The construction workers of Border Roads Organisation camp were engaged in work on the border area of Mana village. ITBP and Army personnel engaged in rescue operation, says CM Dhami.
Four women and one man were missing since Tuesday when an avalanche hit their camp at Byas village while 7 others escaped, said Darchula district official.
Rescue teams pulled 20 survivors from the snow that engulfed the road to the Nathu La pass before calling off their search as bad weather closed in and darkness fell on Tuesday.
19 others were rescued by Tuesday evening. Search & rescue operations resumed 8am Wednesday after being halted at 6pm the previous evening due to 'inclement weather'.
The 5-member panel report also suggests building concrete wedges and mounds on higher slopes above the shrine to reduce momentum of avalanches originating 5-6 km above it.
Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.
Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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