Uttarakhand CM Dhami dances at 'Igas Bagwal' event with families of rescued workers | WATCH
1 year ago

Uttarakhand CM Dhami dances at 'Igas Bagwal' event with families of rescued workers | WATCH

India TV News  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday celebrated the Igas Bagwal festival with the family members of the 41 rescued workers from the Uttarkashi tunnel. On Tuesday, Dhami said none of the 41 labourers rescued from an under-construction road tunnel in Uttarkashi district was in a critical condition. Quoting the labourers with whom he spoke after their evacuation, the chief minister said they were uncertain about their fate for the first few days, but once communication was established with them and they got to know about the enormous rescue operation launched for their safety, they became sure about their evacuation. With inputs from PTI ALSO READ | Uttarakhand CM Dhami meets rescued workers in hospital, hands over Rs 1 lakh relief cheques to them | WATCH

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Uttarakhand government to provide 50 pc electricity subsidy for consumers using up to 100 units
3 months ago

Uttarakhand government to provide 50 pc electricity subsidy for consumers using up to 100 units

India TV News  

Uttarakhand news: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today announced that the Uttarakhand government will offer a 50 per cent subsidy on electricity bills for consumers using up to 100 units per month. The Governor has given his approval, and after the anti-riot law is implemented, if anyone rioting inside the state damages government or private property, then compensation of …

Uttarakhand rains: Amit Shah speaks to Dhami to take update on rescue operations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand rains: Amit Shah speaks to Dhami to take update on rescue operations

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 2 spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over phone to enquire about the relief and rescue operations underway in the wake of damages caused by heavy rain in different parts of the state. In a post on X, Mr. Dhami said the home minister was given detailed information about the operations …

Uttarakhand tunnel: 21 workers from Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam reach home
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel: 21 workers from Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam reach home

Deccan Chronicle  

Ranchi/Bhubaneswar/Guwahati: It was a grand homecoming for 21 Silkyara tunnel workers from Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam who reached their respective states on Friday.In Jharkhand capital Ranchi, 15 workers, who spent 17 gruelling days inside the tunnel in Uttarkashi, were given a rousing welcome when their plane landed shortly after 8pm from Delhi. "All the 15 workers, their 12 family members …

In Graphics | A day-by-day account of the daring Uttarkashi rescue operation
1 year ago

In Graphics | A day-by-day account of the daring Uttarkashi rescue operation

Firstpost  

The intense rescue mission at the Uttarkashi tunnel, which clocked more than 400 hours and was delayed by a series of snags and overshadowed by equal parts hope and despair, ended in success for everyone involved. Here’s how the rescue efforts unfolded After 17 days of intense efforts by numerous agencies, all 41 of the workers who were trapped in …

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 'Survived on water seeping from rocks', worker shares story of survival
1 year ago

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: 'Survived on water seeping from rocks', worker shares story of survival

India TV News  

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: The celebrations for the safe rescue of 41 trapped workers from the collapsed Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand are underway. Licked the water seeping from the rocks: Rescued worker One of the rescued workers - Anil Bedia - said they had initially given up all hopes of survival. He narrated how he tried to survive his initial …

Uttarkashi tunnel: Families of rescued workers burst into joy, thank govt for successful operation
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel: Families of rescued workers burst into joy, thank govt for successful operation

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: 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 expressed their happiness and thanked the central as well as state governments. Reactions of workers' family members Urmila, the mother of Vishal, one of the rescued workers from the Silkyara tunnel, shared …

After rescue, what next for 41 workers? Uttarakhand CM explains
1 year ago

After rescue, what next for 41 workers? Uttarakhand CM explains

Hindustan Times  

After the triumphant rescue of 41 trapped workers from the Uttarakhand tunnel on Tuesday, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that all of them will be given a comprehensive medical supervision and facilities. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with one of the rescued workers. Dhami, accompanied by Union minister V K Singh, greeted the workers as they were brought out …

Uttarkashi tunnel: All rescued workers taken for health check-up
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel: All rescued workers taken for health check-up

Hindustan Times  

As the 17-day-long rescue operation came to an end, all the 41 workers were taken to a 40-bedded health facility at Chinyalisaur, nearly 30 kilometres away from the under-construction tunnel site, where they will undergo a thorough medical examination and will be kept under observation. They were taken to Chinyalisaur immediately after they came out, amid celebrations by locals and …

Watch: How Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami greeted first worker evacuated from tunnel
1 year ago

Watch: How Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami greeted first worker evacuated from tunnel

