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Gangotri highway restoration in progress; Dharali families still homeless

Uttarkashi: Work is on to restore the Gangotri National Highway, closed for the past 16 days. After cutting through 150m at ...

ISRO satellite images show over 130 buildings damaged in Dharali flood

Dehradun: The scale of devastation in Dharali following the Aug 5 flash flood has been laid bare in the latest analysis of ...

Uttarakhand: Dharali had a history of floods, but construction expanded. Now, more threats loom

It was around 1.30 pm on August 5, when after consistent rains, the residents of Dharali, a picturesque village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, began fearing the worst: a disastrous flash flood.

Jagat Seths, Sheherwalis, and Nawabs: The story of Murshidabad, the capital that could have been

At its peak in the 1700s, Murshidabad contributed a remarkable 5% to the global market and also attracted financiers and bankers, such as the House of Jagat Seth. This is the story of Bengal’s last ...