Uttarakhand

New Delhi: Amid Covid-19 resurgence in the country caused by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus the Election Commission of India today announced the schedule for holding of Assembly elections in the five states of…

New Delhi: The BJP has asked all its booth level workers to attend the upcoming public rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dehradun. PM Modi will launch the BJP campaign for Uttarakhand assembly polls with a public rally in the…

Mysuru (Karnataka):The people of Karnataka are feeling proud as the idol of Adi Shankaracharya (Hindu philosopher who revived Hinduism in India) was unveiled in Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on Friday, said the sculptor, who carved the idol here…

New Delhi:  As weather cleared up in Uttarakhand, Char Dham Yatra restored on Friday with more than 16,000 devotees resuming the pilgrimage from the Rishikesh camp. According to sources, road leading to Badrinath has been repaired and…

New Delhi:  At least 64 people have died in rain related incidents in Uttarakhand while 3,500 people have been rescued and more than 16,000 people have been evacuated to safer places, the government said on Thursday. Seventeen teams of…

New Delhi: The Char Dham Yatra, which was temporarily suspended due to incessant rains in Uttarakhand, resumed in Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri after the rains stopped on Thursday. However, roadways in Badrinath are still blocked and…

New Delhi:  As many as forty six persons have reportedly died and 11 are reported missing in the heavy rains leading to flash floods and landslides in several parts of Uttarakhand. Rescue and relief operations are still awaited in many…

New Delhi:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Uttarakhand on Wednesday to review the relief and rescue work in wake of the heavy rain which hit the state badly. According to officials of the Home Ministry, he will be going…

New Delhi:  As scary visuals of devastating floods causing damage to infrastructure in Uttarakhand steadily poured out of the state on social media, a most common question asked was, 'Is this happening because of climate change?' Over…

New Delhi: With heavy rain forecast in Uttarakhand, the Central Water Commission (CWC) has warned of rise in water levels in rivers of the hill state with some areas likely to witness flash floods even as several stations in eastern Uttar…