The rescue workers pulled out all the 41 labourers trapped in the tunnel in a multi-agency operation that hovered between hope and despair for almost 17 days on Tuesday. Union minister V K Singh and Dhami welcomed the workers as National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel brought them out.
A portion of the under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi district, part of the Narendra Modi government's ambitious 'Char Dham' project, caved in a fortnight ago, trapping 41 labourers. Since then rescue operations have begun.
Earlier today, first images of labourers, who were trapped for more than a week in under construction Silkyara Bend - Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, emerged showing all of them safe.
The Uttarakhand Board of School Education conducted the Class 10th exams from March 17 to April 6, whereas, the Class 12th examinations were held from March 16 to April 6. The results have now been uploaded to the official website.
A traffic cop in Uttarakhand is seen doing a dance routine to make his job interesting not only for him but also for the commuters. Rather than simply carrying out the monotonous task he is seen doing it in a unique way. Watch the video.
Once implemented, Uttarakhand will be the second state after Goa in the country to implement it.
Gram Pradhan of Dar village Savita Devi had written to the administration complaining about the sliding slope of some houses in the village. A team of geologists led by Pradeep Kumar was sent by the district administration to the village for a survey following her complaint.
A new 200m-long Bailey bridge has been built in place of 90m-long bridge that was washed away on February 7 in Raini village during flash floods. "It'll be open for transportation at 2 pm today.
When the news of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand broke on Sunday, people across the country had only prayers on their lips. Those stuck in an underground dark tunnel at Tapovan had lost all hopes for survival. But one phone call changed things around for them.
More than 32 people fell ill after eating buckwheat flour in Roorkee.
"We will repeat the feat of 2014," Rawat said after casting his vote along with his family members at the Defence Colony area in the Haridwar parliamentary constituency.
In an advisory, the IMD said thunderstorm with gusty winds are “very likely” in parts of Himachal Pradesh, east Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
New Delhi: Following is the list of 231 people missing after the flash floods in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The list has been released by National Disaster Response Force or NDRF.Army have rescued 14,000 people
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