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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicChar dham yatra

Topic: char dham yatra

At least 2 killed, 8 injured as vehicle carrying Char Dham yatra pilgrims falls into Alaknanda River

The vehicle, carrying 20 pilgrims, met with the accident near Gholthir village on Badrinath National Highway. Ten travelers have gone missing after the accident.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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‘Not written in vedas’ — Uttarakhand CM Dhami says no to live streaming char dham yatra

In view of Covid-19, the Uttrakhand govt has only allowed residents of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts to go on char dham yatra.

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Socialism hinders India’s industrial growth. We need free enterprise first

‘The tirade against capitalism is wholly unfounded. Capitalism as it has shaped during the past quarter of a century is a far better method of developing the economic resources of any country,’ wrote DN Hosali in 1956.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.