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Video: 22 people injured after bus falls into ditch in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: As many as 22 people, including the bus driver, were injured when a bus fell into a ditch on the Mussoorie-Dehradhun road on Sunday, said Police. According to the Mussoorie police,…
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Hotel owners ask Joshimath disaster-hit people to vacate rooms by March 31
Joshimath: People, who were shifted to hotels by the administration after cracks developed in houses due to land subsidence in Joshimath of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, have now been asked by hotel owners…
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Terror group SFJ threatens Uttarakhand CM ahead of G20 meet in Ramnagar
Dehradun: Ahead of the three-day G20 meeting in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has received pre-recorded threat calls from Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, chief of the banned organisation Sikhs for Justice…
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Uttarakhand govt seeks Rs 2000 cr package from Centre for Joshimath rehabilitation
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has sought an economic package of Rs 2000 crore from the Central Government for subsidence-affected areas in Joshimath and rehabilitation of the affected people, said Secretary to Chief…
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Uttarakhand: Hindutva goons demolish Mazar; claim it was built on state land
A Mazar (Muslim shrine) was demolished by right-wing worker Radha Semwal Dhoni and her colleagues claiming it was built on state land. The incident happened in Uttarakhand. A video has emerged where…
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Uttarakhand: Homeless Paingadh residents in pain amid authorities’ apathy
Dharali: The residents of Paingadh village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district have been forced to vacate their homes and live in a government school, even as no proper action has been taken by…
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Uttarakhand govt signs agreement for construction of Yamunotri ropeway project
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Tourism Department on Thursday signed an agreement with two private firms to construct a ropeway to Yamunotri, situated at a height of over 10,000 ft in the Garhwal Himalayas.…
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Uttarakhand: Paingadh village residents forced to take shelter in relief camps
Paingadh: Like subsidence-hit Joshimath, villagers of Paingadh village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand have also been forced to leave their houses due to landslides and cracks appearing in their accommodations. The hapless…
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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…
- India
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…
