Uttarakhand

Seen as a polite and courteous leader, the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat, who comes from a humble farmer family, once ran a PCO with his friends during his college days."The best part of the PCO story is that Tirath…

The portals of Badrinath temple, nestling in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, will reopen on May 18 morning, an official statement said on Tuesday.The 'mahurat' for reopening of the portals was held at Narendranagar Raj Mahal on the…

With the rescue operation expected to wind up in next few days, rescuers on Tuesday found two more bodies inside a tunnel of the disaster-hit Tapovan project in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand taking the total number of bodies recovered so…

Rescuers on Saturday were busy widening a hole in a tunnel to find 25 to 35 trapped people in the disaster-hit Tapovan project area of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.Top government and police officials said there was no big breakthrough…

A 'Jhula Bridge' is in the making in Uttarakhand's recent flood ravaged zone that will soon connect hundreds of people residing in 13 villages.The villages lost their road connectivity from rest of the country after the February 7 flash…

A massive flood in Uttarakhand's Joshimath area on Sunday is a rare incident of a glacial burst, and may be "a climate change event", say leading climate scientists.Satellite and Google Earth images do not show a glacial lake near the…

There was a massive flood in Uttarakhand's Joshimath area due to the water level in Dhauliganga river suddenly crossing its regular flow on Sunday morning followed by an avalanche near a power project at the Reni village of Chamoli…

What sets Uttarakhand apart is the religious inheritance that comes with the famous religious temples located in the state. While most of the people are aware about Chaardham, Uttarakhand is a hidden treasure for various religious…

 In continuation to the initiative of facilitating exposure visit of Panchayat Raj institution members to other states, the 4th batch of Sarpanchs from Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir is leaving tomorrow for five day training cum…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 6 mega development projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission today through video conference. Shri Modi also inaugurated the Ganga Avalokan Museum, the first of its kind on the River…