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Dera chief shot dead in Uttarakhand, CCTV video shows moments before killing

Baba Tarsem Singh, dera chief of the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara in Uttarakhand , was shot dead within the premises of the shrine by two bike-borne assailants

Two masked assailants entered Nanakmatta Gurdwara and shot Kar Seva Pramukh Baba Tarsem Singh(PTI)
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 01:27 PM IST

‘Chipko movement was about rightful access to resources’, says Ramesh Pahari

Ramesh Pahari said that Chipko has found new mediums. He is now focused on recharging local streams and water bodies and ensuring the groundwater level remains healthy

Ramesh Pahari was one of the foremost leaders of the Chipko Movement and its unofficial spokesperson in the 1970s and 1980s (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 24, 2024 06:09 PM IST
ByJayashree Nandi

Once upon a time in Reni, the flagbearers of Chipko

Fifty years ago, women in a Himalayan village gave the agitation a clear vision. Their protest transformed environmental activism beyond the mountains

A procession of Chipko activists in Reni village on March 31, 1974. (photo courtesy Shekhar Pathak)
Published on Mar 23, 2024 10:00 PM IST

Firm building Silkyara tunnel donated 55 crore in electoral bonds to BJP

A major accident took place in November 2023 when a portion of the under-construction tunnel collapsed, and 41 workers got trapped.

The collapsed Silkyara tunnel. (PTI/File)
Published on Mar 22, 2024 10:31 PM IST

Over 700 yoga exponents take part in global fest in Uttarakhand

More than 700 yoga exponents and practitioners from across the country and abroad participated in the week-long annual International Yoga Festival in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh that concluded on Thursday.

The festival organised by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board had started on March 15.
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 07:34 AM IST
By, Haridwar

Living in fear, say Uttarakhand traders amid calls for ouster

While the district administration has assured full protection to the store owners, Muslims shopkeepers say they “are living in constant fear”

The traders’ union cancelled registrations of 91 shopkeepers (Mint)
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 08:32 AM IST
By, Dehradun

Over 83 lakh voters from Uttarakhand’s 5 LS seats to cast their vote on April 19

Polling on all five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand will take place on April 19. BJP has held all seats since 2014. Over 83.21 lakh voters in the state.

In Uttarakhand, the number of voters above the age of 85 is 65,177 and they can vote from home. (Representative photo.)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 07:24 PM IST

Delhi HC imposes 1 lakh costs on man who claimed to inherit western UP, Delhi

The petitioner, who was ordered by a single bench of the high court to pay ₹10,000 costs in December 2023, was told to pay ₹1 lakh on Thursday

The HIgh Court of Delhi has imposed a <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh cost on a petitioner who claimed to be the erstwhile ruler of territories in UP, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Gurugram. (HT Photo/Shruti Kakkar)
Published on Mar 14, 2024 03:32 PM IST

Govt-appointed panel framing rules for implementation of UCC in U'khand

Govt-appointed panel framing rules for implementation of UCC in U'khand

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Published on Mar 14, 2024 01:15 PM IST
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Himachal crisis: 6 Congress rebels move to Uttarakhand along with 2 BJP MLAs

Two BJP MLAs Rakesh Jamwal, who is also the party’s Himachal Pradesh general secretary, and Jaswan legislator Bikram Singh have accompanied the nine legislators

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with Congress MLAs in Shimla on February 29. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 12:39 AM IST
By, Shimla/dehradun

Himachal crisis: Rebel Congress MLAs camp in resort in Uttarakhand

Last month, six rebels and three independents voted in favour of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha elections, resulting in an embarrassing loss to Congress candidate.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu arrives to attend the Budget session of Assembly, in Shimla on Feb. 19.(PTI)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 03:50 PM IST

Himachal crisis: 11 MLAs, including six Cong rebels, reach BJP-ruled Uttarakhand

A bus with Haryana's number plate arrived in Rishikesh's Taj Hotel on Saturday.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu meets State Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh, in Shimla on Thursday. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 01:35 PM IST

Kedarnath Temple opening date announced | Check details here

On November 15, 2023, Kedarnath Temple was closed ahead of the winter season.

Kedarnath Temple(PTI)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 04:48 PM IST
ByAdarsh Kumar Gupta

Collusion between U’khand minister, officer led to damage: Apex court

Supreme Court rules against eroding public trust for private gain, criticizes ex-minister Rawat for illegal tree felling in Corbett Tiger Reserve.

The court was hearing a petition by environmental activist Gaurav Kumar Bansal (ANI)
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 06:06 AM IST
ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi

“Youngsters leave the state for jobs and education, but they should return"

Meet Uttam Rawat, recently appointed co-convenor of Uttarakhand BJP unit's foreign cell, who has lived and worked in Paris for over two decades

Uttam Rawat (left) with Uttarakhand CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami. Rawat was recently made co-convenor of state BJP's foreign cell. The other co-convenors of the cell are residents of Uttarakhand.(Courtesy Uttam Rawat)
Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:20 PM IST

Delhi-NCR receives light showers, IMD predicts heavy rainfall in these states

Weather updates: IMD forecast suggests an intense spell of rainfall over the Western Himalayan Region and over the plains of northwest India till March 3.

