Char Dham Yatra
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Char Dham Railway Project: A look at the engineering marvel in the Himalayas
Fp Explainers •The Char Dham railway project, one of the largest and perhaps most ambitious projects in the Himalayan region, will reduce travel time between Rishikesh and Karnaprayag to just over two hours. It will improve connectivity to the four Hindu shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath
Mata Vaishno Devi temple: RFID cards replaces Yatra parchi to ease movement
•With the introduction of RFID cards, CCTV cameras have been installed at 40 new locations and 7 verification counters. A new Control centre has also been set up
Char Dham Yatra: Pilgrims to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri to get Rs 1 lakh accident insurance cover
•The insurance coverage will be provided to pilgrims by United India Insurance Company Ltd on behalf of Manav Utthan Seva Samiti. It will be given to pilgrims if they meet with an accident on the premises
60-year-old pilgrim swept away by strong currents of Bhagirathi
•Balkrishna was bathing in the Bhagirathi in the presence of his sister and brother when he was washed away by the strong currents of the river
Uttarakhand: 3 dead, 10 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Uttarkashi
•The accident happened near Barkot area of the district on Thursday night when the pilgrims were on their way to Yamunotri
Sudden rush of pilgrims in Kedarnath demands better tourism management
Raju Gusain •Char Dham Yatra is on its peak in Uttarakhand this time, while Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district has attracted record footfall
Amarnath Yatra: Delhi HC notice to Shrine Board, Centre on online helicopter ticket booking
•The lawyer appearing for the Shrine Board apprised the court that all services are presently available on its website but due to some technical glitch, it will be functional in some days
Char Dham Yatra: Environmentalists flag concerns over threat to Uttarakhand's exotic herbs
•People associated with the tourism department say that Kedarnath Yatra is very important from an economic point of view
Uttarakhand: Noida man in soup as he takes dog to Kedarnath shrine; temple committee files FIR
Fp Staff •An FIR has bee lodged by the the Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee's CEO at the behest of its president Ajendra Ajay. The committee said that the viral video has hurt the religious sentiments of people and the pilgrims
Pushkar Singh Dhami asks only fit pilgrims to embark on Char Dham Yatra
•The Char Dham Yatra, which was a low-key affair for the last two years due to COVID-19, began on a full scale this year and the number of pilgrims visiting the temples has increased manifold, Dhami said