Chardham Yatra

Chardham Yatra to begin from today with strict guidelines; check details here

The yatra was previously suspended for a period of three months by the Uttarkhand High Court owing to COVID-19 infections

Uttarakhand High Court lifts ban on Chardham Yatra after three months; check details here

Keeping in mind the COVID-19 rules and regulations, the court has ordered to start off the Chardham Yatra.

'Repeatedly causing embarrassment': Uttarakhand HC slams state govt over COVID-19 management

The court's remarks came after videos of priests reportedly violating social distancing norms at temples in Badrinath and Kedarnath as part of Chardham Yatra surfaced

Uttarakhand's Chardham Yatra postponed amid COVID surge; portals of temples to open for priests only

The decision comes at the time that the Uttarakhand government is facing criticism for allowing the 'super spreader event' Kumbh Mela to go ahead despite a surge in cases

Mann Ki Baat: Narendra Modi lauds Chandrayaan-II operation, development efforts in Jammu and Kashmir; says hate 'will never succeed'

In his monthly 'Mann ki baat' broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that those spreading hate, obstructing development in Jammu and Kashmir will never succeed.

Asaduddin Owaisi slams BJP for calling Haj subsidy form of vote bank politics, questions funds given for Hindu pilgrimages

Attacking the BJP for calling Haj subsidy a form of Muslim appeasement and vote bank politics, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed the party's government in Uttar Pradesh gave funds for pilgrimages and wanted to know if that would be stopped.

Uttarkashi bus accident: Shivraj Singh Chouhan receives mortal remains of 22 pilgrims killed in Uttarakhand

The bodies of 22 pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh, who were killed in a bus accident in Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on 23 May, were brought to Indore on Thursday afternoon in a special flight.

Uttarakhand road accident: Death toll in Gangotri mishap rises to 24; three still missing

At least 24 persons were killed and eight others injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand late on Tuesday, police said

Uttarakhand disaster caused due to unplanned development: Patkar

Terming the recent calamity in Uttarakhand as a man-made disaster, activist Medha Patkar has said it is time to rethink the concept of development.