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Dehradun: Uttarakhand is set to experience three days of unstable weather beginning April 6, 2026. The Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for rain, thunderstorms, snowfall, and strong winds across several districts. The impact of a western disturbance is keeping the state's weather active, with conditions expected to remain unpredictable. Rain and Winds in Plains, Snowfall in Hills According to IMD, light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is likely i ...Read More >
The Uttarakhand government, on CM Pushkar Singh Dhami's orders, has launched the 'Government for Every Citizen - At Every Doorstep' campaign to deliver public welfare schemes directly to people through multi-purpose camps across the state. Uttarakhand government, on the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, launched the statewide campaign 'Government for Every Citizen - At Every Doorstep' to ensure direct and effective delivery of public welfare schemes to the people. On the first ...Read More >
The doors of Kedarnath and Yamunotri shrines in Uttarakhand have closed for winter. Thousands of devotees attended the closing ceremony for Kedarnath. Lord Kedarnath will be worshipped in Ukhimath, and Mother Yamuna in Kharsali. The Badrinath temple will close on November 25. These Himalayan shrines reopen in April-May next year. The doors of the Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand were closed for the winter season on Thursday. The doors of Kedarnath, the abode of Lord ...Read More >
Dehradun: Uttarakhand home secretary Shailesh Bagauli on Thursday reviewed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the state in a video conference with all district magistrates and directed them to intensify awareness drives and ensure compulsory marriage registration under the new law. He instructed officials to work in a "planned manner" to achieve full marriage registration within the next three months. So far 4,02,096 people have applied for registration of marriage/acknowl ...Read More >
Adani Enterprises secures a project from National Highways Logistics Management. The project involves building a ropeway connecting Sonprayag and Kedarnath. Investment for the project is ₹4,081 crore. This 12.9 km ropeway aims to reduce travel time to Kedarnath significantly. The ropeway will operate under a Public-Private Partnership. Construction is expected to take six years. Adani Enterprises Ltd on Monday announced that the company received a Letter of Award from the National Highways Log ...Read More >
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who inspected arrangements at Jolly Grant Airport on Wednesday ahead of the Prime Minister's arrival, said, "The Prime Minister has a special attachment to Uttarakhand, which is why the state has consistently received his guidance and support in difficult times. His presence will give further impetus to disaster relief and rehabilitation work." Meanwhile, an inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) met the chief minister in Dehradun on Wednesday. The team, led ...Read More >
Dehradun: Uttarakhand has recorded nearly three times the normal rainfall in the last week, primarily due to the interaction between the active monsoon trough and western disturbances, according to data from India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials. Between August 27 and September 3, the state recorded an average of 187.6 mm rainfall -- nearly three times the normal of 64.7 mm. Several districts reported sharp deviations from the seasonal norm. Bageshwar topped the list with 274.3 mm, 68 ...Read More >
The Dehradun district administration has announced a holiday for all schools from classes 1 to 12 and Anganwadi centres on Tuesday, August 12, following a heavy rainfall alert from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). This closure also includes school staff and management to ensure everyone's safety during the expected downpour. The decision was made as a precaution to keep students and staff safe amid the forecast of heavy rains in the area. Meanwhile, in Uttarakhand, the Kedarnath Yat ...Read More >
The Geological Survey of India is developing an AI-powered landslide forecasting model, aiming to establish a nationwide early warning system by 2030. GSI will soon issue early warnings for Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand. The National Landslide Forecasting Centre has expanded its coverage from 16 districts to 21 and upgraded its monitoring and public access tools. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is conducting a research programme to develop a more robust landslide forecasting model an ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 20 (PTI) The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is conducting a research programme to develop a more robust landslide forecasting model and expert system leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), an official said. This was stated by GSI Director General Asit Saha at a workshop held here on Friday to commemorate the first anniversary of the National Landslide Forecasting Centre (NLFC). Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for July 20, 2025 Declared, Check Winnin ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 20 (PTI) The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is conducting a research programme to develop a more robust landslide forecasting model and expert system leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), an official said. This was stated by GSI Director General Asit Saha at a workshop held here on Friday to commemorate the first anniversary of the National Landslide Forecasting Centre (NLFC). "There is ongoing research underway to develop a more robust landslide forecasting model and expert ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] July 15 (ANI): Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh (Retd) attended the award ceremony as the chief guest under the 'TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' organised by the National Health Mission, Uttarakhand at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday, said the statement. On this occasion, the Governor honoured 13 Nishchay Mitras who adopted TB patients and helped them recover by providing regular monitoring and mental support. The statement said that he also honoured 13 tr ...Read More >
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], July 10 (ANI): Heavy rainfall has triggered a landslide on the Rudraprayag-Badrinath route and restoration work is underway. Dilpreet, a passenger travelling to Rishikesh, said that he had been stuck on the route for the last four hours. Also Read | Volkswagen Reports Electric Vehicles Sales Surge in 2025. "We were going to Rishikesh when the landslide happened...we have been stuck here since the last four hours... stones and debris has fallen here... the cr ...Read More >
