The Uttarakhand government and temple samiti on Thursday granted permission to offer water at the sanctum sanctorum of Shri Chandreshwar Mahadev temple in Rishikesh. The government has allowed only a single person at a time for offering water and making masks mandatory while performing religious practice. This comes as part of the […]
Over 37 yrs, glaciers in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve’s Rishikesh catchment reduced 10 pc
Glaciers in Rishikesh catchment area of world heritage site Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve are depleting fast due to climate change, with a reduction of almost 10 per cent in almost four decades, says a study by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. According to Professor MPS Bisht, Director, Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC), based […]
Damaged British-era Durmi-Gauna lake in Uttarakhand to be revived after 5 decades
A British-era lake which was largely covered by debris following a cloudburst and landslide in Chamoli district will now be revived to make it a prominent tourist attraction. Durmi-Gauna lake also known as Birahi taal, 18 km from Nijmula valley in Chamoli was a prominent lake of Garhwal region on […]
Newlywed couple shot dead by woman’s family in Uttarakhand
A newlywed couple was shot dead in Kashipur area of US Nagar district of Uttarakhand allegedly by the family members of the woman who opposed her marriage to a man she loved, police said Tuesday. The two deceased identified as 22-year-old Rashid Siddiqui and 20-year-old Nazia Khan, were allegedly shot […]
Corbett Tiger Reserve set to open, Covid-19 test result must for entry
The Uttarakhand forest department has decided to ban entry of tourists into the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) without a Covid-19 test confirming their negative status, said forest officials. The tourists, said forest officials, will have to get the RT-PCR test done 96 hours before the visit to the park. Kalyani […]
Uttarakhand BJP leader, head of rural health advisory board, who tested Covid-19 positive dies
Gyan Singh Negi, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Uttarakhand, who was suffering from Covid-19 died on Tuesday morning, Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said. “I am deeply saddened to learn about the death of senior leader of BJP Uttarakhand, Gyan Singh Negi who held the post of […]
950 new COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand
A total of 950 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Uttarakhand on Saturday, taking the total count number of people infected with the virus in the state to 23,961. According to official data provided by the State Health Department, there are 7,575 active COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand while 15,982 patients have recovered from the infection. Coronavirus has claimed 330 […]
Uttarakhand Chief Secy reviews reconstruction work in Kedarnath Dham
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash and Tourism Secretary Dilip Javalkar on Saturday carried out inspection of the reconstruction works in Kedarnath Dham. They also inspected the Shankaracharya Samadhi, passage road from Divyashila to Samadhi, Mi 26 Helipad, Saraswati and Mandakini Ghat etc. During the inspection, Chief Secretary Om Prakash instructed the construction companies to expedite the work and get […]
Uttarakhand excludes Vigilance dept from RTI’s purview
The Uttarakhand government, in its cabinet meeting yesterday, approved a proposal to exclude the Vigilance Department from the purview of the Right to Information Act, informed Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Madan Kaushik. While speaking to ANI, the Cabinet Minister said, “The Uttarakhand government has excluded the Vigilance Department from the purview of the Right to Information Act. The proposal was approved in […]
IIT Roorkee inks MoU with NIUA for collaboration in building accessible, safe and inclusive Indian cities
The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee for collaboration in areas of universal design principles and inclusive development in the backdrop of ‘Building Accessible Safe Inclusive Indian Cities’ (BASIIC) program. The MoU was signed between […]
831 new COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand
A total of 831 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Uttarakhand on Friday taking the total count of cases in the state to 23,011. According to official data, there are 7,187 active COVID-19 cases in the state while 15,447 patients have recovered from the viral infection. Coronavirus has claimed 312 lives in the state. With 83,341 new COVID-19 cases, India’s COVID-19 count […]
Suicides rose by 22.6% in Uttarakhand in 2019, 76% deaths due to family issues
Uttarakhand reported total 516 cases of death by suicide in 2019 with the maximum–394 cases (over 76 %)—being related to family-related issues, revealed the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on suicides in 2019. According to the data, the total percentage share of suicides due to family-related issues in Uttarakhand […]
Uttarakhand records biggest single-day jump, Covid-19 cases cross 21k-mark
With 836 fresh Covid-19 cases, Uttarakhand on Wednesday reported its biggest single-day jump in cases since the first one was reported in the state on March 15. The state also crossed the 21,000 cases mark taking its tally of total cases to 21,234. It also reported 11 deaths on the day. With […]
ITBP jawans carry local’s body in Pithoragarh for 25 kms
The Jawans of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Monday carried the dead body of a local in the remote area of Pithoragarh for about 25 kilometres to hand it over to the family members of the deceased. The local died due to shooting stones. “The 14th Battalion of ITBP was informed about a dead […]
Dissatisfaction in BJP’s Uttarakhand unit, govt should get fresh mandate from people: Indira Hridayesh
There is dissatisfaction in the camps of the BJP’s unit in Uttarakhand, and the ruling party should get a fresh mandate from the people, according to the leader of opposition Indira Hridayesh. “The revolt in BJP reveals that not all is right in the party unit in the state. The MLAs have […]