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Kanwar Yatra: Schools in Haridwar to remain shut from July 20 to 26

District Magistrate of Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Sunday declared a six-day holiday in all the schools and Anganwadi centres of the district, in the increasing number of devotees for Kanwar Yatra and the possibility of the closure of the roads for the movement. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand celebrates Harela, state plans to plant 5 lakh saplings

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government and residents celebrated the beginning of 'Harela' -- a traditional festival when saplings are planted across households -- with great fervour on Saturday.

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Uttarakhand: Ambitious river-linking project meets with stiff local resistance

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government's proposed river-linking project, which aims to solve the long-standing water crisis in remote areas of the hill state, is seeing protests from local villagers. Several residents of Chamoli, where devastating flash floods killed around 200 people in February 2021, have come out against the project, through…

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Uttarakhand: After MHA 'threat' alert, vigil up on kanwar route to Haridwar

DEHRADUN: In the wake of an advisory issued by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on the possible threat to the ongoing kanwar yatra from "radical elements", security agencies in Uttarakhand have increased vigil on the pilgrimage route to Haridwar.

The Times of India

Kanwar Yatra: Uttarakhand bans swords, tridents, other harmful objects

Uttarakhand administration has said that pilgrims with swords, tridents and other such harmful objects will not be allowed during the Kanwar Yatra, which is scheduled to start tomorrow. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand's Sonprayag halts Kedarnath Yatra once again

Amid the ongoing heavy rainfall from Sonprayag onwards in Uttarakhand, the Kedarnath Yatra has been stopped once again for ensuring the safety of the pilgrims amid the apprehensions of untoward incidents, the Rudraprayag district administration informed on Saturday.

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409 deaths in 659 accidents in 1st 5 months of 2022 in Uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: The accident in Nainital, which claimed nine lives early on Friday morning, has again raised concerns about road safety in Uttarakhand.

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2 bank staffers held for stealing Rs 12L from customer’s account

DEHRADUN: In a joint operation, Uttarakhand STF and cyber cell on Friday arrested two officials of a nationalised bank for fraudulently withdrawing Rs 12 lakh from the account of a Dehradun-based bank customer.

The Times of India

African swine flu hits Uttarakhand, 200 pig deaths recorded

DEHRADUN: After the north-eastern states of Assam, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, Uttarakhand has now reported cases of African Swine Fever (ASF), which causes fever, nausea and diarrhoea in pigs, is highly communicable, has no vaccine and in most cases, no cure. The government has urged residents to avoid having pork…

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Uttarakhand: Only two mobile schools for homeless working so far

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand education department had earlier claimed that they will start mobile schools for homeless and street kids but so far, only two such buses have become operational.

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Uttarakhand: Car with 10 from Punjab, Delhi-NCR swept away, 9 dead

DEHRADUN: A car ferrying a group of people from Punjab and Delhi-NCR was swept away in the gushing waters of the Dhela river early on Friday in Ramnagar, Nainital district. Nine persons were declared dead later. Only a 22-year-old woman, a local resident, survived miraculously and was rescued.

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CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launches Uttarakhand’s first pvt drone making unit

ROORKEE: Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the state’s first drone-manufacturing unit, a private facility, in Roorkee on Friday.

The Times of India

9 killed, 1 rescued as car washed away in Uttarakhand

At least nine people were killed and one person was rescued alive after a car in which they were travelling in, was washed away in the Dhela river of Uttarakhand's Ramanagar. Full report on Dynamite News

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Met Department predicts heavy rain in Uttarakhand for next four days

The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain in Uttarakhand for the next four days. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Uttarakhand: BJP expels Roorkee mayor for 6 years for 'anti-party activities'

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday expelled Roorkee mayor Gaurav Goel from the saffron fold for six years due to his "anti-party activities".

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All States should enact Uniform Civil Code, says Uttarakhand CM Dhami

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said a Uniform Civil Code would be implemented in Uttarakhand soon

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MHA recognises Uttarakhand police drive to rehabilitate child beggars

DEHRADUN: Operation Mukti, a drive run by the Uttarakhand police department to rehabilitate child beggars across the hill state, has found its mention in "Best Practices on Smart Policing", a book recently launched by the Bureau of Police Research Development (BPRD) under the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA).

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Uttarakhand: Falling boulders kill Rajasthan pilgrim in Sonprayag, 3 others injured

DEHRADUN: A 50-year-old pilgrim from Rajasthan was killed and three other devotees, hailing from Gujarat, Haryana and Nepal, were injured after they were hit by falling boulders in Sonprayag of Rudraprayag district on Thursday. A team of State Disaster Response Force rushed to the spot for relief and rescue operation,…

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Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Gujarat among top achievers in 'ease of doing business' ranking of States, UTs

Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh have been categorised as Achievers in the ranking.

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Uttarakhand: 201 pilgrims died in less than 60 days of Char Dham Yatra

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand health department has recorded 201 pilgrim deaths in less than 60 days of the commencement of Char Dham yatra. With the onset of monsoon, officials have now warned pilgrims to take extra precautions as temperatures dip and helicopter services come to a halt due to heavy rainfall.

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Meteorological Department issues yellow alert for heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand

The Meteorological Department of Uttarakhand on Sunday issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in the state till Wednesday.

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Uttarakhand: Met issues yellow alert for rainfall for 3 days, orange alert for June 29

DEHRADUN: While the monsoon is likely to reach Uttarakhand by June 27, weather experts have predicted a good spell of rain from Sunday.

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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

Uttarakhand: 1 km-long lake formed near Pindari glacier due to landslides

DEHRADUN: Scientists and experts in Uttarakhand conducting ground survey work for a proposed river-linking project at Pindari glacier, the "first-of-its-kind" in the country as reported by TOI earlier, have stumbled upon a v-shaped lake that is a km-long and 50-m wide which has formed near Bageshwar's Kuwari village (situated at…

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BTech grad, 2 others held for ATM fraud

MEERUT: Ankur Singh, 25, a BTech graduate and alleged mastermind of a gang which siphoned off lakhs of rupees from bank accounts of unsuspecting people by fraudulently switching ATM cards, was arrested by Bulandshahr police late on Wednesday night. He along with two others – Parvez Alam and Mohd Yunus…

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