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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami visits Joshimath to assess situation

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami got emotional while meeting the affected families at Joshimath town of the state's Chamoli district

Joshimath landslide: Sector officials deployed to complete survey work

In wake of the land subsidence in Joshimath, the District Magistrate of Chamoli, Himanshu Khurana, have deployed sector officials for all the wards to complete the survey works

Joshimath crisis: 11 more families moved to safe locations, say officials

Eleven more families in Joshimath were moved to safe locations on Saturday as the number of houses developing cracks in the sinking town rose to 603, officials said. The number of families who have so far been evacuated stands at 65 with another 11 moving to temporary relief camps on Saturday from houses that had developed cracks, Chamoli district disaster management officer N K Joshi said. Uttrakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited Joshimath on Saturday to assess the situation on the ground, a day after he directed immediate evacuation of around 600 affected families. The chief minister also visited houses in which huge cracks have appeared on the walls and ceilings.

Joshimath: No development required at cost of human life, says plea in SC

The petition seeks to provide immediate financial assistance and compensation to the people of Uttarakhand losing their houses and lands

Uttarakhand CM Dhami arrives in Joshimath to inspect 'sinking' town

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami arrived in the Joshimath town of the state's Chamoli district to conduct a survey of the land subsidence-affected areas and meet the affected families

Joshimath land subsidence: Admin launches rescue, rehabilitation ops

The tourists have been banned from staying in the hotels damaged by land subsidence and the operation of the ropeway going from Joshimath to Auli has also been stopped in a view of public safety

Geologists should do surveys in parts of Uttarakhand: Ramesh Pokhriyal

Former Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday urged for a survey by geologists in the parts of Uttarakhand, prone to natural disasters

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Land subsidence in Uttarakhand caused by human activities, nature: Expert

Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar and Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha visited the affected areas in the Chamoli district

SC stays order for removal of encroachments from railway land in Haldwani

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court order for removal of encroachments from 29 acres of land claimed by the railways in Haldwani, calling it a "human issue" and saying 50,000 people cannot be uprooted overnight. Amid protests by residents who insist they have title to the land, a bench of Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka said a workable solution needs to be found. According to the railways, there are 4,365 encroachers on the land. Nearly 50,000 people, a majority of them Muslims, belonging to over 4,000 families reside on the disputed land. The apex court issued notices to the railways and the state government seeking their responses to a batch of pleas challenging the high court order for removal of encroachments. "Notice. In the meantime, there shall be stay of directions passed in the impugned order," said the bench, which posted the matter for further hearing on February 7. "We do believe that a workable arrangement is necessary to segregate people wh

Uttarakhand: CM Dhami to visit sinking Joshimath, promises necessary action

People in the Joshimath Town of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand have been fleeing from their houses to safer places following incidents of land subsidence in the area

SC to hear plea against removal of encroachments in Haldwani on Jan 5

The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the Uttarakhand High Court's plea directing the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in Haldwani on Thursday. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices S A Nazeer and P S Narasimha posted the matter for hearing after advocate Prashant Bhushan mentioned the matter. Bhushan submitted that the case -- of more than 5,000 houses in Haldwani being demolished -- is similar to the matter scheduled to be heard on Thursday. The apex court agreed to tag the matter and posted the matter for hearing on Thursday. Earlier, some Haldwani residents had moved the top court on the issue. The Uttarakhand High Court on December 20 ordered the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in the town's Banbhoolpura area after giving a one week advance notice to encroachers to vacate it. Thousands of residents of Banbhoolpura had protested the removal of encroachments, saying it will render them homeless and

Cricketer Rishabh Pant reveals reason behind accident as CM Dhami calls

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met cricketer Rishabh Pant at Max Hospital in Dehradun on Sunday

Driver, conductor who saved Pant's life will be honoured: Pushkar Dhami

Dehradun Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said his governement will honour the driver and conductor of the Haryana Roadways bus who came to the rescue of cricketer Rishabh Pant during a road accident near Roorkee. "By saving the life of the cricketer at the risk of their own lives, the Haryana Roadways driver and conductor have set an example for others. "The state government will honour them on January 26," Dhami said at the inauguration of a hostel here. While going to Roorkee, his hometown, on Friday, Pant slept on the wheel and rammed his car into the divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. Bus driver Sushil Kumar and conductor Paramjit, who were around and witnessed the accident, rescued Pant from the car. They pulled him out of the car and called the police.

Rishabh Pant injured in a car crash near Roorkee, BCCI issues statement

Pant broke the window to escape the car that caught fire after the collision

Uttarakhand CM promises all possible support to Rishabh Pant after accident

Pant, who was alone in the car, suffered injuries on his back, forehead and leg

Three arrested with Kajal wood worth Rs 14 lakh in Uttarakhand: Police

Three persons were arrested here after allegedly being found in possession of Kajal wood worth Rs 14 lakh, police said on Wednesday. The trio was held while allegedly transporting 144 nuggets of Kajal wood to Saharanpur during a routine check at a police barrier in Dunda, Superintendent of Police Arpan Yaduvanshi said. Found in the reserved forests of the upper Himalayan region, Kajal wood is known for its medicinal qualities and used to make bowls for Buddhist monks. The arrested accused have been identified as Janak Bahadur and Khemraj Rokaya from Dehradun and Vinod Kumar from Saharanpur.

BJP returns to power, disasters take their toll in Uttarakhand in 2022

The BJP's gamble in Uttarakhand on Pushkar Singh Dhami worked. Just months before the assembly polls, the party installed him as the chief minister, replacing Tirath Singh Rawat. And in February, the BJP won a second successive term in the state known for booting out the party in power in every time. Dhami, however, lost his own Khatima seat and had to wait for a bypoll to confirm his appointment as CM. Politics aside, 2022 was a year of disasters -- a road accident that killed 33, an avalanche that took at least 27 lives and a helicopter crash on the Kedarnath pilgrimage route. The government also faced the heat over past recruitment scams, concerns over ecology resurfaced, and the murder of a hotel receptionist brought people out on to the streets. The BJP government that returned to power with a shrunken majority 47 seats compared to 57 in a House of 70 in 2017, Congress got just 19 got down to business quickly. At its very first meeting, the state cabinet cleared a proposal t

Uttarakhand govt holds gram chaupals in districts on Good Governance Day

Gram chaupals were organised by the Uttarakhand government on the occasion of 'Good Governance Day' on Sunday with an aim of providing benefits of public welfare schemes of the central and state govt

Uttarakhand CM orders drive to administer Covid-19 vaccines booster doses

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami asked the state health department on Thursday to launch a drive to administer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the beneficiaries for effectively controlling the pandemic. He asked officials of the department to start holding camps to administer booster doses to people from Friday. Awareness about the importance of the booster dose should be raised and people should be encouraged to get vaccinated against the viral disease, Dhami said, adding that if fresh cases are reported, the samples should be sent for genome sequencing. The Covid control rooms should be activated in all the districts, he said. Dhami issued the instructions while chairing a high-level meeting of health department officials to discuss steps to curb the spread of the virus. Uttarakhand Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat joined the meeting virtually and emphasised the importance of booster doses. Held at the secretariat, the meeting was also attended by Chief Secr