Coronavirus cases have gone up sharply in Uttarakhand over the past few days with Dehradun accounting for the maximum number of infections. With 1,670 cases, Dehradun led the COVID tally in the state on Sunday too.
The mobile number has been issued amid rising cases of coronavirus for effectively stopping black marketing of drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19 and oxygen cylinders, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said.
The death toll in an avalanche near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district rose to 11 on Sunday, officials said.
Samples of 200 students were taken, and reports of some students are awaited. While 65 students who tested negative for COVID-19 are being sent home. As per the order of District Magistrate Tehri, the hostel has been declared as a containment zone.
At least eight bodies have been recovered after an avalanche hit Sumna area of Joshimath sector in Chamoli district on April 23, informed Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar on April 24.
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat conducted an aerial survey of Sumna area of Joshimath Sector in Chamoli district on April 24, where an avalanche occurred yesterday due to heavy snowfall. "HM Amit Shah called us up last night.
A Border Road Organisation (BRO) detachment and two labour camps exist nearby for road construction work along this axis. An Army camp is located three kilometres from Sumna village.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said water level in the Rishi Ganga river has risen by two feet.
A glacier has burst near Uttarakhand's Joshimath on India-China border, ANI reported quoting Colonel Manish Kapil, Commander, Border Road Task Force.
Making the announcement on Friday, CM Tirath Singh Rawat said the exercise will begin in first week of May.
This temple is located in Chudiala village of Uttarakhand. This temple is considered to be special for fulfilling the desire of procuring children. This temple is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths.
Uttarakhand had reported its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a day on Tuesday with 3,012 people testing positive for the infection.
Uttarakhand government has imposed a night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am in all districts of Uttarakhand in view of a spike in COVID-19 cases.
At least five people died after their car fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on April 18. SDRF and police team are on spot for rescue operation. Further details are awaited.
In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, a day-long 'Corona Curfew' has been imposed in Uttarakhand on April 18.
Uttarakhand: Fresh spell of snowfall lashed Badrinath temple in the month of April. The entire area is covered with a white sheet of thick snow.
The ongoing Kumbh, which has seen people from different parts of the country attending the auspicious event in large numbers, has drawn flak from various quarters as the number of COVID-19 cases has zoomed at a rapid pace in the past few weeks.
"The journalists are also not allowed to enter the secretariat," the order said.
Uttarakhand CM will be convening a high-level meeting today to address the shortage of Remdisivir and other covid related problems.
Kumbh is held periodically at four different locations in India -- Nashik, Haridwar, Prayagraj, and Ujjain. In normal circumstances, Kumbh continues for nearly four months but this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the duration of the congregation has been curtailed to one month.
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