Badrinath doors close for winter as Chardham Yatra ends with 51 lakh pilgrims, Kedarnath leads turnoutDespite natural disasters, over 51 lakh pilgrims visited the Chardham shrines this year, a significant increase from last year. Kedarnath s...
26 Nov, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
Chardham Yatra: Online registration limit increased to 75 per centWith registrations soaring to 1.7 million before the Chardham Yatra's commencement, the Uttarakhand government has increased the online reg...
21 Apr, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
40 per cent registrations for this year's Chardham Yatra to be done offlineForty per cent of Chardham Yatra registrations will be done offline to cater to rural pilgrims. Vinay Shankar Pandey announced the decision...
05 Feb, 2025, 09.21 PM IST
More than 50 Uttarakhand Chardham pilgrims dead in nearly a fortnight of yatraOver 50 pilgrims have died during the Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand, with most fatalities due to heart attacks. Medical screening for pilgr...
24 May, 2024, 10.02 PM IST
Uttarakhand: Food safety standards to be strictly followed on Chardham Yatra routeCommissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration Dr R Rajesh Kumar said that if the safety standards are ignored, the hotel owner and sh...
03 May, 2024, 09.17 AM IST
Uttarakhand Tourism to provide on-call registration for pre-booked hotel guests on Chardham Yatra routeAccording to the state tourism Department, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been authorized for online booki...
09 Apr, 2023, 09.01 AM IST
Kedarnath Dham to open for devotees on April 25The portals of the Kedarnath Dham will be opened for all devotees on 25 April, officials said on Wednesday. Chief Minister Dhami had said, ...
05 Apr, 2023, 11.48 AM IST
Uttarakhand: 57 pilgrims have lost their lives during Chardham Yatra since pilgrimage began on May 3Uttarakhand Director-General (DG) Health Shailja Bhatt cited heart attack and mountain sickness as the primary reasons behind the reported ...
22 May, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
Covid negative report must for pilgrims to Chardham YatraRegistration and e-pass will be mandatory for darshan in the four pilgrimages.
18 Sep, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
Surging COVID-19 cases cast shadow over annual Chardham Yatra"Advance booking of at least 500 buses for the yatra by this time of the year was normal, but not a single passenger bus has been booked ye...
22 Apr, 2021, 02.51 PM IST
Finance ministry allots Rs 2,000 crore extra budgetary grant for Chardham projectPresenting the Budget for 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said infrastructure is one of the strong pillars of the economy.
24 Jul, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
Puri Shankaracharya lauds Uttarakhand government for reconstruction workThe Shankaracharya said he was taken by surprise by the pace at which things have been put back on track near Kedarnath.
20 Jun, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minster Harish Rawat for separate ropeway corporationWith a view to consolidate infrastructure along Chardham yatra route, Rawat has said a separate ropeway corporation will be set up.
20 May, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
Credit for good work near Kedarnath goes to NIM:Bhagat Singh KoshiyariAgencies under the state government neither have the skills to work amid 10 feet of snow in high altitudes nor the will to do so, he said.
17 Apr, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Assess yatra preparations with positive mind: Rawat to BJP"There is no harm in taking stock of preparations for the forthcoming pilgrimage but it should be done in a neutral and non-partisan manner"
11 Apr, 2015, 03.17 PM IST
Ensuring safe conduct of Chardham and Amarnath Yatra government's priority; Met dept to release forecastsThe government has put safe conduct of upcoming Chardham Yatra as its top priority. A flash flood in 2013 had left thousands dead.
10 Jun, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
Chardham Yatra in style: Helicopters, luxury cars & deluxe tentsThe Chardham yatra, comprising Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, is one of India’s most popular pilgrimage route...
25 Apr, 2014, 01.55 PM IST