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Uttarakhand Cabinet approves compensation, rehabilitation policy for people in Joshimath
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to a policy for compensation and permanent rehabilitation of the affected families and people in land subsidence-hit Joshimath. It approved a one-time financial…
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Turkey earthquake: Indian national’s death leaves family in shock in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: The family of Vijay Kumar, who died in the earthquake in Turkey, is in shock. A resident of Kotdwar in Uttarakhand, Vijay Kumar was on a business trip to Turkey when…
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Joshimath sinking: Mental health issues add to trauma of displaced
New Delhi: Insomnia, anxiety, depression and crippling uncertainty about the future. As days pass into weeks and the cracks in their town widen and deepen, hundreds of people displaced by land subsidence…
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Uttarakhand: Magisterial inquiry ordered in lathi charge incident on youth protesters
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday ordered for detailed magisterial inquiry into the alleged lathi charge incident by the police on the youngsters who were demanding a Central Bureau…
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SC to hear in May pleas concerning removal of encroachments from railway land in Haldwani
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear in May the pleas on which it had last month stayed the Uttarakhand High Court’s order for removal of encroachments from…
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Joshimath crisis: Cracks increase, crackometer installed in house shifts
Joshimath: The cracks that have developed in the houses and structures in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath have started increasing again, after no new cracks were seen for around a week. A crackometer installed in…
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3 arrested in Uttarakhand assistant and junior engineer paper leak case
Haridwar: Three people, including an Uttarakhand Public Service Commission official, were arrested on Saturday in connection with last year’s assistant and junior engineers (AE/JE) recruitment exam paper leak case, police said. They…
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Uttarakhand: STF to appeal in high court against bail to paper leak accused
Dehradun: The Special Task Force will soon file an appeal in the High Court against the bail granted by a lower court to the main accused in the paper leak of recruitment…
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Inadequate steps in Joshimath; declare Himalayas eco-sensitive zone: Experts
New Delhi: Unplanned and uncontrolled construction in the name of development in Uttarakhand has brought Joshimath on the brink of sinking, experts said here, demanding that the Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone.…
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Joshimath crisis: Cracks develop in GMVN guest house
Joshimath: Cracks have developed in the walls of Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam’s (GMVN) guest house in the holy city of Joshimath in Uttarakhand. The cracks were noticed in the building, located near…
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Uttarakhand: Locals demand Azad’s arrest for ‘bulldoze temple’ threat
Uttarkashi: A group of villagers led by the Karni Sena on Monday took out a protest march in Mori Bazar demanding the arrest of Bhim Army national vice president Manjit Singh Nautiyal for…
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Joshimath in Jeopardy: The devastating impact of land subsidence in photos
Joshimath: Children at a residential area affected by land subsidence, in Joshimath, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. (PTI Photo) Joshimath: Cracks are appered in a hotel, in land subsidence affected area in Joshimath,…
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Disaster Management Secy inspects Joshimath, says ‘cracks increased’
Joshimath: Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha on Sunday inspected the landslide-affected areas in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath and said that there has been an uptick in the number of cracks, but no new…
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Joshimath crisis: Sushma Swaraj strongly opposed dams on Ganga to ‘save’ Uttarakhand
Dehradun: With Joshimath reeling under severe crisis after hundreds of buildings developed cracks due to shifting soil, an old video of late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has surfaced where she warns of…
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Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti blames NTPC for land subsidence
Joshimath: The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (JBSS) has blamed the NTPC for the land subsidence here in this Uttarakhand town. Atul Sati, president of JBSS, blamed NTPC’s Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant project…