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October 25, 2024 3:54 PM
In the ongoing effort to rescue 41 men stuck inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, drilling is expected to resume soon as a 25-tonne platform supporting the auger machine has been successfully repaired. The platform, housing the American auger machine used for drilling through the debris, had d...
October 25, 2024 3:54 PM
Rescuers drilled about one-third of the way into the debris of a collapsed highway tunnel in Uttarakhand by Friday morning to reach 40 workers trapped inside for five days, officials said. Drilling had penetrated through about 21 meters (70 feet) of debris, Devendra Singh Patwal, a disaster man...
October 25, 2024 3:54 PM
Rescue workers renewed efforts on Thursday to reach 40 men trapped inside a collapsed highway tunnel in Uttarakhand for the fifth day, making slow progress as they began drilling through rock and soil debris. Authorities said they were confident an advanced drilling machine flown in from New Delh...
October 25, 2024 3:55 PM
Rescuers trying to reach 40 road workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand for more than three days will soon get help from a heavy drilling machine airlifted to the site, officials said on Wednesday. The workers are safe, and rescuers have been able to communicate with them and send t...
October 25, 2024 3:55 PM
Excavators began drilling with heavy machinery on Tuesday to fix a wide steel pipe that will help pull out almost 40 workers trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel that caved in two days ago in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. The tunnel, which was being built on a nationa...
October 25, 2024 3:52 PM
The Consul General of China in Kolkata, Zha Liyou has praised India for Chandrayaan-3’s success. With this feat, India etched history on August 23 as Vikram Lander made a soft landing on the South Pole of the Moon. With this historic feat, India became the first country to reach the South Pole of ...
October 25, 2024 3:52 PM
Santiniketan, often referred to as the “Abode of Peace,” in a momentous occasion has joined the prestigious list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. On September 17, UNESCO announced the decision on social media platform X. Founded by Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore in 1901, Santinketan, is l...
October 25, 2024 3:52 PM
In the historical city of Kolkata, the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) will assemble for its third and conclusive meeting under India's presidency. Over 154 delegates from G20 nations, along with representatives from 10 invitee countries and global organisations, will come together for...
October 25, 2024 4:00 PM
On Tuesday, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began its scientific assessment of the Gyanvapi complex in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi for the fifth day in a row to ascertain if the 17th-century mosque was built atop a pre-existing Hindu temple construction. As the ASI team continued the insp...
October 25, 2024 4:00 PM
Heavy rains have lashed parts of Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and several others parts of the country, creating havoc, waterlogging roads and low lying areas, and forcing schools in some parts to be shut down. Delhi witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall this morning. The vehicular traffic was also aff...
