Uttarkashi

He had taken a loan of Rs 9,000 by mortgaging his wife’s jewellery before setting out for Uttarkashi.

Locals offer prayers during the ongoing rescue operation of the 41 workers trapped inside the under-construction Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel, in Uttarkashi district on Tuesday.

Uttarkashi DM Abhishek Ruhela addressed the media, stating that the duration of the rescue operation remains uncertain, indicating the challenging nature of the situation.

The latest incident comes two days after another helicopter involved in the relief efforts crashed in Uttarkashi area, killing three people on board.

Dehradun: Thirteen persons were killed and two critically injured when rubble from a landslide hit a tempo-traveller on the Gangotri highway in Uttarkashi on Monday, police said.

Uttara Bahuguna serves as the principal of the government primary school in Uttarkashi district’s Naugaon area.