Delhi rainfall: Visuals from the Greater Kailash area.(ANI)
Published on Mar 02, 2024 08:24 AM IST

'Only option left is to die': Uttarakhand rat-hole miner after DDA razed house

Wakeel Hasan said people who demolished his house were ‘not able to show him papers’ regarding the demolition when asked for.

Rat hole miner Wakeel Hasan whose house was demolished by DDA on Wednesday.(ANI)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 03:49 PM IST

Morning briefing: House of Uttarakhand tunnel rat-hole miner razed; and more

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

Delhi Police seen deployed as the Officials from the forest department carries out a demolition drive alongside the forest land at Sangam Vihar in New Delhi (Sanchit Khanna/HT)
Published on Feb 29, 2024 09:03 AM IST

House of Uttarakhand tunnel rat-hole miner razed in demolition drive in Delhi

Rat-hole miner's house razed in Delhi demolition drive despite no notice; involved in heroic rescue in Uttarakhand tunnel collapse last year.

Separately, officials from the forest department, along with Delhi Police carried out a demolition drive at Sangam Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. (Samchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 05:26 AM IST

'Muslims will follow Shariat': SP MP response after Himanta's law repeal move

As Himanta Sarma-led Assam govt repeals Muslim marriages Act, SP MP Hasan says rituals being followed for thousands of years will continue to be followed

Samajwadi Party MP HT Hasan.(X)
Updated on Feb 24, 2024 02:30 PM IST

Portals of Hemkund Sahib shrine to open on May 25

The shrine situated at a height of over 15,000 feet above sea level, has emerged as a popular centre of Sikh pilgrimage which is visited by lakhs of devotees from all over the world every summer

Last year, over 2.62 lakh people had registered for the yatra and about 2.4 lakh visited the shrine. (File photo)
Published on Feb 22, 2024 04:20 PM IST

Farmers hold tractor march in Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur

Farmers took out a tractor march and held a dharna in front of the district collectorate in Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur on Wednesday in support of their demands

Farmers took out a tractor march and held a dharna in front of the district collectorate in Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur on Wednesday in support of their demands.
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:38 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India

Months after Uttarakhand tunnel collapse, panel flags shortcomings in planning

Forty-one workers were trapped for 17 days in desperate conditions after a part of the 4.5km-long Silkyara tunnel collapsed in November

The collapsed Silkyara tunnel. (PTI/File)
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 04:08 PM IST

Wildbuzz | O little train, what you done, Mum’s gone, I forever undone

A speeding train — with no reaction time for animal crossings factored into its passage — hit the mother and left behind in its wake a blood trail of her death smeared across the tracks. Bani was flung off the elevated tracks and into a low-lying field where forest officials found her paralysed with fear, injury and emotional trauma.

A thick blanket protects Bani from severe cold. (PHOTO: WILDLIFE SOS)
Published on Feb 18, 2024 03:50 PM IST
ByVikram Jit Singh

India’s 1st helicopter emergency medical service to start from Uttarakhand

Scindia the HEMS would operate under project ‘Sanjeevani’ and the helicopter is being assembled at present

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) would operate under project Sanjeevani (Representative Photo)
Published on Feb 15, 2024 05:21 PM IST

In U'khand,UCC promise is fulfilled, but gender equality is still some work away

No, a uniform civil code does not guarantee non-discriminatory rights. Reforms in personal laws, however, do – women's organisations have long understood this

A protest against the Uniform Civil Code in Dehradun on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 14, 2024 06:37 AM IST

Why Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code is a progressive leap into the future

A law that protects women irrespective of religion or community is needed in a society where autonomy and consent must reign supreme

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with others holds a copy of the Constitution of India, at Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, in Dehradun, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. The Uniform Civil Code bill, which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand, was tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday. (PTI Photo) (PTI02_06_2024_000053A)(PTI)
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 09:32 PM IST

Police arrest Uttarakhand’s ‘mushroom lady’, her brother for financial fraud

The arrest of Divya and her brother Rajpal Rawat came on Friday, more than a year after a complaint was filed by Jitendra Nandkishor Bakhada from Bhukum in Pune district in 2022

The arrest of Divya and her brother Rajpal Rawat came on Friday, more than a year after a complaint was filed. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Feb 12, 2024 10:58 PM IST

Code that lets the State limit personal freedoms

Uttarakhand’s UCC is at odds with the right to privacy and chips away at the agency of consenting adults

Thanks to the majority that it enjoys in the House, the Pushkar Singh Dhami government got the UCC passed last week, making the bill a lived reality for the residents of Uttarakhand(HT_PRINT)
Published on Feb 12, 2024 10:00 PM IST

In democracy, consensus essential to push agendas

The question is whether the days of consensus in democracy have come to an end.

The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill 2024 was passed in the assembly on Wednesday.
Published on Feb 12, 2024 08:09 AM IST
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