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PM Modi speaks to rescued tunnel workers, says workers showed great courag
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, "Look, I have put my telephone on speaker so that the people sitting with me would also like to listen to you. First of all, I congratulate all of you and all your colleagues. We were able to come out in a happy state even after so many cris
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"We knew we would be rescued" say rescued workers as they look forward to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
On November 12, a section of the tunnel between 205 and 260 metres from the Silkyara side collapsed. Workers who were beyond the 260-metre mark were trapped, with their exit blocked.
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Fomer Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda extends wishes workers rescued from
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"All the workers have come out alive by the grace of God, which is a matter of great happiness and my best wishes are with all of them and their families," he said.
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"Kamaal Kar Diya...This is new India": Akshay Kumar on successful rescue o
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Overwhelmed with happiness, actor Akshay Kumar applauded the efforts of 22 agencies that have rescued 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi.
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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue op: medical checkup of 41 workers underway
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to government sources, all the workers admitted to the health centre are being given food as per the doctors' advice.
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Families extend gratitude to govt following successful rescue of 41 worker
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After 17 days of tense anticipation, relief and happiness enveloped the faces of the family members of 41 trapped workers upon receiving news of their successful rescue from the Silkyara tunnel on Tuesday evening.
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Constant communication kept workers' mental health stable: Garhwal divisio
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After the successful rescue of 41 workers from the Silkyara tunnel on Tuesday evening, Dr Pravin Kumar, Health Director of Garhwal Division, in charge of the rescue operation, highlighted that constant communication with the trapped workers helped in maintaining their mental health stability
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Indian envoy to UK praises 'heroic acts' as 41 trapped workers rescued fro
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following the evacuation of 41 trapped workers in the Uttarkashi tunnel, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami, called it one of the most "heroic acts" of rescue ever in India.
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Families of Silkyara tunnel workers celebrate safe rescue with firecracker
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As the trapped workers were safely rescued from the Silkyara tunnel on Tuesday evening, their family members and relatives in different parts of the country burst into joy and celebrated the moment like Diwali by bursting crackers.
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Successful Silkyara tunnel rescue operation celebrated with joy and cake b
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
NDRF personnel involved in the 17-day-long rescue operation congratulated each other for their coordinated efforts and shared slices of cake.
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Inside Silkyara tunnel: NDRF personnel share rescue anecdote, highlight wo
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After the 41 workers were brought out safely from the Silkyara tunnel at the end of a determined 17-day effort on Tuesday, NDRF Deputy Inspector General Mohsen Shahidi said, "Rescuing 41 trapped workers itself was a challenge."
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EAM Jaishankar commends grit and determination after successful rescue of
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After the successful evacuation of all 41 workers who were trapped inside Uttarakhand's Silkyari tunnel for 17 days, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed gratitude to all those who were behind the rescue operation.
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