CHAMOLI POLICE

Jogidhara landslide closed Badrinath highway for three days, disrupting pilgrimages to Hemkund Sahib and the temple. Police halted vehicles between Chamoli and Karnaprayag, causing jams near Langasu Police Station. Police and SDRF aided pilgrims cro...

The Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, has faced severe disruptions due to debris accumulation at multiple locations. Chamoli Police reported blockages near Bhanerpani, old Nagar Panchayat Pipalkoti, Kanchen Ganga, Chhinka ...

According to the police, a video came to light after it went viral on social media platforms wherein the three youths were promoting forest fires. In the purported video, a youth can be heard saying, "Nobody challenges those who play with fire...and...

The subsidence-sensitive spot has been demarcated with reflective tapes for the safety of vehicles and drivers are being asked to drive carefully, Traffic Inspector Praveen Alok said.

A labourer was swept away by the strong currents of the Alaknanda on Wednesday when part of an under-construction bridge over it collapsed into the river. Two labourers fell into the river as the bridge collapsed. While one managed to swim ashore, t...

According to Chamoli Police, 50 meters of the highway have been washed away following incessant rainfall. "Falling debris and a rise in the water level of the Lambagad drain due to constant rainfall since Friday night have caused 50 metres of the NH...

"The National Highway near Gauchar, Kameda was blocked due to a breach spanning about 70 metres of the road. The departments concerned and executive bodies are working on a war footing to restore normal traffic movement on the road as soon as possib...

Incomplete bike documents saved Mohd Faizan from being present when 16 people, including a sub-inspector and three home guard personnel, were electrocuted at a sewage treatment plant in Chamoli. Faizan was on his way to the plant when his bike was s...

Heavy overnight rains in Chamoli district have resulted in a part of the Gairsain-Karnprayag National Highway -109 being washed away near Kalimati, stranding travellers on both sides. The road was washed away about 15 meters on Thursday night. The B...

Fifteen people were killed and several injured after a power transformer blasted on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, an official said on Wednesday. The injured are being referred to a higher centre and are being sh...

Last week on Thursday, heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods in Uttarakhand at the same place and blocked Badrinath National Highway. A

"Kedarnath received heavy snowfall on Monday once again. Pilgrims are advised to plan their journey to the temple in accordance with the weather update for the area on Tuesday," Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police (SP) Vishakha Ashok Bhadane said.

Badrinath highway has been closed following debris falling from the hill in the Bazpur area in Chamoli. Late-night Char Dham Yatris were stopped due to the issues caused by snowfall in Kedarnath and Badrinath and rains in low-lying areas. Checking p...

The Badrinath Dham, part of the 'Char Dham' pilgrimage yatra, located in Garhwal hill tracks in the Chamoli district along the banks of the Alaknanda River was seen enveloped in snow on Thursday morning. The temple's reopening date after the winter ...

Section 144 CrPC has been imposed on March 13 by the District Administration from Chamoli’s Diwalikhal area to the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha premises. Police were deployed in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, on March 13. This has been done in view of the beginn...

Ramdev performed yoga asanas along with his close aide Acharya Balkrishna and thousands of his followers at Patanjali Yogpeeth on the eve of International Day of Yoga. The yoga guru said it is a fallacy that yoga is not for people belonging to certa...

Chamoli (Uttarakhand), June 05 (ANI): A team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has successfully scaled the Mount Abi Gamin Peak at a height of 24,131 feet in Uttarakhand on June 2. ITBP holds a unique distinction of successfully completing mo...

Indo-Tibetan Border Police jawans along with SDRF team continued to remove stump of trees and boulders from the lake formed after glacier burst in Uttarakhand. The water is getting discharged smoothly as of now. The flash flood triggered by glacier ...

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with NDRF carried out search and rescue operation at Raini village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. According to the State Disaster Response Force, 56 bodies have been recovered so far. A flash flo...