Gangtok, July 23 (IANS) The four-day search and rescue operation at the collapsed under-construction tunnel of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydropower Project in Sikkim’s Namchi district concluded on Thursday after recovery teams retrieved all 25 workers and officials who had gone missing following the tragedy, officials said.According to the Namchi district administration, three more bodies were recovered during the final phase of the operation on Thursday, taking the total number of bodies recover…
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Gangtok, July 22 (IANS) The death toll in the tunnel collapse at the under‑construction NHPC Teesta Stage‑VI Hydropower Project in Sikkim’s Namchi district has risen to 13 after rescue teams recovered another body on Wednesday, officials said. The latest recovery came during the ongoing search operation at the Samardung tunnel in Jholungey, where multiple workers were trapped following the incident. Authorities said the recovered bodies have been shifted to different hospitals for identifi…
Gangtok, July 21 (IANS) The Sikkim Legislative Assembly on Tuesday paid homage to the 11 workers who died in the collapse of an under-construction tunnel at the NHPC Teesta Stage-VI Hydroelectric Project in Namchi district, with members observing a two-minute silence at the start of the second day of the Budget Session. Speaker Mingma Norbu Sherpa led the House in offering condolences to the victims of the tragedy that struck the project site at Jholungey in Samardung on Monday, where 25 workers…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday expressed concern over the tragic tunnel collapse in neighbouring Sikkim and assured all cooperation to the Sikkim government.In a X post, Adhikari said, “Deeply pained and concerned by the tragic tunnel collapse at the under-construction site of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project at Samardung; Jholungey, in Namchi District of Sikkim.”At least 10 people were killed while several others remained trapped a…
Gangtok, July 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang following the NHPC Teesta Stage VI hydropower project tunnel tragedy in Namchi district and assured the state of all possible assistance from the Centre as rescue operations continued.The incident claimed at least seven lives, and the rescue operation is underway.According to the Sikkim government, the Prime Minister enquired about the situation at the under-construction tunnel in Sam…
Gangtok, July 21 (IANS) A major rescue operation continued through Tuesday morning at the under-construction Samardung tunnel of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project in Sikkim’s Namchi district, with authorities confirming that seven people have lost their lives in the incident. According to the latest official update, the bodies of the deceased have been shifted to Singtam District Hospital, STNM Hospital in Gangtok and Namchi District Hospital.Search and rescue teams are continuing e…
Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a landmark visit to Rajasthan on Saturday, where he will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation, and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth over Rs 1.06 lakh crore spanning infrastructure, transport, energy, railways, aviation, urban mobility, and renewable energy.The Prime Minister’s visit covers Jodhpur, Balotra, Jaipur, and the Bikaner region, with key highlights including the inauguration of the Pachpadra Refinery, the ne…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan on Saturday to dedicate, inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth around Rs 1.06 lakh crore, spanning petrochemicals, urban transport, railways, roads, renewable energy, power transmission, aviation and others.The Prime Minister will begin his visit in Jodhpur, where he will inaugurate the new terminal building at Jodhpur Airport and launch the Modified UDAN Scheme before travelling to Balotr…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The government has raised more than Rs 25,000 crore so far this year through stake sales in public sector undertakings (PSUs) via the Offer for Sale (OFS) route, which is highest such fundraising exercise in over a decade, according to market data.The data — compiled by Prime Database — showed that the Centre mobilised around Rs 25,491 crore by diluting stakes in eight listed PSUs during 2026, the highest amount raised through PSU OFS issues since 2015, when about Rs …
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The government on Monday trashed reports that it was planning an offer for sale of shares in Cochin Shipyard Ltd as part of the disinvestment programme. “No stake sale is planned in Cochin Shipyard at present,” a Finance Ministry official said, The clarification came after media reports, citing sources, said the Centre was considering an offer for sale (OFS) of a 6 per cent to 8 per cent stake in Cochin Shipyard. The reports said the transaction could raise more than Rs…