Going beyond its mandated criteria to guard the India-China border, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel rescued four villagers here from 12,000 feet as they were stuck for over seven hours due to the overflow of a mountain river. The villagers were rescued at around 2 pm on Wednesday by the […]
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Uttarakhand govt begins distributing financial aid to hotel industry workers
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttarakhand Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Thursday informed that the state government has started giving Rs 2,000 to employees of hotels, restaurants and homestays registered with the tourism department. It will be distributed for five months through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). “This comes under the Covid relief package announced […]
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami conducts aerial survey of disaster-hit areas in Dharchula
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday conducted an aerial survey of disaster-hit areas in Dharchula in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand in view of the cloudburst incident that occurred on Monday. Dhami said that the incident caused a lot of loss to life and property and also informed that seven people were missing due to calamity. “We are taking all […]
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5 killed, 2 missing due to cloudburst near India-Nepal broder in Pithoragarh Uttarakhand
Five people died and at least two went missing after several houses were flattened by torrential rain following a cloudburst in a village along the India-Nepal border in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand Two severely injured people were also airlifted to a hospital on Monday. According to officials in the district disaster control room, […]
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108 roads remain blocked due to Heavy Rain across Uttarakhand
Nearly 108 roads, including 2 national highways connecting Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri, continued to remain blocked in Uttarakhand on Sunday. The highways have been blocked due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall since the past few days. While the Gangotri and Yamunotri highways have been obstructed for the past three days […]
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Nainital Farmer secures yield of more than 16,000 apples from 1,000 sq m plot
A farmer in Dhanachuli village of Nainital district had planted 200 apple trees in 1,000 square meters in which this year more than 16 thousand apple fruits have been produced. While speaking to ANI on Tuesday, the Director of Indo-Dutch Horticulture, Sudhir Chadha shared that that under the Unnati Apple Project of […]
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3 cases of Delta Plus AY 2 variant of Covid reported in Nainital Uttarakhand
Three cases of Delta Plus AY 2 variant of coronavirus was confirmed in Nainital district on Monday. Out of the 15 samples sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in July for confirmation of the Delta Plus variant, three confirmed the presence of Delta Plus sub-variant AY 2. However, the Delta Plus […]
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Delta Plus AY-12 Covid variant cases in Pauri Garhwal Uttarakhand
Pauri Garhwal district reported its first case of Delta Plus AY-12 variant of coronavirus on Monday. The case of the Delta Plus AY-12 variant of coronavirus was reported in Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal. According to the State Health Department, necessary guidelines have been issued and the patient has been quarantined at home. […]
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Uttarakhand Covid curfew extended till September 7
The Uttarakhand government on Monday extended the ongoing Covid-induced curfew in the state by another week, till September 7. The restrictions have been extended in view of the coronavirus situation. As per the new order, the Covid curfew will come into effect from August 31, 6 am and will remain […]
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IIT Roorkee, NDMA develop app that predicts natural disasters
In a joint venture with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), IIT Roorkee has built an app that can predict natural disasters. As per the information shared by Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Dhan Singh Rawat on Monday, the app will alert about the probable natural calamities beforehand. “I’ve also formed an expert committee. It’ll intimate us about the amount of […]
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Punjab Congress row: Several faces in party, one shouldn’t be impatient, says Harish Rawat
After Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Pargat Singh slammed All India Congress Committee in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat for backing Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for the upcoming state Assembly polls, the party veteran said there are several faces in the party and one should not be impatient. Speaking to ANI, Rawat said, “The same allegations were made earlier […]
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami tells 3 bodies of children recovered after landslide in Pithoragarh
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said three bodies of children have been recovered from the seven people who went missing after a cloud burst incident in Pithoragarh district. “Due to bad weather, I could not go to Jumma in Pithoragarh where three children have died and their bodies have been recovered and the […]
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Delta Plus Covid variant cases in Rudraprayag Uttarakhand
The number of Delta Plus COVID variant cases in Rudraprayag has risen to 15 after a fresh case was reported, said the district health department on Monday. According to the Health Department, the virus has been confirmed on August 27 by the patient’s test report. The patient has no symptoms so far […]
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Niti border road connecting India-China border in Chamoli Uttarakhand open now
Niti border road connecting the India-China border in Joshimath in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand opened for vehicular movement after 17 days on Sunday. As per the information shared by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the road had been blocked in view of recurring landslides hitting the area. The pedestrian movement was also blocked due to the […]
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami meets Maharashtra Governor in Dehradun
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami made a courtesy call on Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Bijapur guest house in Dehradun on Sunday. “Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra Shri @BSKoshyari is welcome in the state. Your company and blessings are a source of inspiration for me,” Dhami tweeted. आज मुख्यमंत्री आवास में महाराष्ट्र के माननीय राज्यपाल श्री […]