Uttarakhand

Relief teams on red alert for seven districts. Dr. Bikram Singh, Meteorological Department Director, told TNIE: "A red alert has been declared in view of the possibility of lightning with heavy rains and thunderstorms."

Haridwar District Disaster Management Officer Meera Rawat mentioned that 209 buildings had been damaged in the floods and 10 roads are still closed in the district.

In the last five days, 19 people have died and 28 have been injured due to various reasons in rain-related disasters. The state government has ordered closure of all schools in the state till July 15.

"Since July 1, the state has received seven per cent more rainfall than normal," said State Meteorological Department Director Vikram Singh. This spell of weather is expected to continue till Friday.

"Keeping in view the situation, the Uttarakhand government has banned the entry of tourists in the mountainous region for the time being," said an official.

Locals expressed apprehension that the land subsidence might only worsen with the arrival of the monsoon.

The 56-year-old ex-serviceman identified as Shiv Singh Bisht was sitting on a one-day hunger strike with fellow ex-service personnel 

Vehicles queued up on both sides of the highway. There is a jam of about six kilometres here. Army personnel are also stuck in the jam. The highway could not be opened till late in the night.

Around 868 structures have developed cracks and 181 have been declared unsafe so far in the crisis-hit Joshimath.

DEHRADUN: Activists of Rudra Sena, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal staged a protest at Kalsi Gate market against a Muslim man for selling items used for worshipping Hindu deities. The shop was forced to close amid massive protests.…

The agency added that it seized and froze cash and bank deposits worth about Rs 1.14 crore along with various "incriminating" documents and property papers after these raids, it said in a statement.

The forest fire has damaged 98 hectares of forest area. So far, 647 forest fire incidents have been reported in the forest fire period that began on November 1, 2022.

On June 6, the girl was taking clothes to a tailor when the accused kidnapped her, Station House Officer of Mirganj police station Harendra Singh said.

The fire that broke out late on Wednesday evening in the forests of Surani in Ganai Gangolli has engulfed 83.90 hectares of forest area.

District Panchayat Uttarkashi chief Deepak Bijalwan said the district panchayat won’t allow ferry operators to sell goods in the village of Uttarkashi district.

The district administration has declared a holiday for some schools on Thursday as a precautionary measure after the state meteorological department forecast issued a cyclonic storm alert till May 27.

This pilgrim season, seven aviation companies are involved in ferrying passengers to Kedarnath.

This is the fourth case of tiger deaths in the national park in recent times.

This is the fourth case of tiger deaths in the national park in recent times.

A photo of the wedding card of the BJP leader's daughter, who is marrying a Muslim, turned up on social media on Thursday, stoking resentment among the hardliners.