Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) [India], October 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to Uttarakhand's Kedarnath on Friday for the launch of various developmental projects.

New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): It seems like actor Vikram is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's huge admirer. The actor, who will be seen sharing screen space with Aishwarya in 'Ponniyin Selvan', recently spoke about how the actress has stolen many hearts with her beauty and work.

Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], June 25 (ANI): In a joint operation, personnel of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and Uttarakhand Police rescued two youths trapped in the Mandakini River, officials said on Saturday.

Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], May 6 (ANI): As the doors of the Kedarnath Temple opened on Friday morning, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami along with his wife Geeta Dhami offered prayers.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 27 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief from arrest to the Nationalist Congress Party leader Eknath Khadse's wife Mandakini till June 20 in connection with an alleged land deal in Pune, said her lawyer Advocate Mohan Tekavde.

Dehradun Apr 26 PTI Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday visited Kedarnath to review the reconstruction projects and preparations underway at the Himalayan temple in view of the Char Dham yatra beginning early next month He did an on-the-spot inspection of Saraswati Aastha Path which has been completed and issued instructions for the early completion of Mandakini Aastha Path He also took information about the buildings being constructed near the temple in the traditional hill style an official statement said Dhami met the construction workers at the temple and asked officials to resolve the problems being faced by them in carrying out their duties He also thanked them for their valuable work and braving the vagaries of weather it said Now that the area is being cleared of snow construction work should pick up pace but without any compromise in terms of quality the chief minister said Tourism Secretary Dilip Jawalkar who accompanied Dhami to Kedarnath said an entrance for the convenience of pilgrims is being built at the temple and the drainage system is also being further improved Around 700 workers at present are engaged in the construction projects being carried out at the temple Jawalkar said adding a Brahma Kamal water park will also be developed in the Kedar Valley Dhami also said retaining walls and railings should be built along Saraswati and Mandakini rivers and the entire Kedar Valley should be developed as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi He also issued instructions to start work on developing Vasuki Tal trek as early as possible The Char Dham yatra begins on May 3 with the opening of the Gangotri and Yamunotri temples in Uttarkashi district Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district opens on May 6 and Badrinath in Chamoli district on May 8 Prime Minister Modi is also likely to visit Kedarnath after it reopens for devotees But the date of his visit is yet to be finalised A record number of pilgrims are likely to come this year for the yatra which is taking place without the Covid-induced restrictions for the first time in two years PTI ALM ALM AQS AQS

New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The Delhi High Court granted relief to three persons who have been living in a housing society in Dwarka for nearly two decades and are seeking direction to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to regularise their membership in Mandakini Group Housing Society saying it would not be fair to upset them at this late stage requiring them to vacate the flatsThe high court directed the three petitioners to forward to the Registrar of the Cooperative Societies through their cooperative society all the relevant documents for verification of their membership in terms of the law as were enforceable on the date when they made the applications for their membershipA bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Dinesh Kumar Sharma directed the petitioners to deposit costs Rs 1 lakh in the Prime Ministers Relief Fund and provide copies of the receipts while forwarding their applications for verification of their membership to the Registrar of the Cooperative SocietiesThe process of verification should be completed within six weeks of the relevant documents being forwarded by the cooperative societies the bench saidThe court said if it is found that each of these petitioners were otherwise qualified to become members on the date when they made their applications by reference to the provisions of the Delhi Cooperative Societies Act and the Rules as they were operating on the date when such applications were made the Registrar of the Cooperative Societies shall proceed to regularise the membershipThe court noted that the petitioners represented through advocate Anuj Dhir were enrolled as members of the Mandakini Group Housing Society in Dwarka way back in 2004 and the decision to enrol them as members was taken in January 2005 which was communicated to the Registrar of the Cooperative Societies who issued a show cause notice to the society alleging non-compliance of the relevant rulesHowever apart from issuing the show cause notice the registrar did not exercise his powers to issue any direction to the society and even when its management was superseded with the appointment of an administrator in 2014 he did not take any step to oust these petitioners from membership it saidHad action been taken against the petitioners and the society aforesaid soon after receiving intimation in January 2005 and in pursuance thereof the petitioners had been removed from the society soon thereafter these petitioners would have looked for other avenues to acquire membership of either the same society or some other society or otherwise acquire other property for their residence the court said The bench said due to the registrars inaction over the years the situation has emerged that the petitioners have been waiting for regularisation of their membership while having parted with the cost of the flat and while occupying the same In our view with passage of time equities have been created in favour of the petitioners since it would be highly unfair to require them to give up their membership and the flats allotted to them after 18 years from the time they became members and paid for the flats that they acquired They possibly cannot acquire another accommodation within same budget In any event the said society issued a public notice informing the public at large the particulars of the 8 members enrolled including the three petitioners herein and inviting objections if any from the public No member of the public objected to the enrolment of the said 8 members it said The bench added that though this cannot be considered as full compliance of Rule 19 of the Delhi Cooperative Societies Rules 2007 at the same time the publication of the notice and the lack of response thereto shows that by not inviting applications in the first instance no grave prejudice has been caused to any member of the public In these circumstances in our view it would not be fair at this late stage to upset the petitioners and to require them to vacate the flats so that a fresh process for enrolment of members could be undertaken in compliance of Rule 19 of the Delhi Cooperative Societies Rules 2007 it said The court passed the order on the petition seeking direction to the authorities to regularise membership of the petitioners in the Mandakini Group Housing Society in Sector 2 Dwarka here The petition said in this society there were 7 vacancies upon resignation of 7 existing members and the society has enrolled 7 new members including the 3 petitioners However while doing so it did not make compliance of Rule 19 of the Rules and a public notice was not issued to invite applications by all interested persons It appears that the society and its office bearers picked up 7 persons interested in becoming members and enrolled them as members Thereafter the allotment of specific flats was made to the 7 members by the society by holding a private draw of lots the plea said The counsel for the Registrar of Cooperative Societies submitted that to condone the non-compliance of Rule 19 would lead to encouragement of backdoor entries and societies enrolling members privately without providing an opportunity to the public at large to become members of the Society PTI SKV SA

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday sought women’s support to her party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, telling them to seek their rights in politics. Priyanka Gandhi exhorted women to support her party weeks after promising to give 40 per cent of her party tickets to women candidates in the UP assembly elections […]

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 12 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday termed his two-day visit to New Delhi "a successful visit" and added that his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has boosted his confidence to work with added vigour for the welfare of the people.

Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], November 6 (ANI): The portals of Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand closed for winters for six months on Saturday at 8 am.