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Uttarakhand Cabinet approves cess for cow protection under new excise policy
Published on Mar 21, 2023 08:17 AM IST
Officials said the difference between the prices of liquor in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand has been reduced from ₹150-200 to ₹20 to prevent the smuggling of alcohol from the neighbouring state
School of Eminence scheme: Challenges galore for teachers following Class 6 discontinuation at Ludhiana govt schools
Selected schools have been directed to turn down students’ requests for admission to Class 6 and assist them in getting enrolled in nearby govt schools
Published on Mar 21, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Gurjot Singh, Ludhiana
Kumaoni language to be taught to primary school students in Nainital: Official
KS Rawat, chief education officer, Nainital said the city has become the first district in Kumaon where Kumaoni will be taught in government schools
Published on Mar 20, 2023 04:52 PM IST
Ankur Sharma
CCTV cameras to be upgraded for live feed from Badrinath throughout year
Ashok Kumar, the state police chief, said the CCTV coverage will also be extended to the nearby areas as well
Published on Mar 20, 2023 08:26 AM IST
Woman, her 3 kids found dead in Uttarakhand’s Bageshwar
Police said some workers repairing a drinking water line reported stink emanating from their room before police rushed to the spot and broke open its door after getting no response from inside
Published on Mar 17, 2023 01:59 PM IST
Chamoli administration begins sealing unsafe houses in Joshimath
Chamoli district magistrate (DM) Himanshu Khurana, who visited a land subsidence site on Thursday, said that the developed cracks pose a risk to the life of people
Published on Mar 16, 2023 05:48 PM IST
SDRF recovers bodies of three persons who drowned in Rishikesh on Holi
SDRF has been conducting search operations to trace five persons who were washed away in two separate incidents
Published on Mar 15, 2023 04:06 PM IST
Uttarakhand HC seeks Centre, state’s response on petitions on Joshimath, Chamoly
Three petitions in the Uttarakhand high court raised questions over the Joshimath land subsidence crisis and rehabilitation, and the people still missing in the February 2021 Chamoly glacial debris outburst
Updated on Mar 15, 2023 02:18 PM IST
Uttarakhand assembly speaker suspends 15 Congress MLAs for ‘unruly behaviour’
The Congress legislators created a ruckus in the House and two of them climbed on the assembly secretary’s table protesting the Speaker’s decision to turn down a breach of privilege motion moved by the opposition party.
Updated on Mar 14, 2023 06:00 PM IST
Embark on spiritual ‘Chardham Yatra’. Register yourself with these steps
The journey includes visits to four holy dhams - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.
Published on Mar 14, 2023 05:12 PM IST
2 men test H3N2 positive in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani; health dept on alert
Senior officials of the Uttarakhand state health department said there is no need to panic but strict preventive measures are to be taken
Published on Mar 13, 2023 05:46 PM IST
Congress stages protest during assembly budget session in Gairsain
As chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami arrived at the Vidhan Sabha campus, Congress legislators yelled “Pushkar Dhami weak hai, tabhi to paper leak hai,” slogans
Published on Mar 13, 2023 03:32 PM IST
One dead after raft capsizes in Rishikesh
According to the police officials, the incident occurred at the Golf Course stretch of the rapid in Ganga when the raft ferrying six tourists, including the victim, capsized
Published on Mar 13, 2023 09:48 AM IST
Rape accused, out on pre-arrest bail, attack survivor with acid in Haridwar
Police said the 24-year-old woman, who suffered burn injuries, is in hospital and the accused has been detained for questioning
Published on Mar 12, 2023 09:33 PM IST
Tariff to be imposed on drawing water from Mussoorie lake after NGT rap
The tribunal directed the state pollution control board and district magistrate, Dehradun, to “ensure that no private vendor draw any water to carry through taker for supply for commercial use by the hotels and any violation will attract imposition of environmental compensation payable by such vendors and users, i.e., hotels.”
