Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, a former chief minister of Uttarakhand and BJP’s candidate from Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency, had defeated his nearest rival the Congress’ Renuka Rawat by about 200,000 votes in the last Lok Sabha election held in 2014. read more

Chaudhary Yashveer Singh, who won assembly elections on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket in 2002 and 2007, joined the Congress in October 2016 . read more

BJP’s Khanpur MLA Kunwar Pranav Champion had on Monday questioned the tenure of Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank as Haridwar Member of Parliament. Champion also claimed that his wife deserved the party ticket for the Lok Sabha elections this time. read more

Haridwar district election officer Deepak Rawat on Tuesday reiterated Election Commission directive to political parties to desist from using photographs of defence personnel during campaign for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. read more

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The Haridwar parliamentary constituency is represented by BJP veteran Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank . Barring urban centres like Roorkee and Haridwar, the Modi magic seems to be waning in this constituency where the odds appeared... read more

Shariq’s father died two years back due to illness. He had gone to Jammu from Roorkee on Wednesday to learn tailoring so that he could financially support his family. read more

As per the agreement for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BSP would field its candidates on Tehri Garhwal, Almora, Nainital and Haridwar seats in Uttarakhand while the SP would field its candidate in Pauri Garhwal. read more

These are not the only cases of people losing sight due to the spurious liquor. Nearly a dozen people in several villages of Haridwar and adjoining Saharanpur district too have lost their vision. read more

Isopropyl alcohol (IA) is widely used in household disinfectants and in automobile industry and is unfit for human consumption. read more

The family had come from Ernakulam district in Kerala to attend a wedding in Ghaziabad. read more

The father-son duo has told the police during preliminary interrogation that they did not manufacture the liquor, but bought a drum of it of nearly 400 litres from one Arjun, who lives in Tejupur village in Bhagwanpur area, he said. Police are now searching... read more

The death toll in the hooch tragedy that hit two adjoining districts in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh has risen to 70 with more people dying of the spurious liquor they drank at a Haridwar village. read more

At least 16 more people died late on Friday in Uttar Pradesh after drinking illicitly brewed liquor, taking the death toll to 43 in the state and neighbouring Uttarakhand even as 11 victims continued to be critical, officials said on Saturday. read more

The deaths were reported between Thursday and Friday from villages in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, and Saharanpur and Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh. read more

Villagers of Ballupur, Bindu Khadak, Binarasi, Balswagaj, Dakowali had consumed spurious country-made liquor on Thursday in Bhagwanpur tehsil of the district, local administration officials said. read more