It was around 1.30 pm on August 5, when after consistent rains, the residents of Dharali, a picturesque village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, began fearing the worst: a disastrous flash flood.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for four districts, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday ...

The Gangotri National Highway has been blocked near Dharasu Purana Thana and Sonagad, while the Yamunotri Highway is also closed near Kuthnaur and Naradchatti, the Uttarkashi Police said. The ...

Uttarakhand's history is punctuated by major disasters. The latest cloudburst-induced flash floods that struck Dharali left 5 ...

On Wednesday, two people died after debris fell from a mountain on the Gangotri Highway in the Dabrani area of Uttarkashi, claims Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

Yashpal Arya also accuses BJP of misusing “money, muscle power and govt machinery” in panchayat polls, particularly in Nainital district ...

Experts warn that India is now facing the “cataclysmic consequences” of climate change, with even worse to come. The activist we spoke to sounded a similar alarm, stressing that extreme events once ...

Uttarakhand's Monsoon session ended without addressing the Dharali disaster, despite government assurances. Congress leaders ...

Uttarakhand Assembly passes controversial Bills on UCC, religious conversion, and minority education amid uproar on August 20 ...

Two people lost their lives after debris fell from a mountain on the Gangotri Highway in Dabrani, Uttarkashi. Chief Minister ...

DEHRADUN: In a sombre development following the devastating rain-induced calamity that struck Dharali and Harsil in ...

Mobile has become the enemy of everyone, but it is having a particularly bad effect on children. The latest study done in ...