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UTTARKASHI, India: A construction worker interacts with Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami following his rescue from inside the under-construction Silkyara tunnel on Nov 28, 2023. – AFP

All 41 trapped Indian workers freed from tunnel

SILKYARA TUNNEL, India: Indian workers were greeted with wild cheers and flower garlands Tuesday as rescuers safely brought out all 41 from the collapsed Himalayan road tunnel where they were trapped after a marathon 17-day engineering operation. Wi...

UTTARKASHI: A rescue personnel stands near an entrance of the Silkyara under construction road tunnel, during the final phase of a rescue operation, on Nov 23, 2023. – AFP

Tearful families pray for Indian workers trapped in tunnel

PATNA: Indian officials have repeatedly promised 41 men trapped in a collapsed Himalayan tunnel for more than two weeks will be safe, but desperate relatives say they are pinning hopes on prayer. “Our only source of strength is God, as it is the l...

UTTARKASHI: A general view shows the entrance of the under construction Silkyara road tunnel during rescue efforts for trapped workers. -- AFP photos

Indian rescuers in final stretch to free 41 trapped workers

SILKYARA TUNNEL: Indian rescuers have drilled three-quarters of the way through debris towards 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for the past 11 days, officials said Wednesday, raising hopes of a breakthrough with diggers in the final st...

UTTARKASHI, India: Women sit on Nov 21, 2023 overlooking the entrance of the Silkyara under-construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in Uttarakhand state. – AFP

Indian workers trapped in tunnel seen on camera

SILKYARA TUNNEL, India: Forty-one Indian workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 10 days were seen alive on camera Tuesday for the first time, looking exhausted and anxious, as rescuers attempted to create new passageways to free them. One of...

MALE: Maldives' president-elect Mohamed Muizzu (left) reads out the oath during his inauguration ceremony on Nov 17, 2023. – AFP

Maldives new leader vows to expel Indian troops

MALE: President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives vowed Friday to expel Indian troops deployed in the strategically located archipelago, in his first speech to the nation after being sworn into power. Muizzu, 45, did not name India — but promised he ...

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