Uttarakhand News
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Mansa Devi temple stampede: List of major tragedies at religious sites, other locations in 2025
India | Jul 27, 2025, 05:43 PM ISTOver 30 people were killed and 60 left injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh religious fair in UP’s Prayagraj. The incident occurred on January 29 when a large crowd had gathered at Sangam for 'Amrit Snan'.
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CM Dhami orders safety audit of schools, bridges across Uttarakhand, sacks Dehradun Excise Officer
India | Jul 25, 2025, 03:30 PM ISTExcise Commissioner Anuradha Pal on Friday suspended Dehradun District Excise Officer KP Singh on the orders of CM Dhami, ANI reported citing Uttarakhand CMO. Singh has been accused of laxity and misleading officials regarding the shifting of liquor shops in Dehradun.
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Uttarakhand: Pilgrims armed with sticks engage in brutal fight along Kedarnath Yatra route | Video
India | Jun 20, 2025, 05:56 PM ISTUttarakhand: Amid escalating tensions along the Kedarnath pilgrimage route, authorities in Sonprayag, a vital stopover for devotees, were forced to carry out a lathi charge to control unruly crowds and bring the situation under control.
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Uttarakhand avalanche: Last worker's body found, death count rises to 8; rescue operation ends
India | Mar 03, 2025, 12:00 AM ISTThe three-day-long high-risk rescue operation at Mana, Chamoli, led by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in coordination with the Indian Army and NDRF, ends today.
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Uttarakhand: Former MLA Pranav Singh arrested in Khanpur firing case, to be produced in court today
India | Jan 27, 2025, 08:41 AM ISTFormer MLA Pranav Singh Champion was arrested by the Haridwar Police for allegedly opening fire at the office of Khanpur MLA Umesh Kumar.
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Uttarakhand: Avalanche warning issued for 24 hours in Chamoli district
India | Dec 29, 2024, 09:47 PM ISTUttarakhand: Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee media in-charge Harish Gaur said the sun rose after a gap of several days in Badrinath on Sunday but there is one and a half feet of snow frozen at the Himalayan temple.
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Big news from Uttarakhand: Children's commission raids a madrasa in Dehradun
News | Jul 31, 2024, 05:53 PM ISTThe Children's Commission conducted a raid on a madrasa in Dehradun, uncovering allegations of inhumane treatment of children under the guise of education.
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Bike Reporter: Road show in Devbhoomi...Understand the mood from Bike Reporter
Elections | Apr 08, 2024, 08:07 PM ISTBike Reporter: Road show in Devbhoomi...Understand the mood from Bike Reporter
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Muqabla: Shoot-At-Sight Orders After Violence In Uttarakhand
News | Feb 09, 2024, 09:53 PM ISTMuqabla: Shoot-At-Sight Orders After Violence In Uttarakhand
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Day 6: 25 metres drilled through rubble for labourers' rescue operations
India | Nov 19, 2023, 08:59 AM ISTUttarakhand tunnel collapse Day 6: The tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on Brahmakhal-Yamunotri NH collapsed on November 12. The labourers were confined in a small space of about 2 kilometres in the debris and they were sending in food and water and oxygen via a pipe to the trapped workers.
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Protest breaks out by workers at accident site, rescue ops enter Day 4
India | Nov 17, 2023, 09:22 AM ISTUttarakhand tunnel collapse Day 4: A portion of the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district collapsed due to a landslide early on Sunday (November 12).
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Uttarkashi Love Jihad Protest: Tremendous ruckus in Uttarkashi on the matters of 'Love Jihad'
News | Jun 07, 2023, 01:23 PM ISTUttarkashi Love Jihad Protest: In Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, after an unsuccessful attempt by a boy from a Muslim community to drive away a minor girl, the anger that erupted is not taking the name of stopping.
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Joshimath crisis updates: Two more hotels lean towards each other, cracks widen at many places
India | Jan 15, 2023, 10:58 PM ISTDisaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha said a constant vigil is being maintained on the pace of water percolation in the area which has been fluctuating.
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Uttarakhand receptionist murder: SIT to probe Ankita Bhandari's WhatsApp chats
India | Sep 25, 2022, 09:44 AM ISTUttarakhand receptionist murder: An employee at the resort also alleged that Ankita Bhandari had called him crying on September 17 and asked him to take her bags out of the resort.
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Uttarakhand weather update: Yellow alert issued in 5 districts; CM visits cloudburst-hit village
India | Sep 11, 2022, 01:08 PM ISTUttarakhand weather update: A woman died and about 30 houses were destroyed in the cloud burst incident in the Lasko river flowing close to the India and Nepal border at midnight in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
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Haridwar Kumbh Mela to be cancelled? Uttarakhand CM convenes high-level meet today
India | Apr 16, 2021, 01:47 PM ISTUttarakhand CM will be convening a high-level meeting today to address the shortage of Remdisivir and other covid related problems.
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Kurukshetra | Machines deployed for clearing the heavy slush inside the tunnel in Chamoli
Kurukshetra | Feb 08, 2021, 08:07 PM ISTMachines are now clearing the heavy slush inside the tunnel in Chamoli; Recce party was not able to move beyond 100 meters inside the tunnel due to the slush.
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State BJP chief derogatory remarks against leader of opposition Hridayesh | WATCH
India | Jan 06, 2021, 08:26 AM ISTUttarakhand BJP chief Bansidhar Bhagat has kicked up a controversy by calling leader of opposition Indira Hridayesh a “budhia” (old lady) and “doobta jahaz” (sinking ship) during a party meeting in Bheemtal recently. This comes two days after Hridayesh said that some BJP MLAs, who are not happy with the party, are in her touch.
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Uttarakhand travel guidelines: COVID-19 test mandatory for people coming from Delhi
India | Nov 29, 2020, 08:37 AM ISTThe entry will be allowed to the people coming from outside states, especially from Delhi, at the Ashkrodi, Kulhan, and Pass Gate border check posts of the state only after undergoing the Rapid Antigen Covid-19 test.
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Gangotri highway shut due to falling rocks
News | Jul 07, 2020, 04:35 PM ISTGangotri highway has been closed near Dharasu in Uttarkashi district, due to falling rocks since last night.