Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday inspected the Char Dham Yatra registration centre being operated at Rishikul Maidan in Haridwar and took stock of the arrangements.
Amidst the arrival of the humongous crowd in Kedarnath, Operation Maryada has been launched by Rudraprayag Police to maintain decency and purity on the journey. Under this operation, Rudraprayag Police is taking strict action against those who are misbehaving and consuming alcohol and intoxi
In four days, 102499 devotees have set a new record by reaching Kedarpuri. All three Dhams including Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri have been bustling.
Uttarakhand's Special Task Force (STF) busted a gang involved in cheating pilgrims on the pretext of helicopter ticket booking for Kedarnath Dham Yatra. Three members of the gang have also been arrested, said police on Wednesday.
Horse and mule operators who allegedly assaulted a devotee on the Kedarnath Dham footpath have been booked, said police. Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police has given instructions to all subordinate in-charges to make the popular Kedarnath Dham Yatra easy, simple and safe, the authorities a
Offline registration for Kedarnath Dham Yatra has been banned till June 10 and online registration till June 15. Devotees who have already registered can visit the Dham.
According to the government, maximum 7.13 lakh pilgrims have visited Baba Kedarnath so far. The government has currently banned online registration for the Kedarnath Dham Yatra untill June 15 to control the crowd.
Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar told ANI, "As weather conditions have improved, pilgrims are allowed to visit the Kedarnath Dham", DGP Ashok Kumar said.
However, the Uttarakhand government has stopped accepting registration applications from pilgrims for the Kedarnath Dham Yatra in view of heavy snowfall on the pilgrimage route and a warning of inclement weather by the Met department.
The Uttarakhand government has halted the registration process of pilgrims for the Kedarnath Dham Yatra in view of heavy snowfall in the Kedarnath pedestrian route and Dham and the warning of the Meteorological Department.