All rescued workers are normal, can return home: AIIMS-Rishikesh

The AIIMS-Rishikesh on Thursday declared all 41 workers who were evacuated from Silkyara tunnel fit to return home. IMAGE: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with the family members......

Vertical drilling in Silkyara tunnel likely to be completed by Nov 30: NHIDCL

National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited managing director Mahmood Ahmad on Monday informed that the work of the vertical drilling at Uttarkashi tunnel where 41 workers......

Tunnel rescue: Vertical boring underway, here's what happens now

Rescuers began drilling into the hill above the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel on Sunday, boring nearly 20 metres on the first day of adopting the new approach to reach 41 workers trapped inside for 14......

Hot khichdi sent to trapped tunnel workers

On the ninth day of rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi, rescuers on Monday achieved a 'breakthrough' by pushing a six-inch-wide pipeline through the rubble of the......

Cut the red tape and let private sector manage surplus govt land

Maybe Modi could ask a patriarch of the stature of the late G D Birla to flesh out the details of a new company to manage government land privatisation. Of all the parts of the divestment......

Gadkari plans to meet infra target despite lockdown

'Despite the pandemic, we aspire to maintain the momentum of last year.' Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters "Innovative methods -- accelerated construction techniques, faster decision-making, putting......

Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21

The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers.   Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented Union Budget......

Will the brand-new Jal Shakti ministry keep India's head above water?

Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee. The ministry of......