RUDRAPRAYAG: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that the ongoing Kedarnath Dham Yatra has become a confluence of the remarkable synergy between spiritual devotion and development in the state. Taking to X, CM Dhami announced that in a span of just 48 days, more than 11.4 lakh devotees have paid their respects…
Toddler among 7 killed as Kedarnath chopper crashes amid bad weather (Photo: PTI) DEHRADUN: A helicopter carrying seven people – a toddler, five pilgrims and the pilot – crashed near Gaurikund on Kedarnath route around 5.40 am Sunday, killing all occupants. The Bell 407 chopper, operated by Aryan Aviation, caught fire after the crash, leaving…
देश में 4 दिनों में चार बड़े हादसे हो चुके हैं, जिससे देशवासियों में गम का माहौल है. पहला सबसे बड़ा हादसा (12 जून, 2025) को हुआ जब एयर इंडिया का विमान क्रैश हो गया, जिसमें 270 लोगों की मौत हो गई. आज रविवार यानि 15 जून, 2025 को केदारनाथ के करीब एक हेलीकॉप्टर हादसे…
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that helicopter services had been halted for Sunday and Monday in the wake of chopper crash that killed seven people near Kedarnath shrine. He also ordered for the preparation of strict SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for helicopter services in the state.“This morning, a helicopter crashed due…
Iran on Sunday launched missile strikes on Israel, killing eight and injuring over 130 in Tel Aviv, prompting retaliatory airstrikes on Tehran. In India, seven were killed in a helicopter crash in remote area o Kedarghati, Uttarakhand. Nigeria saw one of its deadliest massacres in months, with at least 100 villagers burned alive in Benue…
DEHRADUN: A 45-year-old man from Kerala’s Kottayam, wanted for allegedly murdering his second wife, was found dead near the Kedarnath shrine. Police said that KK Premkumar was in jail for the murder of his first wife in 2019 and he was released from the jail on bail before remarrying about five months ago. KK Premkumar…
NEW DELHI: The cabinet on Wednesday approved two ropeway projects – Sonprayag to Kedarnath and Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib – in Uttarakhand, which will reduce travel time to less than an hour from close to 10 hours now. Govt has also lined up over half a dozen ropeway projects for Maa Kamakhya temple in Assam,…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday lauded the Union Cabinet’s decisions approving the construction of ropeway projects to Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib shrines and said these initiatives will help devotees complete their journey comfortably in far less time. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of 1.25 crore people of the…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Kedarnath ropeway and Hemkund Sahib ropeway projects. The Kedarnath ropeway, spanning 12.9 kilometres, will be constructed with a financial outlay of approximately Rs 4,081 crore. According to Union minister Ashwini Vaishnav, the…
DEHRADUN: BJP reclaimed Kedarnath assembly seat in a decisive bypoll victory, a crucial test for the party’s political strength in Uttarakhand, with Asha Nautiyal securing 23,814 (44.5%) votes to defeat Congress’s Manoj Rawat by 5,622 (34%) votes, reports Kautilya Singh.The win comes as a major relief for BJP, which lost Badrinath assembly bypoll to Congress…