In a statement, BMA junior doctors committee co-chairs Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, said: “We have been clear from the outset of these talks that we needed to move at pace and if we did not have a credible offer, we would be forced to call strikes. Source link
Rescue operation is underway in the Silkyara Tunnel where 41 workers are trapped inside after a portion of it collapsed, in Uttarkashi. | Photo Credit: ANI Rescuers at Silkyara tunnel have crossed the 50-metre mark and they need to dig through around 10 metres of rubble using rat-hole mining technique to bring out the 41 … Read more
“This is Uttarakhand govt’s indolence and negligence,” Congress leader Yashpal Arya on Uttarkashi Tunnel rescue ops Uttarakhand Congress leader Yashpal Arya on Sunday lashed out at the Uttarakhand-led government over the ongoing Silkyara tunnel collapse rescue and said that the incident reveals the government’s “indolence and negligence.” Arya, the Leader of the Opposition in the … Read more
Rescue workers at Uttarkashi Tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand on November 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP As relatives of 40 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel wait for them to come out, a relative of a worker trapped inside the tunnel said that despite assurances nothing seemed to be happening. Deepak Kumar (23), … Read more
A fresh landslide on Tuesday 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. The falling debris injured two rescue workers, who were sent to the makeshift hospital established on the site. Drilling to insert the pipes … Read more
Seen in picture are the members of rescue teams during a rescue operation after a portion of an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern State of Uttarakhand, on November 13. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi, on November 14, initiated the process of inserting large-diametre mild … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reviews the ongoing rescue and relief operations after a portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed, in Uttarkashi district, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI All 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi are safe … Read more
Buildings collapse due to a rain-triggered landslide at Anni town, in Kullu district on August 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI At least eight buildings that had developed cracks and were declared unsafe following recent rains collapsed in Anni area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on August 24, throwing up large clouds of dust and … Read more
GPs say they’re seeing more patients with inadequate resources and unsustainable workloads. Source link
The sites in England were all developed using a lightweight concrete with a limited lifespan. Source link