Snowfall/avalanche warning issued for 4 districts
The district magistrates of four mountainous districts of the state have been asked to observe precautions considering the possibility of snowfall and avalanche. The Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) executive director Piyoosh Rautela has written to the district magistrates of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh regarding this. Rautela informed that according...
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Ex-CM extends support to Anganwadi workers
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Primary teachers hold massive protest in Doon
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Pritam to announce his new team soon
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HJM opposes film shooting in Haridwar
Shooting of the movie Haseen Dilruba, which casts Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Messi began recently in Haridwar. However, it has elicited opposition from some persons here. The Hindu Jagran Manch has alleged that the film title does not match the sacred spirit of Haridwar. On Monday, a delegation of the Hindu...
Mayor inaugurates Gau Sadan in Selaqui
Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ inaugurated the Gau Sadan of the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun at Selaqui on Monday. This facility will be used to shelter stray cattle of the city. The stray cattle are a big issue in the city that not only hamper smooth flow of traffic but also...
Police nab 4 accused or armed robbery
Police arrested four persons and recovered all the items they had robbed from a home more than a fortnight ago. Addressing the media, Haridwar senior superintendent of police Senthil Avoodai Krishnaraj S informed that on December 31, Vandana Mohan, a resident of Yadavpuri in Ramnagar informed the Gangnahar Kotwali that...
Locals protest at UEPPCB against Sheeshambada plant
Residents of Sheeshambada area protested at Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) regional office against the solid waste management and recycling plant which has been operating for five months without No Objection Certificate (NOC). The protestors entered gheraoed the UEPPCB regional officer and questioned him about how the corporation...
Acharya Balkrishna receives Champions of Change Award
Yoga guru Swami Ramdev’s aide, Acharya Balkrishna was awarded the Champions of Change Award by former President Pranab Mukherjee at the Interactive Forum on Indian Economy in New Delhi on Monday for the preservation, promotion and health services rendered through Ayurveda by Patanjali. Acharya Balakrishna was selected for this award...
Cultivators expect bumper apple yield due to snowfall this season
The winter has been good in Uttarakhand this year with snowfall and rain being experienced over an extended period in considerable quantities even in areas where it was not experienced for some years now. One such place is Nainital, where some of the regions received snowfall after a gap of about...
Two missing, feared dead after car falls into river
Two persons are missing and feared dead while a teenager was injured after the car they were travelling in fell off the road into the Alaknanda river on Sunday. The mishap took place near the Dhari Devi temple on the national highway to Badrinath. According to sources, those travelling in the...
