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]Uttarakhand transport minister, son join Congress
“I have returned to my family...It’s my ghar wapsi (homecoming). There cannot be a happier day than today for me. I am feeling very relaxed,” said Arya, a six-time legislator and a prominent Dalit face in Uttarakhand.
Published on Oct 12, 2021 05:25 AM IST
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Dehradun
Our reply to BJP, says Uttarakhand Cong leader who piloted Yashpal Arya return
Pritam Singh, leader of opposition in Uttaraakhand assembly, was working on a plan to get three BJP MLAs to cross over but the third legislator dropped out at the last minute after a senior BJP leader reached out. Eventually, only Yashpal Arya and his son joined the Congress.
Updated on Oct 12, 2021 01:15 AM IST
By Kalyan Das
Portals of Sikh shrine Hemkund Sahib closes for winter months
This year over 10,000 pilgrims visited the shrine compared to around 8,500 last year. In 2019, 1.65 lakh pilgrims had visited the shrine.
Published on Oct 10, 2021 06:21 PM IST
Uttarakhand mulls to make anti-conversion law more stringent. What to expect
- If the new proposal were to come into effect, then the state police will be authorised to lodge an FIR on its own without needing any court direction.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 10:50 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Shubhangi Gupta
Independent MLA from Bhimtal joins BJP, third legislator to join party in 2 months
Kaira is the third MLA to join the BJP from the Opposition. Before him, independent MLA from Dhanaulti constituency- Pritam Singh Panwar and Congress MLA from Purola constituency- Rajkumar had joined the ruling party last month at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 12:06 AM IST
Uttarakhand police propose 10-year imprisonment for mass conversions
Last week chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met top police officers and sought suggestions on how to make the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act stronger to check conversions
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 01:37 AM IST
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit Kumaon for three-day event on Friday
The programme will be held on the premises of a private institute in Lamachaur area of Haldwani. Around 2,000 volunteers of the RSS are expected to attend the programme on the first day. Bhagwat will also chair meetings of state-level office-bearers during his stay in Uttarakhand.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 06:12 PM IST
PM Modi to dedicate 35 oxygen plants to nation from AIIMS Rishikesh today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Uttarakhand today, and, during his visit, dedicate to the nation 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants established under the PM CARES Fund, as informed by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Wednesday.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 05:36 AM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral, New Delhi
PM Modi to dedicate 35 oxygen plants to nation at AIIMS Rishikesh on Oct 7
A total of 1,224 PSA oxygen plants have been funded under PM CARES so far, and after Thursday, all districts of India will have commissioned plants.
Published on Oct 06, 2021 07:44 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Uttarakhand HC lifts cap on pilgrims to Char Dham shrines
Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday lifted the daily limit on the number of pilgrims who can visit Char Dham yatra following the state government’s plea that the limitation should be lifted as the Covid-19 cases have come down significantly in the state
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 02:00 AM IST
Uttarakhand forest dept ropes in hunter to kill ‘maneater’ leopard in Pithoragarh
Vinay Bhargav, divisional forest officer Pithoragarh, said the hunter has been called to eliminate the problematic leopard which has created terror in the area.
Updated on Oct 04, 2021 04:58 PM IST
Uttarakhand police book 200 people for vandalising Church in Roorkee
The mob vandalised the Church and also physically manhandled some Christian devotees and representatives who tried to calm them down and intervene.
Published on Oct 04, 2021 01:07 AM IST
Day after Uttarakhand avalanche, bodies of four navy personnel retrieved
Six people had gone missing after an avalanche hit their summit of Mt Trishul in Chamoli district on Friday morning.
Updated on Oct 03, 2021 01:42 AM IST
By Kalyan Das, Dehradun
Uttarakhand CM pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri have always inspired people and promoted non-violence in the country.
Published on Oct 02, 2021 07:58 PM IST
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Robber held a day after shooting and killing Haryana cop
A police team from Haryana arrived in Haridwar on Thursday night after tracing four men who allegedly committed a robbery in Faridabad.
