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.
Currently, the state police force is led by Acting DGP Abhinav Kumar, who is not included in the UPSC panel.
The plights of the sinking Joshimath in Uttarakhand have found an echo in the Bharat Jodo Yatra when a delegation…
Addressing the closing ceremony of the ‘Uttarayani Kauthig’ 2023 fair, Yogi Adityanath said, “In Uttarakhand, the water of the Ganga will reach Gangasagar only when it comes down through the hills of Uttarakhand, and will move ahead via Uttar Pradesh. UP-Uttarakhand cannot exist separately.”
The Chief Minister said that the state government will provide adequate employment opportunities to the state's youth.
The Samajwadi Party has demanded that the damage done in Joshimath should be compensated according to the market value.
The quake struck in the state at a depth of 10 kilometres, at a latitude of 29.78 and a longitude of 80.13 at around 8:58 am on Sunday.
