Monsoon mayhem creates havoc in Yamunotri hills

More than 30 people died and 57,000 pilgrims visiting the Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri shrines were stranded in Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts on Monday as unprecedented rains wreaked havoc on Uttarakhand. Rains ...

KANPUR: A major stretch of Yamuna river between Panchnada and Sangam (Allahabad), considered a suitable habitat for highly endangered Gangetic Dolphin (Platanista gangetica), today faces numerous problems. Rampant use of giant-size dredgers to ...

Devotees thronged major chardham destinations - Yamunotri and Gangotri - in Uttarakhand today as the sacred portals of the Himalayan shrines were thrown open to public on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya amid chanting of vedic hymns and blowing of conch shells.

First polluted and now being dammed as well, the ancient river is gasping for life. But our planners are least bothered After their abysmal failure to restore the Yamuna to health, the Centre and States such as Uttarakhand and Delhi, through which ...

Sources say more than 58,000 people are stranded at different places on the route of the Chardham Yatra - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. LUCKNOW/DEHRADUN: Rains lashed Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh for the fourth consecutive day Tuesday, taking ...

Hundreds of pilgrims enroute to the Char Dham Yatra - Badrinath, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Yamunotri- continued to be trapped between landslides and gushing waters. Helpline numbers: 0135-2710334, 0135-2710335, 0135-2710233 | Watch shocking footage as floods ...

In Uttarkhand, the National Highway connecting Gangotri and Yamunotri holy shrines in Garhwal hills, have been disrupted due to landslides followed by torrential rains.As a result, in Uttarkashi district, the pilgrims going to these holy shrines are stranded ...

Dehradun, May 13 : The portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples opened on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya today with elaborate vedic rituals marking the beginning of the famous 'Char Dham yatra' in the Uttarakhand state.

Stranded villagers being shifted to safer places from the flooded Lapra and Odhri villages in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana on Monday following heavy rains. Photo: PTI New Delhi: Rain fury Tuesday claimed 11 more lives in the north, taking the toll to 73, ...