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  • Rains, fear of landslides halt Char Dham Yatra at Rishikesh

    Express News Service

    DEHRADUN:  The native administration has stopped all website guests going from Rishikesh within the course of Char Dham until further uncover. After the Yatra routes connecting Kedarnath and Badrinath have been closed due to unhealthy local weather and landslides, police alerted the pilgrims on the Brahmapuri check submit and stopped them from persevering with further. 

    Meanwhile, the Badrinath freeway was closed on Sunday morning due to heavy particles near Bajpul, Chada, Pinaula and Tayapul near Chamoli market. This induced a halt in yatra to Badrinath Dham. 
    Vehicular website guests on this route has been briefly diverted by the use of the Nandprayag-Sekot-Kothialsen route. 

    “The work of clearing the debris at the places where the road has been blocked due to landslides is going on continuously and the traffic is expected to be smooth soon,” Joshimath Sub Divisional Magistrate Kumkum Joshi instructed this newspaper.

    According to administrative sources, “Pilgrims will now have to wait till May 3 to go on Kedarnath Yatra. On Sunday, pilgrims kept gathering information about the registration for Kedarnath at the registration counter throughout the day and later registered for the remaining three dhams — Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.”  

    Chardham Yatra registration in-charge Premanand said that due to unhealthy local weather, the registration of Kedarnath Yatra was stopped from April 25 to 30 on the orders of the federal authorities. Due to the scarcity of clear local weather, the federal authorities has extended this ban on registration till May 3.

    At the similar time, the work of eradicating particles from the freeway has been started, due to which website guests has been stopped at Badrinath Dham near Marwari Bridge.  Due to the disruption of the Yatra route, devotees wanted to attend on the freeway for hours and confronted an entire lot of points in arranging meals and water.

    DEHRADUN:  The native administration has stopped all website guests going from Rishikesh within the course of Char Dham until further uncover. After the Yatra routes connecting Kedarnath and Badrinath have been closed due to unhealthy local weather and landslides, police alerted the pilgrims on the Brahmapuri check submit and stopped them from persevering with further. 

    Meanwhile, the Badrinath freeway was closed on Sunday morning due to heavy particles near Bajpul, Chada, Pinaula and Tayapul near Chamoli market. This induced a halt in yatra to Badrinath Dham. 
    Vehicular website guests on this route has been briefly diverted by the use of the Nandprayag-Sekot-Kothialsen route. 

    “The work of clearing the debris at the places where the road has been blocked due to landslides is going on continuously and the traffic is expected to be smooth soon,” Joshimath Sub Divisional Magistrate Kumkum Joshi instructed this newspaper.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    According to administrative sources, “Pilgrims will now have to wait till May 3 to go on Kedarnath Yatra. On Sunday, pilgrims kept gathering information about the registration for Kedarnath at the registration counter throughout the day and later registered for the remaining three dhams — Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.”  

    Chardham Yatra registration in-charge Premanand said that due to unhealthy local weather, the registration of Kedarnath Yatra was stopped from April 25 to 30 on the orders of the federal authorities. Due to the scarcity of clear local weather, the federal authorities has extended this ban on registration till May 3.

    At the similar time, the work of eradicating particles from the freeway has been started, due to which website guests has been stopped at Badrinath Dham near Marwari Bridge.  Due to the disruption of the Yatra route, devotees wanted to attend on the freeway for hours and confronted an entire lot of points in arranging meals and water.

  • Rains, fear of landslides halt Char Dham Yatra at Rishikesh

    Express News Service

    DEHRADUN:  The native administration has stopped all web site guests going from Rishikesh within the path of Char Dham until further uncover. After the Yatra routes connecting Kedarnath and Badrinath have been closed due to unhealthy local weather and landslides, police alerted the pilgrims on the Brahmapuri check submit and stopped them from persevering with further. 

