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Uttarakhand: 2 pilgrims killed as bike falls into gorge on Gangotri Highway
June 24, 2024 9:04 pm
The duo, one from Madhya Pradesh and the other from Gujarat were on their way to Gangotri Dham when the accident occurred.
1 dead, 8 hurt in Uttarkashi as stones hit vehicle on Gangotri highway, Border Roads worker missing
June 02, 2024 1:48 am
According to officials, the boulders rolled down the hill at Dabrani in Uttarkashi due to forest fire and the breaking of high tension electricity lines.
Gangotri National Park, Gartang Gali reopens in Uttarakhand; know more about these tourist destinations
April 04, 2022 12:55 pm
Established in 1989, the Gangotri National Park is spread over an area of 1,553 sq kilometers and scales up to an altitude of 7,073 metres
MoU inked for developing ghats in Badrinath, Gangotri
February 28, 2020 3:45 am
The MoU was signed by Ashok Kumar Singh, Executive Director, NMCG; Rajeev Kshetrapal, Director, Indorama Industries, and trust member of Indorama Charitable Trust and Uday Raj Singh, Project Director, SPMG-Uttarakhand.
Yamunotri Chota Char Dham Yatra: How to reach there, where to stay and why is it important to devotees
April 28, 2019 2:03 pm
Despite the four sites of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath being located pretty close to each other, the higher mountain regions makes it pretty impossible to have any direct road connection between them.
Fourteen persons killed as minibus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand
September 03, 2018 9:06 pm
All the passengers in the minibus, who were residents of Bhankoli village in Uttarkashi district, were returning after performing a ‘puja’ ritual at Gangotri shrine.
'Puja' at Gangotri shrine suspended for half a day over recent gang-rape and killing of minor girl
August 21, 2018 1:18 am
On Friday night the victim was kidnapped from her house in Astal village, about 20 kilometres from Uttarkashi district headquarters. She was gang-raped near her house and was subsequently strangled to death.
No lake formation near Gaumukh or along the course of river Bhagirathi: reports
December 15, 2017 4:13 am
The analyses of ISRO's satellite data for October 17 showed "minor pondage" near the snout of the Gangotri glacier, but "no blockage" was observed.
Uttarkashi bus accident: PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for kin of deceased
May 24, 2017 1:04 pm
"My prayers & solidarity with those who lost their loved ones in the unfortunate bus accident in Uttarkashi. May the injured recover soon," the Prime Minister tweeted
Uttarkashi bus accident: Special train arranged to bring bodies to Madhya Pradesh
May 24, 2017 10:31 am
A bus carrying 29 pilgrims from Uttarkashi to Gangotri, fell into the river near Uttarakhand's Dharasu area.
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Cold wave disrupts life in North India
February 15, 2016 5:03 am
Shimla/ Uttarakhand, Feb 15 (ANI): People in Shimla and upper reaches of Uttarakhand on Monday struggled to carry out their daily activities after temperatures plummeted due to a fresh spell of snowfall in the region. People lit bonfires and wore layers of clothes to keep themselves warm. The minimum temperature recorded in Shimla, which has been receiving snowfall since Saturday, was 3° Celsius and would further dip at night. Shimla is experiencing severe cold conditions throughout the day and night. It has become very difficult to work. We have to keep sitting next to bonfires to keep ourselves warm.In Uttarakhand, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel were seen clearing the snow from the roads using bulldozers in Gangotri region.
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