Uttarakhand Fire

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said authorities must put everything in place before the next season to prevent forest fires in Uttarakhand, most of which are man-made.

A massive fire broke out in Tanda forest in Uttarakhand's Haldwani today due to which, the Delhi highway has been closed. The tourists travelling to and from Delhi, as well as the locals, have been asked to travel through alternate routes.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that four forest workers who were burnt in the forest fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in the State's Almore district are being shifted to the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi in two air ambul

Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday.

Pilgrims travelling to Uttarakhand for 'Char Dham Yatra' in a private bus from Maharashtra's Buldhana town had a providential escape when their vehicle suddenly caught fire on Friday here in Madhya Pradesh and was completely gutted, officials said.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took the centre and Uttarakhand government to task - asking searching questions over a lack of funding and the diversion of guards to election duties - as the state struggles to contain hundreds of active wildfires.

This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.

Depending on the rain god and cloud seeding are not the answer and the government needs to take effective steps, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition flagging forest fires in Uttarakhand.

As forest fires continue to pose a serious threat in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami emphasised the state's commitment to bringing the situation under control.

An Indian Air Force helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in villages of Srikot in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand on Monday.

A 65-year-old woman on Sunday died in AIIMS Rishikesh where she was admitted after getting burn injuries while trying to douse a forest fire that had reached her farm in a village in Pauri tehsil, officials said.

Three labourers at a pine resin factory in Almora died of burn injuries they sustained while dousing a forest fire that had reached close to their factory, an official said on Friday.

An IAF helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in Uttarakhand's Nainital district on Saturday, a day after the flames reached the High Court Colony in the Pines area.

The forest fire in Uttarakhand's Nainital became even more severe on Friday night with the flames reaching the High Court Colony.

A massive fire broke out at a hotel in Mussoorie, a popular tourist destination in Uttarakhand, due to short circuit, officials said on Sunday.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said authorities must put everything in place before the next season to prevent forest fires in Uttarakhand, most of which are man-made.

A massive fire broke out in Tanda forest in Uttarakhand's Haldwani today due to which, the Delhi highway has been closed. The tourists travelling to and from Delhi, as well as the locals, have been asked to travel through alternate routes.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that four forest workers who were burnt in the forest fire in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in the State's Almore district are being shifted to the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi in two air ambul

Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday.

Pilgrims travelling to Uttarakhand for 'Char Dham Yatra' in a private bus from Maharashtra's Buldhana town had a providential escape when their vehicle suddenly caught fire on Friday here in Madhya Pradesh and was completely gutted, officials said.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took the centre and Uttarakhand government to task - asking searching questions over a lack of funding and the diversion of guards to election duties - as the state struggles to contain hundreds of active wildfires.

This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.

Depending on the rain god and cloud seeding are not the answer and the government needs to take effective steps, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition flagging forest fires in Uttarakhand.

As forest fires continue to pose a serious threat in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami emphasised the state's commitment to bringing the situation under control.

An Indian Air Force helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in villages of Srikot in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand on Monday.

A 65-year-old woman on Sunday died in AIIMS Rishikesh where she was admitted after getting burn injuries while trying to douse a forest fire that had reached her farm in a village in Pauri tehsil, officials said.

Three labourers at a pine resin factory in Almora died of burn injuries they sustained while dousing a forest fire that had reached close to their factory, an official said on Friday.

An IAF helicopter was pressed into service to extinguish the raging forest fires in Uttarakhand's Nainital district on Saturday, a day after the flames reached the High Court Colony in the Pines area.

The forest fire in Uttarakhand's Nainital became even more severe on Friday night with the flames reaching the High Court Colony.

A massive fire broke out at a hotel in Mussoorie, a popular tourist destination in Uttarakhand, due to short circuit, officials said on Sunday.