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They were stuck in Dana village while returning from Muktinath due to flash floods, incessant rains and landslide. The stranded pilgrims comprised children and many elderly people over 70 years from Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and overseas Indians. The Indian Embassy received information about them late yesterday. The ... Read More »

According to Embassy of India situation is under control and the numbers are not alarming. It would take just one day of good weather and normal flight operations to evacuate all stranded people. Simikot has basic boarding and lodging facilitates to accommodate 500 pilgrims comfortably. The initial medical examination and ... Read More »

The remaining 160 pilgrims in Simikot and Hilsa were airlifted this morning. In a massive exercise undertaken by the Embassy of India over 1400 pilgrims were evacuated from Simikot in last five days. These pilgrims were stranded in Simikot, Hilsa and Tibet side due to bad weather. Meanwhile, situation is ... Read More »

387 pilgrims have been airlifted from Simikot by 21 flights and helicopters today. Now around 150 people are stranded in Simikot.  These pilgrims are also likely to be evacuated soon. Besides Indian Embassy, the Government of Uttar Pradesh and Indian Railways also providing necessary support to the stranded pilgrims.  The ... Read More »

275 pilgrims were also brought to Simikot from Hilsa. According to Embassy of India in the last 3 days 883 stranded pilgrims have been evacuated from Simikot to Nepalgunj and Surkhet. Similarly, around 675 people were brought to Simikot from Hilsa as Simikot has better basic facilities.  Since Tuesday 53 ... Read More »

336 stranded pilgrims were airlifted from Simikot to Surkhet on Wednesday and sent to Nepalgunj by the buses. 250 people were brought to Simikot from Hilsa. The number of stranded pilgrims at resource lean Hilsa has been drastically brought down.   The Indian Embassy has said that situation is under control and there is no need to panic. The Mission has also said that only one ... Read More »

The stranded pilgrims were airlifted from Simikot to Surkhet by 17 flights and 3 sorties of Nepal Army chopper arranged by the Embassy of India.  Later these pilgrims were sent to Nepalgunj by the buses.  The Embassy also operated 50 sorties of helicopters between Hilsa and Simikot and evacuated 250 ... Read More »

Naqvi said that a record number of pilgrims will be going for Haj this year. He added that for the first time 1308 Muslim women from India are also going to Haj without “Mehram” which means a male companion.  Also 98 female Assistant Haj Officers, Assistants, Coordinators, doctors and para-medics ... Read More »

Udaipur : Five pilgrims from Dungarpur city who were on a religious tour to Badrinath-Kedarnath were injured when their bus collided with tree near Rudra Prayag of Uttrakhand on  saturday morning. The victims were taken the nearby medical college where their condition is told to be stable, sources informed. A group of 25 ... Read More »

Udaipur : Nine people including 7 pilgrims from different cities of Gujarat were killed in a road accident near Nehla village at Balicha Bypass on Ahmedabad-Udaipur National Highway-8 on Saturday morning. The accident took place when the driver applied sudden brakes in order to save a two wheeler,  which had approached ... Read More »