Kedarnath Pilgrims
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Kedarnath Yatra: Adani to build Rs 4,081 cr ropeway project, travel time to cut from 9-hr to 36 mins
India | Sep 16, 2025, 07:31 AM ISTAdani Enterprises has received the LoA to develop a Rs 4,081 crore ropeway between Sonprayag and Kedarnath. The 12.9 km project will cut travel time from 9 hours to just 36 minutes, benefiting lakhs of pilgrims annually. The ropeway is also expected to boost tourism and employment in Uttarakhand.
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Uttarakhand: Kedarnath Yatra halted for three days amid heavy rainfall alert, police stop devotees
India | Aug 13, 2025, 07:01 PM ISTUttarakhand: SP Akshay Prahlad Konde stated that the situation was handled peacefully, with no untoward incidents reported during the enforcement of the yatra suspension. Officials reiterated that the curbs are temporary measures put in place purely to safeguard pilgrims.
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Weather Update: Heavy rain batters Delhi‑NCR; Army roped in for rescue amid floods in MP, Rajasthan
India | Aug 01, 2025, 07:21 AM ISTIn Uttarakhand, the Kedarnath pilgrimage remains suspended for the second consecutive day due to heavy rains and landslides. NDRF and SDRF teams have rescued over 1,100 pilgrims, while more than 5,000 have been stopped at Sonprayag.
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Kedarnath Yatra suspended as IMD issues heavy rain alert for Rudraprayag, Chamoli districts
India | Jul 07, 2025, 12:03 PM ISTLast week, the pilgrimage to Kedarnath was also suspended temporarily following a landslide triggered by rains at Munkatiya near Sonprayag en route to the Himalayan temple.
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Pawan Hans to begin daily passenger service for Kedarnath pilgrims
India | May 08, 2014, 10:34 AM ISTMumbai: State-run helicopter operator Pawan Hans today said it will commence a daily air-passenger service for the pilgrims to Kedarnath Yatra from next Monday at a minimal fare.The service will be operated between Dehradun and
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Uttarakhand: Missing to be presumed dead by July 15: Bahuguna
India | Jul 04, 2013, 08:46 PM ISTDehradun, July 4: Pegging the number of pilgrims missing after the recent natural calamity in Uttarakhand at more than 3000, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today said if they don't surface till July 15 they will
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No trace of 462 pilgrims from Maharashtra in Uttarakhand
India | Jun 20, 2013, 09:43 PM ISTMumbai, June 20: As many as 2,470 people from Maharashtra are stranded in various parts of flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, and the government has established contact with 2008 of them, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Thursday."We are