While speaking to ANI, Garhwal Division Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said that the pilgrimage had been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure. "I have given instructions to the police and administration officials to stop the pilgrims in Haridwar, Rishikesh, Srinagar, Rudrapray
State Disaster Response Force has begun its rescue operations to locate and extricate those feared trapped under the debris after a landslide occurred at Yamunotri Dham Yatra route in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.
One person sustained injuries and two others are feared to be trapped following a landslide that struck the Yamunotri walking route, officials said on Monday.
A Joint Expedition Team comprising instructors from the country's premier mountaineering institutes Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS) Pahalgam, Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) Uttarkashi, and Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) Darjeeling succe
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday expressed deep sorrow over a bus accident near Dharasu Nalupani on the Gangotri Highway, calling the incident "extremely saddening."
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will be conducting a thorough probe into the incident of the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi District earlier on Thursday, an official said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over the Uttarkashi helicopter crash. CM Dhami shared a post on his official 'X' handle and paid his condolences to the victims of the accident.
Drums, dhols, and thousands of devotees accompanied the procession. The palanquin's departure heralds the formal reopening of the revered Gangotri temple.
CM Dhami said that this scheme has yielded very positive results, with an increase in the income of farmers on the border, which will also reduce migration to the villages. He said that, along with this, he will work to strengthen the country's defence line in collaboration with the ITBP.
The plan to set up a foreign liquor shop at Harshil, Uttarkashi, has been postponed due to local objections. District Magistrate Meherban Singh Bisht confirmed the delay, highlighting concerns from residents of the popular tourist destination.