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Uttarakhand: 15 die of electrocution in Chamoli, say officials
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As many as 15 people were electrocuted to death after they came in contact with a railing of an electrified bridge above Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand: Policeman among 10 killed in Chamoli transformer explosion
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
At least 10 people died and several were injured after a transformer exploded on the banks of the Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, officials said on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand: Bridge washed away in Pithoragarh after heavy rainfall and cl
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As heavy rainfall and cloudbursts hit Uttarakhand, a vehicle and a bridge got washed away in Nachti drain on the Lipulekh border of border tehsil Dharchula of Pithoragarh district, breaking the connection of Om Parvat Kalapani with Gunji.
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Uttarakhand STF busts gang involved in cheating Kedarnath Yatra pilgrims f
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
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.
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Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand leads to rise in river water levels; SDRF te
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As per SDRF officials, nine days of constant rain in Uttarakhand's hilly and plain regions caused the rivers' water levels to rise, subsequently, the SDRF personnel have been instructed to maintain a high degree of alertness.
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Following heavy rains, River Alaknanda swells up in Uttarakhand
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Following heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand on Monday, the water level of River Alaknanda swelled up significantly as the state is battered with torrential rains and the release of water from barrages resulting in floods.
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BKTC to provide rest houses for Char Dham Yatris free of cost
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The BKTC chairman further said that Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, has also directed that every possible help should be provided to the pilgrims in case the road gets blocked during the rainy season.
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Uttarakhand: Met dept issues "alert" amid heavy rainfall in Haridwar, Muss
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Following continuous rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand, Met Department on Tuesday issued an alert regarding possible inundation of low-lying areas and landslides in hilly areas, an official statement said.
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Uttarakhand flood: SDRF safely rescues pregnant woman, sick child from flo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The State Disaster Response force (STRF) continuously working in Haridwar district for the rescue of people stranded in the submerged houses in flooded areas of Haridwar, has rescued a pregnant woman from Laksar town in Uttarakhand.
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Uttarakhand: Photography banned inside Kedarnath Dham Temple, violators to
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Boards are put up in several places of the temple premises which read, 'Do not enter the temple premises with mobile phones; any kind of photography and videography is strictly prohibited inside the temple and you are under the surveillance of CCTV cameras'.
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UP: Villages stage protest after six Kanwariyas electrocuted to death in M
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The villagers in Meerut staged a protest after six kanwariyas were electrocuted to death when their vehicle they were travelling in came in contact with an high-tension overhead wire in the Bhagwanpur area.
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73 NDRF teams deployed in flood-affected Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The flood relief and rescue operations by NDRF are in full swing in the floods-affected areas of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The NDRF teams are on a mission to provide immediate relief to flood victims and leave no stone unturned to bring to help
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