    Meanwhile, the Badrinath freeway was closed on Sunday morning due to heavy particles near Bajpul, Chada, Pinaula and Tayapul near Chamoli market. This induced a halt in yatra to Badrinath Dham. 
    Vehicular web site guests on this route has been briefly diverted by the use of the Nandprayag-Sekot-Kothialsen route. 

    “The work of clearing the debris at the places where the road has been blocked due to landslides is going on continuously and the traffic is expected to be smooth soon,” Joshimath Sub Divisional Magistrate Kumkum Joshi instructed this newspaper.

    According to administrative sources, “Pilgrims will now have to wait till May 3 to go on Kedarnath Yatra. On Sunday, pilgrims kept gathering information about the registration for Kedarnath at the registration counter throughout the day and later registered for the remaining three dhams — Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.”  

    Chardham Yatra registration in-charge Premanand acknowledged that due to unhealthy local weather, the registration of Kedarnath Yatra was stopped from April 25 to 30 on the orders of the federal authorities. Due to the scarcity of clear local weather, the federal authorities has extended this ban on registration till May 3.

    At the an identical time, the work of eradicating particles from the freeway has been started, due to which web site guests has been stopped at Badrinath Dham near Marwari Bridge.  Due to the disruption of the Yatra route, devotees wanted to attend on the freeway for hours and confronted an entire lot of points in arranging meals and water.

    DEHRADUN:  The native administration has stopped all web site guests going from Rishikesh within the path of Char Dham until further uncover. After the Yatra routes connecting Kedarnath and Badrinath have been closed due to unhealthy local weather and landslides, police alerted the pilgrims on the Brahmapuri check submit and stopped them from persevering with further. 

    Meanwhile, the Badrinath freeway was closed on Sunday morning due to heavy particles near Bajpul, Chada, Pinaula and Tayapul near Chamoli market. This induced a halt in yatra to Badrinath Dham. 
    Vehicular web site guests on this route has been briefly diverted by the use of the Nandprayag-Sekot-Kothialsen route. 

    “The work of clearing the debris at the places where the road has been blocked due to landslides is going on continuously and the traffic is expected to be smooth soon,” Joshimath Sub Divisional Magistrate Kumkum Joshi instructed this newspaper.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    According to administrative sources, “Pilgrims will now have to wait till May 3 to go on Kedarnath Yatra. On Sunday, pilgrims kept gathering information about the registration for Kedarnath at the registration counter throughout the day and later registered for the remaining three dhams — Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.”  

    Chardham Yatra registration in-charge Premanand acknowledged that due to unhealthy local weather, the registration of Kedarnath Yatra was stopped from April 25 to 30 on the orders of the federal authorities. Due to the scarcity of clear local weather, the federal authorities has extended this ban on registration till May 3.

    At the an identical time, the work of eradicating particles from the freeway has been started, due to which web site guests has been stopped at Badrinath Dham near Marwari Bridge.  Due to the disruption of the Yatra route, devotees wanted to attend on the freeway for hours and confronted an entire lot of points in arranging meals and water.

  • Dehradun Diary:  Uttarakhand to host two G-20 conferences in May

    Express News Service

    U’khand to host two G-20 conferences in May
    Uttarakhand has acquired a chance to host two conferences of G-20 nations. 200 delegates from G-20 group member nations can even take part in Ganga aarti in Rishikesh. The administration has intensified its preparations. At the identical time, if Ramnagar is chosen for the second assembly, then there could also be jungle safari in Jim Corbett Park. Meetings and tour packages will probably be held in Rishikesh from May 25 to 27. In Dehradun, Chief Secretary Dr SS Sandhu held a gathering with officers of Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal and Tehri Garhwal relating to  preparations.

    NGT points discover to 322 hoteliers in state
    After the NGT banned industrial use of Mussoorie lake water, the Pollution Control Board has now began issuing notices to 322 resort operators in Mussoorie. The discover sought details about resort rooms, supply of water and consumption. The resort merchants have expressed their displeasure on the  discover issued by the Pollution Control Board, mentioning that after the already adversarial circumstances together with the Covid-19 pandemic, this order of the federal government will improve the difficulties of resort homeowners within the state. 

