Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers to drill through rubble to create escape passage for trapped workers

Uttarkashi, 14/11: Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site here Tuesday initiated the process of inserting large-diameter mild steel pipes through the rubble using an auger machine to rescue the 40 workers trapped for two days now, officials said. The pipes will be pushed in using the horizontal drilling equipment to create an escape passage…

Read More

CM Approves 150 Multi Purpose Cultural-cum-Community Centres for Minority Communities,Sanctions Rs 45 Crore

Bhubaneswar, 13/11: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has approved 150 Multi Purpose Cultural-cum-Community Centres for the people belonging to Minority Communities in the State. The CM has said this will be a long way for preservation of culture and heritage of minority communities of our state.    An amount of Rs 45 Crore has been…

Read More

MHA bans nine Meitei extremist groups mostly operational in Manipur

New Delhi, 13/11: The Centre on Monday banned seven Meiti extremist groups and four of its affiliates, which included two political wings and two armed wings, for five years on charges of engaging in anti-India activities that challenges the country’s sovereignty and integrity and attacking and killing security forces and civilians. In its notification, the…

Read More

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers establish communication with trapped workers, food, water being supplied

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), 12/11:  Rescuers who worked overnight to rescue around 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway collapsed here have established contact with them and provided them with food and water. The workers are safe and have asked for food, which is being sent to them, the Silkyara police control…

Read More