Two bodies have been recovered, and four others have been rescued after a portion of a building of a factory in Ludhiana's Focal Point Phase 8 area collapsed on Sunday, the officials said. They added that the search for one worker is still on.
Posting about the training on X, the Indian Air Force mentioned that Combat Rubberised Raiding Craft drops, para jumps, and helocasting (jumping from an aircraft into water) from An-32, C-130 aircraft, and Mi-17 helicopters took place.
The rescue operation to save eight workers trapped inside the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool entered its ninth day on Sunday, as teams continue efforts to reach those stranded since the tunnel collapse on February 22.
In Dehradun, PRO Defence Lt Colonel Manish Shrivastava told ANI, "...Three bodies were recovered today and brought to Mana and now sent to Joshimath... We hope we will rescue the remaining one soon."
Vijay Pandey, one of the men who was rescued from the avalanche site admitted to Joshimath Army Hospital, said, "We were in the container when the avalanche hit us, and it swept the container away; we found ourselves in the snow. Nine of us were in the container, and out of which four are
According to Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Public Relations Officer (PRO), "Rescue operations have been temporarily halted due to heavy snowfall and bad weather conditions. Teams remain on standby to resume at the earliest opportunity. Further updates to follow."
"A drone-based Intelligent buried object detection system to be airlifted by the Indian Air Force for deployment in search and rescue operations in the Mana area of Chamoli. The system would be airlifted to Dehradun, from where it will be taken to the Mana area in helicopters," said India
Telangana Chief Secretary Shanti Kumari, along with Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy and Jupalli Krishna Rao, arrived at the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel and held a review meeting with rescue officials regarding the ongoing rescue operation.
BRO workers trapped in the Mana avalanche are being airlifted to Joshimath. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the disaster control room in Dehradun after inspecting ongoing rescue operations in Chamoli.
Chamoli District Magistrate said, "Thirty three people were rescued initially, out of which three were critically injured. They were treated at Mana's Army Hospital, and today, they have been brought to the Military Hospital in Joshimath."
Israeli tanks were seen in the area of Jenin on Sunday as the Israel Defense Forces confirmed it was expanding its counterterror operations in northern Samaria. It marked the first deployment of tanks in Judea and Samaria since 2002. This deployment follows the Thursday night bombings of bu