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The Ancient Temples of Kumaon That Are Not on the Char Dham Circuit Ask Every Pilgrim the Same Thing

You came because the famous ones didn't answer youThe priest at Katarmal doesn't ask where you've come from. He asks what you're carrying.Not your bag. Not your offering. He means the thing you brought without meaning to, the grief you've been rationalising, the decision you've been postponing, the version of…

The Panch Kedar: How Shiva's Body Emerged into Pieces Across the Himalayas

The Panch Kedar: How Shiva's Body Emerged into Pieces Across the Himalayas

Himalayas is the home to many famous temples across its ranges. Panch kedar is different because of its story. This story starts after the Mahabharata war. The war ended by the win of pandavaas but they were feeling guilty because of the war many people lost their lives. Because of…

I Explored Two Of India’s Most Famous Himalayan Circuits And The Experiences Were Completely Different

I Explored Two Of India’s Most Famous Himalayan Circuits And The Experiences Were Completely Different

Both routes offer very different, yet equally fulfilling journeys through the Himalayas.

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Uttarakhand: Kedarnath rains claim 10 lives; 200 pilgrims stranded

All the routes of Char Dham are open, only the footpath in Kedarnath has been obstructed. Read further on Dynamite News:

Parliamentary proceedings | Char Dham project did not need environment assessment: Centre to Parliament

The Char Dham project in Uttarakhand, under which Silkyara tunnel, is being developed did not require an Environment Impact Assessment, the Union government said

Rocky reminder: On the Silkyara tunnel rescue

The scale and fervour of the rescue mission casts an unfavourable spotlight on the Char Dham highway project and on the unsafe working environments of those expected to build such infrastructure

Uttarakhand govt. to bear travel expenses of relatives of trapped workers

Uttarakhand govt. to bear expenses of relatives of 41 trapped workers at Silkyara tunnel. CM Dhami assures families of rescue soon. Psychiatrists roped in to maintain morale. Rescue ops on war footing since Nov 12 landslide. Part of Char Dham all-weather road project.

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Uttarakhand: 2 labourers dead, 6 critically hurt as part of under-construction bridge collapses

Uttarakhand: 2 labourers dead, 6 critically hurt as part of under-construction bridge collapses

DEHRADUN: At least two labourers from Uttar Pradesh died and six others sustained injuries after a part of an under-construction bridge being built to connect Sirobagad and Narkota areas in Rudraprayag on the Char Dham all-weather road, collapsed around 9 am on Wednesday.

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Uttarakhand: 216 pilgrim deaths in 2.5 months of Char Dham yatra

Uttarakhand: 216 pilgrim deaths in 2.5 months of Char Dham yatra

DEHRADUN: Since the start of the ongoing Char Dham yatra on May 3, at least 216 pilgrim deaths have been reported from the four Himalayan shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. These deaths have been attributed to various health issues, primarily cardiac arrests, by the state government. The highest,…

The Times of India

Uttarakhand: 201 pilgrims died in less than 60 days of Char Dham Yatra

Uttarakhand: 201 pilgrims died in less than 60 days of Char Dham Yatra

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand health department has recorded 201 pilgrim deaths in less than 60 days of the commencement of Char Dham yatra. With the onset of monsoon, officials have now warned pilgrims to take extra precautions as temperatures dip and helicopter services come to a halt due to heavy rainfall.

The Times of India

Uttarakhand to give Rs 1 lakh to kin of pilgrims who die in any of the Char Dham shrines

Uttarakhand to give Rs 1 lakh to kin of pilgrims who die in any of the Char Dham shrines

DEHRADUN: In a first in the state, the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) has announced a Rs 1 lakh insurance cover for pilgrims of the Char Dham yatra.

The Times of India

Uttarakhand: 25 pilgrims from MP on way to Yamunotri killed in bus accident

Uttarakhand: 25 pilgrims from MP on way to Yamunotri killed in bus accident

DEHRADUN/UTTARKASHI: In one of the most tragic accidents on the Char Dham yatra route, at least 25 people were killed and five injured when a bus carrying 28 pilgrims from Panna in Madhya Pradesh veered off the road and fell into a 150-metre deep gorge near Damta on Yamunotri national…

The Times of India

Chairman of Supreme Court panel on Char Dham project Ravi Chopra resigns

Chairman of Supreme Court panel on Char Dham project Ravi Chopra resigns

He says panel’s role is restricted and its suggestions have been ignored

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