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Uttarakhand for thirteen days now, serious questions are arising on the issue of the 'escape passage'. Every document associated with the project — from tenders to geo-technical reports — mentions the project with the 'escape passage'. Case in point, a statement by the Press Information Bureau dated February 20 announcing the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for ₹1383 crore project to build a «4.531 km long 2-Lane Bi-Directional Silkyara Bend — Barkot Tunnel with escape passage' on the Yamunotri route.

Himachal Pradesh will be carried out by a third party and vertical drilling machines will be stationed near tunnels to be used in case an Uttarakhand-like situation arises, according to an NHAI official. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Regional Officer Abdul Basit on Friday said the safety audit will analyse all factors from rock stability to material used in the constructions and remedial steps would be taken as per suggestions in view of the Uttarkashi Silkyara tunnel incident in which 41 workers have been trapped for the past 13 days. A total of 68 tunnels measuring 85 km, which would reduce the road distance by about 130 km, would come up in the state, he told PTI on Friday.

forces withdrew from Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa on Friday, the Hamas-run health ministry said, on the first day of a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian militants. The Israeli military raided Al-Shifa last week, targeting what it said was a Hamas command centre in a tunnel complex beneath the medical facility.

Rescue teams intend to offer board games and playing cards to the 41 workers stuck inside the Silkyara tunnel for 12 days, as the ongoing evacuation efforts face numerous setbacks and delays. As reported by PTI, Dr Rohit Gondwal, one of the psychiatrists at the rescue site, said, “We are planning to provide ludo and chess boards and playing cards to help them (trapped labourers) relieve stress.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse, 1) Speaking to ANI, Managing Director and CEO of Squadron Infra and Mining Pvt Limited, Cyriac Joseph said, “We are here to support the team and we are working effortlessly. Our priority is the safety of the trapped labourers so that's why we have got a drone so that we can monitor their situation." 2) “The drones are of the latest technology that can go inside the tunnels. It goes autonomous in accessible areas and then you can access it there at any convergence.

expert panel on the Uttarakhand tunnel disaster indicated that construction was caught in a 'shear zone' situation and lacked the required escape route or piped passage in case of emergencies, it is learnt. As per guidelines, any tunnel of more than 1.5 km must have an escape passage for emergencies. Project proponents claimed that there was a piped escape passage in place until a few days before the tunnel collapse, but it was removed for some reason, it is learnt. The tunnel collapsed on November 12 and an expert committee was set up on November 14. Key to the collapse was in all probability the 'shear zone' it hit, first expert observations indicated. Debris observed at the tunnel collapse site shows the metamorphic phyllite rock in pulverised form, as per preliminary observations. This 'shear zone' was probably missed at the time of inspections before drilling began.

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Israeli army, along with other senior doctors from al-Shifa Hospital, the main medical facility in the Gaza Strip, as reported by doctors and various media sources. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported the arrest, and Salmiya's cousin, Adham Abu Selmiya, confirmed it in a post on the social media platform X.

Rescue operations to evacuate 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel resumed on Thursday morning after an overnight hurdle delayed the drilling by several hours. Former advisor to the prime minister's office Bhaskar Khulbe, who was at the site, said an iron mesh which had come in the path of the drilling machine that is creating an escape path for the workers was removed in the morning. This held up the drilling through the 57-metre stretch of the rubble of the collapsed section of the tunnel by six hours, dampening somewhat the previous evening's enthusiasm over an imminent rescue.

Times of India (TOI), Rajendra Bediya, aged 22, along with his two brothers, Anil Bediya (22), and Sukhram Bediya (23), residents of Khairabera village in Ranchi district's Oremanjhi block, find themselves trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel. Also Read: Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse news LIVE update: Rescue efforts in final phase; CM Dhami, former PMO advisor reach site On Tuesday evening, Dinesh Bediya and Shankar Bediya, both in their twenties and cousins of stranded workers in the Uttarkashi tunnel, allegedly lost their lives in an accident.

Fire broke out in a 24-storey building in Mumbai on Thursday. As many as 135 people have been evacuated so far, civic officials said.

