Char Dham Yatra
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Preparations on for Kedarnath shrine
India | Feb 18, 2015, 11:40 AM ISTDehradun: The Uttarakhand government has constituted a 40-member team of officials to inspect and review the condition of roads in the state ahead of the annual Char Dham Yatra, officials said Wednesday.Work for the annual
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Gadkari declares Rs 1300 cr to construct Chardham yatra routes
National | Jan 05, 2015, 11:16 PM ISTHaridwar: The Centre today announced a financial assistance of Rs 1300 crore to construct 890 Km of roads for Uttarakhand's famous Chardham yatra.The announcement was made by Union Surface Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari
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Char Dham Yatra concludes as Badrinath temple doors closed
India | Nov 28, 2014, 07:31 AM ISTDehradhun: Doors of the famous Badrinath temple in Garhwal Himalayas closed for winters, concluding the Charm Dham Yatra.The doors of the shrine closed at 3.35 PM yesterday for the devotees, Chief Executive Officer Badrinath Kedarnath
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Weather clears in Uttarakhand; pilgrims leave for 'Char Dham'
India | Aug 20, 2014, 11:29 PM ISTDehradun: The weather was clear in most parts of Uttarakhand today except light to moderate rain at isolated places, allowing ‘Char Dham' pilgrims to leave for Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.The weather was clear in
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Badrinath Yatra halted after heavy rain
India | Jul 29, 2014, 11:46 AM ISTDehradun: The Badrinath Yatra - part of the annual Hindu pilgrimage of Char Dham Yatra was halted following heavy rain in Uttarakhand, an official said on Tuesday.The rain on Monday washed away a road near
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Resumption of yatra a calculated risk to revive tourism: Rawat
India | Jul 19, 2014, 05:43 PM ISTDehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said resumption of the char dham yatra was a calculated risk which he took deliberately to revive the state's economy much of which depends on religious tourism.Facing criticism
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Change of guard hasn't helped in changing realities: BJP
National | Mar 08, 2014, 04:41 PM ISTDehradun: Accusing Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat of making only announcements, Opposition BJP today said the change of guard in the calamity-hit state has not led to any change in the ground realities. “A new
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Badrinath shrine closes as curtain rings down on Chardham
India | Nov 18, 2013, 08:21 PM ISTDehradun: Braving icy winds, devotees thronged Badrinath as the sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine were closed this evening for the winter ringing down the curtain on this year's rain-ravaged Chardham pilgrimage.Amid chanting of vedic
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Char Dham Yatra hit by snowfall, rains
India | Oct 12, 2013, 12:28 PM ISTDehradun/Lucknow: The pious Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand, which began earlier this month after a gap of three months, has been hit by inclement weather, officials said Saturday.The yatra to Badrinath and the Kedarnath shrines
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Free bus service for char dham pilgrims from 4 villages in Muzaffarnagar
India | Oct 02, 2013, 09:14 PM ISTDehradun: In a gesture to acknowledge their support during the statehood movement in 1990s, Uttarakhand government will provide free bus services to the residents of four villages in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district to undertake pilgrimage
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Relief operations resume in Uttarakhand as skies clear up
India | Jul 09, 2013, 08:18 PM ISTDehradun, July 9: Relief operations resumed in disaster-hit Uttarakhand on Tuesday as the weather cleared up after three days even as most of the personnel engaged in clearing debris and cremating bodies at Kedarnath were
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Uttarakhand: Fresh rain hinders relief work in remote
India | Jul 07, 2013, 06:10 PM ISTDehradun, July 7: Fresh spell of rains on Sunday halted helicopter operations to ferry rations to remote Uttarakhand districts reeling under shortage of foodgrains even as wet weather put brakes on the task of cremation
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Nearly 57,000 pilgrims trapped during Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand due to landslides
India | Jun 18, 2013, 09:42 AM ISTDehradun, Jun 18: The total number of pilgrims trapped in hilly areas due to rains and landslides in Uttarakhand has gone up to 57,000, sources here said. Of them, nearly 25,000 pilgrams are trapped between
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Uttarakhand rain toll rises to 13
India | Jun 17, 2013, 03:40 PM ISTDehradun, June 17: Five more bodies were recovered on Monday from near the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath, taking the toll in the torrential rains lashing Uttarakhand to 13 even as the chardham yatra remained suspended