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May 20, 2026, 02:39 PM - 2 min read
Dhanaulti tehsildar Mohammad Shadab said the helicopter had seven occupants, including the pilot. He confirmed that all passengers and crew members are safe after the incident.
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May 15, 2026, 12:19 PM - 3 min read
With the growing crowd of devotees, the Health Department is operating in full alert mode and is continuously providing medical assistance and emergency services to pilgrims along the yatra route.
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May 14, 2026, 06:48 PM - 2 min read
Kedarnath reported the highest number of deaths with 21 pilgrims losing their lives, according to a State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) report. Badrinath recorded seven deaths, while Gangotri and Yamunotri reported five deaths each.
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May 11, 2026, 02:17 PM - 3 min read
Acting on the directions of the Superintendent of Police, extensive security steps have been implemented along the Char Dham Yatra route leading to the temple premises. Authorities have increased surveillance and deployment at key locations to ensure the safety of devotees.
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April 26, 2026, 04:17 PM - 3 min read
The Uttarakhand Health Department has stepped up medical screening of Char Dham Yatra pilgrims at the transit camp in Rishikesh as thousands of devotees continue their journey to the Himalayan shrines. Authorities have also issued detailed health advisories to ensure a safe and smooth pilgrimage.
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April 18, 2026, 01:16 PM - 2 min read
As per the latest official data, 683 pilgrims registered for Yamunotri, 690 for Gangotri, 667 for Kedarnath, and 673 for Badrinath at the offline enrolment counters.
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April 12, 2026, 12:31 PM - 2 min read
“Despite continuous snowfall in Kedarnath, the weather has finally cleared. Now, teams from the temple committee and all concerned departments are working tirelessly to complete the preparatory tasks,” he said.
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April 10, 2026, 03:40 PM - 3 min read
During the mock exercise, all concerned departments reached the designated locations with their respective resources and practised relief and rescue operations in response to potential disaster scenarios.
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April 10, 2026, 01:50 PM - 2 min read
“For the initial period, we have decided to remove the cap on the number of pilgrims so that there are no restrictions. We have relaxed the standards for the number of pilgrims allowed,” he added.
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March 27, 2026, 03:09 PM - 2 min read
Yamunotri Temple Committee spokesperson Purushottam Uniyal said that anyone arriving for the Char Dham Yatra with faith would be welcomed. “Every person coming on the Char Dham Yatra is considered a Sanatani. Whoever comes to Yamunotri with devotion will be received in the spirit of ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ (Guest is God),” he said.
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February 18, 2026, 02:06 PM - 3 min read
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi directed the Registrar General of the Uttarakhand High Court in Nainital to seek instructions from the Chief Justice and list the two pending petitions before an appropriate bench in the week starting March 9, 2026.
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February 1, 2026, 09:41 PM - 2 min read
According to the release, 34,140 pilgrims (from India and abroad) have visited these places since the closure of the Char Dham shrines this year, with more visitors expected for another two and a half months.
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