Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his condolences and wished a swift recovery to those injured after a tempo traveller plunged into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, injuring 13 people.
A total of seven people who sustained injuries in the Rudraprayag tempo traveller accident were airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh on Saturday on the orders of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the accident and said that local administration and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are engaged in rescue operation.
Ten people were killed and 13 injured after the tempo traveller in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge on Badrinath Highway in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on Saturday
According to the District Magistrate of Rudraprayag, a total of 7,10,698 pilgrims have made the journey to the world-famous 11th Jyotirlinga Kedarnath Dham in just 28 days since May 10.
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.
More than 19,000 pilgrims paid obeisance and offered prayers at the revered Shri Kedarnath Dham today, bringing the total number of pilgrims who had visited the shrine to over 6,00,000 on Sunday, according to the Uttarakhand government.
Amidst the ongoing Char Dham Yatra, devotees at Kedarnath Dham enjoyed a smooth and seamless darshan experience, due to the assistance provided by the Rudraprayag police. Taking to its official X handle, the Rudraprayag police posted, "Today, on June 2, 2024, the devotees who reached Shri K
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
Uttarakhand Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar on Tuesday convened a meeting with all the district and area in-charges through video conferencing and reviewed the preparations made for crowd management and smooth traffic movement for the Chardham Yatra-2024 and the ongoing tourist seas
To ensure the smooth and safe conduct of the Chardham Yatra, one magistrate each will be deployed in Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts. A meeting of top officials was held on Monday on the instructions of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in which the decision was ta
According to the State Information Department, "The Char Dham Yatra commenced in Uttarakhand on May 10. For the last two days, all three Dhams including Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri have been bustling. On the first day, a record number of more than 29 thousand pilgrims from India and ab