    IIT-R & CIPET be part of arms to strengthen analysis
    The IIT-Roorkee and CIPET (Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology) signed an MoU to strengthen tutorial and analysis cooperation within the areas of petrochemicals, plastics, polymers, chemical engineering and science, and materials science at IIT Roorkee. Prof Shishir Sinha, Director General, CIPET, mentioned, “CIPET as an institute operates in the hub and spoke model with over 45 locations across the country with specialization in skill training, technical support, academics as well as research and the participation of CIPET experts in IIT Roorkee Programs will prove to be a symbiotic relation for the nation.”

    Narendra sethi
    Our correspondent in Uttarakhand
    narendrasethi@ newindianexpress.com

    U’khand to host two G-20 conferences in May
    Uttarakhand has acquired a chance to host two conferences of G-20 nations. 200 delegates from G-20 group member nations can even take part in Ganga aarti in Rishikesh. The administration has intensified its preparations. At the identical time, if Ramnagar is chosen for the second assembly, then there could also be jungle safari in Jim Corbett Park. Meetings and tour packages will probably be held in Rishikesh from May 25 to 27. In Dehradun, Chief Secretary Dr SS Sandhu held a gathering with officers of Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal and Tehri Garhwal relating to  preparations.

    NGT points discover to 322 hoteliers in state
    After the NGT banned industrial use of Mussoorie lake water, the Pollution Control Board has now began issuing notices to 322 resort operators in Mussoorie. The discover sought details about resort rooms, supply of water and consumption. The resort merchants have expressed their displeasure on the  discover issued by the Pollution Control Board, mentioning that after the already adversarial circumstances together with the Covid-19 pandemic, this order of the federal government will improve the difficulties of resort homeowners within the state. 

    IIT-R & CIPET be part of arms to strengthen analysis
    The IIT-Roorkee and CIPET (Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology) signed an MoU to strengthen tutorial and analysis cooperation within the areas of petrochemicals, plastics, polymers, chemical engineering and science, and materials science at IIT Roorkee. Prof Shishir Sinha, Director General, CIPET, mentioned, “CIPET as an institute operates in the hub and spoke model with over 45 locations across the country with specialization in skill training, technical support, academics as well as research and the participation of CIPET experts in IIT Roorkee Programs will prove to be a symbiotic relation for the nation.”

    Narendra sethi
    Our correspondent in Uttarakhand
    narendrasethi@ newindianexpress.com

  • Seething public anger marks Ankita’s cremation

    Express News Service

    DEHRADUN:  Amid roadblocks and widespread protests,  Ankita Bhandari’s final rites have been carried out by her household on Sunday night in Uttarakhand’s Srinagar. The Rishikesh-Badrinath nationwide freeway remained blocked for about 10 hours as lots of of individuals demanded that the post-mortem report be made public. 

    Ankita, 19, who labored as a receptionist at Vantara Resort close to Rishikesh, was allegedly killed by Pulkit Arya, the son of now-expelled BJP chief Vinod Arya. Pulkit and his associates have been arrested in reference to the homicide. 

    Ankita’s final rites have been to be carried out at 8 am on Sunday. However, a big crowd gathered and protested, looking for a authorities job for one member of her household, Rs 1 crore compensation and a written assurance on capital punishment for the culprits.  

    Garhwal District Magistrate Dr Vijay Kumar Jogdande’s tried to pacify the agitating crowd. Finally, the cremation befell at 6 pm after officers satisfied Ankita’s father Virendra Singh Bhandari. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assured justice within the case. 

    Meanwhile, retailers in Shrinagar remained shut in protest towards the homicide. A preliminary report of an post-mortem performed at AIIMS, Rishikesh, stated Ankita died of drowning however there have been antemortem accidents (accidents earlier than dying) on her physique.

