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Yamunotri highway’s 15-metre stretch caves in; 3,000 Char Dham pilgrims stranded
Movement of buses and other heavy vehicles was suspended after a 15-metre stretch of Yamunotri Highway between Rana Chatti and Sayana Chatti caved in late on Wednesday.
Updated on May 19, 2022 06:06 PM IST
AAP Uttarakhand chief ministerial candidate Ajay Kothiyal resigns from party
The AAP had dissolved the party’s Uttarakhand unit after the party’s dismal performance in the assembly elections and appointed Deepak Bali as the new state unit president in April.
Updated on May 18, 2022 08:22 PM IST
Uttrakhand: ITBP carries rescue op after 2 trekkers go missing in Pithoragarh
According to reports, on Sunday they were stranded at near Birthi Falls in Munsiyari but managed to call for help from their mobile after which the battery died.
Published on May 18, 2022 12:56 PM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, Uttarakhand
Chardham Yatra: Uttarakhand govt mandates registration for devotees
The government has urged the devotees to start their journey only after checking the registration slots available on the portal of the Uttarakhand Tourism Department.
Updated on May 17, 2022 08:33 PM IST
ANI |
3 killed after vehicle falls into 250-metre-deep gorge in Uttarakhand
DEHRADUN: Three people, including a woman, have died while another sustained injury when a vehicle they were travelling in fell into a 250-metre-deep gorge in Champawat district on Thursday late night, police said on Friday
Published on May 14, 2022 01:20 AM IST
Dhami ends VIP darshan. Bureaucrats, ministers can’t jump the queue at Char Dham
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said instructions have been issued to scrap the practice of VIP darshans at Char Dham. “We have made it the same for everyone,” he said
Updated on May 13, 2022 09:11 PM IST
Uttarakhand to give 3 free LPG cylinders annually to 1.84 lakh families
The free LPG cylinders will be given to the Antyodaya card holders in the state. The move will incur an expenditure of ₹ 55 crore to the state exchequer annually.
Updated on May 12, 2022 11:19 PM IST
'Grandkids or ₹5 crore…': Uttarakhand couple's demand to son, daughter-in-law
The parents' lawyer, advocate AK Srivastava, was quoted by ANI as saying this case 'portrays the truth of society'.
Updated on May 11, 2022 07:44 PM IST
Magnitude 4.6 quake hits Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh
Earthquakes of magnitudes ranging from 2.8 and 4.1 have hit the state’s Uttarkashi, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Almora and Chamoli districts since January
Published on May 11, 2022 02:10 PM IST
Harish Rawat’s son criticises leaders for failing youth. Says his father included
Anand Rawat said “skill and communication are the main qualities for any youth for his or her exposure. PM (Narendra) Modi is heard because his high standard of communication skills.”
Updated on May 09, 2022 01:15 AM IST
Mohan Rajput
Portals of Badrinath shrine opened, first prayers held on behalf of PM Modi
The portals were opened in the presence of around 15,000 pilgrims. The Badrinath shrine was decked up with 20 quintals of flowers, brought from Rishikesh.
Updated on May 08, 2022 12:28 PM IST
Portals of Kedarnath shrine opened for summer
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who attended the opening along with his wife and offered prayers, expressed happiness over the normal resumption of the Char Dham yatra after two years
Updated on May 06, 2022 02:19 PM IST
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to contest bypoll from Champawat
The voting will take place on May 31 and the results will be declared on June 3.
Updated on May 05, 2022 04:58 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Corbett chief, 2 IFS officers sacked over illegal construction
- The orders were issued by principal secretary forests RK Sudhanshu on Wednesday. HT has seen a copy of the orders.
Published on Apr 28, 2022 06:18 AM IST
Neeraj Santoshi, Dehradun
1 dead, 3 injured in indiscriminate firing by two parties in Bazpur
A dispute arose between the two parties over a transaction in connection with the Pal gritstone crusher in Bazpur.
