Haridwar

Earlier on Wednesday, Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat promised ‘stringent possible action’ against the accused involved in alleged irregularities. read more

Nearly 300 Hindus from Pakistan are on a pilgrimage to Haridwar, where they were accorded warm reception by the local residents. read more

ON THE RISE 2,170 Pakistani Hindus have crossed over to India since December 2019, 100 in the first five days of February itself; they arrive on a 25-day tourist visa to visit Haridwar and other shrines after which many choose to stay on read more

The decision to bring an ordinance that will empower the state government to shutdown any slaughterhouse has come at a time when there has been stiff opposition to construction of a slaughterhouse in Haridwar. read more

After the leopard was declared “man-eater”, shooters Dr Prashant and Zaheer Bakshi were called from Dehradun to trace the leopard. They arrived on Saturday evening. read more

Actor Abhishek Bachchan accompanied his niece Navya Naveli, nephew Agastya and brother-in-law Nikhil Nanda to immerse Ritu Nanda’s remains in river Ganga at Haridwar. See pictures here. read more

In July this year, the BJP had expelled Champion for six years from the party after a video surfaced where the lawmaker was seen brandishing guns while dancing. read more

One of the girls, aged 14, was his elder sister while the other aged 13 was his cousin sister. The elder sister, who was the main accused, was annoyed at taking care of him after their parents left for work. read more

On Friday, the parents of the boy reported him missing, and the police suspected the role of someone from inside the family, said Senthil Avoodai K Raj, senior superintendent of police, Haridwar. read more

The Chandigarh- Amritsar-Chandigarh Superfast Express (12241\/12242), which runs seven days a week, will not run from December 16 till January 1 read more

Police is conducting further investigation in the matter and finding out whether the accused has any criminal record. read more

17-year-old rape survivor, 16-year-old boy with special needs win medals for Punjab at national tourney read more

Police said the boy’s family searched for him unsuccessfully for two days after he didn’t return home. His body was eventually found by a sugarcane farmer who then alerted the villagers. read more

Officials said that hotspots of human-animal conflict have been identified and those areas are being geo-tagged. read more

The man, identified as Keshavanand, was arrested from Haridwar, Director General (law and order) Ashok Kumar said, adding that he does not seem to be “mentally alright” and is being interrogated. read more