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By 9.20am, two workers had been pulled out alive after nine days underground - the first such
By 9.20am, two workers had been pulled out alive after nine days underground – the first such

Two workers rescued alive after 9 days

05
Sep
Fresh flood fears in Nepal as landslide partially blocks Chaulani river in Darchula
Fresh flood fears in Nepal as landslide partially blocks Chaulani river in Darchula

A massive landslide has partially blocked the Chaulani River in Nepal’s Darchula district, prompting authorities [...]

04
Sep
Nepal worker rescued from tunnel on Janmashtami — 'I chanted Hare Krishna for 9 days'
Nepal worker rescued from tunnel on Janmashtami — ‘I chanted Hare Krishna for 9 days’

Sanjay Sah, 30, being rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project [...]

04
Sep
'We have a real chance of finishing on the podium': Goalkeeper Savita Punia
How 2 workers were rescued from Nepal tunnel — WhatsApp group, engineers and a race against time

The operation at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project was a painstaking process. It began [...]

04
Sep
About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, according to local
About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, according to local

The rescue of two workers have revived hope for hundreds of others still said to [...]

04
Sep
Nepal has estimated that the devastating floods that hit the country last week caused at least
Nepal has estimated that the devastating floods that hit the country last week caused at least

The initial recovery cost of 7.95 billion rupees will cover work over the first four [...]

04
Sep
Pilots said the missions were tougher than Everest-season flying, with wrong coordinates
Pilots said the missions were tougher than Everest-season flying, with wrong coordinates

With roads and bridges severed, helicopters became the main rescue lifeline

04
Sep
What they did not know then was that a vehicle carried by the flood: The wider industry impact
What they did not know then was that a vehicle carried by the flood: The wider industry impact

Forty workers trapped 3.5km inside the 216MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project miraculously survived

04
Sep
Experts fear the final toll could surpass the nearly 8,800 killed in the 2015 Gorkha earthquake
Experts fear the final toll could surpass the nearly 8,800 killed in the 2015 Gorkha earthquake

Experts fear the final toll could surpass the nearly 8,800 killed in the 2015 Gorkha [...]

04
Sep
“I’ve never seen such destruction in my life
“I’ve never seen such destruction in my life

Volunteers (in neon jackets) of Hemkunt Foundation during relief work in affected areas. (PC: Harteerath [...]

03
Sep