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Uttarakhand to present Badrinath beautification plan worth Rs 424 cr to PMO

The Uttarakhand government will present its master plan worth Rs 424 crore for the beautification of Badrinath and expansion of facilities for devotees around the Himalayan temple to PMO, sources said

Uttarakhand: 8 depts at Secretariat sealed after 4 test positive for Covid

Eight departments at the Uttarakhand Secretariat have been sealed after four people tested positive for Covid-19

Uttarakhand logs highest one-day jump with 950 new Covid-19 cases

The Covid-19 tally in Uttarakhand now stands at 23,961 while the death toll is 330, the bulletin said

Uttarakhand: '15% of Mussoorie, surrounding area susceptible to landslides'

Dominant part of area falling under the very high and high landslide susceptible zone lies in Bhataghat, George Everest, Kempty fall, Khattapani, Library road, Galogidhar, and Hathipaon

Uttarakhand BJP postpones meet after states unit chief tests Covid-positive

The BJP unit of Uttarakhand decided to postpone the meeting of the state working committee, scheduled for Monday, after the party's state chief Banshi Dhar Bhagat was diagnosed with COVID-19

Census, National Population Register unlikely in 2020 due to Covid-19

The house-listing phase of the Census and the exercise to update NPR were scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30, 2020

Uttarakhand reports 658 fresh Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 18,571

With 11 more deaths, the state's Covid-19 death toll has mounted to 250

Covid: Cong stages protest against Uttarakhand's 'disastrous' health system

To protest against the "disastrous" health system amid Covid-19 in Uttarakhand, Indira Hridayesh, Leader of Opposition, staged a sit-in and a one-day fasting session in Haldwani's Buddha Park

Uttarakhand CM Rawat isolates himself, tests negative for coronavirus

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has isolated himself for three days as a precautionary measure despite his novel coronavirus test report coming negative

Uttarakhand: HNB Garhwal University postpones last semester exams

Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University has postponed UG/PG exams of last semester that were to be held from September 10

Uttarakhand's Covid-19 tally rises to 16,014 with 485 fresh cases

With 485 more people testing positive for Covid-19 in Uttarakhand, the state's case count rose to 16,014, while six more patients succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 213

Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha, Uttarakhand likely to receive heavy rain: IMD

Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha and Uttarakhand are likely to receive heavy rainfall today, predicted India Meteorological Department

Landslide near ITBP camp in Chamoli district blocks Badrinath Highway

A landslide occurred near the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in Gauchar of Chamoli district on Sunday night which resulted in blocking of Badrinath Highway

Uttarakhand: Residents of rain-hit villages worried about livelihood

Rain-hit villagers living in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district are worried about their future as they have lost their livelihoods with their cultivable land getting submerged under floodwaters

In pictures: Things to know about the cleanest nagar panchayat in India

Nandprayag nagar panchayat in Uttarakhand has been adjudged the best in the country in a cleanliness survey of urban civic bodies conducted under the Rashtriya Swachhata Mission

Uttarakhand coronavirus update: State reports 325 fresh Covid-19 cases

A total of 325 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Uttarakhand, taking the infection tally to 11,940 while the death toll rose to 151 with four more fatalities

IMD predicts rain in parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand on Wednesday morning."Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Shamli, Karnal, Roorkee, Khataoli, Hastinapur, Chandpur, Nazibabad, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Agra, Tundla, Deeg, Mathura and Muzaffarnagar during the nest two hours, Light rain would occur over a few isolated places of East-Delhi, South-Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad during the nest two hours," tweeted IMD at 5.56 am on Wednesday morning.In another forecast, IMD informed that rainfall activity is very likely to continue over Jharkhand, parts of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Rayalaseema and Andaman and Nicobar Island."Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Rainfall activity is ..

Uttarakhand CM Rawat inaugurates helipad at AIIMS, Rishikesh premises

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday inaugurated a newly built helipad at AIIMS, Rishikesh saying it will help airlift the sick to the healthfacility in times of emergency. Citing the vulnerability of Uttarakhand's hilly areas to natural disasters during monsoon, Rawat said a helipad within the precincts of AIIMS will be of immense utility for the people as they can be ferried directly to the hospital incase of a crisis. After landing at the AIIMS, Rishikesh helipad a patient can be transported to the trauma centre of the hospital in just nine minutes, Rawat said. Over the last three years, lives of over 100 people have been saved by airlifting them directly to health facilities in helicopters, he said. AIIMS, Rishikesh is the first hospital in the country with a helipad located within its premises, Rawat said. Expressing concern at the surge in coronavirus cases, Rawat asked senior doctors at AIIMS to pay special attention to COVID patients. He said the pr

Uttarakhand BJP to celebrate Ram temple's 'bhoomi pujan' by lighting diyas

The BJP will celebrate the foundation stone-laying of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5 by lighting diyas in Uttarakhand.

Army conducts rescue ops in Uttarakhand, provides medical aid to locals

Troops of the Indian Army conducted rescue operations in Uttarakhand's Dharchula on Saturday following heavy rains in the region