People in the Joshimath Town of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand have been fleeing from their houses to safer places following incidents of land subsidence in the area. Huge cracks have appeared in the houses of the area due to this land subsidence which is known as the vertical sinking of […]
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Uttarakhand: ‘Gaddi’ of Adi Shankaracharya reaches in Joshimath from Badrinath
The “Gaddi” of Adi Shankaracharya was shifted to Pandukeshwar in Joshimath from Badrinath after the closure of portals of Badrinath temple for winter break on Sunday. Earlier today, the portals of Uttarakhand’s Badrinath temple closed for the winter break. Meanwhile, the gates of the Tungnath Temple will close on October 30. The circuit of four ancient pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand– Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath […]
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Uttarakhand’s Joshimath hits Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Uttarakhand’s Joshimath on Saturday, informed the National Center for Seismology. According to NCS, the tremors were felt 31 kilometres WSW of Joshimath at 5.58 am on Sunday. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 11-09-2021, 05:58:31 IST, Lat: 30.43 & Long: 79.26, Depth: 5.0 Km ,Location: 31km WSW of Joshimath, Uttarakhand,” […]
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Chamoli Avalanche: 8 Dead, 384 people have been rescued-CM Rawat Conducts Aerial Survey
Eight people have died and six are critical as An avalanche hit a location 4 km ahead of Sumna on Sumna-Rimkhim road in Uttarakhand on Friday at around 4 pm. The area has been experiencing heavy rainfall and snowfall for the past five days. So far 384 people have been […]
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Rescue operation underway at tunnel in Joshimath
Following the glacial burst and flash floods, the rescue operation is still underway on Saturday at the tunnel in Joshimath of Chamoli district. A joint team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and other teams are carrying out the operation. A total of 38 bodies […]
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Lake formed near Raini village in Joshimath being monitored: Uttarakhand CM
A lake that has formed near Raini village in Joshimath after the glacier burst that caused massive destruction in the state is being monitored, said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday. “We’ve information about a lake that has been formed near Raini village in Joshimath. The lake is being monitored through satellites. Right now, we […]
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Rishikesh-Joshimath-Mana road reopened for traffic
The Rishikesh-Joshimath-Mana road which was blocked at Hathipahad due to flash flood in Dhauli Ganga has been reopened late afternoon for traffic on Sunday, informed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). “The Rishikesh-Joshimath-Mana road which was blocked at Hathipahad due to flash flood in Dhauli Ganga has been reopened for traffic by Border Roads […]