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Polling parties dispatched to implement 'vote-from-home' facility in Uttarakhand's Chamoli for Lok Sabha polls
Vote-from-home initiated in Chamoli for citizens over 85, disabilities for Lok Sabha elections. Polling parties dispatched with volunteers, wheelchairs. Uttarakhand voting on April 19, part of Garhwal seat won by BJP. CM Dhami campaigns.
Over 40 families displaced by landslides in Uttarakhand to get Rs 4.25 lakh each for rehabilitation
Of the total amount, Rs 4 lakh will be for construction of houses, Rs 10,000 as displacement allowance and Rs 15,000 for building cowsheds, District Disaster Management Officer NK Joshi said.
Uttarakhand: Rescue operations continue in landslide-hit Jakhna village
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Saturday continued to conduct rescue and relief operations in Jakhna village, which was affected after a landslide struck Langa Road near Dehradun on Wednesday, an official said on Saturday. According to the SDRF Uttarakhand Police after a villager fainted a jawan of its force carried the villager on his back to the main road and then transported him to the hospital in an SDRF vehicle.
Uttarakhand: Badrinath highway blocked due to falling debris; vehicles buried
The district magistrate said that at present there are vehicles buried under the debris and information has been received about one person buried under the debris in Pipalkoti. Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan took stock of disaster-affected areas in Kotdwar in the State on Sunday.
Principal secretary to PM reviews progress of Badrinath master plan in Uttarakhand
PK Mishra, the principal secretary to the Prime Minister, has visited Badrinath to review the progress of projects undertaken in the area under the Badrinath master plan. The temple's reconstruction and beautification are among the ambitious projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Hemkund Sahib Yatra: Travel ban imposed for children, elderly due to heavy snow
Officials have banned children and elders older than 60 from travelling following heavy snowfall in Hemkund Sahib, a Sikh pilgrimage site located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The site, which has been covered in eight feet of snow since the start of the year, is scheduled to re-open on 20 May. While the Chamoli district administration aims to limit the number of pilgrims, the Hemkund Sahib Gurdwara Management Committee has also announced that it will not permit sick or elderly people or children to travel until further notice.
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"Jubilee" on Amazon Prime: A Twitter Roundup of Reviews and Reactions
"Jubilee," a web series directed and co-created by Vikramaditya Motwane, is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Starring Aditi Rao Hydari, Aparshakti Khurana, and Prosenjit Chatterjee, the series was released today.
'A time bomb': India's sinking holy town faces grim future
For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, burrowed in the Himalayas and revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community. They pleaded for help that never arrived, and in January their desperate plight made it into the international spotlight.
Uttarakhand: Residents of 'unsafe' buildings in subsidence-hit Karnaprayag to be shifted
Khurana, who visited the affected parts of the town, including Bahuguna Nagar, Subhash Nagar and Upper Bazar on Sunday, said some of the buildings have become quite uninhabitable. Around 30 buildings in Karnaprayag have developed cracks and eight of them are absolutely unsafe, he said. Like Joshimath, Karnaprayag has also been in the grip of a land subsidence problem for more than a year
Fresh cracks seen on Badrinath highway ahead of Char Dham yatra
As many as 10 more large cracks were reported to have been found on the Badrinath highway near Joshimath, TOI reported on Monday. The highway connects to the shrine town of Badrinath which is one of the most-visited pilgrimage spots in the Garhwal Himalayas. The cracks, locals said, have appeared in a 10km stretch between Joshimath and Marwari.
Uttarakhand Government waives off electric and water bills of locals affected in Joshimath
In the cabinet meeting convened regarding the Joshimath disaster, it was decided that the bills of the affected people would be waived for the next six months from November 2022. The orders in this regard were issued on Sunday.
Uncertainty persists in Joshimath as residents await permanent rehabilitation
Now the septuagenarian spends half her day near her now-abandoned home which she misses regularly and other half at the sub-divisional office, hoping to receive some positive news about their permanent rehabilitation.
Joshimath: So far 863 buildings identified where cracks found due to land subsidence
The DM directed the Rural Works Department (RWD) to provide a contour map of the land in Dhak soon. After taking suggestions from the affected people, a detailed plan for displacement should be prepared by Central Building Research Institute (CBRI).
Demolition of unsafe buildings resumes in Joshimath
According to officials, 849 houses in Joshimath have developed cracks following land subsidence and 269 families have been moved to temporary relief centres. On Saturday, drilling machines and bulldozers were back to dismantle hotels -- Malari Inn and Mount View -- and the PWD's inspection bungalow as weather cleared in the morning.
All tourists spots like Auli, Mussorie are safe: Uttarakhand govt appeals tourists to continue to visit state
"I want to request the tourists that Mussoorie is safe, and Gangotri, Yamnotri, and Nainital are safe. Only Joshimath is unsafe. Auli is safe and we are thinking about conducting winter games in Auli. "I want the home minister to increase tourism at certain secluded places here," State tourism minister Satpal Maharaj appealed to tourists.
No further widening of cracks in Joshimath: Official
Uttarakhand minister Satpal Maharaj said an inquiry will be conducted to find out how multi-storey buildings were allowed to be constructed in Joshimath which has been sinking for at least 20 years. Water has been constantly flowing near J P Colony in Marwari area of Joshimath after the underground channel burst on January 2.
Profiles of water samples of Joshimath, NTPC project site different
The NIH's observation is significant as it comes amid widespread allegations that the crisis in Joshimath was caused by the NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the underground channel burst on January 2 from which water has been flowing constantly was also a result of it.
Joshimath crisis: Technical survey of houses to be demolished in JP Colony begins
Joshimath, the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and international skiing destination Auli, appears on the edge of a precipice with gaping cracks appearing on buildings, roads and public facilities. The state government is facing an uphill task providing relief and rehabilitating the affected families in the brutal winter.
In sinking Joshimath, chorus of 'NTPC go back' grows louder
The JSS also held a day-long protest near the office of the Sub Treasury Joshimath on Monday where many people joined local residents to voice their demands. They have been demanding proper compensation and rehabilitation for the affected while recognising the "real magnitude of the problem". The protest site reverberated with the slogan "NTPC go back", with environmental activists and leaders of many political parties joining them throughout the day.
Joshimath crisis: Chamoli DM says resettlement package being prepared in interest of affected
"Some want cash compensation, some have their land where they want to build houses while others want to be relocated elsewhere within Joshimath," he said.
Sinking Joshimath: Administration prepares to demolish precariously standing hotel
On Monday, District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana informed that a central team would arrive in Chamoli district to survey the damage wrought to properties by the land subsidence and suggest a way forward while coordinating with the local administration in relief and rescue efforts.
Joshimath subsidence: Administration has made arrangements for families
With the land subsidence continuing at the Joshimath town of Uttarakhand, the district administration has made arrangements for the affected families.
Joshimath grave reminder environment being destroyed to extent irreversible: Experts
Cracks have appeared in hundreds of houses of Joshimath, the gateway to some renowned pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib. Chamoli District Magistrate (DM) Himanshu Khurana on Sunday told PTI that Joshimath has been declared a landslide-subsidence zone and over 60 families living in uninhabitable houses have been moved to temporary relief centres.
Joshimath: Health checkups and medical facilities provided to affected people
Apart from the relief camps and dry ration kits, medical teams are also conducting door-to-door health check-ups of the people and providing them with necessary medicines and medical facilities.
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