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The Joshimath disaster is an outcome of ignoring warnings for years, and is just one example of governments ignoring risks in the Himalayas

After Cracks And Crevices, Joshimath Might Face Power Crisis As Electric Poles Start To Tilt -- aaa

Cracks of one to two metre long have devloped on the Badrinath National Highway in Joshimath, which is the only road that leads to Badrinath, a place of faith for millions of Hindus.Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Sinha said that the ...

Panaji, Jan 21: A Goa-bound chartered flight from Russian capital Moscow with 240 passengers on board was diverted to Uzbekistan in the wee hours of Saturday following a bomb threat, police said.

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Badrinath Dham in the Chamoli district got wrapped in a blanket of snow after receiving snowfall on Saturday.

Disaster Management Secretary Ranjit Sinha said that the administration has been keeping a close watch on the land subsidence of the highway.

DEHRADUN, Jan 21: The demolition of ‘unsafe’ buildings in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand resumed on Saturday as the weather improved, even as the number of buildings with cracks rose to 863, officials said. They also said the discharge of water near JP colony here reduced to 136 LPM. “The discharge of water there (JP Colony) stood initially at 540 LPM. A substantial reduction in this is a positive sign,” Ranjit Kumar Sinha, secretary, Disaster Management told rep...

Commissioning of hydro-electric projects in Uttarakhand is an ecological harakiri. Despite warnings, the NTPC project in Vishnugad was carried on KOTA SRIRAJ Joshimath is one of the four ‘maths’ discovered by Adi Guru Shri Sankaracharya in the 8th century AD. Situated at an altitude of 2100 metres in the Chamoli District, and has for time

Demolition of 'unsafe' buildings in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand resumed on Saturday as the weather improved.