Uttarakhand

Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute’s (NGRI) chief scientist Dr N Purnachandra Rao on Tuesday warned against a possibility of an earthquake of high magnitude in Uttarakhand in the near future. Stating the reason behind…
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After the long winter break of six months, it is time for the annual Char Dham Yatra. Come April, the four shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand will be open to the public. The annual Char Dham Yatra will…
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There has been no new damage to property at Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town since January 20, an official survey has found, the Chamoli district administration said on Saturday. Cracks have been found in 863 structures, out of which 181 were…
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The Uttarakhand police on Saturday said that cricketer Rishabh Pant, who met with an accident in Haridwar on Friday early morning, wasn’t overspeeding or in an inebriated state. A CCTV footage of the incident had come to light following…
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The northern Indian state of Uttarakhand is tucked away in the Himalayan Mountains and provides travellers and visitors a breathtaking view of the surrounding area that includes Lakshman Jhula, Ram Chula, Alakhananda, Tunganatha, Badrinath…
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As per the latest reports, Valley of Flowers in the Garhwal Himalayas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recorded more than 20,000 visitors in five months this year, thereby shattering all the previous records. As per the data of visitors…
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As India gears up to soak in the Diwali spirit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kicked off a hectic three-states visit scheduled to be undertaken over the next few days. Soon after PM Modi reached Kedarnath on Friday morning, he was seen…
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All six people who were aboard a chopper that crashed in Uttarakhand near the iconic Kedarnath Dham have died, officials have confirmed. The tragedy occurred when the chopper crashed at Garud Chatti, nearly 2 km from the Kedarnath Dham…
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The Uttarakhand police and SDRF personnel have so far found 25 dead bodies in the Birokhal area of Pauri Garhwal district where a bus carrying over 40 people fell into a gorge on Tuesday. The state’s DGP Ashok Kumar said they have also…
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More than 20 mountaineering trainees are reportedly stuck, while eight have been rescued following an avalanche in Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain in Uttarakhand, the District Disaster Management Centre said on Tuesday. Uttarakhand chief…
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