ALMORA/DEHRADUN: In one of the worst road accidents in Uttarakhand in recent times, 36 people died and 27 were injured when a bus operated by Garhwal Motor Owners Union (GMOU) and going from Naini Danda in Pauri Garhwal to Ramnagar in Nainital fell into a 200- metre-deep gorge near Marchula in Almora district around 7…
DEHRADUN: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC), expected to be implemented on November 9, the state foundation day, this year, includes provisions that make it mandatory for couples to register their marriages within a six-month time span. A month’s time has been given to live-in couples to register themselves from the time the law comes into…
DEHRADUN: A traders’ body in Uttarakhand’s Khansar town in Chamoli district, around 260km from Dehradun, has “passed a resolution” asking about 15 Muslim families to leave the town by Dec 31. Some of them have been in Chamoli for decades.The resolution was passed on Wednesday during a meeting of the vyapar mandal, following a ‘chetna’…
PITHORAGARH: A copter carrying CEC Rajiv Kumar had to make an emergency landing at a village about 35km away from Munsiyari due to bad weather on Wednesday.Pithoragarh DM Vinod Girish Goswami said the chopper, which was on its way to Milam Glacier, landed at a helipad at Ralam village due to low visibility, it landed…
DEHRADUN: Timely intervention by the SDRF team ensured the rescue of a paraglider, who fell in Tehri lake, during a training session. On Thursday, Rishi, a 26-year-old paraglider hailing from Nainital, was undergoing a training session in the area.During the training session, the paraglider was took off from Pratapnagar and was heading towards Koti Colony…
DEHRADUN: The nine-member panel for drafting the rules and regulations for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) after its final meeting on Monday said “the process has been completed and the draft is being sent for printing”. Panel, headed by ex-chief secretary Shatrughan Singh formed in Feb this year, would subsequently hand over the report to…
NEW DELHI: Two foreign women mountaineers, Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the USA and Fay Jane Manners from the United Kingdom, were safely rescued on Sunday morning. The mountaineers were stranded at 6,015 metres while attempting to reach Chaukhamba III peak in Uttarakhand‘s Chamoli district.They were evacuated through a joint operation by the Indian Air Force…
DEHRADUN: A senior BJP functionary in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand has been charged by local police for “promoting enmity” and “outraging religious feelings” after he allegedly threatened to “burn down shops belonging to members of the minority community and gouge their eyes out for targeting Hindu girls over love jihad.”Lakhpat Bhandari, vice-president of Pauri…
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways averted a potentially major accident after a bid was apparently made to derail the Gujarat Mail between Bilaspur Road and Rudrapur City in Uttarakhand.According to officials, loco pilot of train number 12091 reported to station master of Rudrapur City about finding one 6-metre-long iron pole on the track between Bilaspur Road…
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand forest department has established 42 field-based “ecological laboratories” across the state to monitor changes in its forests, which are being influenced by climate change, reports Shivani Azad. These labs will provide crucial data on the impact of erratic climate patterns, including early flowering in species such as rhododendrons and Brahmakamal.TOI had previously…
