Uttarakhand

COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 265 deaths, 7,964 cases

8:33 pm May 30, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763 in the country registering a record single-day spike of 265 deaths and 7,964 cases till Saturday 8 am, according to the Union health ministry. India is the ninth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number […]

85,521 stranded residents brought back: JK admn

11:10 pm May 22, 2020

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has brought back over 85,000 stranded residents, including students, from various states and union territories on trains, flights and buses, an official spokesperson said on Friday. People across the country have been stranded away from their homes due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown which began on March 25. As many […]

‘About 80,000 migrants left Pune so far for home states’

12:00 am May 19, 2020

Pune: Nearly 80,000 migrant workers and other people have left Pune district in Maharashtra so far in trains and public transport for their home states amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown, a senior official said on Monday. In the next two days, 18 special trains from the district are scheduled to leave for various districts in different […]

Nearly 15,000 guest workers go home from Tamil Nadu

Govt allows movement of stranded people with conditions

11:07 pm April 29, 2020

New Delhi: Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people stranded in different parts of the country were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with certain conditions, giving a big relief to the distressed people. In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said buses shall be used for transport of such groups […]

Skeletal remains of 4 persons found near Kedarnath

Chardham temples to reopen, no pilgrim to be allowed

5:08 pm April 24, 2020

Dehradun: The Chardham yatra is all set for a low-key opening this year with no pilgrims allowed to visit the Himalayan temples of Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath when their portals reopen in a few days after the six-month winter closure. The opening ceremony of the four temples in Uttarakhand is an important annual event attended […]