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  Prepare SOP for Char Dham yatra: High Court to Uttarakhand government

  India | June 16, 2021 23:16 IST

  Dissatisfied with an affidavit filed by Tourism Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, the court said that the government has only stated that the Char Dham Yatra is barred till June 22 but there is no clarity if it will be carried out in a phased manner.

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  Arushi Nishank launches COVID-19 Relief Campaign in Uttarakhand

  Celebrities | May 29, 2021 22:22 IST

  Actress Arushi Nishank has helmed projects for COVID-19 relief efforts across Uttarakhand and beyond.

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  Collapse of rock mass weakened due to freezing may have caused Uttarakhand flash floods: Scientists

  India | February 09, 2021 16:54 IST

  The crashing rock mass also brought earth and mounds of snow with it. The friction may have resulted in heating, which could have caused the floods, the observations suggest.

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  Coronavirus in Uttarakhand: 33 new COVID-19 cases; state tally at 749

  India | May 31, 2020 8:48 IST

  The total number of COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand surged to 749 after 33 new cases were reported on Saturday, the State Health and Family Welfare Department said. 

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  Uttarakhand govt relaxes penalty imposed under Motor Vehicle Act in state

  India | September 12, 2019 23:47 IST

  Announcing the relaxations in penalties imposed as per the new traffic rule, Uttarakhand Minister Madan Kaushik on Wednesday announced that driving without a license would now invite a fine of Rs 2500 instead of Rs 5000 as levied under the new MV (Amendment) Act 2019.

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  Record 3 crore Kanwariyas visit Uttarakhand during Kanwar fair

  India | July 31, 2019 18:02 IST

  The stream of saffron-clad Kanwariyas, who began descending upon Haridwar and Rishikesh to collect holy waters of the Ganga with the start of Shravan on July 17, continued unabated till Tuesday night when the annual fair came to an end, IG (law and order) Ashok Kumar said.

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  Uttarakhand to supply 2 kg pulses at Rs 15 a kg

  India | July 24, 2019 17:02 IST

  The Uttarakhand government has decided to supply 2 kg pulses to ration cardholders at the subsidised rate of Rs 15 per kg per month.

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  Heavy rains to hit parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; IMD issues yellow warning

  India | July 16, 2019 11:09 IST

  Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar districts during next 24 hours, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in Himachal Pradesh, the weatherman has issued yellow warning for heavy rains on Tuesday. 

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  Cheques related to hailstorm compensation given to farmers bounce in Uttarakhand’s Laksar

  India | July 16, 2019 10:38 IST

  In Uttarakhand’s Laksar city, cheques amounting to Rs 6 lakh given to farmers as hailstorm compensation bounced in the bank after the signature of tehsildar did not match. Forget about getting the money, the bank deducted Rs 200 per cheque as the penalty.

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  FIR lodged against BJP MLA Champion for abusing people of Uttarakhand

  India | July 11, 2019 16:11 IST

  An FIR has been lodged against controversial BJP MLA Pranav Singh Champion seen brandishing guns and abusing people of Uttarakhand in a video which went viral on social media.

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  Uttarakhand BJP keeps Quran at party library

  India | May 30, 2019 15:17 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state media head Devendra Bhasin claimed that the move was in line with the party's "philosophy" of treating every religion equally.

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  Uttarakhand: 12 dead, 13 injured as bus falls into gorge in Uttarkashi

  India | November 18, 2018 18:08 IST

  Rescue operation was underway.

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  Heavy rains forecast in Uttarakhand till Saturday

  India | June 27, 2018 14:35 IST

  Rains are likely to occur from Wednesday evening in Rudraprayag, Pauri and Chamoli districts in the Garhwal region; while Nainital, Almorah, Bagheshwar and Pithoragarh are expected to receive heavy rains.

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  Case against Uttarakhand BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi over police horse Shaktimaan's death to be dropped

  Politics | April 08, 2017 17:53 IST

  Uttarakhand's BJP government will withdraw 'political' cases slapped against party leader including against MLA Ganesh Joshi, booked for injuring police horse Shaktimaan who later died.

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  Uttarakhand crisis: BJP, Congress trade charges as fight reaches the President

  Politics | March 21, 2016 21:39 IST

  The political crisis in Uttarakhand today escalated with both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegations approaching the President over the happenings in the hill-state.

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  Uttarakhand: Congress expels Vijay Bahuguna's son for 6 years, Rebel MLAs to meet prez today

  Politics | March 21, 2016 18:50 IST

  New Delhi: The ongoing power tussle of Uttarakhand has shifted to Delhi with 28 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from the state along with the nine rebel Congress leaders scheduled to meet the president Pranab

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  Evacuation of stranded pilgrims begins in Uttarakhand

  India | June 26, 2015 15:05 IST

  Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Friday began rescue and evacuation measures for the stranded pilgrims hit by inclement weather during the annual Char Dham Yatra, officials said.The state has received heavy rainfall in the last

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  Centre mulls herbal medicine units on banks of river Ganga in Uttarakhand

  India | June 10, 2015 15:00 IST

  New Delhi:  As part of NDA government's ambitious Clean Ganga project, Uttarakhand may soon open processing units of herbal medicines on the banks of the holy river, along with an 'Eco Task Force' of ex-servicemen

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  Uttarakahand: Army bridge across Alaknanda to hasten rescue

  India | June 23, 2013 21:49 IST

  Dehradun, June 23: In a major breakthrough that could expedite the rescue of people stranded on the other side of the gushing Alaknanda river on Uttarakahand's Badrinath route, the army set up a makeshift "Burma