The Latest Breaking News from Purola

Cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi village damages houses, roads; schools closed

Cloudburst in Uttarkashi Purola village causes damage to houses, roads; no casualties reported. Schools closed, commuters stranded on Yamunotri & Badrinath highways due to debris. IMD predicts heavy rains, thunderstorms in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Pauri & Nainital in 24 hrs.

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

No public namaz held in Uttarakhand’s Purola town

In the sensitive Purola town in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, Muslims did not gather for namaz in public places on the occasion of Id-ul-Azha on June 29, following pressure from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). Many drove to far-off places to offer namaz.

The Hindu · Jun 29, 2023

A month later, some Muslim families return to Uttarakhand’s Purola, others put up houses for sale

While several Muslim residents of Purola, who were forced to leave the town in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district last month following communal tension, have returned, a few others have put up their houses on sale and vowed not to come back

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023

Markets in Uttarakhand’s Purola remain closed in protest against issuance of prohibitory orders

Markets in Uttarakhand’s Purola and neighbouring towns remained closed on June 15, 2023, in protest against the imposition of Section 144

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023

Shops ransacked, shouts of ‘Jai Shri Ram’: What led to the exodus of Muslims from Uttarakhand’s Purola?

Shops belonging to the Muslim residents of Uttarakhand’s Purola town remain shut. Most of the Muslim shop owners have fled the town in wake of the targeted vandalism and threats furnished by right-wing organisations.  

Newslaundry · Jun 14, 2023

Uttarakhand HC to hear plea against proposed mahapanchayat in Uttarkashi by right wing groups

The vacation bench of Supreme Court refused to entertain the urgent petition to prevent ‘mahapanchayat’ proposed to be held in Purola, saying law and order is an issue of State and hence the petitioners should move to the High Court. 

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Why Muslims are fleeing a small town in India’s Uttarakhand state

Nearly a dozen families are forced to leave Purola after far-right Hindu groups threaten Muslims’ homes and businesses.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

Uttarkashi communal tensions | Waqf Board appeals to CM Dhami to ensure safety of Muslims

The Uttarakhand Waqf Board appealed to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on June 12 to dispel the fear among Muslims about their safety in the State in the wake of communal tension in Uttarkashi district.

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

'Attack on Christians': Right-wing members hold protest against FIR in Uttarkashi

UTTARKASHI: Members of right-wing groups along with local villagers staged a protest march against some of their fellow members being booked in the alleged "forced conversion" case in Purola town of Uttarkashi district on Monday.

The Times of India · Dec 26, 2022

Uttarakhand SDM who lodged complaint against BJP MLA transferred

The SDM had lodged a police complaint against Durgeshwar Lal at Purola Police Station accusing him of uploading misleading posts about him on the social media through an associate to malign him

The Hindu · May 29, 2022