Congress nominee Manoj Rawat, who had previously won the seat in 2017, managed only 18,192 votes (33.42 per cent). Independent candidate Tribhuvan Singh also played a significant role, securing 9,266 votes (17.1 per cent) and reportedly diverting a substantial portion of Congress' voter base.
The Badrinath shrine pilgrimage, which attracted 47 lakh devotees this year, has resulted in the accumulation of 180 tonnes of garbage at more than 10,000 feet above sea level in this eco-sensitive zone
The Kedarnath assembly bypoll in Uttarakhand recorded around 57 per cent voting by 5 pm on Wednesday even as the Election Commission of India was yet to announce final figures with likely margin of around 3 per cent increase.
Umesh Kumar, an Independent MLA from Haridwar's Khanpur constituency in Uttarakhand, has publicly threatened Dehradun District Magistrate and IAS officer Savin Bansal over alleged attempts to collect details about his properties.
As delay to appoint new Director General of Police(DGP) by Uttarakhand government continued, acting head of the state police Abhinav Kumar questioned the dominance of UPSC and union home ministry in the present selection module.
Rescue operation of 41 workers trapped inside collapsed Silkyara-Barkot tunnel on Yamunotri highway was further delayed on Thursday due to recurring obstructions in drilling escape passages under the debris.
The rescue efforts to reach the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand resumed Thursday morning after the drilling was stopped for more than 12 hours due to an obstruction caused by a thick iron garter.
NHAI officials along with a team of experts from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as well as other tunnel experts will inspect the ongoing tunnel projects and will submit a report within seven days
“The key is to go slow, go about the initial digging with utmost care, proper cementing and consolidation of the same and then only move ahead for drilling further,” said the Padma Bhushan awardee
The chief minister wrote on X that he updated PM Modi on the developments over the previous day. The organizations are currently attempting to keep the trapped workers alive by giving them hot food while they are being reached
