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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicChar dham yatra

Topic: char dham yatra

Too much traffic & too little control, why Char Dham route is a hotbed for chopper crashes

+TFP Bismee Taskin -
Pilgrimage heli-tourism is not a one-player game. There are multiple stakeholders involved like helicopter operators, DGCA and the UCADA.

Char Dham Yatra duty to count as mandatory district training for post-grad medical students—NMC

Sumi Sukanya Dutta -
National Medical Commission chairman says Centre made the suggestion as it received requests from some quarters including state administration to deploy health personnel for the Yatra.

Kedarnath pilgrimage is injuring mules—8,000 overworked animals, 1 medical shelter

+TFP Akanksha Mishra -
200 mules died in Kedarnath in 2022, and 115 died in 2023. 20 animals have already died in the first 20 days of 2024. But these are only the official, registered deaths.


Char Dham yatra begins with opening of Yamunotri & Gangotri Dhams. 1st puja performed in name of PM Modi

ThePrint Team -
The other two — Kedarnath and Shri Badrinath — will be open for devotees on 25 April and 27 April, respectively. At Dev Bhoomi, devotees were showered with flowers from helicopters.

Char Dham Yatra to be bigger than ever but Joshimath residents still sleep in animal shelters

+TFP Nootan Sharma -
Residents are worried they’ll be asked to evict these temporary homes when the Char Dham Yatra pilgrims arrive.

Attacks on Hindu processions elsewhere can’t be the basis of imaginary threats to Char Dham

ThePrint Team -
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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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