The principal and two other officials of a boarding school here in Uttarakhand were arrested on Tuesday after a Class 10 girl student accused them of suppressing the matter of her gang rape by senior students in August, police said. Four students of the school have also been detained for[Read More…]
Tag: Uttarakhand
Two arrested for chatting about killing Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Two persons were arrested after several Whatsapp messages were exchanged between the two, talking and planning to allegedly murder Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The minister paid a visit to Dharchula town in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, on Monday September 17. “The accused were apparently drunk. We were alerted to the[Read More…]
Gagandeep Singh who saved Muslim man from mob conferred with ‘Frontier Service Respect Mark’
Gagandeep Singh, the Uttarakhand cop who saved a Muslim man from getting lynched has been conferred with ‘Frontier Service Respect Mark’ award. Sub-inspector Gagandeep had saved a young Muslim man from a mob in Ramnagar, when the young man was allegedly discovered with a Hindu woman in a temple complex. The[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh reports maximum decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh on Friday emerged as the surprise first among states who have recorded the maximum percentage of decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), it was announced on Friday. Uttarakhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh follow the state with a remarkable decline in their MMR, Union Health and[Read More…]
Ambedkar statue vandalised in Uttarakhand
Haridwar: A statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar was on Friday found vandalised by miscreants in a village in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, sparking tension, police said. A district official said the miscreants damaged the statue in Kanhawaali village while it was dark. Inspector Bhagwan Mehar and Sub-Divisional Magistrate Kaustubh[Read More…]
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra registration begins
New Delhi: The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will this year take place through the two traditional routes — Nathua La Pass in Sikkim and Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand — and the registration process for the annual pilgrimage has started, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Wednesday. The announcement comes after China[Read More…]
Many injured in Uttarakhand factory accident
Over a dozen labourers were injured in a factory here in Uttarakhand after part of a crane broke and molten iron ore fell on workers there, police said on Monday. Two of the injured in the late Sunday night incident at the Rana Bar factory in Landhaura area, is said[Read More…]
No farm loan waiver in Uttarakhand: Chief Minister
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday said the state was not in a position to waive farmers‘ loans but plans to instead provide soft loans to them. “We cannot afford to waive farmers loans in the state,” Rawat told reporters here while addressing a press conference to highlight[Read More…]
Utpal Singh named as Uttarakhand Chief Secretary
Senior IAS officer, Utpal Kumar Singh on Tuesday has been named as the new chief secretary of Uttarakhand. According to officials, Singh, who is currently posted in the union agriculture ministry, will take charge either on Tuesday evening or Wednesday. The 1986-batch Indian Administrative Service officer was a favourite in[Read More…]
Another debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Uttarakhand
In Uttarakhand, a debt-ridden farmer from Nagar district committed suicide, claimed his relatives on Sunday. This comes at a time when governments across states are providing loan waiver to farmers as a repercussion to the intense stir in many Indian states especially Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Ramavtar (42) of Haldi[Read More…]
No luxury items for Uttarakhand govt till schools are fixed
The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday ‘restrained’ the state government from purchasing luxury items till schools are fixed in the state. Holding the state government responsible for “falling standards of education” and for “miserably failing to provide bare minimum facilities” in government schools, the Uttarakhand HC came out with such[Read More…]
Plastic rice openly sold in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district
Plastic rice is being openly sold in Haldwani district of Uttarakhand, where food retailers are freely selling it in markets. The matter came to light when a video of children playing with a ball made of plastic rice went viral. KK Mishra, City Magistrate, said. “A team has been constituted[Read More…]
21 pilgrims from Indore killed in bus accident in Uttarakhand
At least 23 pilgrims from Indore district of Madhya Pradesh died after a bus carrying them fell into the Bhagirathi River in Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on Tuesday evening. The pilgrims had gone to Dehradun by train but took the bus on their way to Kedarnath. The accident happened around 7[Read More…]
Child rights panel asks Uttarakhand govt to improve school condition
The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked the Uttarakhand government to renovate the neglected and crumbling school buildings on a priority basis during the summer holidays. “There must be at least 500-600 school buildings from the primary to intermediate level in the state which are either without[Read More…]
Uttarakhand expects heavy rainfall on May 12-13
Congress rejig, appoints new state chiefs
In a major organisational revamp, the Congress on Thursday has replaced its existing state unit chiefs in two states where Assembly elections happened recently. The Congress leadership has appointed senior leader Pritam Singh as its Uttarakhand Congress chief and Sunil Jakhar as its chief in Punjab. Sunil Jakhar, contested from[Read More…]
Our ancestors had toiled hard for innovations: PM Modi in Haridwar
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started his Uttarakhand visit on Wednesday, he inaugurated a research institute run by spiritual leader Baba Ramdev’s business franchise Patanjali Ayurveda in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Notably, Patanjali Research Institute will be India’s first organisation to conduct clinical trials as per international standards in the field of[Read More…]
PM Modi kickstarts Uttarakhand visit; offers prayers at Kedarnath temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Uttarakhand visit on Wednesday. The PM visited Kedarnath temple in the morning and paid obeisance at the sacred Himalayan shrine. The entrances of the Kedarnath shrine were thrown open after a six-month-long break. The PM’s visit is also important as he is the first[Read More…]
Uttarakhand: Aide of top BJP leader predicted exact results a week before the counting
Raju Binjola, a close aide of Uttarakhand BJP spokesperson Munna Singh Chauhan had accurately predicted the vote share of both Congress and BJP in many key booths of the constituency more than a week before the results were announced, on Facebook. Now, questions are being raised over the accuracy of[Read More…]
My 11-year-old son has been my source of inspiration: Sonali Bendre
Actress Sonali Bendre Behl shared three principles of parenting that will help one strike a balance between tradition and modernity. Speaking at the Dehradun Community Literature Festival (DCLF) she said that her 11-year old son has been her source of inspiration. Newsd is the digital media partner for DCLF which[Read More…]
Uttarakhand CM spreads cleanliness awareness
Doon Litfest announces final speakers’ list
Connecting lovers of literature, people, and culture, the second edition of the largest literary festival in Uttarakhand, the Dehradun Community Literature Festival (DCLF) is has released its final list of speakers and moderators. The festival is going to be held from April 19-April 22 in Dehradun. Newsd is the digital[Read More…]
Uttarakhand to shut ‘political cases’ against BJP leaders
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat’s declaration that his government will withdraw political cases against BJP members has triggered huge controversy in the state’s political circles. At a function that marked BJP’s 37th foundation day, Rawat said that all cases “of a political nature” registered against party members would be withdrawn.[Read More…]
Ganga, Yamuna should have rights like living beings: Uttarakhand HC
Uttarakhand: Trivendra Singh Rawat to take over as CM today
Trivendra Singh Rawat, a staunch nationalist and former RSS member will today take over as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on Saturday as he was chosen as BJP’s legislature party leader by party MLAs in Dehradun on Friday. “We will follow in the footsteps of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who[Read More…]