The Uttarakhand government has announced forced shut down and penalty upto ₹2 lakh of shops not displaying owners names and licence identities enroute Kanwar Yatra in the coming season starting from July 11. state Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued a guideline directing shops lying on Kanwar Yatra routes to make their identities public.
The Uttarakhand government has sought an explanation from the Dehradun District Magistrate over an alleged breach of protocol during the official visit of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to Mussoorie in June.
Rescuers have recovered two bodies while the search for the missing persons was going on.
At least one person died, and 10 remain missing as the bus, carrying 18 people from Rishikesh to Badrinath in Uttarakhand, veered off the road in Rudraprayag district while going uphill and fell into the swollen Alaknanda River near Gholtir.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Kashi on Monday to chair the 25th meeting of the Central Zonal Council, which will be attended by the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.
The Pushkar Singh Dhami government in Uttarakhand will pay ex gratia of five times more than the existing ₹10 lakh for the next of kin of the native martyrs of the state. However, it's not clear if the government will include Agniveers in the beneficiaries.
Women found positive had recently returned from Bangaluru and Gujarat.
The officials explained to the actor how Uttarakhand has become one of the most sought-after destinations for the filmmakers in the country.
The 16th Finance Commission of India on Monday applauded Uttarakhand for its fiscal management and efforts to increase income.
A helicopter ambulance crashed in the Kedarnath Shrine area on Saturday near the temple helipad. The heli ambulance had gone to airlift a devotee from Kedarnath to AIIMS Rishikesh.
