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U'khand fixes daily cap of 5,000 for Hemkund Sahib

DEHRADUN: After the Char Dham yatra, the Uttarakhand government has put a daily cap of 5,000 on the pilgrims visiting the Hemkund Sahib gurdwara, the revered Sikh shrine in Chamoli district.

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Cancer screening in U’khand one of the lowest in country

DEHRADUN: Despite the increasing number of cancer cases in Uttarakhand, screening for the disease in the state remains one of the lowest in the country and much lower than the national average in the last two years.

The Times of India

CM Dhami seeks suggestions for Uttarakhand Budget 2022-23 at pre-budget dialogue

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday attended the dialogue program on the presentation of the state budget in Nainital and incorporated suggestions from all sections of the society.

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Rishikesh to host two-day music festival from May 14

Rishikesh is all set to host a two-day music festival between May 14 and May 15, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. As per the reports, renowned artists from the music industry from Kailash Kher to the Indian Jam Project. This event is being organized jointly by Kutani Handpan…

The Times of India

An alarming number of devotees turn up at Kedarnath as Char Dham Yatra starts

Uttarakhand's famous pilgrimage of the Char Dham opened up in the first week of this month, attracting an unprecedented number of devotees. Kedarnath, one of the Char Dhams, also opened up on May 6 after staying shut for the winters. What is alarming is the fact that all the four…

The Times of India

Dams and disasters: How an Uttarakhand village was drowned for ‘development’

For decades, Uttarakhand’s Lohari village in Dehradun district has been home to a tribal community called the Jaunsars. They live mainly in the foothills of the western Himalayas and are believed to be descendents of the Pandavas.

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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami files his nomination for Champawat bypolls

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday filed his nomination for the Champawat assembly by-elections. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand: Letter threatens to blow up 6 railway stations; Police on alert

The Superintendent of Roorkee Railway Station has received a letter threatening to blow up several railway stations across Uttarakhand, said police on Monday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Kedarnath Temple opens for devotees after two years, CM Dhami offers prayers

As the doors of the Kedarnath Temple opened on Friday morning, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami along with his wife Geeta Dhami offered prayers. Read more on Dynamite News:

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EC announces 3 by-polls for Uttarakhand on May 31

Uttarakhand CM to contest from Champawat

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Uttarakhand: In a first, ‘food forests’ to be grown in Kumaon hills

ALMORA: In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Uttarakhand, around one-and-a-half hectares of forest land in the hills of Mukteshwar in Kumaon will be converted into a “food forest”, where chemical-free grains and vegetables will be grown naturally.

The Times of India

Political circles abuzz as Santosh holds multiple meetings on the eve of Shah’s visit

He reportedly gave examples of leadership change in Gujarat and Uttarakhand

The Hindu

Uttarakhand govt fixes daily limit for Char Dham Yatra pilgrims

Ahead of the Char Dham Yatra, which is set to begin on May 3, the Uttarakhand government has fixed the daily limit on the number of pilgrims.

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Two return to ‘ghost village’ of Uttarakhand, revive it

PITHORAGARH: Vikram Singh Mehta, 34, who worked at a restaurant in Mumbai before the pandemic and Dinesh Singh, 35, who worked as a driver in Panipat, returned to their native village, Matiyal in Pithoragarh, around the same time in June 2020, during the nationwide Covid-induced lockdown.

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Ranji Trophy KOs from June 4 in Bengaluru, Mumbai to play Uttarakhand in quarters

MUMBAI: 41-time champions Mumbai will face Uttarakhand, Karnataka will play Uttar Pradesh, Bengal take on Jharkhand and Punjab will slug it out with Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals, to be played in Bengaluru from June 4.

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Daily Dose Ep 1031: Sec 144 in Roorkee, judge questions Umar's jumla remark

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Myanmar .

The Hindu

Section 144 in Roorkee to stop Dharam Sansad

10 persons related to event detained.

The Hindu

Dharam Sansad | Supreme Court tells Uttarakhand chief secretary to place on record that no untoward statement will be made

The 'Dharam Sansad' is scheduled for Wednesday in Roorkee

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Dharam sansad events | Act against communal hate, Supreme Court tells Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh

BJP-ruled States told to take preventive steps.

The Times of India

Rainfall brings some relief to forest fires in Uttarakhand hills

DEHRADUN/NAINITAL: A bout of rainfall brought some respite to forest fires blazing in Uttarakhand hills. Since mid-February, the state has lost over 1,300 hectares of green cover in 914 fire incidents, with around 167.6 ha being lost in 104 wildfire incidents on Thursday.

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Uttarakhand: MLA Kailash Gehtodi quits his Champawat seat for CM Dhami

MLA Kailash Gehtodi on Thursday vacated his Champawat seat for Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. More details on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court replaces chief of expert panel for Delhi-Dehradun expressway

‘No point in burdening Chief Secretaries of Uttarakhand or Uttar Pradesh,’ says Bench

The Times of India

Villagers carve 'kuccha road' through sensitive Rajaji forest

DEHRADUN: Around a month after a forest road connecting several local villages was closed in a crucial elephant corridor of Uttarakhand, Chilla-Motichur, villagers, citing inconvenience, took matters in their own hands and built a 1-km kuccha road. The villagers said they needed the road to avoid a 6-km detour to…

The Times of India

Power dept officer caught taking 20,000 bribe from BJP councillor’s brother in Haridwar

HARIDWAR: The Uttarakhand vigilance department on Saturday caught the SDO of electricity department red-handed while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the elder brother of Lokesh Pal, a BJP councillor in Haridwar.

The Times of India

Weekend tourist rush leads to long traffic jams in hills

MUSSOORIE/NAINITAL: The weekend tourist rush resulted in widespread traffic jams across popular hill towns of Mussoorie and Nainital in Uttarakhand. A serpentine queue of tourist vehicles was seen on Mussoorie-Dehradun road, near Gandhi Chowk, Landour, Lal Tibba and near Picture Palace. There were similar scenes in Nainital.

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