unit president Dilip Saikia here.
Borah became a BJP member during a function held at the Assam BJP headquarters 'Vajpayee Bhawan'.
Along with him, former Congress worker Sanju Bora, too, joined the saffron party.
Borah had resigned on February 16, with the Congress high command not accepting it and senior leaders rushing to his residence, while Rahul Gandhi also spoke to him.
He had asked for time to reconsider his decision, but the next day, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma went to his residence and announced that he would join the BJP on February 22.
The 126-member Assam assembly is expected to go to polls in March-April.
#WATCH | Guwahati, Assam | Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah joins the BJP in the presence of State BJP President Dilip Saikia, BJP MP Baijayant Panda. pic.twitter.com/VIJcIa2xJ8
— ANI (@ANI) February 22, 2026
