Uttarakhand is on edge after communal violence erupted on Thursday. The administration's demolition drive where a madrasa stood, triggered the clashes. The local administration said that a prior notice had been issued and the demolition was greenlit after a court order. The District Magistrate also claimed that the violence could have been pre-planned. At least 6 people have died as rioters resorted to stone pelting, and torching cars. Schools have been shut, curfew has been ordered and shoot-at-sight orders have been given to maintain law and order.

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After a dramatic rescue operation which lasted for 17 days, the 41 mine workers who were trapped in a tunnel in India's Uttarakhand have now been airlifted to the premier all India Institute Of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh where their health condition is said to be stable.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Survivors airlifted to AIIMS-Rishikesh

Rescuers in India have freed 41 workers who were trapped in a collapsed Himalayan tunnel for 17 days. Miners drilled the final section by hand to reach the workers in the 4.5 km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Mission successful, India rescues its workers

It's been 2 weeks since a major tunnel collapsed in India's Uttarakhand and the rescue operations continue to pull out 41 workers who remain trapped under the Silkyara tunnel. The administration has been on its to since the 12th of November.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami visits collapse site

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 41 construction workers remain trapped since November 12

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rescuers are preparing for vertical drilling as per the NDMA

Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in India's Uttarakhand State is set to begin in the next 2 hours. The operation had once again faced another major setback on Friday night when the drilling machine stopped working again. #india #uttrakhand #uttarkashitunnelcollapse

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rescue teams plan to use vertical drilling to rescue workers

Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in India's Uttarakhand State is set to begin in the next 2 hours. The operation had once again faced another major setback on Friday night when the drilling machine stopped working again.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: One hurdle after another in rescue operations

The quest to bring 41 trapped workers out of the collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel continues. Rescue workers have resolved all the issues they faced overnight during the final stage of the operation the halted Mission has now resumed after the 48-metre point was reached by the drill.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 41 workers stuck inside tunnel for 13 days

The great rescue mission in the Himalayas is in its last phase. Any minute now, the 41 workers who have been trapped for 12 days will be out. When it all began, there were 60 metres of rubble between the workers and the outside world. Now, only 10 metres of debris separates them from the light at the end of the tunnel.

Gravitas | India's mission possible: Only 10 metres left to save 41 trapped workers

Watch the story of how the 12-day ordeal for the 41 men confined in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12 is about to end. Rescuers in India hope to finish drilling through debris and free 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Himalayan region after a metal obstacle slowed progress.

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue live updates

The rescuers have cautiously drilled through debris to reach the 41 trapped workers in the collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas. Ambulances, physicians and chest specialists are among 15 doctors at the site. Watch the story to see how the remaining debris needs to be drilled so that the workers push through a pipe wide enough for them to crawl out.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rescuers close in on trapped workers

The rescuers have cautiously drilled through debris to reach the 41 trapped workers in the collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas. Ambulances, physicians and chest specialists are among 15 doctors at the site. Watch the story to see how the remaining debris needs to be drilled so that the workers push through a pipe wide enough for them to crawl out. To know more watch this interview with Vaibhav Dange (Policy Expert) and Navin Kumar Bhatnagar ( Former DIG, NDRF).

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: The great Himalayan rescue

41 workers trapped for 11 days. How close has India reached towards saving its workers? As rescuers race against time, we take you inside the daring mission. Watch WION Wideangle

India Tunnel Collapse: The Rescue Story

Ambulances on standby and doctors summoned to the disaster site as a multi-agency effort to rescue 41 men trapped in the Silkyara tunnel appeared close to success. Watch this story to know how experts from Thailand, Australia & Norway are part of the mega rescue mission to save the workers from the Himalayan tunnel.

Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue: Uttarkashi rescue operations in final stage in India

Rescuers drill about halfway through fallen debris to reach 41 workers trapped for ten days inside a collapsed tunnel in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rescuers drill halfway to workers trapped in tunnel

It's a race against time in India's Northern State of Uttarakhand where a rescue mission is underway that has been suspended for a while. Efforts have intensified to save 40 workers trapped deep inside a collapsed Highway tunnel for seven long days.

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Drilling machine brought in from New Delhi to speed up rescue

Several people are feared to be trapped after a tunnel collapsed in India's Uttarakhand. Part of the tunnel under construction from the Silkyara to Dandalgaon collapsed in Uttarkashi. The District Magistrate and the Superintendent of police of Uttarkashi District along with Uttarakhand's State Disaster Response force and police rescue teams are present at the spot. Rescue operations are currently underway as confirmed by the Chief Minister who also reacted to the incident.

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: Government contacts Thai company for expert advice

At least 40 construction workers are trapped after a road tunnel collapsed in India's Uttarakhand. Rescuers are still trying to reach the workers stuck beneath the debris the police have said about 150m of the four-and-a-half-kilometre-long tunnel had collapsed after a landslide. The Army along with the National Disaster Response forces assisted the state rescuers and police in the ongoing rescue operations at the site.

Tunnel Collapse: Multi-agency rescue op for 40 trapped workers in Uttarakhand

At least eight people died and 384 were rescued after a glacier broke triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday, a government official said.

Uttarakhand: At least 8 dead in glacier avalanche

The aftermath of flash floods caused by a glacier burst in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has brought out tales of despair and overcoming, and such is the story of Blackie - a dog who has spent days outside the Tapovan tunnel where many people are feared trapped.

'Blackie' is waiting for his caretakers trapped inside tunnel in Uttarakhand

The Centre said it had anticipated the same for four more states, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Gujarat and Punjab

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