The National Green Tribunal(NGL) has ordered Uttarakhand government to stop building material mining on the banks of river Ganga in Rishikesh following reports of illegal mining in the guise of desilting riverbed following monsoon floods.
Dhami instructed senior officials not to allow unregistered vehicles and those not carrying valid fitness certificates in the hills on the pilgrimage route.
Uttarakhand government on Tuesday ordered a probe into the collapse of a tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway even as the relief and rescue operations to rescue the trapped workers continued.
Uttarakhand Berojgar Sangh has called for a state wide bandh in protest against the lathi charge on students near Gandhi Park, Dehradun.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also enquired about the situation in Joshimath over the phone from Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
Heeraben Modi, 100, passed away at around 3:30 am today at the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad
The cloudburst was reported by locals at 2.45 am on Saturday in Sarkhet village in Raipur block. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rushed to the spot after getting information.