Hindustan Times  

The 17-day wait for the 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara tunnel came to end on Tuesday after they were rescued. The first worker was brought out at 7:56 pm and received a rousing welcome by Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways VK Singh greet …

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: All 41 workers evacuated after long operation | WATCH
1 year ago

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: All 41 workers evacuated after long operation | WATCH

India TV News  

After 17 days of tireless rescue operations, all 41 workers who were trapped after a portion of the under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi district caved in a fortnight ago were rescued on Tuesday. The National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Border Roads Organisation, project executing agency National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited and Indo-Tibetan Border Police jointly executed …

Uttarakhand govt announces Rs 1 lakh for each rescued worker, construction of temple at silkaya tunnel | VIDEO
1 year ago

Uttarakhand govt announces Rs 1 lakh for each rescued worker, construction of temple at silkaya tunnel | VIDEO

India TV News  

In the aftermath of the successful rescue operation that freed 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi, Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami announced significant measures to support the recovered workers. Addressing a press conference, CM Dhami declared that the Uttarakhand government would provide ₹1 lakh financial assistance to each of the workers. She took to social media platform X …

Worker shows victory sign while being rescued from Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi | See photo
1 year ago

Worker shows victory sign while being rescued from Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi | See photo

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: In a major breakthrough, all the 41 workers who were trapped inside the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkhand's Uttarkashi were rescued on Tuesday. Labourers rescued from Silkyara tunnel to be kept under medical observation before being sent home," he added. The rescued workers were received by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, MoS General VK Singh, among …

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: CM Dhami monitors situation from temporary camp office in Matali amid ongoing ops
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: CM Dhami monitors situation from temporary camp office in Matali amid ongoing ops

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: As efforts are underway to rescue 41 trapped workers at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, a temporary camp office was established at Matali for Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to monitor the ongoing operation in real time. On Thursday, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister also visited the Silkyara tunnel and spoke to the trapped workers. The Chief Minister …

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Board games, playing cards to help stranded workers relieve mental stress
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Board games, playing cards to help stranded workers relieve mental stress

India TV News  

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescue operations are underway in full swing to save the 41 trapped workers at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. Rescuers have also planned to provide board games and playing cards to trapped workers to help them relieve stress. Uttarakhand CM talks to trapped workers On Thursday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the Silkyara tunnel and …

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Drilling halted again, CM Dhami to stay overnight at site
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Drilling halted again, CM Dhami to stay overnight at site

Firstpost  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will remain overnight at the site to oversee the final phase of the rescue operations Drilling efforts at Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel, aimed at rescuing 41 trapped workers, faced a setback on Thursday night when the auger machine encountered a technical issue. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will remain overnight at the site to …

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi calls CM Dhami to take stock of situation
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi calls CM Dhami to take stock of situation

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on the phone on Monday and sought information about the ongoing relief and rescue operations to safely rescue 41 workers trapped in the tunnel in Uttarkashi district. Dhami also announced that the state government will bear the expenses of the family members inquiring about the trapped workers. Dhami also …

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi speaks to Dhami on rescue operations, says need to maintain workers' morale
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi speaks to Dhami on rescue operations, says need to maintain workers' morale

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 20 spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over phone to take stock of the rescue operations being carried out at the Silkyara tunnel to evacuate 41 workers trapped for over a week. The Prime Minister said it is necessary to maintain the morale of the trapped workers, according to a statement issued …

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: CM Dhami reviews rescue operations
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: CM Dhami reviews rescue operations

Live Mint  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reviewed the ongoing relief and rescue efforts in the under-construction tunnel in Uttarkashi's Silkyara on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the administration has provided telephone numbers to ensure ongoing contact and communication with the families of the workers trapped in the tunnel, as stated by the Chief Minister's Office. NHIDCL Director Anshu Manish Khalkho informed PTI that …

NDRF ‘hopes to evacuate workers by evening’; CM Dhami inspects site. 10 points
1 year, 1 month ago

NDRF ‘hopes to evacuate workers by evening’; CM Dhami inspects site. 10 points

Live Mint  

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse news: A part of the under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi collapsed about 200 meters ahead of the starting point on the Silkyara side of Brahmakhal-Polgaon on Sunday. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspects the site of the Uttarkashi Tunnel accident. A state disaster response official, Durgesh Rathodi told news agency AFP, “About 40 to 41 workers …

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami meets affected people in Joshimath, assures all possible support from government
1 year, 11 months ago

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami meets affected people in Joshimath, assures all possible support from government

The Hindu  

Days after the homes and buildings in Joshimath, home to the monastery of Adi Sankaracharya and gateway to the Badrinath temple, started developing deep cracks prima facie due to land subsidence, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the revered town to take the stock of the situation. The Chief Minister said the government is standing fully with the affected people …

