Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attended the Ganesh Mahotsav organized by Ganesh Mahotsav Seva Samiti Bharuwala Grant Clementown at Shri Shiv Raghunath Temple in Dehradun on Saturday.
Three people were killed while six others are still trapped in the rubble after a building collapsed on Saturday, said District Magistrate Deepak Meena.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in 'Hindi Diwas Samaroh-2024' organised by Uttarakhand Bhasha Sansthan in Dehradun on Saturday.
"There is a lot of enthusiasm among the public of Jammu and Kashmir regarding the assembly elections. The public of JK wants development and peace. Terrorism has decreased and tourism has increased in JK. People want a double-engine government in JK," said Chief Minister Dhami.
Amid heavy rains over the past few days, a building collapsed in the Zakir Colony of Meerut on Saturday. According to Commissioner Meerut Division, 8 to 10 people are feared trapped in the rubble.
Earlier in the day, according to Chamoli police, the Badrinath National Highway was blocked at Lambagad, Nandprayag, Sonala and Barrage Kunj. The diverted route between Sakot-Nandprayag was also blocked.
Bahraich's Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Ajit Singh, said on Friday that the forest department is trying its best to capture the remaining wolf in the pack of six wolves that terrorised the villagers by killing nine people and injuring 50.
Prayagraj faces rising water levels in the Ganga and Yamuna, causing flooding and impacting local activities, while Varanasi deals with soil cleanup on the ghats ahead of upcoming festivals.