Maracana Stadium saw noisy scenes on Wednesday after the kickoff of the highly-anticipated World Cup qualifying clash between Brazil and Argentina ran into turbulence, leading to a delay of 30 minutes. The qualifier between the two South American football giants was scheduled to begin at 9:30 pm local time (0030 GMT Wednesday) but hit a delay after rival supporters clashed in the stands. Disturbances erupted after local fans and Argentinian supporters clashed during the national anthem ceremony, prompting Brazilian police to intervene. The guests, in turn, responded by tearing up seats and hurling them at the officers.

Power Grid Corp board on Wednesday approved a proposal to invest about Rs 367 crore in electricity transmission projects. Committee of Directors on Investment on Projects' of Powergrid in its meeting held on November 22, 2023, has accorded investment approval for two projects, a BSE filing showed.

Coal India share price has surged significantly in the calendar year 2023 yet experts and brokerage firms anticipate further double-digit gains, indicating that the stock's momentum is expected to continue. As of the November 21 close, Coal India share price has jumped 48.4 per cent this year, strongly outperforming the equity benchmark Sensex which has gained just 8.4 per cent in the same period.

steel pipes have been inserted up to 39 metres through the rubble, with another 14 metres to go before the rescuers reach the trapped labourers. Once the drilling is complete, the passage will be used to evacuate the labourers from the tunnel. «We have pushed in the pipes up to 39 metres by now.

Jefferies has upgraded Coal India (CIL) to buy following an investors call by the company on Tuesday. The US-based brokerage's optimism stems from the company's focus on volume growth, transformation in its coal evacuation infrastructure and employee reduction cost among other things. The stock was trading at Rs 333.50 on the NSE on Wednesday around 10:40 am, down by Rs 0.70 or 0.21% from the Tuesday closing price. Jefferies said in a note that Coal India's volume growth trajectory has improved and will likely sustain amid India's strong economic growth outlook and rising power consumption.

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Hamas said on Tuesday that the Palestinian militant group was near a truce agreement with Israel, even as the deadly assault on Gaza continued and rockets were being fired into Israel. Hamas officials were «close to reaching a truce agreement» with Israel and the group has delivered its response to Qatari mediators, Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement sent to Reuters by his aide. A source briefed on the negotiations told Reuters the agreement was in its «final stages» and «closer than it has ever been». The deal envisages the release of around 50 civilian hostages by Hamas and of female and minor-aged Palestinian detainees from Israeli custody, as well as a multi-day pause in fighting, according to the source. A Hamas official told Al Jazeera TV that negotiations were centred on how long the truce would last, arrangements for delivery of aid into Gaza and details of the exchange of captives. Both sides would free women and children and details would be announced by Qatar, which is mediating in the negotiations, said the official, Issat el Reshiq. Israel has generally avoided giving commentary on the status of the Qatar-led talks, but Israel's Channel 12 and Channel 13 TV stations both quoted unidentified officials as saying terms of a deal could be reached «within hours», giving no details. Hamas took about 240 hostages during its Oct.

Silkyara tunnel collapse in Uttarkashi, an endoscopy camera successfully transmitted the first visuals of the trapped workers. Communicating with the rescue team, these visuals showed the workers confirming their well-being, providing a glimmer of hope amid the ongoing rescue operation. The rescue team has initiated the installation of a pipeline inside the Silkyara Tunnel, establishing communication with individual workers to ascertain their health status. Another significant development unfolded as rescuers reached the tunnel using a vertical drilling machine from the hill above.

Check all the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse LIVE updates here In a major breakthrough, rescue agencies installed a six-inch pipe inside the partially collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand through which authorities can provide food and medicines for 41 workers trapped for over a week following a landslide on November 12, reported PTI.Anshu Mansish Khalkho, director, NHIDCL, told the media that rescue workers were able to communicate with the workers through the newly installed pipe."We have achieved our first breakthrough, for which we had been trying for the last nine days and was our first priority. A 6-inch pipe has been installed and they (trapped workers) can hear us through it.