Articles by Amit Bathla
Equal distribution of ancestral assets under UCC
The proposed code will bring uniformity in succession and inheritance rights for all religions, dissolving personal laws of all of them
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 09:12 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Uttarakhand 1st state to bring uniform code bill
The bill allows marriages under Nikah (Muslim marriage), Saptpadi (Hindi marriage), Anand Karaj (Sikh marriage) or any other religious form not otherwise prohibited under the proposed law
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Historic moment, says Uttarakhand chief minister Dhami as he tables UCC Bill
UCC has been among key promises of the BJP apart from the construction of the Ayodhya Ram Temple and ending Jammu and Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status
Published on Feb 06, 2024 04:26 PM IST
Not given enough time to examine merits, demerits: Congress on Uttarakhand UCC bill
The Congress said the government should have first presented the draft in the assembly before the bill so that its merits and demerits could be discussed
Published on Feb 06, 2024 04:04 PM IST
Ban polygamy, says Uttarakhand UCC panel
CM Dhami plans to introduce a draft bill based on the report in the upcoming assembly session.
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 12:21 AM IST
Land subsidence: CBRI conducts fresh inspection of Joshimath
According to CBRI’s door-to-door condition assessment of 2,364 buildings from January 14 to January 27, 2023, of the 2364 buildings, 2,152 are residential
Published on Jan 19, 2024 04:52 PM IST
Jewel thief in Bihar jail behind spate of heists?
A gang of thieves, run from a jail in Bihar, has been involved in theft of at least 180kg of gold across five Hindi heartland states over the past five years.
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 04:57 AM IST
Uttarakhand bans land purchase by outsiders for agriculture, horticulture
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday evening
Published on Jan 01, 2024 03:48 PM IST
Weeks after rescue of 41 workers, work begins again at Uttarkashi tunnel
The collapse happened closer to the Silkyara side — the tunnel itself is part of the larger Char Dham project.
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
‘Hero-like treatment will fade out soon’: Rat-hole miners on Uttarkashi rescue
The 12 miners feel their newfound fame would wean off rather soon, leaving behind the harsh reality of their lives — “we will remain poor”.
Published on Dec 11, 2023 05:41 AM IST
Life in a tunnel: How the 41 banded, and survived, together
41 men were trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days. They survived by using minimal resources and communicating with rescuers through pipes.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 07:51 AM IST
Amit BathlaDebabrata Mohanty, Silkyara/bhubaneswar
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Heroes who helped end 17-day ordeal
Finally, the rat miners were parachuted in on the evening of November 27 as a last-resort to clear out the last 12m of rubble.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 08:22 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Uttarkashi
‘Joy, gratitude’: Rescued 41 set for a new chapter
For the rat-hole miners, too, it was a moment of catharsis – seeing their life of ignominy, menial labour find what it always had lacked, a modicum of respect.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 12:40 AM IST
‘Our hands get the job done’: Rat-hole miner after Uttarkashi tunnel rescue
Rat-hole mining is a method of taking out coal by digging small pits, a practice banned in 2014 as a coal-extracting method for being unscientific
Published on Nov 29, 2023 06:21 PM IST
Hits and misses: What led the rescue team to success
The rescue operation began on November 12, when authorities from the NDRF put into use excavator machines to scoop out the debris.
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 04:43 AM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Prayed for workers every day, say locals
For the past 17 days, Yogendra Singh, who runs an eatery near the entrance of the Silkyara tunnel, had been waiting for the 41 trapped men to emerge.
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 07:44 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: After 422 anxious hours, families rejoice
As the quaint mountain town of Kotdwar in Uttarakhand was lighting up on Diwali day, Jaimal Singh Negi’s life descended into darkness.
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 04:45 AM IST
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Rat-mining gets the job done!
But officials only turned to rat-hole mining when more modern equipment collapsed in the face of the daunting challenge
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 04:42 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
They’re coming home
Scenes of jubilation played out at the mouth of the tunnel that collapsed on Nov 12 as relatives of the trapped workers beamed
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 06:24 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
‘Today is the real Diwali for us’, say workers rescued from Uttarkashi tunnel
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Diwali Day, November 12, is when these 41 workers got trapped inside the 4.5 km long tunnel at 5.30 a.m.
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 11:27 PM IST
‘I removed last rock and saw them’: Rat-hole miner who rescued trapped workers
Munna Qureshi, who was the first one to reach the trapped workers, was among a dozen rat-hole miners brought to Silkyara on Monday to remove remaining 12 meters of debris.
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 10:56 PM IST
Explained: How the Silkyara tunnel rescue operation is being carried out
A stretch of mud road was re-laid to make passage of ambulances easier. Stretchers were being taken inside the mouth of the tunnel
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 04:59 PM IST
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: 6-member rat-hole mining team deployed
The development came after parts of a US-made auger machine, which drilled up to 46.8 metres through the debris, got stuck in the rubble on Friday
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 07:28 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Double push for tunnel rescue as wait continues
Rescuers have started manual drilling to rescue 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in northern India after an augur machine broke down.
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 04:44 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Geological report on tunnel shows weak rock, slip circle failure near Silkyara
The vertical drilling of the hill in Silkyara commenced on Sunday afternoon, with around 110 meters of the hill to be dug out to rescue the trapped workers. In a fast-paced operation, the machine has already drilled 20 meters of the hill, with around 86 meters still left
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 05:28 PM IST
Rescuers drill vertically as part of Uttarakhand tunnel rescue
The drilling operation is expected to take four days, provided there are no obstacles.
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 07:05 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Dehradun
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: After major setback, rescuers begin vertical drilling
The Indian Army has also been tasked with carrying out the manual drilling operation to remove the metal obstructions in the Silkyara tunnel in the final phase of the rescue operations
Updated on Nov 26, 2023 05:44 PM IST
Tunnel rescuers look at 2 alternative plans
Authorities are considering alternative plans to evacuate the 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand.
Updated on Nov 26, 2023 04:36 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkyara (uttarkashi)
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue op halted again, could delay for few more days: Official
On Friday, the US-made auger machine hit a metal object in the debris and the shaft of the machine stuck in the metal object when the machine was pushed back on Friday night
Published on Nov 25, 2023 12:17 PM IST
Tunnel rescue hits fresh hurdle in its final stretch
Rescue efforts to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in Silkyara, Uttarakhand, have been hindered by debris and damaged drilling equipment.
Updated on Nov 25, 2023 02:05 AM IST
Amit Bathla, Silkayara (uttarkashi)