Uttarakhand

An 18-year-old Tablighi Jamaat member, who was quarantined in Mela Hospital, escaped from the facility on Wednesday. However, he was traced at Brahmpuri Colony and was re-admitted to Mela Hospital later in the day. The boy had come to Haridwar from Assam and was isolated to ascertain if he is […]

As many as 713 people from Uttarakhand attended regular jamaats in different parts of the country since January 1 this year and police are in the process of verifying the identities of all of them, according to Uttarakhand police. Of the 713, 173 have been quarantined after they returned back to their […]

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday, at a COVID-19 review meeting, instructed officials to ensure availability of foodgrains and other essential commodities in the state. He also directed officials to enforce social distancing and keeping the people of the state safe and secure from the pandemic. The Chief Minister further asked officials […]

More than 60,000 people including migrant labourers, tourists and pilgrims from other states are stuck in Uttarakhand due to the lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, officials said. The majority of them are labourers and most are stranded in the border districts of Haridwar and US Nagar that house […]

Uttarakhand’s first Covid-19 patient, a trainee Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer tested positive again after testing negative last week, officials said. After the test results appeared positive he was again shifted to the isolation ward in Doon Hospital and kept under observation. After initial treatment, he had tested negative in […]

The cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Uttarakhand are showing no signs of abatement. On Sunday, the health department reported seventh case of the disease in the state. What is a matter of great concern is that the latest patient of the disease is an armed force personnel deployed in […]

Prisons in Uttarakhand are kept many times more prisoners than their capacity. Haldwani jail holds 241 percent more prisoners than capacity. Along with this, there are three jails in Uttarakhand which have prisoners below their capacity. The first Sampurnanand Camp is Sitarganj, the second Chamoli and the third is the […]

A 21-year-old from Dehradun who returned from Dubai on March 18 has confirmed positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, said state officials. “After returning from Dubai the boy started showing symptoms when he was admitted to a hospital in Dehradun. His samples were sent for testing on March 26, which tested […]

Nainital: Udham Singh Nagar police late on Thursday booked and arrested eight people after it came to light that they were performing a wedding in contravention to the country-wide lockdown. The incident took place in Khatima area of US Nagar district around 11.30 pm when police were informed by some […]

Dehradun: In an effort to ensure that the essential products reached the people and also that the agriculture sector was not adveresly impacted, the Uttarakhand government on Friday passed the required instruction in this connection. The instructions by secretary finance and disaster management Amit Singh Negi mentions, “While it is […]

The Uttarakhand government said Thursday it will make hoarding of essential items by shopkeepers a criminal offence and ensure that there is an adequate supply of food and essentials during the lockdown over Covid-19. Subodh Uniyal, minister for agriculture in the state said that chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat will […]