NEW DELHI: At least 10 individuals have lost their lives, and the concrete bridge and footbridge on the Kedarnath route have suffered damage due to heavy rainfall in the region, as reported by Uttarakhand State Disaster Secretary Vinod Kumar Suman on Thursday.“All the routes of Chardham are open, only the footpath in Kedarnath has been…
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has released a safety advisory for pilgrims undertaking the Chardham Yatra, in light of predictions of heavy rainfall throughout the state. Authorities have urged devotees to postpone their trips until weather conditions stabilize and to remain in secure locations.DGP Abhinav Kumar has advised pilgrims and devotees to exercise caution and only…
Captive women stripped, beaten in Myanmar, say family members DEHRADUN: Amid efforts to rescue over 15 men from Uttarakhand abducted from Thailand and forced to work in “scam call centres” in Myanmar by alleged Chinese handlers, at least nine women from the state have now been abducted using the same modus operandi.The nine were among…
Kedarnath Yatra trekking route NEW DELHI: At least three people were killed while eight others sustained injuries after a landslide in Chidwasa on the Kedarnath Yatra route, on Sunday morning.The SDRF team arrived at the scene and took immediate action, evacuating 8 injured individuals and transporting them to the hospital. The bodies of 3 people…
DEHRADUN: In light of the recent controversy over the proposed construction of a replica of Kedarnath temple in Delhi, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s cabinet on Thursday decided to introduce a stringent law to prevent the ‘misuse‘ of names of Char Dham shrines and other prominent temples of Uttarakhand, reports Kautilya Singh. The law aims to…
DEHRADUN: At least eight people were killed after a tempo traveller fell into a deep gorge near the Badrinath Highway on Saturday.The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police have initiated rescue operations at the site of the accident.According to the rescue team, two individuals who sustained injuries in the incident have been transported…
DEHRADUN: Dhruv Dahiya, 21, from Bengaluru is a fourth-generation officer. His great-grandfather fought World War-II on the Burmese and African fronts, his grandfather is a Shaurya Chakra recipient who saw action in 1971 Indo-Pak war, and his father, Commodore Shivnath Dahiya, a test pilot for Tejas, was the first to land the aircraft on INS…
DEHRADUN: Amid the ongoing Char Dham Yatra, Uttarakhand police on Sunday appealed to devotees to postpone their pilgrimage to the Yamunotri shrine in Uttarkashi district for the day. The appeal was made citing the number of devotees already reaching the capacity of the shrine.The development came after photos and videos showing a massive rush on…
The Shahs’ political fortunes are tied to the Badrinath temple, affecting election outcomes. Despite historical defeats, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah won in 2019. With upcoming polls on April 19 and temple reopening on May 12, will luck favor them again? Source link
HARIDWAR/DEHRADUN: The main accused in the murder of Baba Tarsem Singh was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) in the Bhagwanpur area of Haridwar in the early hours of Tuesday.Amarjit Singh alias Bittu, a shooter with Rs 1 lakh bounty on his head, was killed while his accomplice fled,…
