Chandigarh: With reconstruction, rehabilitation of the victims of the 2013 cloudburst disaster and the Char Dham yatra taking centrestage in Uttarakhand politics, Chief Minister Harish Rawat today announced that pilgrimage to Kedarnath would resume on May 4 and to Badrinath on May 5. The pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib will start from May 25. The state will go to the polls on ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Amritsar resident Gurvinder Singh, along with members of his family, heaved a sigh of relief when they reached ISBT 43 on Wednesday. The family has returned from the flood affected areas of Uttarakhand after suffering from days of ordeal. Carrying his injured son Arshdeep in his arms, Gurvinder recalled the horrors that it had experienced. His ten-year-old son was ...

Rishikesh, Uttrakhand: The Sikh holy shrine of Hemkund Sahib, located on the Badrinath route at an altitude of 15,200 feet in Uttarakhad, was temporarily closed late Wednesday owing to heavy rains in the region, an official said Thursday. “The road from the Tayya bridge leading to Hemkund Sahib is broken at many places owing to heavy rains. Hence we decided ...

Chandigarh, Punjab: Families of soccer player Navjeet Singh Pallia (22) and local basketball coach Manjit Singh returned home after witnessing “the biggest disaster of their life”. Both the families, who left for Hemkund Sahib on June 13 and 14 respectively, returned with stories of their battle for survival. Navjeet, who is known as Dutt among his teammates, said he had ...

Chandigarh: The rescue and relief operations initiated by the Punjab Government for pilgrims stranded at Hemkund Sahib, Badrinath and Kedarnath due to flash floods in Uttrakhand, is nearing completion, an official press release said here today. More than 3,000 pilgrims, who were evacuated from Joshi Math this morning, are now camping at Nadrasu gurdwara and it is hoped that they ...