Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar is one of the most revered ghats on the Ganges, attracting millions of pilgrims year-round who come to bathe in the holy waters and seek spiritual cleansing. The month of Sawan, a peak pilgrimage season dedicated to Lord Shiva, brings especially large crowds, with devotees thronging the ghat to perform […]
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Uttarkashi, August 7, 2025 — What began as a long-awaited celebration of friendship turned into an unspeakable tragedy in the early hours of Tuesday morning, when a sudden cloudburst struck Dharali village near Gangotri, sweeping away 24 college friends who had reunited after 35 years. The catastrophic deluge, part of a larger pattern of extreme
August 6, 2025 Shimla, Himachal Pradesh – After days of relentless downpours in neighboring Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh is now facing the brunt of nature’s fury, as torrential rainfall triggered flash floods and landslides across several districts. On Tuesday morning, a massive landslide near Kandaghat shimla highway forced the closure of the vital Shimla-Kalka National Highway
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Sumit Kumar received 106 votes, but Kajal Bisht received 103, and Bisht was proclaimed the winner. Published: August 5, 2025 A Remarkable Twist in Panchayat Election Results In a rare display of electoral honesty, Kajal Bisht, the declared winner of the Tarkuli gram panchayat head seat in Champawat district, has admitted she lost to her
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Published: August 5, 2025 The Uttarkashi Cloudburst caused flash floods in Dharali, Uttarkashi, which left at least 50 people missing and several people thought dead, according to sources. Sudden Cloudburst Triggers Flash Floods In the Dharali area of Uttarkashi, a severe cloudburst over the upper basin of the Kheer Ganga River on Tuesday morning caused
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Uttarakhand, India – Following the devastating stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in Haridwar that claimed six lives and injured dozens, the Uttarakhand government has laid out a comprehensive “masterplan” to regulate and enhance safety across the state’s religious pilgrimage sites. The plan, which was discussed at high levels after the July 28 tragedy, aims
