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A new study says the “enormous stacking up of strain in the region portends at least one massive earthquake. HIGHLIGHTS Researchers say there’s “enormous stacking up of strain” in the Himalayas Researchers say an earthquake of 8.5 magnitudes or more is overdue Himalayas’ central region remained seismically quiet for 600-700 years Growing warnings by scientists […]
Live Updates 9:49 PM IST Uttarakhand Civic Poll Results Live Updates: Counting of votes still underway. You can get the final result by visiting the official website of State Election Commission – Uttarakhand. 9:46 PM IST Uttarakhand Civic Poll Results Live Updates: Results declared on 66 seats of the total 84 urban local bodies show […]
Around 180 tourists were rescued by the police from the Kempty Falls in Mussoorie, which was flooded after heavy rain on Sunday. The 40-feet high waterfall in Tehri Garhwal District saw a deluge following heavy rains in the evening. The police helped rescue tourists after a sudden rise in the water flow at Kempty falls. “I have […]
A 27-year-old Malaysian woman died allegedly after she complained of breathing problem while on her way to Munsiyari village, a major tourist attraction in Uttarakhand. Naveena Vadival was part of a group of four women travellers from Malaysia, Pithoragarh SP Ramchandra Rajguru said. She complained of breathing problem following which she was taken to a health […]
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved a revised policy on adventure sports, imposing a total ban on the use of intoxicants by enthusiasts while rafting, kayaking or canoeing in the state. The revised policy, which also fixes a minimum qualification for raft operators, got the Cabinet’s nod at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Trivendra […]
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has reaffirmed NABARD’s commitment towards welfare of farmers in the country. Chairman NABARD was addressing the gathering after inauguration of new regional office building of NABARD in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun on Friday. Dr Bhanwala said bettering the lives of farmers continues to […]
A training workshop was organised for Mahila Mangal Dals and Yuvak Mangal Dals to equip them with the basic skill in the first aid and for mounting rescue and relief efforts in the event of any natural disasters by the State Disaster Management Authority in Rishikesh on Wednesday. Around 10,376 registered Yuvak Mangal Dals and […]
The tourist districts of Dehradun and Haridwar are in the grip of an alcoholism crisis, a study published by AIIMS, Rishikesh, has said. About 50 per cent population of these two districts were consumers of alcohol with varying degrees of seriousness, it said. Further, the report stated that alcoholism is a rising trend among women. […]
The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) under a senior police officer to register an FIR against officials of the Doon Special Area Development Authority (SADA) under whose watch allegedly unauthorised construction and illegal felling of trees had taken place in and around Dehradun. The […]
The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising justices Rajiv Sharma and Lokpal Singh during the hearing of a PIL filed by a Dehradun-based journalist. The court directed the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun, the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) and state functionaries to remove all illegal encroachments on public footpaths, streets and roads. It […]