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Watch: Man Carries Old Parents On Shoulders For Kanwar Yatra, Internet Says "Hats Off"
A video of a man carrying his old parents on his shoulders during the Kanwar Yatra has gone viral. The short clip was shared on Twitter by Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ashok Kumar.
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Thousands Of Trees Could Be Axed For Road To Gangotri
The 100 kilometre-stretch in Uttarakhand between Uttarkashi to Gangotri is one of the most picturesque drives in India. Snow clad mountains, dozens of streams and waterfalls dot the landscape as one travels higher up towards Gangotri which is where the road ends. Eighteen kilometres beyond that, trekkers can make their way to the Gaumukh glacier wh...
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Gangotri Glacier Getting Less Snowfall, Higher Temperatures
A research shows that the health of the majestic Gangotri glacier that feeds the river Ganges has been affected, as the maximum temperature in the region has shot up by 0.9 degree Celsius and snowfall reduced by 37 cm annually.
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'Gaumukh' to be out of bounds for tourists
Tourists will not be allowed to go near 'Gaumukh', the source of the Ganga, with the Uttarakhand government imposing a total ban on trekking to the spot to protect receding Himalayan glaciers from human activities. From the tourist season beginning this month, the regulations would come into effect. Tourists will be stopped ...
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Watch: Man Carries Old Parents On Shoulders For Kanwar Yatra, Internet Says "Hats Off"
A video of a man carrying his old parents on his shoulders during the Kanwar Yatra has gone viral. The short clip was shared on Twitter by Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ashok Kumar.
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Thousands Of Trees Could Be Axed For Road To Gangotri
The 100 kilometre-stretch in Uttarakhand between Uttarkashi to Gangotri is one of the most picturesque drives in India. Snow clad mountains, dozens of streams and waterfalls dot the landscape as one travels higher up towards Gangotri which is where the road ends. Eighteen kilometres beyond that, trekkers can make their way to the Gaumukh glacier wh...
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Gangotri Glacier Getting Less Snowfall, Higher Temperatures
A research shows that the health of the majestic Gangotri glacier that feeds the river Ganges has been affected, as the maximum temperature in the region has shot up by 0.9 degree Celsius and snowfall reduced by 37 cm annually.
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'Gaumukh' to be out of bounds for tourists
Tourists will not be allowed to go near 'Gaumukh', the source of the Ganga, with the Uttarakhand government imposing a total ban on trekking to the spot to protect receding Himalayan glaciers from human activities. From the tourist season beginning this month, the regulations would come into effect. Tourists will be stopped ...
