Uttarakhand: Low-intensity earthquake hits Uttarkashi
India | Sep 21, 2020, 11:40 PM ISTAn earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand at 9 pm on Monday, informed National Centre for Seismology.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand at 9 pm on Monday, informed National Centre for Seismology.
18-year-old Anuj Semwal died on way to a hospital in Badkot on Saturday after being rescued, SHO, Badkot, DS Kohli said, adding the rest of the students are safe.
A helicopter, carrying relief material in flood hit areas, crashed in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi today. All three people onboard the vehicle have died.
As many as 132 villages in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district saw no female births in the last three months, according to news agency ANI. The report came as a shocker especially at a time when the Central government is aggressively promoting its 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme.
Earlier on November 11, Pithoragarh district of the state was hit by a magnitude-5.0 earthquake.
Injured were admitted to a hospital as the rescue operations were undertaken by the SDRF.
The vehicle fell into the gorge as the driver lost control over it following landslide which brought a heap of debris on the road, he said. The tempo landed just a few yards of the Bhagirathi river, which flows near the spot.
The park administration has taken the decision in view of the safety of tourists and trekkers as the weather in the high altitude areas becomes unpredictable during Monsoo period.
The lone bridge linking Uttarkashi to the China border collapsed today, disconnecting dozens of villages and causing inconvenience to daily commuters, especially school-going children and teachers.
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
Lucknow, June 19: The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday announced a Rs.25 crore ($4.2 million) financial aid to the rain ravaged Uttarakhand.Expressing his condolences on the large scale loss of life and property in the cloud
Uttarkashi, Jun 30 : More than 5,000 tourists have been trapped while on way to Badrinath due to continuous rains and landslide at several places on the Rishikesh-Badrinath route, reports India TV reporter Inder Singh
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