Published on Mar 12, 2023 05:17 PM IST
Joshimath a warning sign for hilly states: Uttarakhand minister
Joshimath, the gateway town to the Badrinath shrine, was declared a landslide-subsidence zone in January after cracks developed in houses and hundreds of families had to be evacuated to safer areas.
Published on Mar 12, 2023 05:01 AM IST
54,800 hectares of forest cover destroyed by wildfires in Uttarakhand since 2000
The state however, did report an all-time low damage due to forest fires during the Covid pandemic with 172 hectares of jungles getting damaged in 2020
Published on Mar 10, 2023 04:43 PM IST
4 Chinese nationals imprisoned for 5 years by court in Uttarakhand’s Champawat
The Chinese nationals were held by immigration officials while crossing the international border illegally in 2019
Published on Mar 09, 2023 07:05 PM IST
Mohan Rajput
Online booking mandatory to visit Sitabani forest zone in Corbett
Officials said that many times tourists are cheated and taken to Sitabani, saying it is Corbett tiger reserve, but through the online booking system, such things would stop
Published on Mar 06, 2023 06:20 PM IST
Uttarakhand budget to be presented on March 15
Budget Session will start on March 13 in Gairsain and the budget will be presented on March 15 in the state assembly.
Published on Mar 06, 2023 11:42 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Char Dham yatra pilgrims to share medical history during online registration
The move comes after the record death toll of pilgrims during the Char Dham yatra which crossed the 300 mark in 2022
Updated on Mar 05, 2023 06:51 PM IST
Two earthquakes hit Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district
An earthquake with magnitude 2.5 occurred around 5 km beneath the earth’s surface at 12.45am while another earthquake with magnitude 1.8 also occurred 5 km beneath the earth’s surface at 10.09am
Published on Mar 05, 2023 05:21 PM IST
Mild 2.4 magnitude earthquake hit Uttrakhand’s Pauri Garhwal
According data collected by the NCS, more than a dozen earthquakes have been reported in different district in Uttarakhand in the last one year, mostly in Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi
Updated on Mar 02, 2023 03:07 PM IST
IIT study warns of high damages in Nainital, Mussoorie in case of major quake
Yogendra Singh, a seismologist at IIT Roorkee, said the study that concluded in January is the first of its kind carried out of vulnerable hill stations taking into account their topography
Published on Mar 02, 2023 08:45 AM IST
Uttarakhand govt comes up with guidelines for Char Dham yatra vehicles
Hoardings will be placed on every bus stop taxi stand, check posts, and major stopovers highlighting the precautions that need to be taken while commuting in the hilly terrain of the state
Published on Feb 26, 2023 05:15 PM IST
Dehradun: GST evasion scam of over ₹20 crore detected, 1 held
The Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Uttarakhand has been developing intelligence about GST evasion from different sources
Updated on Feb 26, 2023 05:24 PM IST
Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi felicitates city authors
The award of recognition was given to Sushma Alankar, Jaspal Singh, M Shakeel Khan, Kumar Sharma ‘Anil’ and Gul Chauhan on the occasion
Published on Feb 26, 2023 04:03 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Uttarakhand govt forming schemes to lure doctors amid scarcity
tarakhand health department in December last year had come up with an attractive new scheme ‘You Quote We Pay’ to overcome the shortage of specialist doctors in the state.
Published on Feb 24, 2023 05:46 PM IST
Panel of experts says cracks have reappeared in Joshimath
The experts concluded that Joshimath remains susceptible to subsidence due to eco-tectonic, geomorphic, and climatic elements
Updated on Feb 22, 2023 04:51 PM IST
‘Possibility of greater quake in Uttarakhand,’ warns NGRI chief scientist
NGRI chief scientist Dr N Purnachandra Rao said, “The region referred to as the seismic gap between Himachal and the western part of Nepal including Uttarakhand is prone to earthquakes that might occur at any time.”
Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:34 AM IST
Nisha Anand | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
