Heavy snowfall on Friday night stranded vehicles and passengers at several locations in the high-altitude areas of Nainital, Uttarkashi, and Tehri Garhwal districts.
"My son was struggling to save himself. My son was crying out for help, asking people to help him, but most of the crowd was just watching. Some people were making videos. My son struggled for 2 hours to save his life. The officials and staff present were unable to save him. They did not
Joint Commissioner of Police Rajeev Narain Mishra said, "A very tragic incident has occurred under the jurisdiction of Knowledge Park Police Station. We stand with the victim's family."
Rescue and search operations resumed on Tuesday at the site of the devastating fire in Arki town of Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, even as investigators recovered smaller human bodily remains from the debris, officials said.
All nine people trapped under the debris after a massive fire in Arki market in Himchal Pradesh's Solan district are likely to have died, officials said on Monday.
Vipin Kumar, Arki's Tehsildar and local revenue officer, old ANI, "We received information about the incident around 2:30-3 am. Nearly 10-15 shops were gutted in the fire. We immediately deployed SDRF, Home Guards and fire services during the night itself. One child was rescued but later
A major fire broke out near the UCO Bank building at the old bus stand in Arki town of Himachal Pradesh's Solan district during the early morning hours on Sunday, triggering panic in the area.
IG Meena said on Wednesday that Uttarakhand Police has once again established its leadership in digital policing and modernisation of the criminal justice system.
The Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and local residents are continuously working to control and extinguish the remaining fire, which erupted in Dachhan's Thachna village.
A bus carrying passengers plunged into a deep gorge near Bhikiyasain in Almora district, causing several fatalities. Emergency responders, including the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local police, are currently on-site conducting rescue operations to assist trapped passengers.
Bhavna, Sub-Inspector, SDRF, on Thursday detailed the tragic accident in the Nainital district of Nainital of Uttarakhand, where a car fell into a deep pit on the way to Kainchi Dham, claiming the lives of three out of seven tourists.