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IAS officer who probed NH ‘scam’ reports death threatsSubscriber Only
September 28, 2017 02:21 IST
In April, Union minister Nitin Gadkari opposed an inquiry against NHAI officers in the alleged scam. In June, Pandiyan was removed as Kumaon Commissioner.
Thu, Sep 28, 2017
Akhara Parishad functionary missing from Dehradun, abduction suspectedSubscriber Only
September 19, 2017 01:33 IST
"Mahant Das had shared with me that he had been receiving threats from followers of the babas we had declared fake. We made the list of fake babas public despite threats," Mahant Narendra Giri, president of the Parishad said
Tue, Sep 19, 2017
Akhara Parishad member, who released list of fake babas, goes missingSubscriber Only
September 18, 2017 20:15 IST
On the evening of September 15, Das had boarded a train from Haridwar for Mumbai. However, he could not be contacted after September 15 following which a “missing” report was filed in the Haridwar police station.
Mon, Sep 18, 2017
Dehradun kidney racket: Two more arrestedSubscriber Only
September 17, 2017 21:31 IST
Two days after the main accused in a kidney racket allegedly running at a charitable hospital in Dehradun was arrested at Panchkula, Haryana, two more arrests were made in the case, on Sunday.
Sun, Sep 17, 2017
‘Gau teerth’ village fears its ‘gau rakshaks’Subscriber Only
September 17, 2017 02:45 IST
Katarpur has left a 1918 clash over cows far behind, but 99 yrs later, Uttarakhand govt presses recall
Sun, Sep 17, 2017
Marathoners among those bitten as Nainital battles stray dogsSubscriber Only
September 08, 2017 02:08 IST
While stray dogs have become a problem recently in Nainital, monkeys have been a threat to residents for over two decades now.
Fri, Sep 08, 2017
Deoband chorus: Discourage triple talaq, but Shariat above all lawsSubscriber Only
August 23, 2017 06:04 IST
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled against instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat, with a majority judgment of the Constitutional Bench calling the law “un-Islamic”.
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
The Hunt: Search for the killer cat from Pilibhit Tiger ReserveSubscriber Only
August 20, 2017 00:00 IST
In the 10 months between October 23, 2016, and August 18 this year, 18 people have been killed in tiger attacks near the reserve on Uttar Pradesh’s border with Nepal — seven of them inside its Mala range and 11 in the villages that fall in a 30-km range from the reserve’s periphery
Tue, Jun 26, 2018
SC exempts hilly areas of Uttarakhand from highway liquor restrictionSubscriber Only
August 05, 2017 05:14 IST
The Supreme Court order of December 15, 2016, banned liquor shops within 500 metres of state and national highways.
Sat, Aug 05, 2017
SC allows Uttarakhand to open liquor vends along highways in hilly regions, no exemption for HaridwarSubscriber Only
August 04, 2017 18:41 IST
Meanwhile, the apex court relaxed the 500 metre cap on liquor vends across the national and state highways in Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar islands
Fri, Aug 04, 2017
Chinese make brief transgression in UttarakhandSubscriber Only
August 01, 2017 04:55 IST
Uttarakhand: "Soldiers of the PLA came in about 1 km into Indian territory and asked local shepherds from India who were grazing their cattle there to leave. By the time, personnel of the ITBP reached the area, the Chinese soldiers had left,” said an officer.
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
Uttarakhand records jump in tiger numbersSubscriber Only
July 27, 2017 04:56 IST
Home to the country’s second highest tiger population, Uttarakhand has recorded a massive jump in the tiger numbers with the Corbett Tiger Reserve becoming home to 45 more tigers since 2015 and the Rajaji Tiger Reserve having 18 more big cats than were recorded in the 2014 tiger census.
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
‘Huge jump’ in tiger numbers in UttarakhandSubscriber Only
July 26, 2017 20:56 IST
With 29 tigers, Rajaji’s eastern wing has reached saturation, while tigers need to be deported to the reserve’s western wing which currently has only two tigers, director of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve Sanatan Sonkar said.
Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Chalk & cheese: Two government schools, separated by kilometres, joined by Uttarakhand HC censureSubscriber Only
July 23, 2017 01:28 IST
On June 22, when the Uttarakhand High Court barred the state government from buying luxury items till government-run schools across the state were furbished with basic amenities, it did so on an application by Lalit Miglani.
