"uttarakhand"

There is a need to review forest laws due to which people’s rights and association with forests have ended

Announcement of dates for Char Dham Yatra is an ill-thought move against the backdrop of continued fears over land subsidence

Hyderabad suffered an embarrassing innings and 314-run loss to Uttarakhand in the BCCI Senior Men’s Col CK Nayudu Trophy

Following decades of neglect, land is crumbling in several parts of Uttarakhand like Uttarkashi and Karnaprayag and in Himachal Pradesh.

The 26-year-old stated that he was impressed by the determination of the legislator in developing the Sirpur (T) Assembly segment

Dozens of towns all over the Himalayas, especially in Uttarakhand, are sitting on time bombs. Joshimath must wake up authorities.

The pictures are taken from the Cartosat-2S satellite.

The crisis in Joshimath comes as a grim reminder of how governments messed up with the environment to an extent that it has become irreversible.

Many houses have reached the verge of collapse while a temple here collapsed on Friday.

"We have decided that Sushil and Paramjeet will be awarded under Good Samaritan scheme," Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar said.

The Prime Minister was gifted the attire on his recent visit to Himachal Pradesh and he had promised her to wear it during a special occasion.

Hyderabad: Want to be a prisoner for one day? You can now live behind the bars as a jail in Uttarakhand is renting out rooms for those seeking to rule out their bandhan yog. One can stay in Haldwani Jail by paying a day’s rent which is just Rs 500. The superintendent of the jail […]

Rudraprayag: A helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims crashed in Uttarakhand’s Garud Chatti on Tuesday, killing all six onboard. The victims comprised two pilots and four pilgrims. The chopper is reported to belong to Aryan Aviation and was taking the pilgrims to Kedarnath. A police official said they were awaiting more information. Teams of SDRF and NDRF […]

Deeply saddened by the accident of many casualties when the bus fell into the valley in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this accident. I wish the injured a speedy recovery.

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Police on Wednesday released a list of 28 trainee mountaineers who went missing after being hit by a massive avalanche at a height of 17,000 feet at Draupadi Ka Danda-II peak in Uttarakhand‘s Uttarkashi district. The trainees were part of a 41-member team of mountaineers from the Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering […]

Dehradun: As many as 28 people are feared trapped in an avalanche that hit Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain peak in Uttarakhand, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday. Rescue operations are underway to rescue the trapped, all trainees of the Nehru Mountaineering Institute of Uttarkashi. According to preliminary reports avalanche hit the team around 9 […]

Pithoragarh: The last outpost near the China border in the Darma Valley of Uttarakhand received the third snowfall of this season. As there has been more than one foot of snow here, the cold has increased in 14 villages of Darma valley and seven villages of Vyas valley in the high Himalayan region. The Darma […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed shock over incidents in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad and in Uttarakhand’s Pauri, asserting India will progress only when women are safe. A BJP leader’s son and two employees of a resort he owns in Uttarakhand‘s Pauri district were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a woman receptionist, […]

Dehradun: Angry locals on Saturday damaged the vehicle of Yamkeshwar MLA Renu Bisht in Rishikesh allegedly over her late response to the murder of a 19-year-old girl who worked as a receptionist at a resort. People smashed the rear windscreen of the legislator’s car when she was passing by Cheela canal, from where the body […]

Dehradun: The BJP on Saturday expelled Vinod Arya and his son from the party a day after the leader’s another son was arrested in the murder case of a woman receptionist at a resort in Pauri. Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit — who owns the resort in Pauri’s Yamkeshwar block — was arrested Friday along with […]