    The space has been witnessing widespread wrath after the incident got here to mild on Friday. Locals broke the glass panes of the resort, even because the administration started demolishing the construction. However, the administration’s transfer has come below sharp assault, with many individuals alleging it could have destroyed essential proof on the crime scene. 

    DEHRADUN:  Amid roadblocks and widespread protests,  Ankita Bhandari’s final rites have been carried out by her household on Sunday night in Uttarakhand’s Srinagar. The Rishikesh-Badrinath nationwide freeway remained blocked for about 10 hours as lots of of individuals demanded that the post-mortem report be made public. 

    Ankita, 19, who labored as a receptionist at Vantara Resort close to Rishikesh, was allegedly killed by Pulkit Arya, the son of now-expelled BJP chief Vinod Arya. Pulkit and his associates have been arrested in reference to the homicide. 

    Ankita’s final rites have been to be carried out at 8 am on Sunday. However, a big crowd gathered and protested, looking for a authorities job for one member of her household, Rs 1 crore compensation and a written assurance on capital punishment for the culprits.  

    Garhwal District Magistrate Dr Vijay Kumar Jogdande’s tried to pacify the agitating crowd. Finally, the cremation befell at 6 pm after officers satisfied Ankita’s father Virendra Singh Bhandari. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assured justice within the case. 

    Meanwhile, retailers in Shrinagar remained shut in protest towards the homicide. A preliminary report of an post-mortem performed at AIIMS, Rishikesh, stated Ankita died of drowning however there have been antemortem accidents (accidents earlier than dying) on her physique.

    The space has been witnessing widespread wrath after the incident got here to mild on Friday. Locals broke the glass panes of the resort, even because the administration started demolishing the construction. However, the administration’s transfer has come below sharp assault, with many individuals alleging it could have destroyed essential proof on the crime scene. 

  • Bhumi Pednekar says ‘Rishikesh’ has been extremely fortunate for her, Know why

    Image Source : INSTAGRAM/BHUMI PEDNEKAR Bhumi Pednekar says ‘Rishikesh’ has been extremely fortunate for her, Know why
    Actress Bhumi Pednekar is heading to Rishikesh after wrapping the Dehradun schedule of her subsequent movie Badhaai Do. She is worked up to shoot in Rishikesh as a result of she feels the holy city has solely introduced her good luck. The actress revealed that Rishikesh holds a really particular place in her coronary heart and it has been extremely fortunate for for her. Bhumi made her Bollywood debut with movie ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ and it was shot in Rishikesh itself. She is now engaged on her upcoming mission reverse Rajkummar Rao.

    “Rishikesh holds a very special place in my heart and it has been incredibly lucky for me! I shot in this most beautiful place for my debut film Dum Laga Ke Haisha, then for Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, and both these films went on to become huge hits. Now, I will be shooting in Rishikesh again for Badhaai Do and I’m certain that it will become my lucky charm for the third time!” Bhumi stated.

    She shared that visiting Rishikesh will evoke quite a lot of nostalgia for her.

    Bhumi stated: “I’m really excited to soak in this city because there are so many memories attached to it. I have always received so much love from the people of Rishikesh every time I have visited and I’m looking forward to their warm hospitality again. It’s been a while. I can’t wait to go back and relive all the nostalgia, all the love, all the incredible local food of Rishikesh.”

    Badhaai Do is the second instalment within the Badhaai Ho franchise. While the primary movie starred Ayushmann Khurrana and Sanya Malhotra. The movie is directed by Harshvardhan Kulkarni, who helmed the Gulshan Devaiah-starrer comedy Hunterr (2015), and is written by Suman Adhikary and Akshat Ghildial, who earlier wrote Badhaai Ho.

