Uttarakhand: At least three persons were killed and eight others were injured after a bus carrying 20 passengers plunged into the Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district on Thursday morning, officials said. According to officials, the bus, en route to Badrinath from Rudraprayag, collided with an oncoming vehicle at Gholthir area, lost control, and fell.
Dehradun, June 26: Relief and rescue efforts are underway in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and state police rescue teams working assiduously to lift the victims from the accident zone. Till the last reports came in, two people have died in the accident while less than a dozen are still missing,.
The onset of monsoon in the Himalayan region has started to impact the Char Dham Yatra, with continuous rainfall triggering landslide threats and leading to the temporary suspension of pilgrim movement to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri, and Hemkund Sahib.
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand), June 26: Two seriously injured passengers from the bus accident at Gholtir in Rudraprayag district were airlifted to Rishikesh AIIMS for medical treatment. A tragic road accident occurred on Thursday near the State Bank turn near Gholthir in Rudraprayag district this morning, when a Chardham Yatri bus went out of control and fell.
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed the nomination of nodal officers at the government level to promptly resolve the issues of democracy fighters. He directed that preparations be made to bring an Act in the monsoon session in the welfare and interest of democracy fighters. The Chief Minister has directed that the process.
Haldwani: A car carrying seven people skidded off the road and fell into an overflowing canal during heavy rains, resulting in at least four fatalities. The victims include a four-day-old infant, two women, and a man. Three others were injured and are receiving medical care. Rescue teams quickly responded, successfully pulling the vehicle out from.
Seven people including an infant, died after their helicopter flying from Kedarnath crashed near Gaurikund in Uttarakhand on Sunday amid bad weather. The incident took place just weeks after five passengers and the pilot were killed when their chopper plunged into a gorge while flying to Gangotri in May. Such accidents have put private helicopter.
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), June 23: One person sustained injuries and two others are feared to be trapped following a landslide that struck the Yamunotri walking route at Nau Kanchi in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Monday. Local authorities have launched a rescue operation to locate and extricate those feared trapped under the debris. “One.