Silkyara: As vertical drilling makes progress, rat-hole miners go horizontal

Rescuers had bored 36 metres into the hill above the Silkyara tunnel by Monday evening in their effort to reach 41 workers trapped inside for 15 days, as rat-hole mining experts also reached the......

IMD forecasts rains at Silkyara but drilling work to go on

Manual horizontal digging will start soon in addition to the ongoing top-down drilling to rescue the 41 trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, the NDMA said on Monday. IMAGE: An......

Akal Takht upset over jail term to Lt Gen Brar's attackers

The Akal Takht has described as 'inhuman and harsh' a British Court's sentencing of three Sikh men and a woman for carrying out a revenge attack on Lt Gen (retired) K S Brar in London. Jathedar......

Lt Gen Brar's attackers sentenced by British court

Three Sikh men and a woman convicted of carrying out a revenge attack on Lt Gen (retd) K S Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, were on Tuesday sentenced from 10-and half years to 14......