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
It’s a good day for OPEC. Data published Monday by the oil cartel show its members have largely complied with an agreement to slash production. The confirmation caps a remarkable year for OPEC, which was forced to devise a plan to boost prices after they fell to $26 per barrel in February 2016. The price … Read more