The Latest Breaking News from Uttarkashi

Uttarkashi Tunnel Rescue: Multi-pronged operations underway as vertical, manual drilling works continue

The efforts to rescue 41 trapped labourers are progressing on multiple fronts with both vertical and manual drilling works taking off at an almost similar pace from atop the hill and inside the tunnel accordingly on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 28, 2023

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | After 17-day ordeal, trapped workers rescued

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: After 17 days of marathon operation, the first worker has been evacuated and efforts to bring out the remaining are underway at the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site.

The Hindu · Nov 28, 2023

Morning Digest | Hopes pinned on rat miners to rescue workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel; Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 26, 2023

The Hindu · Nov 28, 2023

Vertical drilling underway to rescue workers trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel

Vertical drilling, one of the several chalked-out options to bring out 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi since November 12, finally started on Sunday afternoon. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 26, 2023

'Every day, we hear two more hours': Anxiety at peak in Jharkhand village as tunnel rescue hits setback

Ever since the news reached a paralysed Shravan Bediya, 55, whose only son Rajendra is trapped there, the desperation on his face became palpable even though he is confined to his bed.

The Hindu · Nov 26, 2023

Uttarkashi: Protection umbrella being laid inside Silkyara tunnel for rescue team

A protection umbrella is being laid inside the Silkyara tunnel, where 41 workers have been trapped for two weeks, to put up protection for the rescue team. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 26, 2023

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: BRO personnel to quickly transport machines for vertical drilling to hill top

The Border Roads Organization team personnel have been instructed to transport machines to enable vertical drilling on the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi through the road they recently built to access the top of the hill. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 25, 2023

Silkyara tunnel collapse | Trapped in the Himalayas

The 41 workers, who were sealed into an under-construction tunnel they were building to ease the journey of pilgrims to Uttarkashi’s Yamunotri shrine in Uttarakhand, remain in its gloomy darkness, with just two pipes as lifelines for food and communication. After almost two weeks, authorities are hopeful that their evacuation…

The Hindu · Nov 24, 2023

Morning Digest | Uttarkashi tunnel rescue delayed as drill machine hits hurdle, clashes in Dublin after three children injured in suspected stabbing, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 24, 2023

The Hindu · Nov 24, 2023

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue delayed as drill machine hits hurdle

The drilling machine only managed to bore through two more metres of debris by 6 p.m. on November 23, frustrating efforts to reach the 41 workers trapped by the collapse of the tunnel

The Hindu · Nov 23, 2023