Uttarakhand

The Union Ministry of Finance has sanctioned Rs 325 crore to the Uttarakhand government for Kumbh Mela 2021, which kickstarts on Thursday (April 1).  As per a statement from Chief…

A week after a landslip claimed 58 lives in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, a team of scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) in Dehradun are analysing fragments of ice,…

In the week since the flash flood in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, two tunnels of an NTPC hydro-power project in Tapovan area have been at the centre of rescue operations. The…

Rescuers on Sunday found 13 bodies, including six from the tunnel where 25-35 people are reportedly trapped at the disaster-hit Tapovan project in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, officials said. The…

Of the 50 bodies retrieved, 41 were found at Chamoli, seven at Rudraprayag, and one each at Pauri Garhwal and Tehri Garhwal. Twelve bodies were recovered on Sunday in the…

Rescue teams on Saturday began widening a hole drilled into an approach tunnel on the way to the possible location of over 30 people trapped inside a sludge-ched tunnel of…

While Uttarakhand is still coping with its recent catastrophe, scientists have warned that nearly one-third of the state is at risk of glacier floods. On February 7, a portion of…

The rescue operations in Uttarakhand following the glacial burst which led to a flash flood is being carried out by men and machines on the ground from various Indian agencies.…

In a heartwarming tale from the disaster-stricken Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, a dog has been staying put outside the Tapovan Tunnel for five days now waiting for people he knew…

Wasim Jaffer resigned from his position of Uttarakhand head coach due to interference in team selection.© Wasim Jaffer/Instagram The Cricket Association of Uttarakhand has sought a report from senior team…

It’s a folly to be building dams, and hydropower projects above elevations of 2,200 metres, says Ravi Chopra, Director, People’s Science Institute Ravi Chopra, Director, People’s Science Institute, has been…

There was a glimmer of hope after two persons listed as missing in the avalanche and flash floods returned to their homes safely on Wednesday after being stranded in different…

Uttarakhand is suffering from grief and loss after the massive glacier burst in the Chamoli district on the morning of February 7 (Sunday). While the floods were an aftermath of…

Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer, who recently quit as Uttarakhand coach owing to a dispute with the state association, on Wednesday rejected allegations by the body’s officials that he tried…

Former Team India international Wasim Jaffer has stepped down from Uttarakhand’s head coach role citing interference and bias of selection in the domestic side. The decision comes days before the…

New hi/Dehradun: The death toll in Uttarakhand’s glacier burst tragedy went up to 32 by Tuesday evening as the security agencies and others raced against time to pull out …

The toll from the Uttarakhand glacier disaster rose to 31 with five bodies being recovered, officials said on Tuesday as multiple agencies raced against time to reach about 30…

As many as 197 people are missing while 20 have died in Sunday’s avalanche and flash floods in Uttarakhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Parliament on Tuesday. He said…

Wasim Jaffer was appointed to the position of Uttarakhand coach last March after he had announced his retirement from all forms of the sport. The Uttarakhand Cricket Association is yet…

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has resigned as Uttarakhand’s head coach due to “interference in team selection”, days before they were to compete in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beginning on…

Joshimath/ Dehradun:  The death toll from the Uttarakhand glacier disaster rose to 28 with the recovery of two bodies, even as a multi-agency operation to rescue around 30 workers…

Necessary supplies and medical assistance is being provided through helicopters to 13 villages in Uttarakhand`s Chamoli district that have been cut off due to the glacier burst incident, Union Minister…

The US has condoled the loss of lives due to the avalanche caused by a glacier burst in India’s Uttarakhand State and extended wishes for a speedy recovery of those…

26 bodies have been recovered in Tapovan so far and 171 persons are missing after a glacial break in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district triggered an avalanche and massive flooding of Alaknanda…

The State Emergency Operation Centre said 27 people were rescued alive — 12 from the smaller of the two tunnels at the Tapovan-Vishnugad project site and 15 from the Rishi…

Dehradun: IAF teams left for the avalanche-hit areas of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district early on Monday to ramp up relief efforts, while rescuers pulled out three bodies of the people…