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India Gazette
18-05-2025
- Climate
- India Gazette
Uttarakhand: Thousands take holy dip at Pushkar Kumbh in Keshav Prayag
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 18 (ANI): A large number of people gathered on Sunday to take a holy dip at the Pushkar Kumbh, held at Keshav Prayag near Mana--the border village of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand--after a 12-year interval. According to a release from the Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO), thousands of devotees have so far taken a holy bath on the banks of the Alaknanda and Saraswati rivers. This year, the Kumbh is being held from May 14 to May 26. From dawn to dusk, the ghats of Keshav Prayag resonate with bhajans and kirtans. This fair, organised every 12 years at Keshav Prayag, the confluence of the Alaknanda and Saraswati rivers, is associated with great saints like Maharishi Vedvyas, Ramanujacharya, and Madhvacharya, to whom most people from South India go for bathing. Notably, most people from South India come to bathe during this occasion, the CMO said in a statement. Uttarakhand's official said that the police and administration have ensured effective arrangements for devotees' safety, route management, and emergency services. Earlier in the day, the doors of the sacred Rudranath temple, known as the fourth Kedar, reopened for devotees on Sunday morning after being closed during the winter months. Located at over 10,000 feet in Chamoli district, the Shiva shrine of the Panchkedar group of temples draws lakhs of pilgrims from across the country and abroad every year. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the reopening, saying, 'Today, the name of Rudra echoed once again in the peaceful valleys of the Himalayas!'He praised the religious significance of the event and emphasised the state's continued efforts to enhance the pilgrim experience. The Rudranath temple, nestled deep in the Garhwal Himalayas, holds great importance among the Panch Kedar temples. The shrine had remained closed during the harsh winter months due to heavy snowfall and extreme weather. Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand government said on Saturday that the helicopter services for the Char Dham Yatra have resumed and are running smoothly. The Char Dham Yatra 2025 officially began on April 30 with the opening of the Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham on Akshaya Tritiya amid Vedic chants and rituals. The doors of Kedarnath Dham were opened on May 2, and those of Badrinath on May 4. (ANI)
India Gazette
14-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Uttarakhand: CM Dhami approves approves multiple development projects
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 14 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday approved multiple development projects across the state, including road improvement, educational infrastructure, and a memorial museum for statehood martyrs, according to the Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO). The decisions aimed to enhance connectivity, honour the sacrifices of statehood activists, and strengthen rural education facilities. The Chief Minister gave a green signal to the asphaltisation and improvement of the road stretching from Barar Band to Pankhu Kokila Devi Temple, and further from Pankhu to Kotmania via Dharam Ghar in Pithoragarh district, the official statement said. The move was seen as a significant step toward improving local road infrastructure and supporting religious tourism in the region. In Mussoorie, CM Dhami revised an earlier proposal for a shed at the martyr's site, following a request by the Mussoorie Shaheed Memorial Committee, the statement added. Instead, the government approved the construction of a museum dedicated to the martyrs of the Uttarakhand movement, which would be built on land adjacent to the Mussoorie Shaheed Sthal. The project was aimed at preserving the legacy of those who laid down their lives for statehood. Additionally, the Chief Minister sanctioned Rs95.84 lakh for building a multi-purpose hall in Village Panchayat Pitna located in Jageshwar Assembly constituency of Almora district. To further boost educational facilities, he also approved Rs 99.95 lakh for the construction of four classrooms in Gandhi Inter College, Panuanaula, the statement added. On Tuesday, Dhami also approved the release of a total amount of Rs 350 crores, at the rate of Rs 500 lakh per MLA, grant-wise (78 percent, 19 percent and 3 percent for General, SC and ST respectively) from the amount provisioned in the income-expenditure of the current financial year 2025-26 under the MLA Fund Scheme to 70 MLAs for the development works of their assembly constituency, as per an official release. Under the state scheme by the Chief Minister, Rs 3.71 crore has been allotted for the construction of new motor road from Dehalchori motor road to Kanda temple via Chamapani-Dhaulkandi under the assembly constituency of Pauri in district Pauri Garhwal, Rs 5.44 crore for the construction of 36meter span pre-stressed RCC bridge on Pathri Roh river near Sukarasa village on Pathri to Bahadarabad road in Haridwar rural assembly constituency of district Haridwar and Rs 4.45 crore for strengthening and road safety work by DBM and BC in km 01 to 05 of Khankra Chhatikhal motor road in development block Augustmuni of assembly constituency of district Rudraprayag. Under the state scheme, CM Dhami has approved the sanction of Rs 7.28 crore for the construction of a suspension bridge on the footpath leading to the Panchkedar Shri Masta Madmaheshwar temple in Ukhimath block under Kedarnath assembly constituency of Rudraprayag district, and Rs 3.61 crore for the improvement and asphalting work of Syalgi-Juladgaon-Dodak-Thapla motor road in Pratapnagar assembly constituency of Tehri Garhwal district. In addition, the Chief Minister has approved the sanction of Rs 2.18 crore for the electricity supply work for the Manpur-Kashipur residential project under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). (ANI)
