Dehradun: In a bid to boost overall health facilities in Uttarakhand, AIIMS-Rishikesh has started a drone service to deliver and pick medicines. The facility will be especially useful for the six-month long Char Dham yatra in Uttarakhand, considering that 300-plus pilgrims lost their lives during the annual pilgrimage last year and all the four holy … Read more
Pilgrims on the Char Dham route have left a heaping mound of garbage in just 15 days since the pilgrimage began, leaving authorities scratching their heads over the environmental consequences. Over 800,000 pilgrims have already visited the Char Dham shrines since the pilgrimage began this year, while another million people who have registered are still … Read more
The Char Dham yatra began on Tuesday with the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples in Uttarkashi district thrown open to devotees on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya. The gates of Gangotri were opened at 11.15 am and those of Yamunotri at 12.15 pm in the presence of thousands of devotees, administrative and temple committee … Read more
Over a month ahead of the beginning of the Char Dham yatra, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday reviewed preparations for the annual pilgrimage and asked officials to make better use of technology to make the yatra safer and more convenient for pilgrims. Char Dham Yatra begins on May 3 this year with the … Read more
Rainfall in October has been 36% higher than normal. (PTI) The record-shattering rainfall that caused widespread destruction in Uttarakhand over the past two days is expected to drastically reduce from today, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. The state is likely to remain dry for the remainder of the week. Uttarakhand received 122 mm … Read more
The Char Dham Devasthanam Board will issue travel e-passes for the temples through its website. (File) Uttarakhand High Court has lifted ban on the Char Dham Yatra and allowed the state government to conduct the annual pilgrimage following strict Covid-19 protocols. A division bench of Chief Justice R.S. Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma said … Read more
The state government had earlier knocked the door of the Apex Court resorting to the Special Leave Petition against the earlier High Court order of banning the Yatra. The Uttarakhand High Court in a major decision lifted the stay on the Char Dham Yatra paving the way for the state government to welcome devotees from … Read more
A Special Leave Petition (SLP) has been moved in the Supreme Court on the Char Dham Yatra after the state High Court state the state cabinet’s decision to open the shrines Char Dham roads, works under Bharatmala project and railway projects up to Karnaprayag will be taken forward for further development, said the new Uttarakhand … Read more
Uttarakhand had earlier suspended the Char Dham Yatra after the high court stayed for four weeks the decision to allow residents of three districts to conduct the pilgrimage. (Photo Courtesy: Indian Express) The Uttarakhand government has scrapped the annual Kanwar Yatra in the state after coming in for severe criticism for hosting over 36 lakh … Read more
The temple spreads across an area of more than 4 lakh square feet or 37,000 square metres. Puri Jagannath Temple: Located in Odisha’s Puri, the Jagannath Temple is a very important Hindu temple, especially for Vaishnavites. It is one of the Char Dhams, and is among the most visited shrines in the country. Based on … Read more