"The district administration has started the work of removing snow on the Kedarnath Dham and the pedestrian routes of Kedarnath," informed the officials.
The Uttarakhand government has given the chief executive officer (CEO) of Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) the powers of Special Executive Magistrate for both the dhams during the yatra.
He further said that the administration is expecting a large number of devotees this year as well, and for that teams of the temple committee have been sent for deployment at the four temples-- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri.
The country's prestigious media house "Express Publication (Madurai) Pvt Ltd" will undertake the work of the first phase of expansion, beautification and reconstruction of Kotha Bhawan of Omkareshwar temple complex located at Ukhimath, the winter seat of Baba Kedarnath.
Announcing the dates on the occasion of Shivratri, Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay said the portals of Shri Kedarnath Dham will open this year on Tuesday, April 25, at 6.20 am for the devotees to visit.
Preparations have been completed at the Shri Omkareshwar Temple complex in Ukhimath to fix the opening date of the kapat (doors) of Shri Kedarnath Dham, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
To take stock of preparations ongoing for the Congress's plenary session commencing from February 24, AICC treasurer Pawan Bansal and the party's general secretary Tariq Anwar visited the venue of Mega programme.
CM Baghel said, "It is absolutely wrong. BJP leaders, Kedar Kashyap and Mahesh Gagda have lost their elections, still we have given Z plus security to them. Similarly, look at former CM Raman Singh, he never even goes to Naxal-affected areas and he has more security than that of the Chief Mi
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has targeted the BJP over the upcoming visit of BJP national president J P Nadda in the state. Baghel on Thursday said, "Central leaders come to Chhattisgarh, address gatherings, then go back to Delhi, hold meetings and then reprimand BJP leaders of the state. I
"We celebrate Hindu festivals like Dussehra with great enthusiasm. It is only today that the national leadership of the Congress, at the behest of Sonia Gandhi, has decided to divide the tribals," the BJP leader alleged.