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Delhi chills hit lowest at 5.3°C, matching Nainital | Weather updates

Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 17.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, slightly below the seasonal average

Commuters out on a cold and smoggy Monday morning at Okhla, New Delhi.(Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Jan 08, 2024 11:06 PM IST

Uttarakhand: 8 killed after vehicle falls into gorge in Nainital

Accident occurred at around 8 am when the vehicle was going from Patlot to Amjad village, Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Prahlad Narayan Meena said.

The vehicle fell into the gorge while trying to save a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. (File)
Updated on Nov 18, 2023 01:38 AM IST
PTI |

Leopard cub takes a walk on the empty roads of Nainital. Watch

Many people took to the comments section to share how amazing this leopard cub sighting was. Watch the video here.

Snapshot of the leopard taking a stroll. (Instagram)
Published on Oct 09, 2023 10:33 PM IST
ByVrinda Jain

Fragile Nainital: Hillside survey planned after landslide, house collapse

Number of buildings in Nainital, most built on hill slopes, increased from 520 in 1901-02 to over 7000 at present including over 150 hotels and resorts

The Nainital administration is erecting a wall of “geo bags” , bags that are filled with granular material, to check landslides. (PTI)
Published on Oct 02, 2023 06:53 PM IST

Uttarakhand: Technical committee to survey landslide affected area in Nainital

On Sunday, a team of geologists conducted a site inspection of the affected area and found “poor drainage” to be one of the key reasons for the landslide

As an immediate measure, the administration is erecting a wall of geo bags to check the landslide. (PTI file photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 04:21 PM IST

Elephant killed in train-hit incident in Nainital: Forest officials

This is the second such incident of elephant death due to a train-hit incident within three days reported form the state

Carcass of the elephant killed in train hit incident in Ampokhra forest range. (HT Photo)
Published on Sep 21, 2023 05:16 PM IST

Alaya Apartment collapse: Yazdani held in Nainital, key accused elusive

While key accused Shahid Manzoor was still at large, Tariq and Nawazish, arrested earlier in the case, were out on bail

Yazdani was held from the Bhawali area of Nainital. (Pic for representation)
Published on Sep 09, 2023 12:14 AM IST

Uttarakhand STF arrests Delhi man from Andhra for issuing bomb blast threats

Police said the accused had created a fake Faceboob ID and issued threats bomb blasts on the official page of the Nainital Police

The Uttarakhand police said a cyber team was dispatched to Andhra Pradesh for the arrest of the accused. (Representative Image)
Updated on Aug 30, 2023 07:16 PM IST

Uttarakhand to begin carrying capacity assessment of 15 hill towns after monsoon

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in January this year had announced the state government will conduct a carrying capacity assessment of hill towns after conducting a ground survey of Joshimath town, where geological instability aggravate

The 15 hill towns, where the carrying capacity assessment will be conducted, include popular hill destinations, Mussoorie and Nainital. (File)
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 04:30 PM IST

Another car falls on BJP leader’s house within two weeks in Nainital

The BJP leader said such incidents are happening due to lack of railing at the edge of the road above her house

On Sunday night, a resident of Ward-7 lost control of his car and it fell on the roof of the house.
Updated on Aug 14, 2023 09:39 PM IST

Women misusing anti-rape law as weapon against partners: Uttarakhand HC

The court said that the veracity of an assurance of marriage has to be examined in the initial stage when entering a relationship by mutual consent.

The Uttarakhand high court in Nainital. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jul 23, 2023 07:59 AM IST
PTI |

Off to the hills to beat summer heat? Take a U-turn!

The unbearable heat in Delhi-NCR has compelled many to hit the highway in the direction of hill stations. But, some Delhiites share that they were sent back by authorities due to the overcrowding at most of the hill towns, and others share that hotels have cancelled their advance bookings.

Hill towns like Manali are witnessing heavy footfall of tourists from Delhi-NCR since the mercury has risen. (For representational purposes only) (Photo: Ajay Kumar/ANI)
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 02:35 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Man arrested for sexually assaulting cow in Nainital: Police

A case was registered under section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

The accused, a 25-year-old man, was nabbed by the villagers and handed over to police. (Representative file image)
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 09:27 AM IST

Uttarakhand: Probe ordered into felling of nearly 100 trees in Nainital forests

The Uttarakhand forest department has also suspended a forest guard with immediate effect over the felling of nearly 100 trees in Nainital forests

The Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation was mandated to cut the Eucalyptus trees, but under the tree felling exercise, timber smugglers also fell nearly 100 trees. (Representative Image)
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 06:06 PM IST

Man held as video purportedly showing him chewing off snake’s head goes viral

Officials said that the accused caught and chewed off the head of the snake at an ice cream stall when it came out on May 18 during an anti-demolition drive in Nainital

The accused has been booked under the Wildlife (Protection) Act. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 23, 2023 08:43 AM IST
ByAnkur Sharma

Landslide mitigation experts conduct inspection of cracks in Nainital

The team will hand over its report to the government while treatment of the landslides and cracks will be carried out on the basis of the report