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], July 7 (ANI): Traffic movement on the Badrinath National Highway resumed after a temporary blockade caused by debris near Nandprayag and Umatta areas was cleared by authorities on Monday morning. The Badrinath National Highway remained blocked for commuters near Nandprayag and Umatta earlier due to the debris following heavy rains in the district. Earlier on Sunday, the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) in Uttarakhand issued a high-alert landslide warning ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 6 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an alert of heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand for the next four days. Heavy rainfall is expected in districts including Uttarkashi, Tehri, Bageshwar, Dehradun, and Rudraprayag. Earlier today, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an aerial survey of the disaster-affected Silai Band and Ojri Band stretches along the Yamunotri road in Uttarkashi district, where recent heavy rai ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 6 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an alert of heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand for the next four days. Heavy rainfall is expected in districts including Uttarkashi, Tehri, Bageshwar, Dehradun, and Rudraprayag. Also Read | No Change in Instructions for 'Special Intensive Revision' in Bihar, Says Election Commission After Advertisement Leads to Confusion. Earlier today, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted a ...Read More >
Dakpatthar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 3 (ANI): On Thursday, the SDRF Dakpatthar team received information that some workers were stranded in the river near Badhwala Sadhna Kendra Ashram. On receiving the information, the SDRF team immediately left for the site of the incident and rescued the trapped workers. Meanwhile, as heavy rains, along with landslides, continue to affect the state, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "...Considering the weather, the Char Dham yatra has be ...Read More >
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), July 1 (ANI): The Yamunotri Highway is blocked near Silai Band and Ojari due to landslides and portions of the road being washed out, causing disruptions to travel along the route, Uttarkashi Police reported on Tuesday. Efforts to clear the debris and restore the damaged highway sections are ongoing at a rapid pace, with teams deployed to ensure the earliest possible reopening for vehicular movement. Also Read | Doctors' Day 2025: PM Narendra Modi Extends Best Wishes ...Read More >
A cloudburst near Barkot-Yamunotri road in Uttarkashi has caused significant damage to a hotel construction site, leaving several workers missing as rescue operations are underway. Separately, heavy rainfall has blocked the Badrinath-Rishikesh highway, disrupting pilgrimage travel. Chief Minister Dhami has advised caution and urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel due to the adverse weather forecast.A cloudburst in Baligarh, along the Barkot-Yamunotri road in Uttarkashi district, caused sig ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand)[India], June 29(ANI): Two bodies have been recovered after nine workers went missing from an under-construction hotel following a cloudburst in the Silai Band area on the Barkot-Yamunotri road in Uttarkashi, officials said on Sunday. Bodies of two out of the nine workers have been recovered who went missing from an under-construction hotel, at Silai Band on the Barkot-Yamunatri road in Uttarkashi, after the cloud burst incident, Uttarkashi District Magistrate's office sta ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand)[India], June 29(ANI): Two bodies have been recovered after nine workers went missing from an under-construction hotel following a cloudburst in the Silai Band area on the Barkot-Yamunotri road in Uttarkashi, officials said on Sunday. Bodies of two out of the nine workers have been recovered who went missing from an under-construction hotel, at Silai Band on the Barkot-Yamunatri road in Uttarkashi, after the cloud burst incident, Uttarkashi District Magistrate's office sta ...Read More >
Dehradun: At least nine people have gone missing while 20 others were rescued after a cloudburst near Silai Band on the Barkot-Yamunotri road triggered landslide in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Sunday morning. The victims were working at a private hotel construction site. At least 20 companies of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), five of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and eight police teams are carrying out the relief and rescue work, an official statement said. ...Read More >
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], June 29 (ANI): As many as nine workers staying at an under-construction hotel site went missing after a cloudburst severely damaged the construction site at Silai Band on the Barkot-Yamunotri Marg in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. Speaking to ANI, Uttarkashi District Magistrate Prashant Arya said, 'Due to a cloud burst in Silai Band on the Barkot-Yamunotri Marg of Uttarkashi district, a hotel under construction has suffered heavy damage. Eighty-nine workers ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday stated that State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other teams are actively engaged in relief and rescue operations at the landslide-hit Silai Band area in Uttarkashi district. In a post on social media X, the CM wrote, 'In the tragic incident of a landslide in the Silai Band area of Barkot Tehsil, Uttarkashi district, it has been reported that some workers are ...Read More >
In Rudraprayag, a tragic accident occurred when a vehicle carrying pilgrims plunged into the Alaknanda river, resulting in the death of at least two people. Eight others sustained injuries, and ten remain missing. The tempo traveller, en route to Badrinath Dham with 20 people from Rajasthan, met with the accident near Gholthir village on the Badrinath National Highway. At least two people were killed, eight injured and ten others were reported missing when a vehicle carrying pilgrims fell into ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area forming over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is expected to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of Odisha through July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. An upper air cyclonic circulation currently persists over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and tilting southwestward with height, the IMD said. Under its ...Read More >
Dhar (MP), Jun 28 (PTI) A couple from Madhya Pradesh, who was killed along with three others in the accident of a minibus in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, was cremated near Rajgarh in Dhar district on Saturday in the presence of a large number of people. Vishal Soni (45) and his wife Gauri (41) were killed after the tempo traveller carrying them fell into the Alaknanda river near Gholthir village in Rudraprayag on June 26. Their bodies were brought to Rajgarh town by the relatives during ...Read More >
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], June 28 (ANI): The district administration in Rudraprayag is working to return the bodies of the four bus accident victims to their relatives, District Magistrate Prateek Jain said on Saturday. He also mentioned that the relatives have reached the district. "Chief Minister has given us strict orders to make all the decisions with sensitivity and our team is in constant contact with the relatives of the passengers. Yesterday night too we were doing our best to ...Read More >
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], June 28 (ANI): The movement of passengers in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district was temporarily halted after large boulders and debris blocked the roads near the Hanuman Barrier area, while the district administration is working to clear the obstructions, Rudraprayag police said on Saturday. An official statement clarified that passengers will only be allowed to proceed to Gaurikund once the road is cleared. Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir: Parliamentary Commit ...Read More >
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