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Each artist on R-Day parade's UK tableau to be awarded Rs 50,000: CM Dhami

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced a reward money of Rs 50,000 each to the artists of Uttarakhand tableau which was awarded the top prize at this year's Republic Day parade

Chamoli DM submits settlement plan for displaced people of Joshimath

Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana has suggested three options for the settlement of the displaced people in land subsidence-hit Joshimath, officials said. Khurana, who heads a committee working on a settlement plan for Joshimath, submitted his recommendations to a high-powered panel chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan here. The first option offers one time settlement by providing financial assistance to the affected land/building owners, Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha said at a press conference here on Monday. They will be paid compensation as one time settlement for their damaged land or buildings as per the prescribed norms, he said. However, before they are paid fully, the land/building of the affected person will have to be registered in favour of the state government, he said. Under the second option, land up to a maximum area of 100 square metres will be provided to the affected land/building owners for house construction and ...

Uttarakhand: Chamoli DM Khurana submits settlement plan for Joshimath

Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Monday suggested three options for the settlement of the displaced people in land subsidence-hit Joshimath, officials said. Khurana who heads a committee working on a settlement plan for Joshimath submitted his recommendations to a high powered panel chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan here. The first option offers one time settlement by providing financial assistance to the affected land/building owners, Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha said at a press conference here. They will be paid compensation as one time settlement for their damaged land or buildings as per the prescribed norms, he said. However, before they are paid fully, the land/building of the affected person will have to be registered in favour of the state government, he said. Under the second option, land up to a maximum area of 100 square metres will be provided to the affected land/building owners for house construction and a compensa

R-Day: Punjab Regiment best marching contingent; Uttarakhand's tableau best

Punjab Regiment was adjudged as the best marching contingent, and Uttarakhand bagged the top prize for best tableau

Uttarakhand govt to construct 50,000 poly houses in state: CM Dhami

Dhami was inspecting the vegetables grown in the poly house in his official residence on Sunday when he stated about the government's plan to build poly houses for farmers

EoIs for ports: Experts sound Joshimath alarm for Great Nicobar Island

Both Joshimath and the Great Nicobar come under the high-risk seismic zone V category

Joshimath subsidence: Declare Himalayas eco-sensitive zone, demand experts

Unplanned and uncontrolled construction in the name of development in Uttarakhand has brought Joshimath on the brink of sinking, experts said here, demanding that the Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone. In a resolution passed at a roundtable organised by the Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Saturday, experts termed as "inadequate" the steps taken to deal with the prevailing situation in subsidence-hit Joshimath. They also asked the government to consider taking long-term measures to address the problem, saying a similar situation may arise in Nainital, Mussoorie and other areas of Garhwal as well if the "so-called development driven by human greed" is not checked in the hill state. "Declare Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone. Regulate big projects causing devastation," the resolution said. While the width of the road under the Char Dham road widening project must be regulated to intermediate standard to minimize the damage to the terrain, the Char Dham railways project shoul

Will always fight for women empowerment: CM Dhami on 30% reservation bill

Earlier in Nov, the SC, in an interim order, stayed the Uttarakhand HC order which had put on hold the government's decision to provide 30% reservation to women domiciled in State civil services

G20 meetings in Uttarakhand will give state new identity on global stage

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said the G20 meetings scheduled to take place in the last week of May and June in Uttarakhand will give the state a new identity on the global stage. Reviewing the preparations for the G-20 meetings here, the chief minister said apart from member countries, representatives of the invited nations will also participate in these meetings that will held on May 25-28 and June 26-28. During this time, representatives of G-20 countries will participate in the Ganga Aarti in Rishikesh and through it will also get to know the religious and cultural importance of Ganga. Dhami said efforts will be made to ensure that one meeting is held in the Garhwal division and the other in Kumaon division. He also said the G-20 meetings as an excellent opportunity to get recognition for local products of Uttarakhand at the national and international level. The chief minister asked officials to organize cultural programmes at the venue of the meetings, make

Congress blowing Joshimath crisis out of proportion: Uttarakhand CM Dhami

Criticising the Congress, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said the land subsidence crisis in Joshimath, and the situation emerging out of it has been blown out of proportion by certain people

Construction of pre-fab shelters begins for displaced families in Joshimath

The Central Building Research Institute on Monday began the construction of model pre-fabricated shelters for displaced families in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand, an official said on Monday. One, two and three BHK models of pre-fabricated shelters will soon be built near HDRI, Joshimath, Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha said. The structures will be built on land belonging to the horticulture department, he said. Sinha said land levelling work has also been started in Dhak village in Chamoli district prior to the construction of model pre-fab shelters there, he said. If required, the option of arranging accommodation for displaced persons in hostels of Bhararisain Vidhansabha has also been kept open, Sinha said. An amount of Rs 3.45 crore has been distributed among 261 affected families as interim relief, according to officials said. As many as 278 families have been evacuated to temporary relief centres and the number of houses in Joshimath that have ...

Joshimath crisis: Roof of house with cracks collapses, courtyard sinks

An affected local said that the cracks had been increasing rapidly in the area

3.8 magnitude earthquake hits Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, no damage reported

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred 23km north-northwest of Pithoragarh, on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).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."Earthquake of Magnitude:3.8, Occurred on 22-01-2023, 08:58:31 IST, Lat: 29.78 & Long: 80.13, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 23km NNW of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand," NCS tweeted on Sunday.No loss of life or damage to property has been reported yet.

Joshimath land subsidence: 863 buildings with cracks identified so far

So far, the district administration has identified 863 buildings that have developed cracks due to subsidence in the Joshimath city area

Demolition of unsafe buildings resumes in Joshimath as weather improves

The demolition of 'unsafe' buildings in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand resumed on Saturday as the weather improved, even as the number of buildings with cracks rose to 863, officials said

Badrinath National Highway develops cracks as Joshimath crisis intensifies

Cracks of one to two metre long have devloped on the Badrinath National Highway in Joshimath, which is the only road that leads to Badrinath, a place of faith for millions of Hindus

Joshimath crisis: Pets and cattle displaced as owners navigate fallout

As land sinks in Joshimath, another tragedy is playing out in this Himalayan town, many dogs, cattle and other domestic animals left untended as their owners navigate the life-changing crisis

Why economist Ashoka Mody feels India needs to rethink its priorities

The Princeton professor, Mody tells Kanika Datta, "Nehru, though an honourable man, had an Achilles heel: he knew what he wanted but did not know how to get from there to his goal

Joshimath land subsidence: Demolition work halted due to heavy snowfall

The district administration has made arrangements for bonfires at various places in the city in view of the harsh weather

Joshimath subsidence: Irdai asks insurers to expeditiously settle claims

Insurers have also been asked to engage adequate number of surveyors immediately as required and, if need be, consider engaging surveyors from neighboring areas as well