Chamoli

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that nature has bestowed immense beauty on Uttarakhand and lakhs of tourists visit the state to have its’ glimpse. Encouraging the youth to adopt homestay schemes to start self-employment, he said that the state government has been trying hard to improve tourist facilities. This was said by Chief Minister ...

In Uttarakhand, once again the weather has changed for the worse. There is news of the death of many cattle bound in the gaushala by the cloudburst in Chai village of Chamoli district. Wreckage has also collected around the houses, whereas roads, farms and pedestrian ways have suffered heavy losses. However, the governance administration is denying this incident of cloud ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The BJP which suffered bypoll losses in neighbouring UP today had the consolation of retaining the Tharali assembly seat in Uttarakhand by a slim margin. BJP’s Munni Devi Shah defeated Congress nominee Jeetram by 1,981 votes, Tharali’s returning officer Parmanand Ram said at the end of the 15th round of counting. Munni Devi polled 25, 737 votes ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Polling to the Tharali bypoll began here on Monday in which the BJP is hoping to maintain its winning momentum while the Congress is trying to retain the seat. The seat has become prestige issue which is why chief minsiter trivendra Singh rawat himself spent quality time to woo the voters. Although senior leaders had stationed here to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand opened after winter break amidst presence of 8,000 pilgrims on Friday. The proceedings started with the Sukhmani Path following opening of the portal. The portals were opened at 10 am which was followed by ‘ardas’. Many pilgrims took the holy dip in the ice cold water ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The service voters would cast votes through the electronically transmitted postal ballot papers (ETPBP) during the upcoming Tharali Assembly by-election in Chamoli district slated on May 28. To ensure that the service voters cast votes in the by-poll, ETPBPs would be sent to 3277 service voters in time which they would open by the e-pin passwords. The ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Five candidates, one each from the BJP, the Congress, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), the CPI and an independent filed their nomination papers on the last day for filing of nomination papers for the Tharali (SC) Assembly segment. The seat was declared vacant after sudden demise of sitting MLA Magan Lal Shah. With this nomination party high command ...

Lord Narayana on Wednesday held a new parasol (chhatra) in Baikunth Dham. A pilgrim family from Punjab donated this parasol made from pure gold to the temple committee. According to religious head Bhuvan Chandra Udayal, the umbrella of Lord Badi Vishal has changed after nearly six hundred years. He said that then the Gwalior Raj Gharana (royal house) had offered ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Amid a recital of vedic hymns the portals of Badrinath opened today with pilgrims turning up in large numbers at the Himalayan shrine to get a glimpse of the unbroken flame. Pilgrims and locals braved the morning chill and gathered in front of the temple’s entrance even before the doors were opened at 4.30 am by chief ...

The Char Dham yatra will start on Wednesday as portals of revered Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines will be thrown open to public in the afternoon amid the blowing of conch shells and beating of drums. Thousands of pilgrims are expected to turn up at the two shrines to get the first glimpse of the deities on the auspicious occasion of ...