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Uttarakhand govt focuses on SOP for tunnel construction post Silkyara tunnel collapse

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Uttarakhand govt focuses on SOP for tunnel construction post Silkyara tunnel collapse

Dehradun: Taking a lesson from the collapse of a section of Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district, the Uttarakhand government has started the process for the creation of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the construction of tunnels in future. Vinod Kumar Suman, secretary, disaster management and rehabilitation, shared this information with the officials during a virtual … Read more

After Uttarkashi, mosque controversy erupts in Pithoragarh; locals demand demolition

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After Uttarkashi, mosque controversy erupts in Pithoragarh; locals demand demolition

Pithoragarh: Following the controversy related to alleged illegal construction of Mosque in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh also witnessed the protest of locals and many right-wing organizations demanding demolition of a mosque, citing illegality in construction. In Pithoragarh’s Berinag area, ring-wing groups along with locals, had taken out a rally and held a sit-in protest against a … Read more