The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Thursday removed trees and boulders from the artificial lake formed after the flash flood in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. According to ITBP sources, the flow of the water is not very high and water is […]
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Uttarakhand: Covid-19 test mandatory for people arriving from five states
The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday issued an order to make the COVID-19 test mandatory for people coming from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the wake of a surge in coronavirus cases in these states. “Due to the rise in COVID19 cases in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, travellers from these states have to […]
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Uttarakhand glacier burst death toll rises to 70
The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has reached 70 after two more bodies were recovered from the debris, according to the state government on Tuesday. “According to the information received from the disaster control room yesterday, one dead body was recovered from Srinagar Chauras and one from Kirti Nagar. […]
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Union Home Secy Ajay Bhalla to hold review meeting
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Monday will hold a meeting to discuss further course of action on the lake created after flash floods in Chamoli district, said sources. The meeting is scheduled for today with SS Deswal Director General (DG), ITBP, Uttarakhand officials, and other senior officials. According to the sources, […]
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: 62 bodies recovered so far
Search teams have recovered one more body following the glacier burst in Uttarakhand, which took the total number of bodies recovered to 62 so far. Ashok Kumar Director General of Police said 62 bodies has been recovered as of Friday morning following the glacier burst in Uttarakhand. The police had […]
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22 Uttarakhand policewomen undergo training to be part of Anti-Terrorism Squad
A group of 22 policewomen from Uttarakhand is undergoing training at the Police Training College in Narendra Nagar of Tehri Garhwal district to be part of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Rajiv Swarup Director of Police Training College told on Tuesday, “After the training, they will become part ATS. […]
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31 of 58 bodies recovered in Uttarakhand glacier burst identified
All 11 bodies retrieved from Tapovan tunnel till now have been identified, informed Deputy Inspector General of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) Ridhim Aggarwal on Tuesday. “31 of 58 bodies recovered so far have been identified. All 11 bodies retrieved from Tapovan tunnel till now have been identified,” Aggarwal told “Teams of SDRF and NDRF […]
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Uttarakhand govt to probe Chamoli glacier burst incident
Uttarakhand Irrigation Minister Satpal Maharaj on Monday said that the state government will create a department to investigate the cause of the glacier burst incident in Chamoli and monitoring of the glaciers through satellite. “All angles (related to the Chamoli glacier burst) should be investigated. We will form a department in our ministry to monitor and […]
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Uttarakhand glacier burst death toll increases to 54
Chamoli Police recovered three more bodies from the Tapovan tunnel on Monday, taking the death toll due to the Uttarakhand glacier burst to 54. “Today, three more bodies have been recovered from the Tapovan tunnel. Till now, from a total of 54 dead bodies and 22 human organs, we have identified 29 bodies and one […]
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: 8 bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel so far
As many as 8 bodies have been recovered from Chamoli’s Tapovan tunnel in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident, said National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Deputy Commandant Aditya Pratap Singh on Monday. “A total of 8 bodies have been recovered from here (Tapovan tunnel) so far. Operation is still underway. NDRF is working 24/7. A total of […]
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: 53 bodies recovered so far as rescue operation continues
A total of 53 bodies have been recovered so far in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident. The rescue operation is still underway at the Tapovan Tunnel in Chamoli district. “A total of 53 bodies recovered so far; rescue operation underway at Tapovan Tunnel in Joshimath, Chamoli,” said the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Monday. PK Tiwari, Commandant of National […]
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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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Iqbal Abdullah claims Uttarakhand manager allowed maulvi in dressing room
Uttarakhand left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullah on Thursday claimed that he had the team manager’s permission to invite a maulvi to the dressing room for leading the Friday namaaz during last month’s training session in Dehradun. The maulvi’s visit has come under the scanner in wake of Uttarakhand coach Wasim Jaffer’s […]
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Uttarakhand assembly to meet on March 1 for first session of 2021
The Uttarakhand assembly will meet from March 1 for its first session of this year said an official release on Thursday. “Honourable Governor, Uttarakhand has summoned the fourth Vidhan sabha of Uttarakhand to meet on 11 am on Monday the first March in Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Bhararisain, Gairsain, District Chamoli for the first session of the year 2021,” […]