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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue | Authorities eye drilling from the top

Rescue teams at Uttarkashi tunnel install 3rd auger machine to pierce rubble behind which 41 workers are trapped. 4-5 day timeline projected for workers to get out.

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Drilling work halted, another machine from Indore to reach today

The ongoing drilling work to reach the 40 trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel was halted on Saturday after the rescuers bored 25 metres into the rubble. Read further on Dynamite News:

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40 workers still trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel; Heavy drill machine installed to expedite rescue work

The officials of the NHIDCL are confident of completing the rescue operation successfully today. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | New drill machine off to a slow start; no definite timeline yet for rescue

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A portion of the tunnel, part of the ambitious Char Dham all-weather road project, collapsed on Nov. 12. following which 40 workers were trapped.

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Rescuers confident of evacuating 40 workers trapped at Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse sit for 96 hours, heavy drill machine installed

Relief and rescue operations in the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse incident are underway for the fifth day to rescue the forty trapped workers.

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Rescue of workers hinges on performance of new drill machine

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A fresh landslide hampered efforts to insert steel pipes through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel here to bring out the 40 labourers trapped under the debris for two days.

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Morning digest | Opposition cries foul as Modi is set to release PM KISAN funds; India takes on New Zealand in World Cup semifinal today, and more

PM Modi announces ₹24,000-cr scheme for tribals in M.P., rescue efforts underway in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse, India & NZ face off in World Cup semifinal, EC issues notice to Priyanka Gandhi,

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Efforts on to create escape route for trapped workers

“Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi, on November 14, initiated the process of inserting large-diametre mild steel pipes through the rubble using an auger machine to rescue the 40 workers trapped for two days now,” officials said.

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | All trapped workers safe, rescue efforts underway; CM Dhami visits site

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: A portion of the tunnel being built between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway caved in on Sunday morning.

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Uttarakhand Tragedy: 40 workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel safe; Debris being cleared to reach them

Rescue operations at the site of the collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi have entered Day 2. Forty workers are trapped inside the tunnel, even as rescue teams manage to breach 15 metres into the tunnel.

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Uttarakhand Tragedy: Tunnel collapses in Uttarkashi, 36 workers trapped; Rescue operations on

A portion of the under-construction tunnel connecting Silkyara to Dandalgaon collapsed on Saturday night in Uttarkashi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tunnel under construction on Yamunotri National Highway partially collapses in Uttarakhand, 40 workers trapped

In Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), a tunnel under construction collapsed trapping 40 workers. Relief and rescue operations were launched by the police, NDRF, SDRF, fire brigade and NHIDCL. The Char Dham Road Project tunnel will reduce the journey to Yamunotri Dham by 26km.

The Hindu

Earthquake of magnitude 4 hits Uttarakhand

On Oct 16, NCS confirmed an earthquake of Magnitude 4.0 in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. It occurred at 09:11 a.m., 48km northeast of Pithoragarh at a depth of 5km. On Oct 5, an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 was felt in Uttarkashi district. Tremors were felt at 3:49 AM with a depth…

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Landslides cause concern over Chungi Badethi tunnel's safety on Gangotri National Highway

Chungi Badethi tunnel on Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi, is facing a threat of getting damaged following landslides around the area, leaving authorities concerned. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand: Arakot-Himachal Pradesh Road blocked due to landslide

Incessant rainfall triggered a landslide near Arakot market and blocked the Arakot-Himachal Pradesh Road in the region. Read further on dynamite News:

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Cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi village damages houses, roads; schools closed

Cloudburst in Uttarkashi Purola village causes damage to houses, roads; no casualties reported. Schools closed, commuters stranded on Yamunotri & Badrinath highways due to debris. IMD predicts heavy rains, thunderstorms in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Pauri & Nainital in 24 hrs.

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Four pilgrims killed as landslide buries vehicles in Uttarkashi

Four pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh died when a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall buried three vehicles near the Gangnani bridge on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi.

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After Joshimath, wide cracks in Uttarkashi village cause panic

Wide cracks have appeared in the roads and walls of several homes in Mastari village here, nearly 300 km from Joshimath, which caught national attention earlier this year when thousands of people had to be evacuated to safer locations due to land subsidence.

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No public namaz held in Uttarakhand’s Purola town

In the sensitive Purola town in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, Muslims did not gather for namaz in public places on the occasion of Id-ul-Azha on June 29, following pressure from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). Many drove to far-off places to offer namaz.

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A month later, some Muslim families return to Uttarakhand’s Purola, others put up houses for sale

While several Muslim residents of Purola, who were forced to leave the town in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district last month following communal tension, have returned, a few others have put up their houses on sale and vowed not to come back

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 276: Manufactured ‘love jihad’ in Assam and Uttarkashi

This week, host Gurmehar Kaur is joined by Newslaundry’s Anmol Pritam and Pratyush Deep. They delve into the details of two cases of “love jihad”, a Hindutva conspiracy theory, that gained traction in the media.

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Uttarkashi: How a ‘journalist’ and Hindutva groups manufactured the ‘love jihad’ angle

The ongoing communal tensions in Purola town in Uttarkashi stems from allegations that two men allegedly tried to kidnap a 14-year-old Hindu girl last month. Jitendra Saini and Ubed Khan were arrested on May 26 and booked under the POCSO Act.

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‘I was worried about my children’: 41 Muslim families leave Uttarkashi’s Purola after ‘love jihad’ claims

About 35 Muslim families have permanently moved out of Purola town in Uttarkashi while six families have left temporarily after communal tension began in the area.

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TV Newsance 215: R Bharat’s Biparjoy joke and the truth about Uttarkashi

As Cyclone Biparjoy hit Gujarat this week, we were hit by some crazy reporting from Republic Bharat’s anchor Sweta Tripathi. She stumbled around the studio with an umbrella, visuals of a cyclone in Florida playing behind her – all while reporting on Gujarat.

The Hindu

Uttarkashi communal tensions | Local trade bodies, Hindutva outfits call off mahapanchayat

The call for a mahapanchayat given by local trade bodies and Hindutva outfits in Uttarakhand’s Purola in protest against alleged incidents of love jihad was withdrawn.

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