Joshimath—perched on a hill at an altitude of 6,150 feet—is a gateway of sorts. Earlier, during the summer months, pilgrims going for the Char Dham Yatra or to Hemkund Sahib, families visiting ...

DEHRADUN: The mythological city of Joshimath in Uttarakhand has been officially renamed as Jyotirmath. The decision was announced by the state government after getting approval from the Centre.

The Joshimath tehsil in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand will now be officially known by its ancient name, Jyotirmath. This change of name was announced by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ...

The manifold forms of environmental degradation outlined in the previous paragraph do not merely have aesthetic effects ... The tragedy of Joshimath is symptomatic here. From the 1970s, scientists ...

The town of Joshimath may be nestled 6,000ft (1,800m) above sea level in the Himalayas, but it is sinking fast. In early January, large cracks split homes, hotels, and roads, leaving the town’s ...

Joshimath, India – It was 3.40am on January 3 when Digambar Singh Bisht woke up hearing a loud rumble. “It felt like the ground beneath us would crack open,” he told Al Jazeera. The house ...

Joshimath sinking updates: Hundreds of affected people descended on the streets of subsidence-hit Joshimath on Friday to take part in a protest rally against alleged slow pace of efforts to save ...

There are signs of both subsidence and sliding, according to geologists SP Sati and Navin Juyal, who visited Joshimath to document and investigate the crisis. The extensive damage to buildings and ...

Joshimath is regarded as the gateway and the only route to the holy town of Badrinath. But after several places in Joshimath were put under the "danger zone" category, questions are now being ...

The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti also raised pitch for scrapping of NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project. (Image/PTI) The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti on Monday urged the Centre to ...

A team from the Prime Minister's Office visited disaster-hit areas of Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and inspected the situation, news agency ANI has reported citing an official. "A team ...