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
Faces On The Fringes Of News: Arun Pandey, 51, Senior Horticulture Inspector, DehradunSubscriber Only
July 23, 2017 00:51 IST
Uttarakhand has ordered that inefficient government employees over 50 years of age would be removed under the “compulsory retirement” provision. Arun Pandey is spokesperson of the State Employees’ Joint Council, the state’s biggest federation of government employees.
Sun, Jul 23, 2017
BJP wing, Hindu Jagran Manch shut Kashmiri’s shop in MussoorieSubscriber Only
July 20, 2017 03:08 IST
A concerted effort to get Kashmiri traders ousted from Mussoorie started on June 18, when India lost to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final and three Muslim boys were allegedly seen on the Mall Road shouting “Pakistan zindabad”.
Thu, Jul 20, 2017
Norms don’t give flexibility for recruitment, says AIIMS Rishikesh director Prof Ravi KantSubscriber Only
July 12, 2017 00:52 IST
Stalled construction work and lack of flexibility in recruitment norms are the main reasons why there’s still some way to go before AIIMS Rishikesh becomes a preferred destination for the people of Uttarakhand, according to Prof Ravi Kant, who took charge as the institute’s director on April 15. Excerpts from an interview with The Indian Express
Wed, Jul 12, 2017
AIIMS Rishikesh: Emergency centre without ICU, ICU without gas for ventilatorsSubscriber Only
July 12, 2017 00:44 IST
The lack of adequate emergency and trauma care is just one of the glaring holes at AIIMS Rishikesh. The Indian Express also came across a severe shortfall in beds for patients, qualified faculty, and essential equipment and staff.
Wed, Jul 12, 2017
Trader of Kashmiri garments in Mussoorie: ‘It felt like home… All they need have done is be nice’Subscriber Only
July 09, 2017 02:15 IST
Govt, officials, police have assured Khowja and other Kashmiri traders in Mussoorie not to worry, that they can stay. But the message that they are not wanted in “our own country” is hard to erase
Sun, Jul 09, 2017
Along National Highway 74, accounts of land compensated ‘hugely’ or ‘poorly’Subscriber Only
July 07, 2017 01:27 IST
“There are stories that a huge amount was paid to the owners [of the 2.5 hectares in Kunda] as compensation,” said Balwinder Singh of village Baksora, about a kilometre from Kunda police station.
Fri, Jul 07, 2017
Uttarakhand floods: Broken barrages rise again in four years, river down to a trickle at placesSubscriber Only
July 04, 2017 00:05 IST
Lambagar market, which was washed away in 2013, now stands on a kutcha road with tin sheds having replaced the concrete buildings for shops.
Tue, Jul 04, 2017
State of Uttarakhand schools: High Court ‘reminds’ govt of financial emergency clause, warns officials of salary cutSubscriber Only
July 01, 2017 04:17 IST
Article 360 can be imposed when the President is satisfied that a situation of financial instability has arisen in a state or the country. According to a provision of the Article, salaries and allowances of a person serving the state can be reduced.
Sat, Jul 01, 2017
Four years after Uttarakhand tragedy: On yatra route, broken homes and a road project to connect Char DhamSubscriber Only
June 30, 2017 01:28 IST
Along the way to Kedarnath are several villages with houses whose walls are crumbling, on land that is constantly sinking and being eroded by the river Mandakini.
Fri, Jun 30, 2017
Four years after Uttarakhand tragedy: Compensation money drying up, widows uncertain of futureSubscriber Only
June 29, 2017 02:35 IST
The Uttarakhand disaster left 296 widows in Rudraprayag district, which encompasses Kedarnath, a majority of whom now depend on the compensation they received from the government. The flooding of Kedarnath four years ago, however, did more than confine Dhanita Devi to her village.
Thu, Jun 29, 2017
Four years after Uttarakhand tragedy: Eight psychiatrists for over 1 crore people, many fighting mental traumaSubscriber Only
June 28, 2017 06:22 IST
Four years after the tragedy, The Indian Express visited at least 15 disaster-hit villages and towns near Kedarnath, where a majority of the population lives under severe psychological trauma. What makes it worse is the near breakdown of the state’s mental health infrastructure.
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