Environmentalists argued that a road project was destabilizing the fragile Himalayan landscape. The government maneuvered to continue it.
Tag: Bridges and Tunnels
In India, Rescue Arrives for Workers Trapped in Tunnel
After repeated mechanical setbacks, the operation turned to trained miners using manual tools to clear the final stretch of debris.
Trapped in a Tunnel for 15 Days, With No End in Sight
The effort to rescue 41 construction workers in India has faced repeated setbacks. Now the authorities are trying to drill vertically through a mountain.
Pro-Cease-fire Activists Shut Down Manhattan Bridge for Hours
Hundreds of protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace blocked the Manhattan entrance to the bridge, tying up traffic to and from Brooklyn.
Israel Says Gaza Hospital Held Hamas Command Center: What We Know So Far
Military experts say it could take days, weeks or months for Israel to make a definitive case. Or it might never come.
Israel Displays Tunnel Shaft at Al-Shifa Hospital and Says It Will Allow In Some Fuel
The discovery at Al-Shifa Hospital did not seem to settle the question of whether Hamas has been using the complex to hide weapons and command centers, as Israel has said.
San Francisco Protesters Demanding Gaza Cease-fire Shut Down Bay Bridge
Westbound traffic into San Francisco was blocked, causing enormous traffic jams on highways in the East Bay. At least 50 people were arrested.
After Days Trapped in a Tunnel, Workers Wait for a Rescue’s Plan B
The Indian authorities are trying a second drilling technique to reach 40 men who are getting by on water and food sent in through a pipe.
A Footpath in England, Torn Down, Keeps Being Rebuilt by ‘Fairies’
A small bridge in the English village of Stiffkey, northeast of Cambridge, was dismantled last year. It was rebuilt overnight, dismantled a second time and rebuilt again.
Gaza’s Tunnels Loom Large for Israel’s Ground Forces
Hamas is believed to hide weapons, fighters and even command centers in miles of subterranean pathways and chambers.