    (With IANS Inputs)

  • Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Rescuers race towards time to seek out survivors| In Pics

    Image Source : INDIA TV Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Rescuers race towards time to seek out survivors| In Pics
    Three extra our bodies of the greater than 140 lacking after the glacier burst in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district have been recovered, taking the loss of life toll to 10, officers stated on Monday, as large efforts had been underway to rescue at the very least 30 employees trapped in a tunnel at an influence mission website. A day after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier probably burst via its banks at Joshimath, triggering an avalanche and a deluge that rippled via the Alaknanda river system within the higher reaches of the Himalayas, a number of businesses coordinated efforts to seek for survivors.

    Image Source : PTIWhile Indian Air Force groups left for the affected areas to ramp up reduction efforts, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel labored via the evening.

    Some homes had been swept away and two energy tasks – NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel mission and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project – had been extensively broken with scores of labourers caught in tunnels because the waters got here dashing in.

    Image Source : PTIUttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar stated efforts had been focussed on rescuing 30-35 labourers trapped in a 250-metre tunnel at Tapovan.

    Two villages, together with Raini, are reduce off and necessities are being equipped to them.
     
    “A total of 153 people were missing from the two hydel projects at Raini and Tapovan… of which 10 bodies have been recovered while 143 are still missing,” Kumar said, describing Sunday’s disaster as “one-time”.

    Image Source : PTISlush, particles and silt blocked the tunnel, making the rescue work tough.

    The whole panorama of the ecologically fragile space was colored a sandy gray, many buildings swept away and buried beneath piles of silt.

    “Our teams worked overnight to rescue about 30 workers who are trapped in the tunnel. Specialised equipment for such operations has been deployed. We are hopeful we will able to rescue everyone,” ITBP spokesperson Vivek Kumar Pandey informed PTI in Delhi.

    Image Source : PTIPeople take a look at the broken Tapovan hydel mission, a day after a glacier broke off in Joshimath inflicting large flood in Dhauli Ganga River, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

    “There is a huge amount of debris inside the tunnel. About 80 metres inside the tunnel is cleared and accessible, and it looks like about 100 more metres of debris will have to be cleared,” he added.

    Pandey stated practically 300 ITBP personnel are presently deployed on the website.

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    Another official stated 34 individuals are estimated to be trapped within the ‘head race tunnel’ or HRT.

    ITBP Additional Director General (Western Command) M S Rawat additionally reached the spot Monday morning to take inventory of the state of affairs and interacted with officers and others working on the website.

    In a video supplied by the pressure, a crew of senior officers was seen analysing the tunnel’s map to seek out the easiest way of strategy.

    The tunnel has just one entry, an official stated.

    Teams of the NDRF had reached late Sunday evening and had been seen utilizing shovels to clear the tunnel’s strategy. The pressure additionally used canine squads to assist rescuers detect traces of life beneath the particles.

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    More groups have been despatched to the positioning on Mi-17 helicopters that landed on the helipad in Joshimath, NDRF chief S N Pradhan stated in a Twitter submit.

    With no readability on what led to the catastrophe and consultants pointing to local weather change, scientists additionally headed to Chamoli to grasp what had occurred.

    Some groups from the Army, together with from the Medical Corps, have additionally reached the catastrophe spot, a senior official supervising the operation stated.

    Image Source : PTIAt least 12 employees had been rescued from a smaller tunnel within the space by ITBP on Sunday night.

    Three of them have been admitted to the ITBP hospital at Joshimath, practically 25 km from the Tapovan energy mission website, as they had been feeling uneasy, the officers stated. They are secure now.

    As rescue efforts continued on a battle footing, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres stated the United Nations stands able to contribute to the continued rescue and help efforts in Uttarakhand if mandatory.

    “The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the reported loss of life and dozens missing following the glacier burst and subsequent flooding in Uttarakhand state, India, on Sunday,” stated Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for Guterres.

    “The Secretary-General expresses his deep condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and Government of India. The United Nations stands ready to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts if necessary,” he added in a press release.

    Expressing solidarity with these affected by the glacier burst, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated the entire nation is with the individuals of the state and it’s important that reduction operations should not hindered within the subsequent few days.

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