Telangana-Andhra firm bought bonds worth Rs 55 crore six months after IT raids

Navayuga Engineering Company Limited bought electoral bonds worth Rs 30 crore six months after it was raided by the Income Tax Department. Navayuga made headlin

The News Minute

NHIDCL Hasn't Filed FIR Against Contractor Responsible for Collapsed Silkyara Tunnel: RTI Response

Navayuga Engineering Company Limited was also the primary contractor for the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway, where 20 workers and engineers lost their lives.

#uttarakhand #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #NHIDCL #silkyara #UttarakhandGovt #BJPStates #india

https://thewire.in/government/nhidcl-hasnt-filed-fir-against-contractor-responsible-for-collapsed-silkyara-tunnel-rti-response

NHIDCL Hasn't Filed FIR Against Contractor Responsible for Collapsed Silkyara Tunnel: RTI Response

Navayuga Engineering Company Limited was also the primary contractor for the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway, where 20 workers and engineers lost their lives.

The Wire

No Inquiry Report Yet But Silkyara Tunnel Work Resumes; Rat-Hole Miners Refuse Govt Reward: Reports

The rat-hole miners, who dug through the last 12 meters when drilling machines failed, say Uttarakhand government’s award of Rs 50,000 each is not commensurate with the risk they took. They call it a 'step-motherly treatment'.

#uttarakhand #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #UttarakhandTunnelRescue #RatHoleMiners #silkyara #uttarkashi #himalayas #environment #UttarakhandGovt #BJPStates #india

https://thewire.in/environment/no-inquiry-report-yet-but-silkyara-tunnel-work-resumes-rat-hole-miners-refuse-govt-reward-reports

No Inquiry Report Yet But Silkyara Tunnel Work Resumes; Rat-Hole Miners Refuse Govt Reward: Reports

The rat-hole miners, who dug through the last 12 meters when drilling machines failed, say Uttarakhand government’s award of Rs 50,000 each is not commensurate with the risk they took. They call it a 'step-motherly treatment'.

The Wire

Due to Cost and Time Concerns, Silkyara Tunnel Project Said No to Separate Escape Tunnel: Report

A late environmental impact assessment report, reviewed by the 'Indian Express', revealed that the situation – where 41 workers were trapped in the tunnel for 17 days – might have been avoided if the option of a separate escape tunnel had not been ruled out.

#uttarakhand #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #uttarkashi #silkyara #environment #EnvironmentalImpact #CharDhamProect #BJP #india

https://thewire.in/government/due-to-cost-and-time-concerns-silkyara-tunnel-project-said-no-to-separate-escape-tunnel-report

Due to Cost and Time Concerns, Silkyara Tunnel Project Said No to Separate Escape Tunnel: Report

A late environmental impact assessment report, reviewed by the 'Indian Express', revealed that the situation – where 41 workers were trapped in the tunnel for 17 days – might have been avoided if the option of a separate escape tunnel had not been ruled out.

The Wire

‘No one will remember us’: India’s hero ‘rat hole miners’ who helped rescue 41 men from the Himalayan tunnel

Just two hours after the men were rescued, a list of 90 men who took part in the effort was circulated by an Uttarakhand government official on a media WhatsApp group. Conspicuously missing were the names of the 12 “rat miners” who put their lives on the line to complete that final breakthrough.

#uttarakhand #UttarakhandTunnelRescue #RatHoleMiners #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #uttarkashi #silkyara #india

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/06/india/india-uttarakhand-rat-miners-rescue-intl-hnk/index.html

On all fours in ‘rat holes’, the heroes of Silkyara scrape by on the margins

Rat-hole mining is banned in India as a dangerous practice; showered by praise, a 12-member team of rat-hole miners ask for human dignity, a house, a road, fair wages, and an assurance that such a collapse will never be repeated.

#uttarakhand #uttarkashi #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #UttarakhandTunnelRescue #RatHoleMiners #environment #dalits #muslims #caste #himalayas #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/never-got-so-much-praise-for-doing-our-jobs-say-muslim-and-dalit-rat-hole-miners-who-rescued-trapped-silkyara-workers/article67587279.ece

Never got so much praise for doing our jobs, say Muslim and Dalit rat-hole miners who rescued trapped Silkyara workers

Rat-hole miners from U.P.’s Dalit and Muslim communities rescue 41 workers trapped in collapsed Silkyara tunnel. Team of 12 manually bored through last 18m of debris, using chisels, shovels and gas cutters. Requests: pucca house, village roads, life insurance, fair wages, assurance such collapse won't happen again.

The Hindu

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Who is rat-hole miner Munna Qureshi, hailed as operation's hero?

Rat-hole miners on Tuesday made the breakthrough possible in the Uttarkashi rescue operation as Munna Qureshi became the first miner to reach the trapped men.

#uttarakhand #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #MunnaQureshi #RatHoleMiners #UttarakhandTunnelRescue #uttarkashi #india

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/uttarakhand-tunnel-rescue-who-is-rat-hole-miner-munna-qureshi-hailed-as-operations-hero-101701218204918.html

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Who is rat-hole miner Munna Qureshi, hailed as operation's hero?

Rat-hole miners on Tuesday made the breakthrough possible in the Uttarkashi rescue operation as Munna Qureshi became the first miner to reach the trapped men.  | Latest News India

Hindustan Times

Uttarakhand tunnel: Why its collapse is a startling wake-up call

To grasp the magnitude of the crisis, it's important to understand its location - the Himalayas.

#uttarakhand #uttarkashi #himalayas #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #environment #InfrastructureProjects #india

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67529337

Uttarakhand: Why India tunnel collapse is a startling wake-up call

The tunnel collapse trapping 41 workers occurred in a highly sensitive Himalayan ecological zone.

BBC News

All 41 workers rescued from collapsed India tunnel

All 41 construction workers who became trapped in a tunnel in India after a landslide have been rescued.

#uttarakhand #uttarkashi #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #india

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-india-67551565

If Lessons Are Not Learnt, Expect More Silkyaras

Amidst relief that the trapped workers will soon be rescued, India shouldn’t forget the key warning from the collapsed tunnel – that the environmental impact assessment system is broken, M. Rajshekhar writes.

#uttarakhand #UttarakhandTunnelCollapse #environment #EnvironmentalImpact #InfrastructureProjects #himalayas #india

https://thewire.in/environment/uttarakhand-tunnel-collapse-warning-environment-development

If Lessons Are Not Learnt, Expect More Silkyaras

Amidst relief that the trapped workers will soon be rescued, India shouldn’t forget the key warning from the collapsed tunnel – that the environmental impact assessment system is broken.

The Wire