April 26, 2024 17:44 (IST)

Make this your homepage

News

Justice MB Snehalatha takes oath as additional judge of Kerala High Court | NIA arrests key accused in pro-Khalistani attack on Indian Mission in London | Plea filed in Calcutta HC seeking action against Mamata Banerjee's 'judges purchased' remark | LS polls: 88 seats across 13 states, UTs going to polls tomorrow for phase 2; 1202 candidates in fray | 'Neither shocked nor surprised': Mallikarjun Kharge writes open letter to PM Modi over Congress manifesto row

Uttarakhand: Landslide leaves thousands of pilgrimage stranded

India Blooms News Service | | 19 May 2017, 11:30 pm

#Uttarakhand, # Landslide, #PilgrimsStranded

Rishikesh, May 19 (IBNS): Thousands of pilgrims to Badrinath Temple were stranded on Friday after landslide occurred in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, media reports said.

The pilgrimage was halted temporarily as several were stuck and forced to take shelter nearby.

The landslide occurred after a huge rock rolled down the hills and blocked a key road in Chamoli, reports said.

The Border Road Organisation (BRO) is expected to clear the debris by Saturday.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.

India
International

Related Images

PM Modi waves at crowd in Guwahati 17 Apr 2024, 09:47 pm

PM Modi watches Ayodhya temple Surya Tilak on tab 17 Apr 2024, 09:40 pm

TMC unveils manifesto for 2024 Lok Sabha polls 17 Apr 2024, 07:25 pm