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Snow avalanche hits Sumeru Parvat area in Kedarnath Valley
No loss of life or property was reported due to the avalanche and no significant change in the river’s water level was observed during the incident
Published on Jun 30, 2024 07:10 PM IST
Helicopter carrying six pilgrims in Kedarnath makes emergency landing
Today at around 7am, a helicopter of Kestrel Aviation company, carrying six passengers along with a pilot, took off from Sirsi for Kedarnath Dham
Published on May 24, 2024 01:13 PM IST
Kedarnath Temple opening date announced | Check details here
On November 15, 2023, Kedarnath Temple was closed ahead of the winter season.
Published on Mar 08, 2024 04:48 PM IST
Adarsh Kumar Gupta
Rahul’s Kedarnath visit admission of defeat: Yogi in MP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to the Kedarnath shrine, calling it an admission of defeat. He also blamed Congress for the country's Partition and highlighted BJP's pro-development agenda. Adityanath mentioned the creation of a new Noida in Jhansi and emphasized the importance of electing good representatives. He stated that BJP accords respect and identity to the common man.
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 09:16 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Rahul Gandhi arrives at Kedarnath on 3-day ‘spritual’ visit; BJP takes a dig
The Uttarakhand Congress requested the party workers to allow Rahul Gandhi to complete his personal and spiritual visit in solitude and said that they can meet their beloved leader next time
Published on Nov 05, 2023 08:59 PM IST
Helicopter makes emergency landing near Kedarnath shrine
District disaster management officer (Rudraprayag) NS Rajwar said the helicopter left the Guptkashi helipad at 2.06pm but could not land due to poor visibility
Published on Oct 02, 2023 04:45 PM IST
Kedarnath gold plating row: Congress stages protests; seeks probe by HC judge
A controversy erupted when a video surfaced online recently in which a senior priest of the Kedarnath temple is heard claiming that there was a multi-crore scam in the gold plating of the shrine’s inner walls
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 05:55 PM IST
Snow avalanche hits Kedarnath valley, 6 km above temple
The fresh avalanche was not that big compared to the earlier one that occurred in Kedarnath on Thursday
Updated on Jun 12, 2023 09:08 PM IST
Badrinath highway closed for traffic due to landslide in Chamoli district
At Kedarnath, the fresh spell of snow and rain has hampered the snow-clearing work and the pilgrims were being asked to move with caution towards Kedarnath from Gaurikund
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 03:57 PM IST
After IMD issues snowfall alert, doors of Kedarnath Dham open for pilgrims
Uttarakhand government has stopped accepting registration applications from pilgrims for the Kedarnath Dham Yatra in view of heavy snowfall on the route.
Published on Apr 25, 2023 07:54 AM IST
ANI |
Uttarakhand govt rolls back decision to cap pilgrim numbers for Char Dham yatra
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has also issued directions that online and offline registration of pilgrims will continue as earlier, for keeping track of pilgrim numbers and crowd management
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 06:26 PM IST
Kedarnath priests at loggerheads over gold plating of temple walls
The gold for the temple has reportedly been offered by a Shiva devotee from Maharashtra and the renovation is taking place with approval from the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee and permission from the state government.
Published on Sep 17, 2022 10:52 PM IST
Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Devotees throng Kedarnath shrine despite IMD's heavy rainfall warning | Video
A video by news agency ANI showed a blanket of fog over the temple area as people crowded the surroundings.
Published on Jun 27, 2022 07:43 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Noida man, on FIR being filed after Kedarnath visit, says dog 'received love..'
“Nawab was overwhelmed with love and blessing from people”, he said, but after the video of Tyagi with his dog went viral, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee gave a complaint to the police station demanding legal action against the man so that such "unwanted" incidents don’t occur again.
Published on May 23, 2022 02:34 PM IST
Protests banned within 200 m of Kedarnath shrine; won’t budge, say priests
The priests said they will not move till the chief minister comes to talk to them and will intensify the protest.
Updated on Sep 17, 2020 10:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Suparna Roy
Kedarnath shrine’s ‘prasad’ can soon be ordered online, home-delivered
Elaborating about the online prasad service for Kedarnath shrine, an official said, it will initially start in Rudraprayag district and then eventually be extended to other parts of state and country.
Updated on Jun 19, 2020 06:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Kalyan Das |Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Six years after floods, only ATM near Kedarnath shrine starts functioning
This Friday a new ATM service started in Kedarnath, Chief Minister of Uttrakhand inaugurated it.
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 10:20 AM IST
Asian News International | Asian News International
Uttarakhand plans glass bridge over Mandakini river to Kedarnath shrine
Officials claimed that the project is on the lines of a similar bridge built by China in Hubei province in 2017, which grabbed eyeballs across the world.
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 03:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Kalyan Das
PM Modi meditates in cave after offering prayers at Kedarnath
The Prime Minister was expected to also review the reconstruction works in the area.
Updated on May 14, 2020 02:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | HT Correspondent
Harish Rawat treks to Kedarnath, scoffs at BJP’s rebuilding claims
A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the shrine was cancelled, Congress leader and former chief minister Harish Rawat on Sunday begun trekking to the shrine.
Published on May 06, 2018 09:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Trived
Seers oppose laser show in Kedarnath shrine, urge govt to reconsider decision
Laser show, a new attraction introduced at the Kedarnath shrine this year, has not gone down well with a section of seers who demanded its immediate closure
Published on May 02, 2018 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | HT Correspondent