Uttarakhand: Badrinath National Highway blocked following landslidesUttarakhand is grappling with severe disruptions due to incessant rains, floods, and landslides, blocking critical routes like the Badrinat...
31 Aug, 2025, 11.08 AM IST
Uttarkashi is only the latest warning: The reasons behind Uttarakhand’s vulnerability to disastersA devastating cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Harsil Valley triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least four. This disaster highligh...
05 Aug, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
IMD issues warning as heavy rainfall continues to disrupt life across India; Check here for complete forecastIMD Weather Forecast: The IMD has issued warnings of heavy rainfall across Northwest and East India, with Northeast India also bracing for ...
06 Jul, 2024, 10.31 AM IST
Summer of discontent: Climate change is crippling tourism in the Himalayan beltWhile increased tourism and infrastructural development is critical, it should not be at the expense of the environment. Recent events in 2...
12 Aug, 2023, 09.57 AM IST
Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO reportRajouri and Pulwama (J&K); Kozhikode, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram (Kerala); and South Sikkim and East Sikkim (Sikkim) are the other ...
10 Mar, 2023, 10.30 AM IST
'A time bomb': India's sinking holy town faces grim futureFor months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, burrowed in the Himalayas and revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the e...
27 Feb, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Big improvement in India's disaster preparedness, response: IUCNIUCN India and the TCS Foundation have launched an initiative, "Himalaya for the Future", which aims to enhance sustainability and the well...
11 Feb, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
Not just Joshimath, but several other places in Uttarakhand are at risk of sinkingThe high seismic risk zone is dotted with several picturesque towns and villages that are gateways to hiking trails, Hindu pilgrimage sites...
14 Jan, 2023, 07.07 AM IST
Silent disasters of UttarakhandThere have been several such 'silent disasters' in the state over the years - from Garbyang in Dharchula district, once a thriving Indo-Tib...
09 Jan, 2023, 11.58 PM IST
Joshimath declared landslide-subsidence zone, over 60 families evacuated: OfficialJoshimath has been declared a landslide-subsidence zone. More than 60 families living in uninhabitable houses in the sinking town have been...
09 Jan, 2023, 04.13 PM IST
Joshimath grave reminder environment being destroyed to extent irreversible: ExpertsCracks have appeared in hundreds of houses of Joshimath, the gateway to some renowned pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib. Ch...
09 Jan, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
Joshimath Sinking: All you need to know about the gateway to Badrinath which is on brink of disaster"The problem began 14-15 months back in Gandhinagar area and then spread to other areas like Suneel, Manohar Bagh, Singdhar and Marwari," P...
07 Jan, 2023, 01.09 PM IST
Kedarnath yatra halted after landslides block 150 roads in UttarakhandUttarakhand chief secretary said that even with multiple teams at work, it would be tough to get the roads traffic-ready soon.
30 Jul, 2014, 12.08 PM IST
Uttarakhand rehabilitation to take more than a year: Piyush Rautela, Disaster Management Centre chiefMotor roads in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh districts still blocked at places making it difficult to take relief materi...
28 Aug, 2013, 03.41 PM IST
No threat to Badrinath temple; repair, maintenance routine: OfficialThe Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee today said there is no threat to Badrinath temple and repair and maintenance is a routine process.
21 Aug, 2013, 04.05 PM IST
Rains stall relief operations, Kedarnath debris removal in Uttarakhand"Proper removal of debris has not yet started owing to bad weather and lack of heavy equipment," Uttarakhand DGP Satyavrat Bansal told PTI.
20 Jul, 2013, 05.51 PM IST