Silkyara tunnel's rescued workers narrate their despair, hope, relief"My colleague Manik Talukdar informed me about the collapse of a part of the under-construction tunnel. I just rushed to that side using a ...
30 Nov, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
After Silkyara mishap, tunnelling SOPs to be overhauledThe government of India is planning to overhaul standard operating procedures (SOPs) and rewrite contracts for tunnel construction to preve...
30 Nov, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
Silkyara tunnel project to continue after safety audit, repair of broken structure: OfficialThe Silkyara tunnel project in Uttarakhand, a part of the 900-km 'Char Dham Yatra All Weather Road,' will continue after a safety audit and...
29 Nov, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: India's infrastructure play to counter China threatPrime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the project in 2016. The project, called Char Dham Mahamarg, will comprise ne...
23 Nov, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Villagers blame wrath of demolished Baukhnaag Devta for tunnel collapse in UttarkashiVillagers in Uttarkashi believe that the recent collapse of the Silkyara-Polgaon tunnel is a result of the wrath of the local deity Baukhna...
16 Nov, 2023, 03.28 PM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Ecological concerns need to be addressed for development in Himalayas, say expertsA portion of the tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed in the early hours of Sunday...
13 Nov, 2023, 09.50 PM IST
3 killed, 10 missing as heavy rains lash Uttarakhand; Chardham yatra suspendedAs many as 114 workers were trapped inside a tunnel called 'Edit-II' of the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line project when the water of a flo...
17 Aug, 2023, 12.07 PM IST
Joshimath crisis: Sushma Swaraj strongly opposed dams on Ganga to 'save' UttarakhandBJP leader Sushma Swaraj was addressing the Lok Sabha as the then Leader of Opposition. Disasters are occurring in Uttarakhand as the Ganga...
15 Jan, 2023, 08.45 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari says wants to make Auli an attraction for tourists across worldOriginally developed as a paramilitary base, Auli's skiing slopes are popular among tourists and professionals alike. In winter, Auli hosts...
09 Jul, 2021, 05.03 PM IST
Heavy snowfall in J&K, Uttarakhand; Jammu-Srinagar highway closedIn Kashmir, authorities issued an avalanche warning for four districts as the higher reaches of the Union Territory received moderate to he...
16 Nov, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
Large projects on to augment India's border infra: GadkariThe Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has achieved a major milestone in the project by successfully digging a 440-metre long tunnel below the...
05 Jul, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
India beefing up infrastructure along China border; new strategic tunnel being constructed in UttarakhandThe Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday said that it has achieved a breakthrough and a “perfect” linkup of the construction teams of...
27 May, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
Chardham project: Nitin Gadkari lauds BRO for achieving Chamba tunnel breakthrough"I congratulate the entire BRO team for their extraordinary feat in nation-building amidst this global pandemic... Ever since the catastrop...
26 May, 2020, 03.25 PM IST
Rail connectivity for Char Dham pilgrims soonThe ambitious project envisages bringing in a new era of safe and comfortable travel, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
11 May, 2017, 01.01 PM IST
Finance ministry allots Rs 2,000 crore extra budgetary grant for Chardham projectPresenting the Budget for 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said infrastructure is one of the strong pillars of the economy.
24 Jul, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
Rs 11.7k crore project to link Hindu pilgrimages near char-dhamThe extended circuit include Bodh Gaya and Vikramshila in Bihar besides Sarnath, Kushinagar, Kapilvastu, Sankisa and Piparvah in Uttar Prad...
10 Jun, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
- Left seeks check on indiscriminate tunnelling of hills
The CPI(M) and CPI also asked their party units to urgently collect funds and materials to help those affected.
21 Jun, 2013, 03.50 PM IST