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Nihi Sharma

Nihi Sharma

Nihi Sharma is a Principal Correspondent based in Dehradun. She has been working with Hindustan Times since 2008. Her focus areas are wildlife and environment. Besides, she also covers politics, health and education.

Articles by Nihi Sharma

Highest tiger density makes Corbett too cramped for the big cat

Corbett, which has the highest density of tigers in the country-- over 250 tigers according to wildlife officials -- may have reached saturation point.

Updated on Jul 29, 2019 19:13 IST

Lok Sabha Elections Results 2019: BJP’s Pokhriyal retains Haridwar, Congress distant second

BJP leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank won the Haridwar Lok Sabha seat.

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Updated on May 24, 2019 12:26 IST

Lok Sabha Elections Results 2019: Former CM Harish Rawat loses in Naintal by over 3 lakh votes

Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat lost the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar Lok Sabha seat to BJP’s Ajay Bhatt.

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Updated on May 24, 2019 12:15 IST

Lok Sabha Election 2019: BJP leading with heavy margin in all five seats in Uttarakhand

Lok Sabha Election 2019: The exit polls had projected on Sunday that the BJP would win four to five seats in the hill state with the Congress either getting zero or one of them.

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Updated on May 23, 2019 12:25 IST

Lok Sabha election results 2019: BJP wins one seat, leads with heavy margin in four others in Uttarakhand

Poll analysts said, unlike the last polls, the vote share of the BJP will cross the 50% mark this year.

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Updated on May 23, 2019 16:33 IST

No proof to back army’s Yeti footprints claim, say experts

Scientists and experts said on Tuesday there is no evidence to back the presence of the mythical Yeti after the Indian Army said it has sighted the footprints of the ape-like creature of folklores in eastern Nepal.

Updated on May 7, 2020 12:41 IST

Uttarakhand’s ailing elephant with capped toe has experts, activists divided

The toe nail of the 55-year-old elephant has been capped to avoid further infection.

Updated on Mar 30, 2019 12:16 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 | Congress’ Tehri Garhwal candidate Pritam Singh aims to restore road connectivity

Pritam Singh is Congress candidate from the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

Updated on Mar 25, 2019 11:08 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019| ‘People will witness change in few years’:BJP candidate Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

BJP’s Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha candidate Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah.

Updated on Mar 25, 2019 10:50 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Voters rue lack of toilets, poor healthcare in Tehri Garhwal constituency

Locals are upset over suspension of the Lakhwar multipurpose project in the Upper Yamuna basin in Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. The project aims at generating 300 megawatt power.

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Updated on Mar 25, 2019 10:11 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Joining Congress was not an easy decision, says Manish Khanduri

Manish Khanduri, son of senior BJP leader BC Khanduri, joined Congress on March 16, 2019.

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Updated on Mar 20, 2019 10:15 IST

‘Vote for Modi’ message on wedding card invites EC notice for Uttarakhand man

The Election Commission on Saturday served a notice to a man in Uttarakhand who printed a message on his son’s wedding invitation card appealing to the guests to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Updated on Mar 17, 2019 04:22 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP says winnability only criterion for LS poll nominations

Union social justice and empowerment minister Thawar Chand Gehlot (right) and BJP state president Ajay Bhatt (left) address a press conference in Dehradun on Wednesday.

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Updated on Mar 14, 2019 10:27 IST

Uttarakhand Congress claims a BJP leader to soon join it ahead of Lok Sabha elections

It’s been two months since Uttarakhand Congress had been claiming that BJP leaders would be joining the party, but none has joined so far.

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Updated on Mar 12, 2019 11:49 IST

Pulwama terror attack: Lone bread winner leaves behind a family of six

CRPF officials with the family members of CRPF jawan Mohan Lal Raturi at his residence in Dehradun on Friday, Feb 15, 2019.

Updated on Feb 16, 2019 05:02 IST

At Dehradun airport for 4 hrs due to rain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Corbett

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Lilabari Airport, in Assam.

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Updated on Feb 14, 2019 10:33 IST

PM Modi to launch schemes worth Rs 3,400 crores in Uttarakhand today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering during the launch of 'Swachh Shakti 2019 programme', in Kurukshetra on February 12.

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Updated on Feb 14, 2019 03:15 IST

Tiger count report likely in May

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has said its nationwide survey of tiger count is nearly 80% complete and the report, All India Tiger Estimation 2018-19, will likely be out in May.

Updated on Jan 20, 2019 09:32 IST

Uttarakhand’s ‘Tree Man’ Vishweshwar Dutt Saklani dies at 96

Conservationist and freedom fighter Vishweshwar Dutt Saklani, who was fondly called ‘Vriksha Manav’ or the Tree Man, died in his village in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district on Friday morning.

Updated on Jan 18, 2019 06:29 IST

Rescue team saves cow stuck on River Alaknanda’s bank in 1-hour operation

A cow stuck along the River Alaknanda in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district was saved by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in an hour-long operation on Monday evening.

Updated on Jan 15, 2019 08:35 IST

Reconstruction of Kedarnath town, after 2013 floods, to be filmed

The 2013 floods washed away 16 km trek from the Kedarnath shrine to Gaurikund. It affected 9 million people in five districts, mostly in Rudraprayag where Kedarnath is situated.

Updated on Jan 10, 2019 09:24 IST

In a first, Australian Merino sheep to breed in Uttarakhand

The Merino sheep will be brought from Australia to Delhi first and then transported to Uttarakhnd where it will be kept in Government Sheep Breeding Farm in Ghansali, Tehri.

Updated on Jan 10, 2019 09:12 IST

Uttarakhand civic polls: BJP loses ground, Congress redeems itself

Newly elected Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’ of the BJP is welcomed by his supporters at the party office in Dehradun on Wednesday.

Updated on Nov 22, 2018 07:22 IST

Uttarakhand urban body polls: Independents spoil the day for BJP, Congress

People celebrate outside the counting centre in Dehradun on Tuesday as results for 84 ULBs and 1,064 wards began to trickle in.

Updated on Nov 21, 2018 10:29 IST

Uttarakhand civic polls 2018: Counting begins for 84 urban local bodies

Dehradun Municipal Corporation office in Dehradun.

Updated on Nov 20, 2018 09:16 IST

Polling begins in 84 urban local bodies in Uttarakhand, BJP and Congress fight it out

Uttarakhand will witness polling at 2,664 booths spread across 1,257 polling centres.

Updated on Nov 18, 2018 06:08 IST

BJP’s Manoj Tiwari slams Rahul Gandhi on Rafale criticism

BJP activists take a selfie with Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari during a campaign in Dehradun on Wednesday.

Updated on Nov 15, 2018 09:26 IST

BJP accepts resignation of Uttarakhand general secretary accused of sexual harassment by party worker

Congress workers took out protest rallies in all 13 districts of Uttarakhand on Thursday, November 8, 2018, saying it is not satisfied with the resignation of Sanjay Kumar, BJP’s state general secretary. Kumar has been accused of sexual harassment by a woman party worker.

Updated on Nov 9, 2018 10:05 IST

Uttarakhand to hold first phase of urban local body elections on November 18

Over eight lakh voters will exercise their franchise in seven urban local bodies of Dehradun.

Updated on Oct 16, 2018 09:55 IST

Denied access to burial ground, SCs in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh threaten to change religion

Nearly 150 Scheduled Caste (SC) members of Huneti village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand have threatened to change their religion if they are not provided with burial rights at a 0.96 hectare traditional land.

Updated on Oct 7, 2018 08:33 IST

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