Uttarakhand News

1 - 7 Junuary 2011
Auli Skiing Winter Games start from 7th January 2011
The 1st South Asian Winter Games will be held in Dehradun and Auli, in the himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India in January 2011. The games are being conducted by the Indian Olympic Association and the Winter Games Federation of India. A grand opening and closing ceremony has been planned on January 10, 2011 and January 16, 2011, in Auli and Dehradun, respectively.

A Bus crashes in Dehradun, 22 dead
A sightseeing bus overturned and plunged into a gorge, killing 22 Indian tourists and injuring 12 others who were visiting a hill town at the foot of the Himalayas in Dehradun. The bus was carrying 52 people back to Haridwar late Wednesday when it flipped over at a curve in the road and rolled down the gorge, landing upside down. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokheriyal visited the injured at Dehradun's hospital and pledged to give each 50,000 rupees ($1,000).

Snowfall in higher reaches of Uttarakhand
Heavy snowfall was received by the higher reaches of Himalayas, while the lower and plain areas experienced light and moderate showers, bringing in a chill across the state.

Orders issued to shoot "man-eating" tiger in Corbett
The Uttarakhand forest department on Thursday issued orders to shoot the tiger, which has killed three women during the past one and a half months in the Corbett Tiger Reserve area.

25 - 26 October 2010
Char Dham yatra close from 5-7 November 2010 for 6 Month.

Authorities in Uttarakhand's Corbett Tiger Reserve have re-opened the famous Bijrani zone for visitors after a gap of four months. The Bijrani zone generally opens for the visitors from Oct 15 to June 15. But this year, the opening was delayed by two days due to ongoing repair of routes within the tiger reserve. Most of the routes were damaged due to recent heavy rains.

Corbett Park and Rajaji National Park reopen from 15 November after 4 month rainy season.

10 - 11 October 2010
Rishikesh River Rafting completely start from Shivpuri to Rishikesh.

BJP to raise funds for disaster relief
BJP decided to appeal to industrialists, social organizations and state governments to raise funds for victims of natural disasters that killed nearly 200 people and rendered thousand others homeless in Uttarakhand last month.

The host India has won 24 gold, 17 silver and 15 bronze medals ... CWG 2010 Delhi

1 - 2 October 2010
Rishikesh River Rafting is opening from 2 October after heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand. Government decided that river rafting wll be only 10 Kms from Brahmpuri to Ram Jhula till 8-10 October.

Delhi all dressed up for the Commonwealth Games
With the Commonwealth Games beginning tomorrow, Delhi is all set to welcome tourists with an extended and efficient Metro Service. What's more, many parts of the capital suddenly have cleaner roads, greener sidewalks and better signages.

2 Oct 2010 - A proud nation remembers father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary.

Uttarakhand government suspended adventure sports till 15 October, like mountaineering and trekking in the wake of turbulent weather conditions in the hill state.

Char Dham Yatra open from 5 October after heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand.

19-20 September 2010
Uttarakhand continued to be battered by heavy rains, with floods claiming at least 70 lives.

The monsoon rainfall broke a 44-year-old record in Dehra Dun by registering a whopping 3018.3 mm of rainfall this season.

River Ganga, flowing two-mt above the danger mark in Haridwar, inundated several areas in the district with holy place Har-Ki-Puari completely submerged under water.

Rains continue to lash Uttarakhand; atleast 175 killed

Char Dham Yatra Close for heavy rainfall and landslide till 2 October 2010.

Rishikesh River Rafting is not opening till 2 October 2010. It is very dangerous this time.

Delhi - Haridwar - Rishikesh highway and roads are damaged and blocked.

25 August 2010
Rishikesh-Char Dham yatra Close for heavy rainfall

Pilgrimage to Yamunotri suspended
Rain-triggered landslides today blocked vehicular traffic at Banas in Uttarkashi district prompting authorities to suspend the pilgrimage to Yamunotri.

Pilgrimage to Badrinath, Hemkund suspended
After the Gangotri shrine, the pilgrimage to Badrinath temple and Hemkund Sahib gurudwara was suspended today following landslides in Uttarakhand`s Chamoli district.

25 August 2010
Delhi deluge continues, road traffic hit
Heavy rains lashed Delhi for the seventh consecutive day Wednesday resulting in endless traffic snarls with knee-deep water on major roads and flooded train tracks leading to some trains being delayed.

The national capital received 9.3 mm of rainfall from Tuesday morning till 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. A total of 701.6 mm of rain has been received so far during this monsoon, 43 percent above average.

The month of August alone has recorded 444 mm of rains so far - the highest in 10 years. The Yamuna also continued to flow above the danger mark and more people were evacuated from low-lying areas.

18 August 2010
18 children killed as roof of school collapses in Uttarakhand
At least 18 children were buried alive and six others injured on Wednesday when the roof of a primary school collapsed following heavy rains in Kapkot area of Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district. Six other children were also rescued safely with minor injuries from the debris. Nearly a dozen houses were also flattened due to incessant rains in the nearby Harsiabagad area due to a cloudburst.

16 August 2010
Cloudburst cuts off Badrinath road, pilgrims stuck
Cloud burst on Monday flooded the Alakananda which washed away the road from Badrinath to Vishnuprayag. Around 5000 are still trapped near Lambagarh and Barhaharhi. Thousands of devotes at Govind Ghat, Badrinath and Joshimath are still waiting for the road to open.