Updated on Oct 01, 2021 04:24 PM IST
Senior AAP leader and former state president’s son found dead at Dehradun hotel
SS Kaler, the father of the deceased had resigned from the post of state president of the AAP Uttarakhand unit earlier this month. At that time, he had said that he was resigning from the post of state president as the party had decided that he would be contesting the assembly polls from Khatima, the home turf of Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Published on Sep 30, 2021 09:15 PM IST
Nainital’s Gandhi Mandir to be developed as Gandhian study centre
The dilapidated Gandhi Mandir structure, 4 km from Nainital district headqurters, was renovated last year under the heritage circuit scheme for ₹1.96 crore through Asian Development Bank funding.
Updated on Sep 30, 2021 05:09 PM IST
By Mohan Rajput
Tiger translocation to resume from Corbett to Rajaji in Uttarakhand
The translocation initiative is part of efforts to repopulate Rajaji Tiger Reserve’s western part, which is home to two tigresses that have not reported breeding in almost a decade
Published on Sep 29, 2021 02:07 PM IST
4-year-old child killed by leopard in front of mother in Uttarakhand
A 4-year-old child was playing with his siblings when a leopard suddenly pounced on him in front of his mother on Monday evening
Updated on Sep 28, 2021 05:29 PM IST
By Mohan Rajput
Almora police unearth Maoist hideout in cave inside forest
The hideout was revealed based on the interrogation of the “last wanted Maoist leader” of Uttarakhand.
Published on Sep 27, 2021 07:28 PM IST
By Mohan Rajput, Kalyan Das
Wadia institute to explore hydrocarbons, study seismic threats in Indian Himalayas
Director, WIHG, Kalachand Sain, who is leading the project, informed that the project will help in a “comprehensive study of the surface and sub-surface areas of the Himalayas.”
Updated on Sep 27, 2021 06:52 PM IST
By Kalyan Das
Uttarakhand forest dept dedicates North India’s biggest Palmetum to citizens
Elaborating on the details of palm species that have been grown in the Palmetum, Chaturvedi said around 4 species are critically endangered, 2 species are endangered, 2 species are vulnerable and 6 species are near threatened as per IUCN categorization,
Published on Sep 26, 2021 09:21 PM IST
Tehri reservoir reaches full capacity for the first time
- The dam’s power plant provides 1000MW of peaking power and more than 3000 million units of energy annually to the northern grid.
Published on Sep 26, 2021 07:32 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
SC committee seeks reply on illegal felling in Corbett tiger reserve
The development follows a complaint filed by Supreme Court advocate and wildlife activist Gaurav Kumar Bansal to CEC, a committee constituted by Supreme Court on September 20.
Updated on Sep 26, 2021 03:47 PM IST
Uttarakhand SDRF rescues five men stranded on island in Bhagirathi River
The five people were stranded on the island after the water level of Bhagirathi River increased following the release of water from a dam on it.
Published on Sep 25, 2021 09:46 PM IST
Opposition expresses ‘serious concerns’ over Uttarakhand govt order on ‘demographic change’
The AAP accused the BJP of “working on the lines of Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)”.
Updated on Sep 25, 2021 07:04 PM IST
By Kalyan Das
Army personnel find body of missing mountaineer from 2005 expedition in Uttarakhand
The expedition comprising of personnel from the Indian Army’s base in the border district of Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand had left to scale the peak to commemorate the Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations during which they came across the body of the mountaineer.
Published on Sep 25, 2021 01:05 AM IST
By Vipin Negi and Kalyan Das
Uttarakhand red-flags ‘demographic change’, says one community forced to migrate
Uttarakhand government cited demographic changes in parts of the state to order police and administrative officers in districts to track what it called illegal land deals and outsiders who have criminal antecedents.
Published on Sep 24, 2021 11:07 PM IST
By Neeraj Santoshi & Kalyan Das
BJP minister, blamed for police horse Shaktiman’s death, acquitted by judge
BJP MLA and minister Ganesh Joshi called his acquittal in the case relating to death of a police horse, Shaktiman, a “victory of truth. The judge ruled there was not enough evidence and contradictions in statements of witnesses, his lawyer said.
Updated on Sep 23, 2021 10:17 PM IST