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  Uttarakhand rain: Baba Ramdev, 400 students stuck in Gangotri

  India | July 16, 2014 14:13 IST

  New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev has got stranded in Gangotri along with his 400 students from Acharyakulam due to blocking of routes caused by heavy rains.They had gone there to attend a programme despite the

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  Gangotri of Uttarakhand's future development to flow from Gairsain: Rawat

  Politics | June 08, 2014 12:43 IST

  Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today hit out at the BJP for suggesting that the ruling Congress was using the issue of Gairsain for electoral gains, asserting the Gangotri of the hill state's future

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  Chaar-Dhaam Yatra begins: Recalls Kedarnath Tragedy

  India | May 02, 2014 11:17 IST

  New Delhi: Chaar-Dhaam Yatra accross allover India, to kick start from today. Last year, during Chaar-dhaam Yatra Kedarnath flood mishap took place. Many devotees lost their lives in the disaster and large number of people

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  Gangotri the holy town where river Ganga resides (in pics)

  India | January 19, 2014 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: Gangotri is a beautiful town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of 3,100mIt is a

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  Gangotri yatra resumes

  India | September 24, 2013 16:49 IST

  Dehradun: Pilgrimage to Gangotri, one of the Char Dhams, resumed today after remaining suspended for over three months in the wake of the devastating flashfloods in the state.Uttarkashi District Magistrate Pankaj Pandey took stock of

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  Portals of Gangotri, Yamunotri shrines thrown open to public

  India | May 13, 2013 17:25 IST

  Dehradun, May 13: Devotees thronged major chardham destinations - Yamunotri and Gangotri - in Uttarakhand today as the sacred portals of the Himalayan shrines were thrown open to public on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya

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  Snowfall In Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri

  India | December 10, 2011 16:45 IST

  Dehradun, Dec 10: Snowfall in the higher reaches of Himalayas in Uttarakhand has resulted in cold condition gripping the entire hill state.Higher reaches of Himalayas in Garhwal and Kumaon regions like Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri,

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  Portals Of Gangotri Closed For Winter

  India | October 27, 2011 20:04 IST

  Dehra Dun, Oct 27: The portals of the famous Himalayan shrine of Gangotri was today closed for pilgrims for winter season, official sources said.  The temple in Garhwal Himalayas was closed at 1 pm, with

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  2,500 Pilgrims Trapped In Uttarakhand After Heavy Rains, Landslides

  India | July 01, 2011 12:00 IST

  Dehra Dun, Jul 1 : Over 2,500 pilgrims to Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath have been trapped due to continuous heavy rains and landslides in different places of Uttarakhand, officials said. The Rishikesh-Gangotri highway and Rishikesh-Yamunotri