Joshimath 'sinking' UPDATE: CM Dhami Pushkar Singh Dhami orders immediate evacuation of 600 families latest updates – India TV
1 year, 11 months ago

Joshimath 'sinking' UPDATE: CM Dhami Pushkar Singh Dhami orders immediate evacuation of 600 families latest updates – India TV

India TV News  

Joshimath sinking UPDATES : Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted a ground inspection of the landslide-affected areas in Joshimath and he met the affected families. "Joshimath should be divided into sectors and zones and action should be taken accordingly.A disaster control room should also be set up in the town," the chief minister said. Uttarakhand CM ground inspection: Uttarakhand …

Uttarakhand: 25 killed after bus falls into gorge in Uttarkashi; PM Modi announces ex-gratia
2 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand: 25 killed after bus falls into gorge in Uttarkashi; PM Modi announces ex-gratia

Firstpost  

Expressing grief over the accident, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed the district administration to carry out relief and rescue work expeditiously At least 25 people were killed and few others got injured after a bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Damta in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Sunday. — PMO India June 5, 2022 Expressing grief …

Uttarakhand hikes honorarium of sanitation workers to ₹500 per day
2 years, 8 months ago

Uttarakhand hikes honorarium of sanitation workers to ₹500 per day

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that the honorarium of sanitation workers in the state has been raised to ₹500 per day, as promised during the campaign for the recent Assembly elections. Speaking to ANI, Dhami in Champawat's Banbasa said, "In line with our poll promise, we issued an order after forming the government regarding ₹500 per …

Pushkar Singh Dhami to continue as chief minister of Uttarakhand
2 years, 9 months ago

Pushkar Singh Dhami to continue as chief minister of Uttarakhand

Live Mint  

Uttarakhand caretaker Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday was elected as the leader of the state Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party. The BJP's dilemma and the subsequent 11-day suspense on the choice of a chief minister for Uttarakhand was caused by Dhami's loss in Khatima, a seat he had been winning since the 2012 assembly polls. However, a section …

Pushkar Singh Dhami reviews preparations in Kedarnath ahead of Narendra Modi's visit on 5 November
3 years, 1 month ago

Pushkar Singh Dhami reviews preparations in Kedarnath ahead of Narendra Modi's visit on 5 November

Firstpost  

The prime minister is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of Kedarpuri reconstruction projects worth Rs 400 crore Dehradun: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday visited Kedarnath to review the preparations in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Himalayan temple on 5 November. The prime minister will inaugurate the rebuilt ‘samadhi’ of Adi …

Uttarakhand CM Announces To Donate His One Month Salary To CM Relief Funds
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand CM Announces To Donate His One Month Salary To CM Relief Funds

ABP News  

New Delhi: In view of the natural calamity due to heavy torrential rains, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced to donate his one month salary to the Chief Minister Relief Funds, ANI reported. 5 more bodies of trekkers from another group of 11 trekkers which went missing near Lamkhaga Pass also retrieved": Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said, as …

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami meets affected people in Chamoli's rain-hit Dungri village
3 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami meets affected people in Chamoli's rain-hit Dungri village

India TV News  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday visited Dungri village in Chamoli district to meet the disaster-hit people who lost their kin in the landslides triggered by heavy rains in the state. Accompanied by Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj, State Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and officials, the Chief Minister trekked up the steep slippery slopes of the village …

Uttarakhand: CM Pushkar Dhami visits cloudburst-hit villages, assures people of all help
3 years, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand: CM Pushkar Dhami visits cloudburst-hit villages, assures people of all help

India TV News  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday visited the cloudburst-hit villages of Uttarkashi district for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and assured the affected people of all possible help from the government. Accompanied by cabinet minister Ganesh Joshi, the chief minister visited Mando and Kankarari villages and met the affected people to listen to them, an official release …

News18 Evening Digest: Pushkar Singh Dhami to be New U'khand CM, IT Min Praises FB, Google & Other Top Stories
3 years, 5 months ago

News18 Evening Digest: Pushkar Singh Dhami to be New U'khand CM, IT Min Praises FB, Google & Other Top Stories

News 18  

Pushkar Singh Dhami is Uttarakhand?s 3rd CM in Four Months; Oath on Sunday Pushkar Singh Dhami is now set to become the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, the third change of guard in the position within a short period of four months. IT Rules 2021: In Sly Dig at Twitter, Minister?s Big Praise for Facebook and Google Calling it a …

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