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Uttarakhand landslide: 120 Maharashtra tourists safe; 31 still await rescue
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is in constant touch with the Uttarakhand administration after landslides and flash floods in the Dharali area of Uttarkashi district left 151 tourists from the western state stranded,…
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Uttarakhand flash floods: Rescuers retrieve 1 body, 11 Army soldiers missing
Dehradun: Rescuers retrieved one body from the rubble in flood-ravaged Dharali village, as the search for the missing resumed on Wednesday, August 6, amid rain. Uttarkashi villages were hit by flash floods…
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Uttarakhand cloudburst: Explainer on the extreme weather event
New Delhi: A cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district has caused flash floods, wreaking havoc in high-altitude villages of Dharali. Here’s an explainer on what a cloudburst is. Counted among the most devastating…
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Cloudburst in Uttarakhand: Several homes swept away; at least 4 killed
Dehradun: A cloudburst led to flash floods in the high altitude villages of Dharali on the way to Gangotri on Tuesday, August 4, with the raging waters sweeping away several houses and…
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Construction of Uttarakhand mosque on hold amid height regulation issues
The construction of a mosque in Uttarakhand was temporarily paused following concerns over compliance with regulated building height limits. Haridwar local authority in the Laksar region raised the issue earlier this week,…
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Illegal drone users creating panic will face Gangster Act, warns UP CM
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has warned that those spreading panic with illegal use of drones will be booked under the Gangster Act. He said that if needed, the illegal…
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Haridwar temple stampede: PM Modi condoles loss of lives
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief at the loss of lives in a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar. Also ReadSix dead, several injured in…
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Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple stampede: 6 dead, 28 injured; probe ordered
Haridwar: A stampede broke out at Haridwar’s hilltop Mansa Devi temple, where hundreds of devotees had gathered on Sunday, killing at least six people and leaving 28 injured, police said. Rumours of…
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Uttarakhand govt to introduce Gita, Ramayana in school curriculum
The Uttarakhand government has announced the inclusion of the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana in the syllabus of over 17,000 government schools, starting Wednesday, July 16. Additionally, all students will be required…
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‘Who are you to ask for Aadhaar?’: Uttarakhand police stop Hindutva leader
Hindutva Muzaffarnagar leader Swami Yashveer Maharaj and his supporters were stopped by Uttarakhand Police from entering Haridwar at the Narsan checkpost on the UP-Uttarakhand border, on Friday, July 4. The incident occurred…
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Kanwar Yatra devotees assault tempo driver after minor collision in Uttarakhand
A tempo driver was brutally assaulted by a group of Kanwar Yatra devotees after his vehicle collided with them in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district. The incident took place on July 1 in Bahadrabad…
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Uttarakhand man battles for life after mob targets his faith
A 22-year-old Muslim fell victim to a horrendous mob assault near the gates of a university in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar after revealing his religion. The incident occurred on June 26 near Gurukul Kangri…
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Uttarakhand landslide kills two, 7 Nepali labourers missing
At least two labourers were killed and seven others went missing after a cloudburst triggered a landslide in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district early Sunday, June 29. The incident occurred near Silai, along the…
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Uttarakhand BJP to get new president by July 1
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand BJP will get a new president by July 1, state election officer of the party Khajan Das said on Saturday. Union minister Harsh Malhotra has been appointed as the…
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Emergency darkest chapter in history of democratic India: Dhami
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday described the Emergency as the darkest chapter in India’s democratic history, saying it was a time when the government of the day tried…