Ropeway

Jharkhand incident should be taken as case study: PM to Army, ITBP jawans involved in daring rescue

The Prime Minister said that India is proud that it has capable forces in the form of Army, Air Force, NDRF, ITBP and Police that has the strength to bring out the people from every crisis.

Jharkhand ropeway accident: Blame game takes centrestage as state govt passes the buck

Who is to be blamed for the incident? Who will take the responsibility of three deaths and endagering lives of dozens others? Probably, no one!

After Deogarh tragedy, Centre directs states to carry out safety audits of ropeways

Home Secy Ajay Kumar Bhalla, in an official communication to all the Chief Secretaries, said the state govt must engage an experienced and qualified firm or organisation for carrying out safety audits of each ropeway project.

Deoghar ropeway accident: Jharkhand govt announces Rs 5 lakh financial assistance to kin of victims

The chief minister has directed the officers to constitute a high-level inquiry committee to investigate the cable car accident in Deoghar district and to include experts related to the ropeway in the committee.

'Ropeway was shaking violently, people were screaming': Local who rescued 8 tourists from Jharkhand

Pujhar, a member of Paharia Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), heard a loud thud around 4 PM on Sunday and screams of passengers crying for help.

Jharkhand ropeway accident: 47 rescued, 3 dead in 42-hour-long rescue op; High court orders inquiry

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ordered a high-level investigation into the ropeway accident near Trikut in Deoghar, where at least three people were killed and several others injured after cable cars in a ropeway collided with each other at Trikut hills.

Video: Jharkhand ropeway rescue ops turn tragic; man falls from helicopter, toll reaches 2

Around 50 people were trapped on Sunday when some cable cars in a ropeway collided with each other at Trikut hills close to Baba Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, officials said.

WATCH: IAF deploys Mi17 helicopter for daring rescue ops in Jharkhand's Deoghar ropeway mishap

One Mi17 helicopter is being used in the rescue operation while IAF is sending more Mi17s to join rescue efforts in the Jharkhand ropeway mishap. As per eyewitnesses, 50 people were stuck in at least 12 cabins in the ropeway out of whom 18 people from 3 trollies have been rescued so far.

Guwahati gets India's longest ropeway across Brahmaputra

India's longest river ropeway of 1.82km connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati over the Brahmaputra river in Assam was inaugurated on Monday.

India’s first over sea ropeway will link Mumbai to Elephanta Islands

Uttarakhand: Kedarnath shrine may get ropeway

Dehradun, July 17: The Uttarakhand government is exploring the possibility of constructing ropeway to the Kedarnath shrine, an official said Tuesday.Officials have discussed the feasibility of erecting it from Gaurikund - the base camp for

Shimla to have ropeway to tackle heavy traffic

Shimla, July 9: To overcome Shimla's chronic problem of traffic congestion, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to go for a multi-million ropeway project, an official said here Tuesday.A Rs.250-crore aerial ropeway project connecting Shimla's