BEIJING: China said on Monday it was “deeply concerned” after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter went missing in what Tehran‘s state media described as an accident, and pledged to help the rescue operation.Contact was lost with the aircraft carrying Raisi, as well as Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others, in East Azerbaijan province in northwest … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Two Indian fishermen were missing while one Pakistani sailor was killed on Thursday in an incident at sea, according to Pakistan maritime authorities.The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) said one of its ships was patrolling Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) when it encountered around eight Indian fishing vessels engaged in “illegal fishing activities”.To evade … Read more
WASHINGTON: The Indian Navy’s dramatic rescue of a commercial ship from pirates off Somalia’s coast shows how India’s military has developed special forces capabilities on par with some of the world’s best, according to Western analysts.The Indian Navy seized MV Ruen, a former Maltese-flagged bulk carrier, rescued 17 hostages and captured 35 armed pirates in … Read more
NEW DELHI: In an example of India’s rising global stature and recognition of its effective anti-pirating operations in the Indian Ocean region, Bulgaria‘s deputy prime minister Mariya Gabriel on Sunday extended her gratitude to the Indian Navy for successfully rescuing 7 Bulgarians who were part of a crew that was being held hostage by pirates … Read more
Uttarkashi: Amid cheers and fireworks Tuesday evening, 41 workers, who had been trapped within the under-construction Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, for 17 days, walked out. Their relatives, camping in the area for days, greeted them with tears of joy. Many of them have plans to now celebrate a belated Diwali. The challenging rescue mission — … Read more
CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed the Indian authorities for successfully carrying out the rescue operation to evacuate 41 workers who were trapped inside the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand.He also expressed pride in the role of Professor Arnold Dix, a tunnelling expert from Australia, who oversaw the operation that progressed over two weeks, navigating … Read more
DEHRADUN/SILKYARA: The operation to evacuate the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi saw the entry of a team of six ‘rat-hole’ miners on the site on Monday. The team, specialised in burrowing in small tunnels, will dig through the 10-12 meters of debris, beyond which the workers are trapped.Talking to TOI, Prasadi … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday reached Uttarkashi to take stock of the ongoing rescue operation underway at the Silkyara tunnel. Speaking to the media, Dhami said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very sensitive towards the workers trapped. Workers dismantle the auger machine after it was damaged due to metal … Read more
Home News Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse Live Updates: Trapped Workers To Crawl Out Soon, Former Advisor To PM’s Office Reaches Site live Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse LIVE Updates: The rescue operation at the Silkyara Tunnel is in final stages and trapped workers will crawl out in a few hours. Until last night, a 44 meters pipe was … Read more
New Delhi: “The whole world is helping,” said Professor Arnold Dix, President of the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association, as he arrived Sunday to lend his expertise to the rescue of 41 workers trapped within a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district since 12 November. “Great work is being done. This is going to happen … Read more