Property estimated to be worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed after a massive fire broke out at a market in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officials said on Thursday. Fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze before it could spread, they said, adding no loss of life reported. “The fire broke out in […]
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Uttarakhand: Kedarnath Dham to open for devotees on April 25
The portals of the Kedarnath Dham will be opened for all devotees on 25 April, officials said on Wednesday. The yatra is set to start on April 25. “Along with walking, devotees will also be able to reach Kedarnath Dham by helicopter,’” the officials said. According to the state tourism […]
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami to meet PM Modi today
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will be holding a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the national capital today, officials said. The CM left for Delhi on Sunday afternoon for the meeting scheduled at 11 am today. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, along with holding discussions […]
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Uttarakhand: Affected families can stay in hotels till April 30 in Joshimath land subsidence
The Uttarakhand government on Sunday said that the families rendered homeless after incidents of land subsidence in Joshimath will not be asked to vacate from hotels or temporary camps until April 30. The government extended the deadline from March 31 to April 30 while considering the proposal of the district administration on the matter. […]
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami to leave for Delhi to meet PM Modi
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will leave for Delhi on Sunday afternoon for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, along with holding dicussions on plans for the state’s development, the CM will also invite the Prime Minister Modi to visit Uttarakhand when the gates of the Chardham are opened. […]
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Uttarakhand: Heavy snowfall continues in Kedarnath, Badrinath
Uttarakhand witnessed a change in weather with the plains receiving rainfall while the mountains witnessed snowfall since Friday morning. Due to heavy snowfall in Kedarnath Dham, the preparations for the Yatra have also been affected. The construction work going on in the place has been temporarily halted. The yatra is […]
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Amit Shah to visit Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on March 30, to attend inauguration ceremony of Patanjali University
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Haridwar in Uttarakhand on March 30 to attend various events, including the computerization of multipurpose cooperatives of the state and the inauguration ceremony of Patanjali University, officials said on Wednesday. In his day-long visit to Haridwar, which is nearly 250 km […]
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Uttarakhand: Roads decked up as state hosts 2-days G20 conference from today
A delegation of foreign guests will be arriving at Pantnagar airport here in Uttarakhand this afternoon to participate in the G20 conference proposed to be held in Ramnagar from March 28-30. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that adequate security arrangements have been made for the upcoming […]
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Adequate security arrangements made for upcoming G20 meet in Ramnagar: Uttarakhand CM Dhami
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that adequate security arrangements have been made for the upcoming G20 meeting in Ramnagar amid the threat calls received to the public and the government officials in the state to boycott G20 summit. While addressing the media, Chief Minister Dhami said, “All necessary preparations for […]
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Uttarakhand reports one Covid death, 4 new cases in last 24 hours
After six months, Uttarakhand on Saturday reported one Covid death, at Doon Hospital in Dehradun. According to the health department, four new cases have been reported in Dehradun on Saturday, with the number of active cases increasing to 12. Reportedly, 80 Covid cases have been registered in the state since January 1. […]
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Uttarakhand: Ukd, Hewlett Packard Enterprise sign MoU for health screening during Chardham Yatra
In view of the upcoming Chardham Yatra, an MoU was signed between the Director General, Medical Health and Family Welfare and Director Corporate Affairs and CSR Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday for health screening in identified medical units of Garhwal division. The MoU was […]
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami inspects disaster-affected Saung river bridge
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inspected a bridge being built on the Saung river that was affected by the disaster in October 2022. He also inspected the roads and pillars damaged by the disaster in Khairi Mansingh of the Dehradun district, officials said. In August 2022, a cloudburst occurred in Raipur […]
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Alert issued in Uttarakhand against Amritpal Singh
An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, and Udhamsinghnagar districts of the Uttarakhand as a precaution in view of the possibility of pro-Khalisthan Amritpal Singh entering the state, the state’s Director General of Police Ashok Kumar has said. “An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, and Udhamsinghnagar districts […]
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Owners of UP’s Sambhal cold storage arrested from Uttarakhand
Two owners of the cold storage godown in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal whose roof collapsed and resulted in the death of 14 persons have been arrested, police said on Saturday. The owners identified as Rohit Agarwal and Ankur Agarwal were arrested from Haldwani district in Uttarakhand. “The two owners have been […]
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Uttarakhand Assembly proceedings adjourned indefinitely two days after presentation of budget
Two days after the state budget was presented, the proceedings of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly were adjourned on Thursday night for an indefinite period. On March 15, Uttarakhand Finance Minister Premchand Aggarwal presented a budget with a total income expenditure of Rs 77,407 crores for the financial year 2023-24. Among major announcements, the […]