Uttarakhand

Billboards in Goa, jingles on Delhi FMs, WhatsApp pings: It’s Dhami outdoors and online
If you tried catching a bus, metro or train in Delhi last year, chances are you saw advertisements from the Uttarakhand government – wrapping metro gates, filling digital screens at railway stations, staring down from bus stops across the capital. 
Newslaundry
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Villagers return to abandoned Himalayan homes after 60 years
The village of Martoli, in Uttarakhan’s Johar Valley, was left in ruins after conflict in the 60s
The Independent UK
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‘Threatened after reports’, missing Uttarkashi journalist found dead
Ten days after he went missing, the body of journalist Rajeev Pratap Singh was recovered from a barrage in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Sunday.
Newslaundry
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How India’s unplanned hydropower dams and tunnels are disrupting Himalayan landscapes
Uttarakhand, referred to as the land of gods, is also known as the energy state of India. It is home to several fast-flowing rivers at high altitudes that serve as the perfect backdrop for harnessing energy from water to produce hydroelectric power.
The Conversation
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India suffered Rs 24,000 crore losses this monsoon: Do we have a plan to fix this?
This monsoon season has brought severe destruction to India’s northern states. There were cloudbursts in Uttarakhand, flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab saw its worst flood since 1988.
Newslaundry
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20 months on, no answers in Haldwani violence deaths
On February 8, 2024, Haldwani in Uttarakhand witnessed a violent clash between police and local residents. A curfew was imposed, internet services were shut down, and shoot-at-sight orders were issued. By the end of the day, six people were dead and dozens – including civilians and police personnel – injured.
Newslaundry
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‘The people of Uttarakhand and Himachal want roads, not landslides’
This year, the onset of monsoon in India was under unusual circumstances. The country saw its highest ever rainfall in the month of May. The official onset of monsoon was declared over the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand around June 20 and monsoon covered the entire country by…
Newslaundry
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Hafta letters: Uttarakhand disaster, vote chori, scaling up NL
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Newslaundry
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The swagger’s gone: What the last two decades taught me about India’s fading growth dream
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?– Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965. I was offered my first job in Mumbai on a very rainy day in September 2005, a few weeks after we had celebrated the…
Newslaundry
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Flood came 6 times: The brothers who recorded the Dharali viral video
The first images of the recent disaster in Dharali, Uttarakhand, came from two brothers in the village, Sumit and Manmohan. Filming from their rooftop, they captured scenes that would become the earliest visuals to reach social media and newsrooms.
Newslaundry
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