Zoji La tunnel’s major ‘breakthrough’ milestone! World’s longest bi-directional road tunnel at high altitude an engineering marvel; stunning pics

The project aims to deliver all-weather connectivity through one of the most difficult Himalayan stretches. (Image source MEIL/ANI) Zoji La tunnel, said to be the world’s longest single-tube bi-directional road tunnel at such a high altitude, has achieved a major milestone on Tuesday. The 13.153-km-long Zoji La Tunnel saw breakthrough which marked a landmark moment.The…

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SpiceJet’s cash crunch deepens: Many pilots unpaid since March, airline seeks emergency loan

Many SpiceJet pilots and employees are left waiting for their salaries since March, according to internal messages reviewed by Reuters. The news comes as the cash-strapped airline is seeking an emergency loan under a government-backed credit scheme to support its operations.As of March, SpiceJet had 375 pilots on its rolls. Two pilots told Reuters that…

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Bombay high court bins government’s 12 retrospective spectrum charge; telecom companies get relief

MUMBAI: In a relief to cellular service operators, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, the Bombay HC quashed the Centre’s one-time spectrum charge imposed unilaterally in 2012, from 2008 onwards, reports Swati Despande.Govt can’t retrospectively alter the financial terms of telecom licences years after they had been granted, said a division bench of Justices Manish Pitale…

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