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4 people killed as boulders crush vehicles in Uttarakhand amid rain
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 12:00 PM IST
Officials said the identity of the four was yet to be ascertained and that teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were rushed to the scene for rescue and relief operation
Uttarakhand: Several rivers flowing closer to danger mark; over 170 roads closed
In Haridwar, the Ganga was flowing at 291.98m on Monday, closer to the danger mark of 294m, and at 338.32m in Rishikesh against the danger level of 339.5m
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 02:15 PM IST
U’khand: Pithoragarh villagers cut off as overflowing Dhauli river damages bridges
Dharchula sub-divisional magistrate Divesh Shashni clarified that it was not a cloudburst, but heavy rainfall that led to the situation
Updated on Jul 07, 2023 04:30 PM IST
Uttarakhand’s first public health garden with over 270 medicinal plants opens
Spread over nine acres and funded by Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA), the park has around 270 medicinal plants consisting of various herbs, shrubs and medicinal orchids
Updated on Jul 07, 2023 04:00 PM IST
Hoshiarpur: Assailants open fire at petrol pump employee, loot ₹27,000
Unidentified assailants opened fire at a petrol pump at Ghasipur village on Dasuya road on Monday night, injuring one of the employees
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 12:16 AM IST
Uttarakhand CM meets PM Modi, seeks ₹1546 cr for Kichha Khatima railway project
Dhami also invited the PM to be the chief guest in the global investors summit to be held in the state in December
Updated on Jul 04, 2023 04:01 PM IST
Uttarakhand CM seeks ₹ 1774 crore for Song Dam drinking water project in Dehradun
The Song Drinking Water Project is proposed on the Song River and is located at the boundary of district Dehradun and Tehri Garhwal
Updated on Jul 03, 2023 03:50 PM IST
Badrinath highway remains blocked amid heavy rainfall in Chamoli
Heavy rain triggered landslides and flash floods in Uttarakhand causing a landslide in the same place and blocking of Badrinath National Highway.
Published on Jul 02, 2023 12:59 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
NDRF searching for Haryana official who was washed away at Tehri’s Devprayag
NDRF deputy commandant Ravi Sharma said the team was sent from Dehradun to Devprayag to search for Haryana government official, who went missing at Devprayag Sangam
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 02:04 PM IST
Uttarakhand receptionist murder: Woman’s parents threaten suicide over apathy
Pulkit Arya, the resort owner and expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinod Arya’s son, and his staff members, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, were arrested for allegedly murdering the woman
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 08:56 AM IST
Demand surge pushes basmati rice rates up, Haryana farmers eye rich returns
Following a rise demand, basmati rice export surge to 4.24 lakh MT in April, up from 3.19 lakh MT the last year; traders expect prices to soar
Updated on Jun 28, 2023 06:30 AM IST
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HC orders Uttarakhand to appoint Lokayukta chair, members in 8 weeks
Lawyer Rajeev Singh Bisht, who appeared for the petitioner, told the high court that Uttarakhand hasn’t appointed a Lokayukta chairperson and members
Updated on Jun 27, 2023 06:55 PM IST
Uttarakhand govt’s only cardiologist, who quit over VIP duties, resumes work
Government Doon Medical College Hospital principal Dr Ashutosh Sayana said Dr Upadhyaya, the only cardiologist in the government sector in the state, has resumed work
Updated on Jun 27, 2023 05:22 PM IST
Ganga nears danger mark in Haridwar, rafting activities shut in Rishikesh
The development comes two days after the arrival of southwest monsoons and heavy downpour.
Updated on Jun 26, 2023 05:51 PM IST
Uttarakhand CM Dhami directs officials to be on ‘alert mode’ amid heavy rainfall
CM Dhami also took note of the present weather condition, rain situation, water-logging and damages caused due to rain in the state.
Updated on Jun 25, 2023 05:12 PM IST
Kedarnath Yatra stopped at Sonprayag amid heavy rainfall
In Uttarakhand, Haridwar received 78 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, followed by Dehradun (33.2) and Uttarkashi (27.7), as per the IMD
Updated on Jun 25, 2023 05:55 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Video: Men force horse to smoke during Uttarakhand trek; Raveena Tandon reacts
The Uttarakhand Police took cognizance of a viral video showing two men forcing a horse to smoke in Kedarnath and ensured that an investigation is being done.
Updated on Jun 24, 2023 01:40 AM IST
Kedarnath gold plating row: State govt to set up high-level inquiry committee
State tourism minister Satpal Maharaj said that the Opposition parties should not try to disturb the Char Dham Yatra by giving unnecessary weightage to this sensitive matter
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 07:44 PM IST
SIT formed in case of illegal purchase of forest land against ex-Uttarakhand DGP
The case pertains to alleged illegal purchase of reserve forest land by the former DGP in Bir Girwali area of Rajpur Range in Dehradun in 2012
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 07:32 PM IST
Uttarakhand: Purola SHO, Bazar police chowki in-charge transferred amid tensions
Communal tension erupted in the Purola area of Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on May 26 following an alleged abduction attempt of a minor girl by two men, including one from the minority community
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 06:00 PM IST
Kedarnath gold plating row: Congress stages protests; seeks probe by HC judge
A controversy erupted when a video surfaced online recently in which a senior priest of the Kedarnath temple is heard claiming that there was a multi-crore scam in the gold plating of the shrine’s inner walls
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 05:55 PM IST
Uttarakhand: 10 dead after vehicle falls into gorge in Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh district magistrate Reena Joshi said there were eleven passengers in the vehicle, adding that the police and revenue officials have reached the accident site
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 05:06 PM IST
Pilgrim influx crosses one million mark at Kedarnath Dham, breaks previous records
So far, a total of 10,17,196 pilgrims visited the shrine till Tuesday while the daily number of pilgrims to Kedarnath shrine was 13,730 on Tuesday
Updated on Jun 21, 2023 05:43 PM IST
9 held for poisoning monkeys to death in Uttarakhand orchard
The nine were arrested under the Indian Penal Code’s Sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, and Wildlife Protection Act
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 06:53 PM IST
Bus turns turtle in Uttarakhand, 50 pilgrims from Punjab injured
Police superintendent Devendra Pincha said that a rescue operation was immediately launched and the injured were rushed to a hospital
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 12:41 PM IST
Uttarakhand govt invokes ESMA, prohibits employees from going on strike
The Char Dham Yatra began on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya on April 22. This year 50 lakh pilgrims are expected to visit Char Dham shrines
Updated on Jun 17, 2023 02:30 PM IST
Submit affidavit listing identified wildlife corridors in state: Uttarakhand HC
The HC was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Dehradun-based social activist Anu Pant with regard to issues related to man-animal conflict in the state
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 04:25 PM IST
No mahapanchayat against ‘love jihad’ as Section 144 imposed in Uttarakhand’s Purola
With heavy barricading, several vehicles on way to the mahapanchayat were stopped by the police at Naugaon with heavy barricading in place at various points approaching Purola
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 07:50 PM IST
Traders shut shops in Purola against Section 144 imposition
Heavy police force has been deployed across the town and borders of the district have been sealed not allowing people to reach Purola
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 12:24 PM IST
Man arrested for sexually assaulting cow in Nainital: Police
A case was registered under section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 09:27 AM IST