Published on Apr 27, 2022 05:59 PM IST
Haridwar denies nod to mahapanchayat, imposes section 144
The Hardwar administration decision comes after the Supreme Court took a dim view of Uttarakhand government’s handling of incidents involving hate speeches
Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:17 PM IST
Delhi tourist drowns in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh
The State Disaster Response Force's deep divers found his body stuck in between rocks around 25 feet under water, hours after the incident, Sub-Inspector, Dhalwala, Kavindra Sajwan, who led the search operation, said.
_1621917992086_1650986427317.jpg "Ankush was swept away by the strong currents of the river when he had gone to bathe in the river near the Nim beach. Representative image. (Instagram)")
Updated on Apr 26, 2022 08:53 PM IST
PTI |
‘Wherever encroachments are found…’: Pushkar Dhami on bulldozer demolitions
Defending demolitions, Dhami said that bulldozers are not being used ‘forcefully’ against anyone.
Published on Apr 21, 2022 09:07 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Will start verification drive to stop those who can disturb peace: CM Dhami
- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami made the remark when asked about the demands of seers in Haridwar to prohibit the entry of non-Hindus to Char Dham shrines. The Char Dham shrines include the Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath and the annual yatra attracts lakhs of pilgrims.
Updated on Apr 20, 2022 02:29 AM IST
Neeraj Santoshi, Dehradun
Man-eater leopard that killed 8-year-old boy shot dead by hunters in Tehri
The leopard had returned to its kill site to devour the boy’s remaining body on Monday night when the hunters shot the animal to death.
Published on Apr 19, 2022 07:32 PM IST
Dissatisfied Congress' MLAs to hold confidential meeting in Dehradun
Three-time MLA from Dharchula Harish Dhami, who is among the disgruntled legislators, on Wednesday accused the party leadership of ignoring merit in the new appointments.
Updated on Apr 13, 2022 10:14 PM IST
PTI | , Dehradun
Cong alleges scam, demands minister's resignation
The dharna was staged by former PCC president Ganesh Godiyal outside the secretariat gate in which newly appointed PCC president Karan Mahra and former chief minister Harish Rawat also participated.
Published on Apr 11, 2022 10:36 PM IST
PTI | , Dehradun
Woman arrested for misbehaving with cops at Manimajra police station
Accused had accompanied her family to the Know Your Case camp at the Manimajra police station, where she started misbehaving with cops
Published on Apr 11, 2022 01:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Uttarakhand deploys shooters to hunt tiger linked to 6 deaths
Three hunters-- Ashish Das Gupta, Kirnesh Jung and Sayyad Ali Hadi – have been deployed to execute the task, said CS Joshi, divisional forest officer, Ramnagar forest division, Nainital.
Published on Apr 04, 2022 05:39 AM IST
Mohan Rajput, Rudrapur
Uttarakhand hikes honorarium of sanitation workers to ₹500 per day
On January 5, Pushkar Singh Dhami had announced that the honorarium of sanitation workers will be raised from the existing ₹350 per day to ₹500 per day.
Published on Apr 03, 2022 05:36 PM IST
ANI |
Over 70 people fall ill after consuming buckwheat flour in Haridwar
Two distributors have been identified who supplied buckwheat flour to the shopkeepers in Haridwar and sampling of the flour is being done, said district magistrate.
Published on Apr 03, 2022 04:04 PM IST
‘Thank you but…’, Uttarakhand doc who quit over ‘harassment’ on Dhami’s probe order
Dr Nidhi Uniyal said she was thankful that chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami intervened in the matter and ordered an inquiry, but the real question is a work atmosphere in which it is difficult to work.
Published on Apr 02, 2022 01:30 AM IST
Uttarakhand Assembly: Congress stages walkout over price hike issue
DEHRADUN: Opposition Congress MLAs cornered the government on the second day of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly on the issue of price hike, especially of diesel and petrol
Published on Mar 30, 2022 10:03 PM IST
Ritu Khanduri elected speaker of Uttarakhand legislative assembly
Ritu Khanduri, daughter of former chief minister and Union minister Major Gen (retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, defeated Congress’s former cabinet minister Surendra Singh Negi from Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal district. Khanduri’s victory assumes importance as she was denied a party ticket from her seat Yamkeshwar and was later asked to contest from the new seat of Kotdwar.
Published on Mar 27, 2022 04:02 AM IST