Landslide experts conducting an inspection of cracks in Nainital. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 19, 2023 04:51 PM IST

NGT seeks fresh status of illegal tree felling in Nainital; next hearing on Aug 22

The green panel has also directed DFO Nainital Chandershekhar Joshi to look into the feasibility and tentative costs of geo-tagging of old trees in Nainital, particularly Deodar and Oak trees

NGT also directed DFO Nainital to look into the feasibility of geo-tagging of old trees in Nainital. (File image)
Updated on May 09, 2023 02:29 PM IST

CCTV to be installed at 9 helipads for close monitoring of services to Kedarnath

The move comes after a helicopter crash killed six devotees and one pilot in the Kedarnath area in October last year

During the Char Dham yatra period, every day on an average the choppers take 400 sorties in the Kedarnath area. (File Photo)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 06:59 PM IST

BJP trying to disturb communal harmony: Congress on Dhami’s ‘land jihad’ comment

Uttarakhand has a 13.9% Muslim population as per the 2011 census, mainly in the Terai area. Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts have over 34% and 22% Muslim populations, respectively

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami recently said that government will demolish all the ‘mazars’ (tombs) and other structures illegally built in the state (Twitter Photo)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 05:49 PM IST

Six of a family die in road mishap in U.P.’s Balrampur, CM announces ex gratia

Six members of a family, including two children, were killed in a car accident in Balrampur district. The car collided with an unidentified vehicle on Utraula highway.

The impact of the collision was such that all six occupants of the ill-fated car died on the spot. (For Representation)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 11:22 PM IST
By, Lucknow/gorakhpur

Uttarakhand: US Nagar police book five under anti-conversion law

Manjunath TC, senior superintendent of police (SSP), US Nagar said, “A woman had approached Bazpur police station on Thursday and lodged a complaint under Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act-2018 against her husband and relatives”

Uttarakhand: US Nagar police book five under anti-conversion law
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 01:24 PM IST

Uttarakhand: 800 unidentified persons booked over communal tensions in Haldwani

The case pertains to an incident that took place on Monday night after a group of Muslim men offering Taraweeh (namaz), were allegedly assaulted by another group of men on Monday night in the Haldwani district

Communal tension erupted in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Monday (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 04:24 PM IST

Leopard takes a ‘walk’ in Nainital, netizens say it is ‘health conscious’

A Leopard was spotted taking a ‘walk’ on the streets of Nainital. The clip has gone viral on social media. Many have even commented on the video.

Leopard takes a 'walk' in Nainital.(Twitter/@Saket_Badola)
Published on Feb 28, 2023 06:36 PM IST
ByVrinda Jain

Delhi colder than popular winter destinations; Nainital, Mussoorie on list

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius at its official weather station, Safdarjung, on Tuesday.

Delhi's minimum temperature fell to lowest to 1.4 degrees Celsius on Monday since 1.1 degrees Celsius on January 1, 2021. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)
Updated on Jan 17, 2023 01:45 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Delhi colder than Nainital today amid severe cold wave; train & air travel hit

The lowest minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at Ayanagar at 4 degrees Celsius as the city shivered in extreme cold conditions. The visibility levels at Palam and Safdarjung airport was recorded at 50 metres at 8.30am.

Vehicles commute amid low visibility due to a thick fog on a cold winter day, at the Signature bridge, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Amit Sharma)
Updated on Dec 27, 2022 06:07 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Covid alert: Nainital HC makes face masks must to enter courtroom

On the instructions of Nainital High Court Chief Justice Vipin Shanghvi, the Registrar of the High Court issued a notification that all officers, staff, lawyers and parties will be able to enter the court only by wearing masks.

The Uttarakhand high court in Nainital. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 26, 2022 10:09 AM IST
ANI |

‘Living in constant fear’: A cliff that creeps closer to homes in Nainital

The Baliyanala is located in Hari Nagar, at a height of over 6,000 feet, on the outskirts of Nainital, less than a kilometre away from the Naini Lake.

 (HT Photos)
Updated on Aug 13, 2022 04:26 AM IST
By, Dehradun/nainital

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.

Eight cages and 72 camera traps have been installed to catch the tiger, where the six people have been killed since December. (HT)
Published on Apr 04, 2022 05:39 AM IST
ByMohan Rajput, Rudrapur

5 bodies recovered from debris after wall collapse in Uttarakhand's Nainital

Nainital was cut off from the rest of Uttarakhand after torrential rain triggered a series of cloudbursts and landslides. Many houses were razed to the ground, leaving hundreds displaced in the state.

Water gushes out from Nainital Lake as it overflows and floods the streets due to incessant rainfall, in Nainital on Tuesday.(ANI )
Published on Oct 19, 2021 05:13 PM IST
By | Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi

Watch: Bus narrowly escapes fatal accident in Nainital after mountain landslide

A portion of the mountain is seen coming down along with uprooted trees, according to video tweeted by news agency ANI. The passengers (not seen in the video) are heard heaving a sigh of relief.

The passengers are seen running away from the landslide site in Nainital on Friday.(ANI Photo)
Published on Aug 21, 2021 01:06 PM IST
By | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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