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China tunnel blast kills 20

A total of 24 people were working in the tunnel when the blast occurred. Four of them were pulled ou...

Traffic suspended on J&K highway

Authorities on Friday suspended fresh traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in ord...

Srinagar-Jammu highway re-opened to traffic

About 300-km Srinagar-Jammu highway is the landlocked valley`s only operational winter link with the...

Srinagar-Jammu NH closed

The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed on Friday due to snowfall near the Jawahar Tunnel in ...

PCs could be 100 times less energy-hungry by 2017

By 2017, a quantum phenomenon known as the tunnel effect will help reduce energy consumption of cons...

Work on India`s longest road tunnel starts in J&K

Work on India`s longest road tunnel Friday started with engineers blasting a portion of a hill to c...

Gaddafi, aides surrounded: Libya rebel minister

Rebel fighters have said earlier this week that they thought they had Gaddafi cornered but these rep...

`Hopeful of Centre`s financial aid in tunnel plan`

J&K CM said his Government has focused on constructing, upgrading and widening of roads all across ...

US considered tunnelling to bin Laden: Report

US commanders of the raid on Osama bin Laden considered a more down-to-earth way of entering his c...

India`s longest rail tunnel to open for traffic next year

India`s longest railway tunnel, which will realize the dream of connecting Kashmir with rest of th...

Plan to build tunnel for Pakistan MPs shelved

The MPs sought tunnel for their safe movement to Parliament Lodges.

Over 400 stranded inside Jawahar Tunnel evacuated

Over 400 people stranded inside the Jawahar Tunnel near Qazigund, the gateway town to the Kashmir Va...

Test for breast cancer patients at CTS risk

Simple fingertip test may identify breast cancer patients at CTS risk.

New York nears completion of anti-terror shield of tunnels, bridges

The 7 bridges spanning East River, Hudson River have also been strengthened.

Swiss celebrate digging world`s longest tunnel

There was delight at the end of the tunnel — the world`s longest — when it was completed Friday.

Swiss celebrate longest tunnel breakthrough

Tunnel will help tons of goods currently transported through Alps on trucks to be shifted onto rails...

World`s longest tunnel takes shape under Swiss Alps

The world`s longest tunnel will take shape deep beneath the Swiss Alps.

World`s longest tunnel takes shape

The world`s longest tunnel will take shape deep beneath the Swiss Alps today.

German train makes first Channel tunnel test trip

A German high-speed train entered the Channel tunnel between France and England for the first time o...

S Korea considers tunnels to China, Japan: Reports

South Korea has launched a feasibility study into the construction of tunnels linking the country ...

Even after 50 years, BRO has no expertise in tunnel work: Panel

Despite half a century of being in the business, the Border Roads Organisation still lacks experti...

Rlys complete 1671m-long tunnel on Katra-Quazigund section

Railways have successfully completed a crucial 1671m-long tunnel on the Katra-Quazigund section of...

Israel strikes Gaza tunnels after rocket launch

Israeli aircraft bombed a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza tunnels

Most of the tunnels are used to bring in basic goods like food, livestock.

Why Rohtang tunnel is important

The Rohtang tunnel, the construction work of which was kickstarted is a key step forward to make the...

Rohtang tunnel: Sonia launches Rajiv`s dream project

Sonia Gandhi pressed a remote control to launch the building of a strategic 8.8 km long tunnel.

A mega Rohtang tunnel under the `pile of dead bodies`

Its beauty notwithstanding, this 13,300 feet high mountainous pass also, because of its treacherous ...

New York tunnel cops cautioned of gruesome terror plan: Report

A gasoline or propane-filled tanker might reportedly target Lincoln Tunnel.

Sonia to lay foundation stone of Rohtang tunnel project

More than eight years after Atal Bihari Vajpayee laid the foundation stone of Rohtang Tunnel proje...

Six Palestinians killed in Gaza tunnel blast

A gas canister exploded in an underground tunnel in Rafah town.

Tunnel planned at Vailoo to shorten Anantnag-Kishtwar distance

The Jammu and Kashmir government plans to construct a tunnel at Vailoo on the just-opened Anantnag...

New fire-fighter system to prevent tunnel fire

Experts will test a system that picks out vehicles at risk of catching fire before they enter a tunn...

Nottingham`s medieval sandstone caves

Below the grounds of Nottingham Castle there are medieval tunnels.

Four Palestinians dead after Egypt says tunnels destroyed

Four Palestinians were killed and 10 injured when a smuggling tunnel under Gaza`s border with Egypt ...

Tunnels on moon can habitate humans

Chandrayaan-1 has identified tunnels below the surface of moon where human habitation could be possi...

Body scanners to be installed at Jawahar Tunnel

Body scanners will soon be installed at Jawahar Tunnel, the main road link between Kashmir Valley an...

Centre to fund tunnel works in J&K

The Centre would provide Rs 600 crore for the proposed Sudh Mahadev-Marmat tunnel, an alternative ...

Israeli jets strike Gaza smuggling tunnels

Israeli F-16s carried out an airstrike late Tuesday against underground smuggling tunnels at the Gaz...

J&K Highway closed for traffic for second day

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway continued to remain closed for traffic for the second consecutiv...

No need to be alarmed over Pak tunnels: Pallam Raju

There was no need to be alarmed over reports suggesting that Pakistan was digging tunnels along it...

IAF radar spots `flying object`, turns out to be its own

A radar at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Nalia taluka of Kutch district spotted a `flying obj...

India worried over Pak tunnels near border

Intelligence inputs that Pakistan is in the process of building tunnels close to the border has left...

Hamas squeezed between Iron Dome and steel wall

Gaza`s Hamas rulers have suffered back-to-back setbacks with Israel`s successful test of a rocket sh...

Tunnels beneath Vegas a refuge for homeless people

Underneath its glitzy casinos, far from the bright marquees, there is another Las Vegas, a pitch-bla...

Eurostar hits back over `safety` lapse claims

Eurostar rejected on Saturday claims it breached safety rules when evacuating passengers from cross-...

Christmas chaos as cold cripples Eurostar trains

Eurostar train services between Britain and Europe were suspended for a third straight day on Monday...

Work on longest road tunnel in HP to begin next year: Govt

The work on the longest road tunnel in the country to be built under Rohtang Pass on the Leh-Manal...

Brazil tunnel thieves steal nearly USD 6 million: Reports

Brazilian media report that thieves tunneled their way to a money transport firm and made off with...

Illegal tunnel equipped with elevator found in Mexico

Thirteen Mexicans have been arrested for building a clandestine tunnel, which was equipped with an e...

Force India face legal action over F1 wind tunnel

Italian wind tunnel operator Aerolab said on Friday they were taking legal action against the Force ...

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