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1 month ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Why shopkeepers spearheaded protest in Vaishno Devi?

The shopkeepers and labourers on Sunday took out a protest rally on the third day of their strike, the officials said. The protests started on November 20 after Shrine board announced to proceed with ropeway project. They are protesting against the proposed ropeway project along the trek leading to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in J-K's Reasi district. …

Protest Project Shrine Vaishno Devi

1 year, 8 months ago

Nandi Hills set to get eco-friendly ropeway, CM Bommai lays foundation stone of project

India TV News

Nandi Hills Ropeway Project: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has laid the foundation stone for a 2.93-kilometer-long ropeway project that will connect Bengaluru to the popular tourist destination of Nandi Hills. The Karnataka Chief Minister mentioned that the late cine actor-director Shankar Nag had a vision of a ropeway for Nandi Hills however, Despite the support of the then chief …

Karnataka Project Hills Foundation Stone Ropeway Nandi Nandi Hills

1 year, 10 months ago

6 Hrs to 6 Minutes: Arduous Trek to Vaishno Devi May be History as Process Begins for Rs 250Cr Ropeway

News 18

After being on the drawing board for many years, the government has finally started the process to build a Rs 250-crore worth ropeway project to Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir, one among the holiest Hindu shrines. Over 91 lakh pilgrims had visited Vaishno Devi in 2022, most of them taking the 12-km-long trek to the temple situated in …

Temple Pilgrims Katra Vaishno Devi Bhawan Ropeway

2 years, 5 months ago

Ropeway Gets Stuck Midway; BJP MLA, Devotees Stranded Mid-air for an Hour near Mussoori

News 18

Over 40 devotees including BJP MLA Kishore Upadhayay remained suspended in the air for nearly an hour on Sunday when a ropeway connecting Surkanda Devi temple near Mussoorie got stuck midway due to a technical snag. Ropeway operation to the famous temple has been resumed, Upadhyay said but suggested that it should be properly examined so that the lives of …

Air Hour Ropeway

2 years, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand: BJP MLA Kishore Upadhayay among 40 devotees stuck mid-air on ropeway, recused after an hour

Firstpost

Uttarakhand BJP MLA Kishore Upadhayay said the incident occurred when they were returning from the temple by the ropeway Dehradun: Over 40 devotees including BJP MLA Kishore Upadhayay remained suspended in the air for nearly an hour on Sunday when a ropeway connecting Surkanda Devi temple near Mussoorie got stuck midway due to a technical snag. Ropeway operation to the …

Air Temple Ropeway Upadhayay Bjp Mla Kishore Upadhayay Hour Uttarakhand

2 years, 8 months ago

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident: Govt Constitutes 4-member Panel to Probe Tragedy

News 18

Jharkhand government on Tuesday constituted a high powered panel to investigate the cable car tragedy at Trikut Hills in Deoghar district which claimed the lives of three persons and over 60 others had to be rescued, officials said. The notification said that the ropeway machine operated at Trikut Hills by Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation Ltd had stopped functioning on April …

Jharkhand Panel Ism Ropeway

2 years, 8 months ago

Rs 25 lakh ex gratia announced for kin of those who died in Deoghar ropeway accident

India Today

Damodar Ropeways & Infra Limited will pay a compensation of Rs 25 lakh each to the family members and dependants of all three people who lost their lives in the ropeway mishap that took place last Sunday, April 10. The company’s General Manager, Hahesh Moita, while speaking to India Today, confirmed that a cheque of Rs 25 lakh each for …

Rs 25 Lakh Ropeway Deoghar Gratia Announced

2 years, 8 months ago

Fix responsibility for the ropeway tragedy

Hindustan Times

Fifty hours without food or water, dangling midair in steel boxes, waiting for a daring rescue operation that would involve hauling them up into a helicopter. Serious concerns must also be raised about the rescue operation, the preparedness of personnel for such operations, and whether standard operating procedures exist for these kind of contingencies. Over the last two decades, ropeways …

Safety Rescue Operation

2 years, 8 months ago

Modi to interact with security forces involved in Deoghar rescue operations

Live Mint

Prime minister Narendra Modi will interact with personnel of the Indian Air Force, Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, local administration, and members of civil society who were involved with rescue operations at Deoghar, the prime ministers office said on Wednesday. The prime minister will interact with the security forces, local administration, and members of civil society …

Rescue Operation Prime Minister Rescue Operations Deoghar Local Administration

2 years, 8 months ago

Jharkhand’s Deoghar ropeway accident isn’t the only such incident: When cable cars turned fatal

Firstpost

A ride on a cable car is a fun thing to do until it turns into a nightmare. As per new reports, three people lost their lives after the cable cars were left dangling mid-air due to a malfunction of the ropeway, which resulted in the trolley cars colliding on Sunday. #ActOfGod: say officials on cable car crash in #Gulmarg …

