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Joshimath sinking: Chief Secy orders immediate evacuation of people
Dehradun: Stressing that every minute is important, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S.S. Sandhu on Monday directed immediate evacuation of people from the affected zone in Joshimath, which is facing land susidence. Earlier, a…
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Joshimath crisis: Residents refuse to leave, ‘every min imp’, says official
Dehradun: As many residents remain reluctant to leave their homes that have been declared unsafe due to land subsidence in Joshimath, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary SS Sandhu on Monday stressed that every minute…
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‘Government apathy to repeated warnings root cause of Joshimath crisis’
Gopeshwar: Geological factors apart, the failure of successive governments to act on the warnings by experts about possible hazards in Joshimath and adjoining areas has emerged as a major reason behind the…
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Experts blame Joshimath disaster to rampant infrastructure development
New Delhi: The appearance of cracks on roads and houses across Joshimath in Uttarakhand is mainly due to the rampant infrastructure development that is happening in a very fragile ecosystem like Himalayas,…
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Relief, rescue operations intensified in Joshimath; PMO reviews situation
New Delhi: Relief and rescue efforts were intensified in Joshimath after it was declared a landslide and subsidence-hit zone, with the Centre on Sunday stressing that the immediate priority is the safety…
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Uttarakhand: 600 families to be evacuated from ‘sinking’ Joshimath town
Joshimath: After a temple collapsed in Singdhar ward of the Himalayan town of Joshimath on Friday evening, alarming residents living under constant fear of a major disaster in the offing, chief minister…
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‘50000 people can’t be uprooted in a week’: SC stays Haldwani eviction
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the planned eviction of the railways from ‘encroached’ land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday, saying a workable solution must be devised. The Supreme Court stated in…
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Haldwani eviction case: Residents stage dharna, offer prayers ahead of SC hearing
Haldwani: Residents of Banbhoolpura in Haldwani facing eviction in compliance with a high court order sat on a dharna in front of a mosque here on Thursday. The protesters, which included a…
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Haldwani residents rage; ask why voter IDs were given for railway land
“Do you see that school there?” a resident points at a government school named “Rajkiya Prathmik Vidhyalay”. “My father studied there as a child. He died at the age of 80. This…
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Uttarakhand: Haldwani residents approach SC on removal of encroachments
Dehradun: Residents of Banbhoolpura area in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Monday moved the Supreme Court against a recent high court order for the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in the town. Led…
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Rishabh Pant reveals reason behind accident as Dhami calls
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met cricketer Rishabh Pant at Max Hospital in Dehradun on Sunday. The 25-year-old cricketer had met an accident after his Mercedes car lost control while…