And now the Nanda Devi Raj jat yatra may be called off in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Incessant rains coupled with natural calamities are taking a toll of the pilgrimage ‘yatras’ in Uttarakhand. First it was the char…
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Kashmir in grip of Eid fever as tension mounts on LOC border
bySrinagar : With tastefully decorated markets, pavement vendors spreading goods right to the middle of the road, long queues before bakery shops, self-indulgent buyers and…
Kailash Mansarovar yatra cancelled
byDehradun : The Kailash Mansarovar yatra, very popular with followers of Lord Shiva and tourists keen to see the higher reaches of Uttarakhand and…
Cleaning of Kedarnath shrine starts
byDehradun : The much awaited cleansing of the Kedarnath shrine finally got underway, almost 36 days after the gruesome tragedy hit the region on…
IIT Mumbai, Roorkee willing to pitch in for Uttarakhand rehabilitation
byDehradun : Though incessant rains that have been lashing Uttarakhand since June in the aftermath of the Kedarnath tragedy and showing no signs of…
Amid prayer and penance, Ramadan begins in Kashmir
bySrinagar: The holy month of Ramadan started here today as Muslims thronged mosques for morning prayers after beginning their day-long fast. According to Muslim faith,…
Chopper crashes: Bad weather hits Uttarakhand rescue relief operation
by43 private and Indian Air Force helicopters are undertaking ferries to the higher reaches of Uttarkhand, bad weather has come as a damper.
Uttarakhand in misery, thousands still stranded (Intro Roundup)
byDehradun, June 20 (IANS) Grim tales of death, destruction and food shortages poured out of Uttarakhand Thursday as about 70,000 people still remained trapped…
Put behind Godhra riots: Parrikar, Ravi Shankar
byPanaji, June 20 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday got a double-barreled shot in the arm with a chief minister and a spiritual…
‘Never going to Uttarakhand again’
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Chenntali, 50, keeps stretching her legs and arms. She cannot get enough of being able to move them —…