India Italy Accident Incident Cable Ropeway Cable Cars

2 years, 8 months ago

Ropeway tragedy: Poor safety, preparedness in focus as two-day ordeal ends

Hindustan Times

A 55-year-old woman died on Tuesday while being rescued by a helicopter from a ropeway car stranded mid-air in Jharkhand’s Deoghar since Sunday -- the second person to fall to their death during a rescue operation whose shocking visuals showed how the ordeal of the passengers and their families was exacerbated over the past two days. The operation eventually managed …

Jharkhand Operation

2 years, 8 months ago

Deoghar Cable Car Accident: Jharkhand High Court Takes Cognizance, Orders Inquiry, Seeks State Govt's Report

Live Law

The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the April 10 ropeway accident in Deoghar in which at least two people were killed. The mishap occurred on Sunday at around 4:30 pm as the cable cars collided with each other due to a technical glitch on the ropeway.The Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice S. N. …

Jharkhand State Jharkhand High Court Deoghar

2 years, 8 months ago

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident LIVE Updates: One Killed During Rescue Ops; 18 Still Stranded

News 18

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident LIVE Updates: Three people were killed and several injured after some cable cars on a ropeway collided with one another at Trikut hills close to Baba Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district on Monday. We are trying our best to bring people out.” The IAF received a request late Sunday night for rescuing nearly 50 tourists stuck …

Rescue Jharkhand Iaf Ropeway Rescue Ops

2 years, 8 months ago

Jharkhand cable-car mishap: One dead, 48 trapped, IAF takes over rescue operation

Deccan Chronicle

Deoghar: The rescue operation at Jharkhand's Deogarh has been taken over by Indian Air force, where some cable cars on the Trikoot ropeway collided on Sunday, leaving 48 stuck and one dead. The Deoghar Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri said, "One woman, of the 11 rescued yesterday, has been declared dead while one person is seriously injured in the ropeway cable-cars …

Rescue Jharkhand Rescue Operation Iaf Operation Ndrf Trikoot

2 years, 8 months ago

WATCH: IAF deploys Mi17 helicopter for daring rescue ops in Jharkhand's Deoghar ropeway mishap

India TV News

Highlights As per eyewitnesses, 50 people were stuck in at least 12 cabins in the ropeway Out of 50, 18 people from 3 trollies have been rescued so far, in a joint operation An Mi17 helicopter is being used in the rescue operation. More choppers to join rescue efforts At least two people have died and several others are injured …

Rescue Efforts Rescue Jharkhand Iaf Operation Mi17 Mi17 Helicopter

2 years, 10 months ago

Ropeways Under 'Parvat Mala' Give Hope to Poll-bound Uttarakhand, Could be Game Changer in the Hills

News 18

The ‘Parvat Mala’ scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Union Budget 2022 on Tuesday, could be a game changer in hill states. Mahendra Kunwar, an expert in the field of agriculture and an advocate for ropeways, said ‘Parvat Mala’ was a sensible scheme. “I feel that ropeway projects to be constructed under …

Border Uttarakhand Ropeway Mala Parvat Parvat Mala

3 years, 5 months ago

Nandi Hills will get a ropeway: Minister

The Hindu

With more than 5,000 tourists visiting Nandi Hills every day, the Karnataka Tourism Department has decided to push a range of projects at the site to facilitate tourism. Yogeshwar visited Nandi Hills on July 23 to inspect development works undertaken for providing facilities to tourists. Speaking to reporters after the visit, the Minister said Nandi Hills would get a ropeway. …

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Jammu and Kashmir: Why shopkeepers spearheaded protest in Vaishno Devi?

Nandi Hills set to get eco-friendly ropeway, CM Bommai lays foundation stone of project

6 Hrs to 6 Minutes: Arduous Trek to Vaishno Devi May be History as Process Begins for Rs 250Cr Ropeway

Ropeway Gets Stuck Midway; BJP MLA, Devotees Stranded Mid-air for an Hour near Mussoori

Uttarakhand: BJP MLA Kishore Upadhayay among 40 devotees stuck mid-air on ropeway, recused after an hour

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident: Govt Constitutes 4-member Panel to Probe Tragedy

Rs 25 lakh ex gratia announced for kin of those who died in Deoghar ropeway accident

Fix responsibility for the ropeway tragedy

Modi to interact with security forces involved in Deoghar rescue operations

Jharkhand’s Deoghar ropeway accident isn’t the only such incident: When cable cars turned fatal

Ropeway tragedy: Poor safety, preparedness in focus as two-day ordeal ends

Deoghar Cable Car Accident: Jharkhand High Court Takes Cognizance, Orders Inquiry, Seeks State Govt's Report

Jharkhand Ropeway Accident LIVE Updates: One Killed During Rescue Ops; 18 Still Stranded

Jharkhand cable-car mishap: One dead, 48 trapped, IAF takes over rescue operation

WATCH: IAF deploys Mi17 helicopter for daring rescue ops in Jharkhand's Deoghar ropeway mishap

Ropeways Under 'Parvat Mala' Give Hope to Poll-bound Uttarakhand, Could be Game Changer in the Hills

Nandi Hills will get a ropeway: Minister