Uttarakhand
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| Capital | Dehradun |
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| Languages | Hindi |
| Chief minister | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| Points of interest | Valley of Flowers National Park |
| Yamunotri | |
| Did you know | Uttarakhand is the ninth-highest-income Indian state / union territory by GSDP per capita (₹190,284 (US$2,800)). |
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| ID | 875920 |
About Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand, a state in northern India crossed by the Himalayas, is known for its Hindu pilgrimage sites. Rishikesh, a major centre for yoga study, was made famous by the Beatles' 1968 visit. The city hosts the evening Ganga Aarti, a spiritual gathering on the sacred Ganges River. The state's forested Jim Corbett National Park shelters Bengal tigers and other native wildlife.
Tibet avalanche kills 28 as search called off
... At least 26 people died back in October after a mountaineering expedition was caught in an in India s northern state of Uttarakhand...
Joshimath: The horrors of life in India's sinking Himalayan town
...By Soutik Biswas and Raju GusainBBC News Early in the morning of 2 January, Prakash Bhotiyal woke up to a " loud sound" in his house in Joshimath, a small Himalayan mountain town in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand...
Couple in India sue son for not giving them a grandchild
...A couple in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand are suing their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after six years of marriage...
