The Latest Breaking News from Chamoli

Uttarakhand: Pilgrimage to Hemkunt Sahib halts due to heavy snowfall in Chamoli

The pilgrimage to the Hemkunt Sahib in Uttarakhand's Chamoli has stopped just a day before the closing of its doors due to heavy snowfall here. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 9, 2022

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami orders probe into ‘police harassment’ row

DEHRADUN: Taking cognisance of the allegations of locals being subjected to police harassment in Chamoli, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a probe into incident by Garhwal commissioner Sushil Kumar. In a tweet, Dhami said that Kumar would present his probe report to the state government.

The Times of India · Jul 22, 2022

Take action in Nanda Devi Raj Jat yatra corruption case: Uttarakhand HC

NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Thursday heard a public interest litigation seeking the removal of Rajni Bhandari, the president of the district panchayat of Chamoli, from her post.

The Times of India · Jul 22, 2022

Uttarakhand: At 13,500 ft, Hemkund helipad threatens biodiversity, say locals

DEHRADUN: A high-altitude helipad being constructed in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve's (NDBR) buffer zone, near the Hemkund Sahib gurdwara in Garhwal Himalayas, has begun to face sustained protests from villagers who say that plying of choppers to ferry pilgrims would disturb wildlife and harm the extremely sensitive topography of the…

The Times of India · Jul 1, 2022

Uttarakhand: In a first, carnivore plant found in western Himalayas

DEHRADUN: The Botanical Survey of India and the forest department of Uttarakhand have discovered a carnivore plant, Utricularia Furcellata, in Uttarakhand's Mandal, Chamoli district, at an altitude of around 4,800 feet. This is the first time that the plant has been spotted anywhere in the entire western Himalayas.

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022

Uttarakhand: Village where chief election commissioner trekked struggling for road connectivity since 15 years

DEHRADUN: In the wake of chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar trekking to Dumak, the polling booth farthest from a motorable road in Uttarakhand, the lack of road connectivity to the village situated in Chamoli district in the Garhwal Himalayas is again being raised.

The Times of India · Jun 5, 2022

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.

The Times of India · May 16, 2022

How satellites are helping us to understand deadly avalanches

Just over a year ago, one of the most destructive rock-ice avalanches in Indian Himalaya hit a small township, tragically wiping out more than 200 lives, several bridges, roads and two hydroelectric power plants.

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022

Politics of capital: Will Gairsan ever replace Dehradun as Uttarakhand's capital?

About 260 km from Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, work is underway to widen a mountain road. This road connects Diwalikhal, a small village in Chamoli district, with the assembly and secretariat complex in the town of Gairsain.

Newslaundry · Feb 4, 2022