As the rescuers race against time to evacuate the 41 trapped labourers into an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi, a team of DRDO robotics has also reached their location to be of help. DRDO’s Robotics Machine Team reached the Silkyara Tunnel site on Monday for the rescue of 41 workers trapped […]
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Uttarakhand: Leopard spotted in Uttarkashi’s village
A leopard was spotted roaming in Gorun village of Chinyalisaur under Uttarkashi district on Friday evening triggering panic among the villagers. A villager named Bharat Panwar who spotted the leopard at around 4 PM claimed that the same big cat has been roaming continuously in the village for the past couple of days. Following the leopard’s presence, […]
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami interacts with school students, NCC cadets in Uttarkashi
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday interacted with school students and NCC cadets at LNV, Uttarkashi. On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the beautification of Shaurya Sthal, Uttarkashi and the installation of tin sets. He said that the construction work of the waiting hall will be […]
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Uttarakhand: Earthquake tremors in Uttarkashi, magnitude 3.1 on Richter scale
The National Center for Seismology said that an earthquake of 3.1 magnitude occurred in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand in the early hours of Monday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at around 1:50 pm, 24km ESE of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. According to the National Center for Seismology, the depth […]
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Uttarakhand: Mountaineering, trekking banned amid predicted bad weather in Uttarkashi
In the view of the safety of the trekking and mountaineering teams in Uttarkashi, district magistrate Abhishek Ruhela on Thursday instructed to keep the activities here closed for the next three days. Ruhela has banned these activities in Uttarkashi from October 6 (today) to October 8 (Saturday) The DM’s decision […]
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Uttarakhand: 22 killed, 6 injured after bus falls into gorge in Uttarkashi
22 people were killed and six were injured after a bus carrying 28 pilgrims from Panna district in Madhya Pradesh fell into a gorge near Damta in Uttarkashi district, informed the local administration. “As per Uttrakhand local Administration, 22 pilgrims died and six inured NDRF team rush to spot and […]
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Authorities in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi to monitor Chardham Yatra, submit weekly report to Nainital HC
Authorities in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, and Uttarkashi have been asked to monitor the Chardham Yatra and submit a weekly report to the Nainital High Court, informed officials from Legal Services Authority on Wednesday. The Secretary of Legal Services Authority, Chamoli, Sudhir Kumar Singh said, “According to the order by the High Court, the […]
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Earthquake of 3.4 magnitude hits Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi
An earthquake of 3.4 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand early on Saturday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at 1:28 am 23 kilometres east of Uttarkashi at the depth of 10 kilometres. “An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred at 1:28 am near […]
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Uttarkashi-Gangotri highway closed after landslide, heavy rainfall
A landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, at the Dabrani region of Uttarkashi district blocked the Gangotri national highway on Tuesday. Due to the falling of huge boulders and debris on the road the Gangotri national highway is blocked. According to the district administration officials, the border road organization (BRO) was seen […]
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Uttarakhand Tourism To Organise First Ever Snow Leopard Tours In State’s Uttarkashi District
The Uttarakhand forest department has decided to begin first ever snow leopard tours in high altitude areas of Uttarkashi district to promote conservation along with sustainable tourism. Harsil, often said to be the “mini Switzerland of India”, is at the banks of the Bhagirathi river. A tweet from the Uttarakhand […]
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COVID-19: GAIL provides masks, PPE kits to Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi
In order to fight the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttarkashi district has received a thousand masks and 575 pieces of PPE kits. “GAIL has handed over 1 thousand washable/reusable cotton masks and 575 pieces of PPE kit to fight the virus,” District Magistrate Dr Ashish Chauhan said. According to the official data, the state has reported 317 […]