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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Top NDMA member says evacuation process may take 3-4 hours

Nov 28, 2023, at 11:29 pm

A top National Disaster Management Authority member on Tuesday said the entire evacuation process to pull out trapped labourers from a Uttarkashi tunnel might take three to four hours.

Uttarakhand: Trapped 41 labourers expected to be pulled out from Silkyara tunnel soon

Nov 28, 2023, at 09:54 pm

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday confirmed that the pipe-laying work to reach the trapped 41 labourers inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand has been completed.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Trapped workers five metres away from the rescuers

Nov 28, 2023, at 04:34 pm

Forty-one workers, who are trapped under the debris caused by the tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi for 17 days, are just five metres away from the rescue team, media reports said.

Rat-hole miners begin manual drilling at Uttarakhand tunnel to rescue 41 trapped workers

Nov 28, 2023, at 06:20 am

Manual horizontal drilling has started at the Uttarakhand tunnel where 41 men have been trapped for more than two weeks, reports said.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescue ops to take days with manual drilling, Army called in

Nov 27, 2023, at 03:27 am

The rescue operation to evacuate 41 trapped workers in a Uttarakhand tunnel for 15 days received another major blow as the giant drill working on their rescue collapsed. The Indian Army was called in to join the operation and was tasked with the manual drilling.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Ops to recuse 41 trapped workers to take longer after drill machine breaks

Nov 26, 2023, at 09:03 pm

Silkyara: The rescue operation to take out 41 workers, trapped since November 12 in the 4.5-km collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand, will take much longer than anticipated earlier.

India-Nepal Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran begins in Uttarakhand

Nov 24, 2023, at 11:34 pm

The Nepal Army contingent, comprising 334 personnel, arrived in India to participate in the 17th edition of Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran.

Uttarakhand: Operation to rescue 41 trapped labourers halted after late-night snag

Nov 24, 2023, at 02:38 pm

The operation to rescue 41 trapped labourers from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel was halted on Thursday night after auger machine broke down, media reports said.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Operation to rescue 41 trapped workers in final phase

Nov 23, 2023, at 06:50 pm

The operation to rescue 41 workers, who are trapped under the debris caused by a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi, has reached its final phase, media reports said.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue ops for evacuating 41 trapped workers likely to end tonight

Nov 23, 2023, at 03:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The rescue operation to evacuate 41 trapped workers from the Uttarakhand tunnel collapse is expected to be completed by Wednesday night with only 12 metres of rock and debris left to be cleared off, media reports said.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers drill halfway through debris to reach trapped workers

Nov 22, 2023, at 04:45 pm

The rescuers have drilled about halfway through the debris where 41 workers are still trapped following the collapse of a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi for 11 days, media reports said.

First visuals of trapped labourers inside Uttarakhand tunnel emerges 

Nov 21, 2023, at 04:09 pm

The first visual of trapped 41 labourers in a tunnel in Uttarakhand emerged on Tuesday with authorities still continuing their attempt to rescue them.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers to drill new tunnels for trapped workers, pipe installed to supply food

Nov 21, 2023, at 01:43 am

Silkyara/IBNS: As the 41 labourers remain trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand following a wall collapse for more than a week, the agencies involved in the rescue operation are working on an alternative plan which involves tunnelling sideways and boring from the top to build a vertical shaft.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi dials CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to discuss rescue operation

Nov 20, 2023, at 06:58 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dialled Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to discuss the ongoing operation to rescue 41 workers, who are trapped for more than a week following the collapse of a tunnel in Uttarakhand, media reports said.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescue ops to evacuate 41 trapped workers resumes

Nov 19, 2023, at 01:51 am

Uttarkashi: Rescue efforts for the 41 workers trapped for nearly 150 hours in a tunnel under construction in Silkyara in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district resumed on Saturday morning.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Workers trapped for nearly 150 hours

Nov 18, 2023, at 07:16 pm

Forty workers have been trapped in the debris for nearly 150 hours following the collapse of a tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi last Sunday, media reports said.

Rescue work in Uttarakhand tunnel collapse put on hold after loud 'cracking sound' was heard

Nov 18, 2023, at 05:43 am

The Uttarakhand tunnel rescue work hit another roadblock Friday as the drilling operations were put on hold after 2:45 pm following a large cracking sound. A meeting of experts has been called.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Workers to squeeze through pipes less than 3-foot wide, escape plan reveals

Nov 17, 2023, at 04:48 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Five days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarakhand trapping 40 labourers, a special machine has been flown to the spot to expedite the rescue work, media reports said.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Elite international rescue teams join forces with NDRF, SDRF to evacuate 40 workers

Nov 16, 2023, at 09:47 pm

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand): Elite rescue teams from Norway and Thailand and the one that successfully rescued the trapped children from a cave in Thailand in 2018 have joined forces to evacuate the 40 workers trapped in an under-construction tunnel in Silkyara in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, media reported.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Operation to rescue 40 construction workers still underway

Nov 16, 2023, at 06:44 pm

The operation to rescue 40 construction workers, who were trapped in debris following a tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, entered the fifth day on Thursday, media reports said.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Operation to rescue 40 trapped underway; food, water supplied

Nov 13, 2023, at 06:08 pm

A multi-agency operation to rescue 40 people, who are trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand, are underway, media reports said.

Under-construction tunnel collapses in Uttarakhand, several workers feared trapped

Nov 12, 2023, at 06:53 pm

Dehradun/IBNS: Several workers are feared trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand after a part of the under-construction structure collapsed on Sunday. 

PM Modi unveils projects worth Rs 4,200 cr in Uttarakhand

Oct 13, 2023, at 03:20 am

Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled and laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth about Rs 4200 crore in sectors including rural development, road, power, irrigation, drinking water, horticulture, education, health, and disaster management, among others in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand today.

PM Modi performs puja at Gauri Kund in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, meditates in front of Adi Kailash peak

Oct 13, 2023, at 02:14 am

Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday visited the sacred Gauri Kund in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district and had a view of the Adi Kailash.

Uttarakhand: 7 pilgrims from Gujarat die after bus falls into gorge in Uttarkashi

Aug 21, 2023, at 02:22 pm

Dehradun: At least 7 people died when a bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat fell into a gorge in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Sunday.

Remain on alert mode following heavy rains in HP, Uttarakhand: Yogi Adityanath

Jul 10, 2023, at 07:43 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed all the departments, including irrigation and water resources to remain pointing out that there is a possibility of an increase in the water level of various rivers in the state in the next few days alert due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

PM Modi virtually flags off the first semi-high-speed Vande Bharat between Dehradun and Delhi

May 25, 2023, at 10:54 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually flagged off first semi-high-speed Vande Bharat train between Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun and national capital Delhi.

Uttarakhand: One killed, 31 injured as car runs over marriage procession in Haridwar

Feb 12, 2023, at 04:31 am

Haridwar: A car ran over a wedding procession, killing one person and injuring 31 in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Friday.

Congress constitutes disciplinary panel for Uttarakhand

Feb 04, 2023, at 09:33 pm

New Delhi: Congress has constituted a 'disciplinary action committee ' for the party's state unit of Uttarakhand, a senior party leader said on Saturday.

Earthquake jolts Uttarakhand; epicentre near Pithoragarh

Jan 22, 2023, at 05:53 pm

Dehradun: An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook Uttarakhand at 8.58 am on Sunday.