A Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday asked the state government to strictly implement the ban on construction in Joshimath. Hearing a PIL on the crisis, a division bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Alok Kumar Verma directed the government to form a committee of independent experts to look […]
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami in Joshimath, announces Rs 45 crore rehabilitation package
Uttarakhand state government has announced a relief package of Rs 45 crore to families in Joshimath, where large cracks appeared in homes and on roads. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the relief package has been released for nearly 3,000 families affected by gradual land subsidence in the Himalayan […]
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Uttarakhand: Gangotri Dham covered in white after heavy snowfall, mercury drops to -3°C
The Gangotri Dham of Uttarakhand was shrouded in white after heavy snowfall on Wednesday late night. Even as the popular pilgrimage site, covered in snow, made for a pretty picture, the fresh burst of snow brought with it a biting chill sweeping the lower reaches of the Dham. The snowfall and the chill dragged […]
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Uttarakhand: Court approves narco, polygraph tests of main accused Pulkit Arya in Ankita Bhandari Case
The First Class Judicial Magistrate Court Kotdwar, in Uttarakhand on Wednesday approved the narco and polygraph tests of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader’s son Pulkit Arya, the main accused in Ankita Bhandari murder case. In the case, consent was taken from Pulkit Arya on behalf of the Judicial Magistrate […]
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami spends night in Joshimath
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will spend Wednesday night in Joshimath and will hold various meetings on Thursday in the wake of land subsidence in the area. The Chief Minister reached Joshimath today and conducted an inspection of the affected areas. He also interacted with the locals. “On-site inspection […]
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Uttarakhand govt announces Rs 1.5 lakh relief for those affected in Joshimath
The Uttarkhand government on Wednesday announced Rs 1.5 lakh interim relief to affected families who have been shifted to safer locations after land subsidence in Joshimath led to houses and establishments to develop cracks. “Each family will be given immediate interim assistance of Rs 1.50 lakh. Apart from the two hotel buildings […]
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Uttarakhand successfully conducts trial of delivering medicines by drone in remotest areas
The Health Department of Uttarakhand has successfully completed the trial of drone technology to deliver medicines and vaccines in a time-bound manner. To deliver medicines to remote areas of the state, the unique initiative by the health department to provide vaccines to the beneficiaries living in remote districts of the state through information technology […]
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Uttarakhand: Owner of damaged hotel and kin sit in protest, demand compensation in Joshimath
Amid reports that two hotels damaged by the landslide and subsidence in the Joshimath area are likely to be dismantled, the owner of one of the hotels sat in protest with his family on Wednesday demanding compensation. Thakur Singh Rana, the hotel owner said, “My son stays in France. I […]
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Uttarakhand: Locals protest against NTPC, seek their withdrawal from state in Joshimath
Locals in Joshimath on Tuesday protested against National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) seeking their withdrawal from the state. The protesters held banners of Mahila Mangal Dal and Panchayat Selang and protested across the streets. The protesters demonstrated against the NTPC’s Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project which was being constructed in the area. The construction […]
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Uttarakhand: MoS Ajay Bhatt reaches Joshimath, holds discussions with officials
Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday reached Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town, where cracks have developed in buildings, roads among others in the wake of land subsidence and planned demolition is scheduled later in the day. Bhatt held discussions with the administrative officials at the army base and […]
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Uttarakhand: Buildings marked unsafe to be razed scientifically in Joshimath
Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Tuesday said buildings marked unsafe in Joshimath town will be demolished in a scientific manner, under the supervision of the team of experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) Roorkee. Chamoli DM said the district administration was making preparations to demolish the big […]
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Uttarakhand: Amid fears around sinking Joshimath, fresh cracks appear on some houses in Karnaprayag
Amid civilian fears in the wake of land subsidence in the Joshimath area, fresh cracks were seen on some houses in Bahuguna Nagar of Karnaprayag Municipality in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Earlier, on Monday, Sitarganj MLA Saurabh Bahuguna said that other villages near Joshimath were facing a similar situation. […]
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Uttarakhand: Demolition of damaged hotels, houses to begin today in Joshimath
Authorities at Joshimath said on Tuesday that they will start demolishing hotels and houses in the holy town, which developed cracks in the wake of the landslide and subsidence. Hotels Malari Inn and Mount View, which have developed more cracks, will be demolished on Tuesday, officials said, adding that all […]
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Uttarakhand’s Joshimath divided into 3 zones, most-damaged buildings to be demolished: Official
Joshimath, which is witnessing land subsidence forcing the Uttarakhand government to shift the locals to safer places, has been divided into three zones based on the magnitude of possible danger, an official said on Monday. This comes after the Joshimath area was declared disaster-prone following cracks developing in the buildings […]
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Uttarakhand’s Joshimath seer to file PIL in SC, perform yajna for safety of holy site
Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, a seer from Joshimath in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, said on Monday he would file a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday, highlighting the plight of civilians in the wake of the land subsidence in the holy town and seeking its intervention in the matter. […]