Registration for Char Dham pilgrimage begins on February 20
The Yamunotri and Gangotri dhams will open on April 22 and Badrinath on April
27. The date for the opening of Kedarnath will be decided on Maha Shivratri on
February 18.
DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand), Feb 12: The online and offline registration for Char
Dham pilgrimage to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath temples will
open on February 20. The registration also includes visit to Hemkund Sahib gurudwara.
The Yatra begins in April. The registration for the pilgrimage, which is free,
can be done physically at the specified locations or through mobile app or by
online at https://registrationandtouristcare.uk.gov.in/
The Char Dhams remain open from April-May to October-November and close for
winter. This year the Yamunotri and Gangotri will open on Akshaya Tritiya on
April 22, it was announced by the temple committee on Basant Panchami on January
26. The opening date for Kedarnath will be decided on Maha Shivratri on February
18. Badrinath will open on April 27. The temple closing dates - around Dussehra
and Deepavali - will be announced later. The best time to go on the pilgrimage
is April to June when the weather will be favourable.
Registration of pilgrims and tourists has been made compulsory since 2014 after
the devastating floods of 2013 which claimed tens of thousands of lives. A large
number of the victims were unidentified.
The daily limit on pilgrims in 2022 was 5,000 for Yamunotri, 8,000 for Gangotri,
13,000 for Kedarnath and 16,000 Badrinath.
The requirements for registration (online and physical) are: 1) Phone number;
2) ID like Aadhaar, voter card, PAN card, driving licence or passport.
The physical registration points are: Rahi Hotel, Haridwar; Haridwar railway
station; Pahkhi, Chamoli; Badrinath; Hemkund Sahib; Govindghat; Joshimath; RTO,
Dehradun; ISBT, Rishikesh; Sonprayag; Kedarnath; Phatta; Gaurikund; Hina, Uttarkashi;
Jankichatti; Gangotri; Yamunotri; Dobatta, Barkot. Yatri Mitras will guide in
the process.
A verification of the registration will be done at the respective dham. The
verification will be done through the QR code on the wirst band allotted for
those getting physical registration done at specified locations or through the
mobile app for those registered using the mobile app (Tourist Care Uttarakhand
) or the Registration Letter downloaded from the website: https://registrationandtouristcare.uk.gov.in/
if registration is made online. In place of the Registration Letter, the SMS
received on the mobile will also suffice. After verification, a Yatri Certificate
is generated online.
Tour operators are also allowed to register on behalf of pilgrims and tourists.
A round trip to all the four dhams from Dehi is 2,500 km. It takes about 12
days by road. Helicopter service is also available. The yatra begins in April and
lasts over six months till winter sets in with Deepavali.
WHAT TO DO, WHEN... : IndiaTravelTimes does not guarantee the
authenticity of the video (above) of the episode of the flight turbulence at
Durgapur airport on May 1, yet this is being put out with a view to
familiarising the ordinary fliers with such probabilities lest they are
caught unawares and fail to react rationally to handle such terrible
situations. The 'eternity' can last up to 15 minutes. Tighten your belts,
believe in your pilot and shift your thoughts to reduce disabling anxieties!
Rest assured, the aircraft can rock and fall but not more than a hundred
feet anyway.
During the event, nearly 50 other people, including bull tamers and spectators,
were also injured. Jallikattu is a bull-taming sport, which has been part of the
festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu.
Whole localities are sent into quarantine in China using force if someone is
symptomatic of covid. The quarantines are metal boxes set up in far away
camps. The authoritarian regime is resorting to draconian methods to check a
new wave of the epidemic in the country that has already locked down three
cities currently. On the other hand, the US presents a contrasting scenario
where in the name freedom large sections of people refuse vaccination and
assault health workers who mandate the covid restrictions.
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson, who opened a new chapter in
space age last month by launching the first manned private flight
to the edge of space, flying in his own spaceplane, has
invited everyone to join his expedition of space travel and
experience the thrill of totally losing your weight (BMI = 0) and enjoy
the mind-blowing sight of the earth's curvatures from the orbit far above: Register Your Name Here
Can we ask the vaccinator, "Do you pull back the plunger and
then push the vaccine? Do you Aspirate?" When the vaccination
for covid started there were reports of worrisome incidents of
adverse events post immunisation, the serious complaints being
non-specific blood clots. These related to viral vector vaccines of
human and non-human source: AstraZeneca and Janssen. How
did it happen. There are various views. But here is a suggestion
how simply it can be prevented.
Marking a fierce but interesting competition among the
billionaires, adventure specialist Richard Branson launched
commercial space travel from his 'Spaceport America' on Sunday,
pipping the world's richest man, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, to the
post, becoming the early bird to fly to the edge of space as the
first private space tourist nine days earlier than his rival.
Although he did not cross the Karman line.
President Biden has signed the Juneteenth National
Independence Day Bill making June 19 a federal public holiday to
commemorate the symbolic end of chattel slavery in the US.
The Mars rover, a six-wheeled, SUV-sized robotic vehicle, sailed
through space for seven months to land on a prime spot for geo-biological study of the red planet for signs of ancient extraterrestrial life. It takes radio waves 11 minutes to reach Earth. (Listen to:- DAVID BOWIE: Life
On Mars?:)
While the rationalists debunk the episode as a ploy to make up for
the losses in offerings during the corona lockdown, the believers
stick to their claim, they have seen it after all! The claim of
Shankaralinga temple resembles the miracle of Ganesha drinking
milk in Delhi way back in 1995. Although they belong to two
different branches of science.
After his reappearance, Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares went up
by 8.5%. The Chinese billionaire made his public appearance on
Wednesday. (SEE Video: Davos 2015 - An Insight An Idea with
Jack Ma - A conversation with Jack Ma, Founder and the then Executive
Chairman of Alibaba Group, on leadership, entrepreneurship and
the future of commerce: Interviewed by Charlie Rose, Anchor, CBS
News, USA)
A pair of socks gifted to her by her niece displayed on her legs has done
the job for Gumball Poodle. The demand for 'Future is Female' is
skyrocketing indeed. What more could one ask for?
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson, who opened a new chapter in
space age last month by launching the first manned private flight
to the edge of space, flying in his own spaceplane, has
invited everyone to join his expedition of space travel and
experience the thrill of totally losing your weight (BMI = 0) and enjoy
the mind-blowing sight of the earth's curvatures from the orbit far above: 
Can we ask the vaccinator, "Do you pull back the plunger and
then push the vaccine? Do you Aspirate?" When the vaccination
for covid started there were reports of worrisome incidents of
adverse events post immunisation, the serious complaints being
non-specific blood clots. These related to viral vector vaccines of
human and non-human source: AstraZeneca and Janssen. How
did it happen. There are various views. But here is a suggestion
how simply it can be prevented. 
While the rationalists debunk the episode as a ploy to make up for
the losses in offerings during the corona lockdown, the believers
stick to their claim, they have seen it after all! The claim of
Shankaralinga temple resembles the miracle of Ganesha drinking
milk in Delhi way back in 1995. Although they belong to two
different branches of science. 
A pair of socks gifted to her by her niece displayed on her legs has done
the job for Gumball Poodle. The demand for 'Future is Female' is
skyrocketing indeed. What more could one ask for?
