Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Top NDMA member says evacuation process may take 3-4 hours

A top National Disaster Management Authority member on Tuesday said the entire evacuation process to pull out trapped labourers from a Uttarkashi tunnel might take three to four hours.

Uttarakhand: Trapped 41 labourers expected to be pulled out from Silkyara tunnel soon

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday confirmed that the pipe-laying work to reach the trapped 41 labourers inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand has been completed.

Uttarakhand: Operation to rescue 41 trapped labourers halted after late-night snag

The operation to rescue 41 trapped labourers from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel was halted on Thursday night after auger machine broke down, media reports said.

Mauritius commemorates 188th arrival of Indentured Labourers from India

Port Louis: The official ceremony to commemorate the 188th Anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured Labourers in Mauritius was held, this morning, at the Trou Fanfaron Wharf, next to the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site, in the presence of Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.

Six labourers suspected to be trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills

Guwahati: At least six labourers from Assam are suspected to be trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.

Migrant labourer killed in road accident in West Bengal

Kolkata/UNI: A migrant labourer, who arrived at Kharagpore station with four others and was proceeding to his home in Goghat in West Bengal's Hooghly district, was killed in a car accident on Saturday.

Four labourers from Kerala held while entering Karnataka via forest

Madikeri/UNI: Four labourers, who were travelling to Kerala via Makutta on foot, were stopped by Karnataka Forest Department officials and handed over to police.

Pune Police intercepts around 150 migrant labourers walking towards Madhya Pradesh

Pune/UNI: The Pune district police on Wednesday morning intercepted around 150 migrant labourers including women and children who were walking towards Madhya Pradesh.

K'taka: Police seizes ambulance ferrying 20 labourers, quarantined

Chikkamagaluru/UNI: The police have seized an ambulance ferrying 20 labourers including eight children from Mangaluru to Vijayapura at Balehonnur check-post in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka on Wednesday.

Karnataka: Road accident kills 2 labourers, injures 25

Hosapete, Apr 25 (UNI:) Two labourers were killed and another 25 were injured when a tractor, in which they were travelling was hit by a state owned Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Thursday morning near Gollarahalli village in Ballari district here.

Lucknow: Car mows down at least four, injures six

Lucknow, Jan 8 (IBNS): At least four people died after a car ran them over at a night shelter in Lucknow's Dalibagh area, reports said.