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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicRescue operation

Topic: Rescue operation

Best friend indeed: Pet dog refuses to leave teen’s body, waits 4 days in raging Himachal snowstorm

Two cousins had ventured out to record videos in Chamba's Bharmour region. Disaster struck and the two were cut-off from outside. Later, their bodies were found.

Uttarakhand cops post video of kabaddi star’s dramatic rescue; he denies it was him, then says it was

Uttarakhand Police claimed to have saved Deepak Niwas Hooda from the Ganga, adding that he wholeheartedly thanked the 40th Battalion for its rescue efforts.

Sahastra Tal rescue operation was fastest in the state. And that isn’t enough

CM Dhami ordered an inquiry that led to the first-ever FIR against a local adventure tour operator. This reveals the problems with Uttarakhand’s adventure tourism management.

Ladakh soldier’s severed hand reattached after timely rescue operation by Army, IAF

On the night of 9 April, a soldier stationed in Ladakh was severely wounded while operating a machine. His left hand was chopped off in the accident.

Revdi culture & ‘selective media coverage’ of Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

How rock-solid grit moved mountains: Scenes from the op that rescued 41 trapped tunnel workers

17-day ordeal for 41 workers trapped inside under-construction Silkyara tunnel ended late Tuesday after rat-hole miners burrowed through last 18 metres of rubble. How it unfolded.

‘No light at the end of the tunnel?’ & Odisha model of governance

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘More than half debris cleared’, as attempts continue to rescue 41 trapped inside Uttarkashi tunnel

Former advisor to PMO, Bhaskar Khulbe, surveyed rescue operations Wednesday & said workers trapped inside partially collapsed Silkyara Tunnel were in 'high spirits', rescuers also 'positive'.

‘Ummeed jagi hai’: Pipeline offers first glimpse at 41 trapped workers since Uttarkashi tunnel collapse

The first audio-visual contact was established Tuesday after a camera was pushed in through a 6-inch pipe; the workers received hot khichdi in bottles through this ‘lifeline’ as well.

‘Whole world helping’: International tunnelling expert on rescue of 41 men trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel

Prof Arnold Dix, president of International Tunneling & Underground Space Association, adds that the work going on to rescue workers trapped since 12 November is 'very systematic'.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.