In the ongoing Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand, more than 20 lakh pilgrims have visited the Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri shrines so far and more than 40 lakh pilgrims have registered for the Yatra, officials said on Sunday. According to the government, a maximum of 7.13 lakh pilgrims have visited Baba Kedar […]
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Uttarakhand govt increases daily number of pilgrims to Char Dham
The Uttarakhand government, on Tuesday, announced its decision to increase the number of pilgrims by 1,000 each to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. “The government has decided to increase the number of pilgrims at Chardham by one thousand,” Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami told ANI. With this, 16,000 devotees can visit Badrinath […]
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Char Dham: SC allows double-lane highways in view of security concern
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to double-lane widening of roads that are part of the 899-km Char Dham project in Uttarakhand in view of security concerns at the Indo-China border. A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said, “We allow the application by Defence Ministry for double lane highways for three […]