Uttarkashi

Around 500 persons participated in the event organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad which declared that there would be another maha panchayat in the coming times. "This is just the beginning of our struggle. We will uproot these forces from Uttarakhand," VHP's Anuj Walia said calling for district-wide protests.

Hindus say that the mosque in Uttarkashi has been built illegally on government land. However, the district administration says that the mosque is old and is built on the land of the people of the Muslim community.

Surendra Rajput who was part of the rescue mission in Silkyara tunnel had also saved Prince from a borewell in Haryana in 2006.

The Adani Group rubbished claims linking them to the Silkyara tunnel collapse, stating that it has no direct or indirect links with the tunnel construction.

A team of 6 specialists have reached the site to undertake the manual drilling work and rescue 41 workers stuck in the Silkyara tunnel.

Various government agencies are working tirelessly on each assigned specific tasks to ensure the safe evacuation of the workers

A team from Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) is now on standby mode to initiate vertical drilling from top of the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel to rescue the trapped 41 labourers

During the drilling on Friday evening, a mesh of rods came in front of the machine, due to which the blades of the Auger machine got stuck in the mesh of the rods.

The Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation is in final stages after the damaged auger drilling machine was repaired and the operation resumed

A broad pipe has been paid till 45 metres. A 41-bed hospital has been readied at the community health centre in Chinyalisaur for immediate medical assistance for the rescued workers.