Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed sadness on Sunday over the death of a soldier from Pauri Garhwal who was among five Indian Army personnel who died during a military exercise in Ladakh.
Thousands of devotees took a holy dip in the river Ganga and offered prayers on the occasion of Jyeshtha Purnima at sacred places in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Saturday morning.
Thousands of devotees gathered in Haridwar to take a holy dip and offer prayers on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima. The city witnessed a massive influx of worshippers at various Ganga ghats, including the Har ki Pauri.
On the auspicious occasion of Ganga Saptami, devotees from different parts of the country took a holy bath at the revered ghat 'Har Ki Pauri' in the holy city of Haridwar. On the occasion of Ganga Saptmi, which is also the day of the incarnation of Ganga on earth, the enthusiasm of tourists
A National Disaster Response Force team arrived at Pauri in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district on Thursday to control the forest fire incidents that were reported there.
Thick smoke from an intense forest fire engulfed Srinagar in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district, causing significant delays in aerial firefighting operations by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
As forest fires continue to rage parts of Uttarakhand, the Air Force helicopters are now carrying water from the Alaknanda River and sprinkling it in the Doob Srikot forests in different parts of the Pauri Garhwal district.
"We are also bringing in a new project - IIT Kanpur has done an experiment of cloud seeding. We are now trying to have rainfall through cloud seeding in Uttarakhand too so that forest fires come under control. We have spoken with the CM; he has agreed for a pilot project from Pauri," Raturi
Facilitated by special visas granted by the Indian government, these Pakistani pilgrims first visited various religious sites across India. Their pilgrimage culminated with a visit to the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, a moment they considered incredibly auspicious.
Taking to its social media platform, the Uttarakhand police posted on X, "Under Operation Maryada in the Laxmanjhula area, the Uttarakhand Police took action against 25 persons who were creating a ruckus at Radheshyam Ghat and Goa Beach and Sant Seva Ghat under the Police Act and against 12