Uttarakhand: 25 dead as bus carrying 28 pilgrims on way to Yamunotri falls into gorge
India | Jun 05, 2022, 11:25 PM ISTYamunotri along with the shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri are commonly known as Char Dham.
Yamunotri along with the shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri are commonly known as Char Dham.
Champawat bypoll result: Pushkar Singh Dhami defeated his nearest rival from Congress Nirmala Gahtori.
Dearness Allowance (DA) of the Uttarakhand government employees has been increased to 31% with effect from July 1.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted the submission of the petitioner that agents of the municipal corporation were taking bath and washing vehicles using the tap installed outside a toilet complex on the banks of the river Ganga in Rishikesh.
The AAP had aimed big in Uttarakhand this time and fielded candidates from all the 70 assembly seats and promised a slew of freebies to woo voters.
Resumption of the Char Dham pilgrimage this season after a two-year Covid hiatus has resulted in huge footfall of pilgrims from across the country.
Colonel Ajay Kothiyal (Retd), who was the chief ministerial candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party for Uttarakhand, resigned from the membership of the party on Wednesday.
According to the advisory, no pilgrim will be allowed to go beyond Rishikesh without registration.
With crowds much beyond expectations arriving for the yatra with no pandemic restrictions in place, the state government has made it mandatory for pilgrims to register in advance for the pilgrimage.
Dhami was made the chief minister for the second consecutive term despite losing to Khatima in the recent assembly polls and is required to be elected as an MLA within six months of being sworn in as the chief minister.
The letter, which was received on the evening of May 7, threatens to blow up six railway stations namely Laksar, Najibabad, Dehradun, Roorkee, Rishikesh and Haridwar.
Kedarnath Dham Yatra 2022 begin: People were chanting Vedic mantras as the temple gates were opened at sharp 6.25 in the morning and the god’s palanquin entered the temple.
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Surrounded by his relatives and acquaintances from neighboring villages soon after arrival, Yogi first spoke to the younger members of his family and distributed chocolates to them.
The decision has been taken for the convenience and safe journey of the pilgrims on the Chardham Yatra.
In a major relief, it is not mandatory for the pilgrims to carry a negative test report or COVID-19 vaccination certificate this year.
The administration has denied permission to hold Mahapanchayat where the issue of recent violence and stone-pelting in the Bhagwanpur area of Haridwar was to be discussed.
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