Badrinath temple portals reopen for devoteesThe sacred Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand has reopened its doors to pilgrims. After a six-month winter closure, the temple gates were cere...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Badrinath Dham to close on November 25Badrinath temple doors will close for the winter season on November 25. Temple officials announced this date after a traditional puja. Keda...
02 Oct, 2025, 03.41 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
Number of Char Dham pilgrims cross 50-lakh mark for first timeThe number of pilgrims visiting the Char Dhams in Uttarakhand has exceeded 50 lakh for the first time. The famous pilgrimage sites of Badri...
17 Oct, 2023, 08.51 PM IST
Kedarnath to open for devotees on April 25The timing and date for the reopening of the temple gates were announced at a ceremony at the Omkareshwar temple in Ukhimath on Saturday on...
18 Feb, 2023, 01.51 PM IST
Char Dham Yatra: Environmentalists flag concerns over threat to Uttarakhand's exotic herbsFurther, with an increase in tourism activities in the state, heaps of plastic waste and garbage have been seen piled up on the stretch lea...
22 May, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
COVID surge: Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand postponedThe Puja will be performed in the four temples- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri- by the priests. No other person would be allo...
29 Apr, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
Chardham yatra not to start till Jun 30The priests, stakeholders and hak-hakookdharis of the four Himalayan temples -- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri -- also known ...
09 Jun, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
Become one with nature and experience tranquility in Rishikesh this summerApart from being an ideal destination for pilgrims, there are several tourists who seek adventure, meditation and yoga who flock to Rishike...
31 Mar, 2016, 07.47 AM IST
Visit Rishikesh for relaxation with a dash of adventureApart from being an ideal destination for pilgrims, there are several tourists who seek adventure, meditation, yoga who flock to Rishikesh.
03 Dec, 2015, 05.21 AM IST
Kedarnath shrine to reopen on April 24the gates of the shrine will be thrown open to devotees after their wintertime closure at 8.30 AM on April 24,
17 Feb, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Religious leader demands separate pilgrimage ministryA leading seer today asked the Centre to constitute a separate pilgrimage ministry to frame a code of conduct for people visiting shrines i...
28 Jun, 2013, 07.52 PM IST
- Uma Bharti rejects Centre's request of breaking fast
Former MP CM Uma Bharti rejected the Centre's appeal of breaking her fast, over the issues related to protection of Ganga river & conservat...
31 May, 2011, 02.26 PM IST
- Govt findings on Himalayan glaciers misleading: NGO
Terming the environment ministry's recent report on non-receding of Himalayan glaciers as false complacency, a research foundation on ecolo...
17 Nov, 2009, 08.45 PM IST
- Medieval era water channel goes dry
The historical Maletha Ki Gool, a water channel in Maletha village in Uttarakhand, has dried up for the first time since its construction i...
27 Jun, 2009, 01.38 PM IST
- Warming effect: Early ripening of Kaafal
The early ripening of the popular 'Kaafal' wild fruit in Kumaun division of Uttarakhand is being seen by experts as a fallout of global war...
01 Apr, 2008, 12.40 PM IST
- New highways to bring Himalayas within reach
Destinations in the Himalayan region would soon become far more accessible, with the government planning to construct over 700 km of ‘Himal...
20 Nov, 2006, 03.36 AM IST