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Dehradun girl tops ICSE board exams with 99 pc marks

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:42:46 +0530

Bhuvanya Vijay, a girl from Dehradun, has done Uttarakhand proud by emerging the all India topper this year in ICSE class XII board examinations with 99 per cent marks.

Uttarakhand: Congress MLA Harish Dhami sent to jail

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:33:38 +0530

Ruling Congress MLA in Uttarakhand Harish Dhami on Saturday surrendered before a local court which rejected his bail plea and sent him to jail. Dhami, an accused in a clash that took place between two groups in 2007, surrendered before the first class judicial magistrate at Didihat on Saturday, two days before the time given to him by the Nainital High Court.

Activist seeks ban on BJP leaders' entry in project areas

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:10:08 +0530

Rights activist Avdhash Kaushal on Friday sought a ban on the entry of BJP leaders Uma Bharati, Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank and environmentalist GD Aggarwal in any hydel project area in Uttarakhand and demanded their arrest under the NSA if they did so. Criticising these leaders for opposing the uplifting of the Dhari Devi temple which will pave the way for 330 mw Srinagar hydropower project, Kaushal, a Padmashree award recipient, said they have no right create obstacles as the Supreme Court has already given clearance to the much awaited uplifting of the ancient shrine.

Uttarakhand CM orders quick settlement of SSB land deal

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:20:51 +0530

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday ordered to speedily compensate the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in a land exchange deal entered into in 2007.

Religious leaders join the chorus for 'Narendra Modi as PM'

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:50:35 +0530

Joining the chorus for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister are saints now. Modi, who shared the stage with yoga guru Baba Ramdev in Haridwar, said no riots have taken place in the state since he became the Chief Minister in 2002.

Ramdev praises Modi, shares stage with him in Haridwar

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:27:46 +0530

Religious leaders in Haridwar on Friday welcomed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is in town to inaugurate yoga guru Ramdev's new school 'Acharya Kulam'. Ramdev, giving a fillip to Modi's Prime Ministerial ambitions, was all praise for him and lauded him for being a great administrator. Ramdev also reiterated that crores of Indians are pinning their hopes on him.

Narendra Modi to inaugurate Ramdev's school in Haridwar

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:05:03 +0530

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and yoga guru Baba Ramdev are set to share the stage at Haridwar. The Gujarat Chief Minister is in Haridwar to inaugurate Ramdev's new school 'Acharya Kulam'.

BJP slams Cong for decision to show black flags to Modi

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:25:53 +0530

Opposition BJP in Uttarakhand on Thursday flayed ruling Congress for its decision to show black flags to Narendra Modi during his visit to Haridwar on Friday, saying it reflects the party's frustration at the growing popularity of the Gujarat Chief Minister and its narrow-mindedness.

Rawat confident of Congress victory in Uttarakhand polls

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:13:04 +0530

Claiming that development has gained pace in Uttarakhand over the past few months, Union Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday exuded confidence about the ruling Congress's impressive victory in the civic body polls in the state slated for April 28. "Development oriented decisions taken by the state government over the last few months are bound to play a big role in ensuring the Congress' thumping victory in the forthcoming civic body polls," the Union Minister for Water Resources told reporters in Dehradun.

Uttarakhand: Two man-eating leopards captured

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:16:06 +0530

Two man-eating leopards were caught by forest officials in two different villages under Ekeshwar block in Pauri Garhwal district, an official said.

Anna Hazare accuses UPA of betraying nation

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:00:57 +0530

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday threatened to return the Padma Bhushan conferred upon him, accusing the UPA of betraying the nation on the issue of Lokpal.

Uttarakhand: Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:01:36 +0530

A local court in Uttarakhand has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife for dowry six years ago.

CBI registers case in disappearance of Ramdev's guru

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:46:16 +0530

CBI has registered a case in connection with alleged kidnapping of yoga exponent Ramdev's guru Swami Shankar Dev who mysteriously went missing six years ago while taking a morning walk in Haridwar. CBI sources said a case under Section 365 of Indian Penal code against unknown persons. The section pertains to kidnapping or abducting and wrongful confinement.

Case against Ramdev's trust referred back to tribunal

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:48:38 +0530

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday referred back a case of recovery of income tax worth Rs 40 crore from a Ramdev's trust to the Income Tax Judicial Tribunal, asking it to dispose of the case quickly.

Uttarakhand: Man arrested for raping friend's wife

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:47:31 +0530

A woman from Siwan in Bihar, who had come to the state to attend a marriage function, was allegedly raped by his husband's friend in Udham Singh Nagar.

Man rapes friend's wife during marriage functions

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:40:05 +0530

A woman from Siwan in Bihar, who had come to Uttarakhand to attend a marriage function, was allegedly raped by his husband's friend in Udham Singh Nagar.

Errant Dehradun policemen to spend a day in forest

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 04:59:07 +0530

Cracking the whip on errant policemen, Dehardun Police have decided to adopt a novel method of punishment in which they will spend a day in forest all alone with the bare minimum for survival. Police personnel, found guilty of dereliction of duty or misbehaving with public will spend a day in the forest all alone with the bare minimum for survival, SSP Keval Khurana said.

JeM 'threatens' to blow up Dehradun, Haridwar stations

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:25:24 +0530

Terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad on Tuesday allegedly threatened to blow up major railway stations and places of religious and tourist interest in Uttarakhand in retaliation to the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, a senior police official said.

Dehradun: Woman enters into contract to murder her husband

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:02 +0530

A woman identified as Rinku, who had entered into a written agreement with some hired killers, has been arrested by Dehradun police for plotting to murder her husband. She had used a stamp paper to enter into an agreement with the killers in which the amount to be paid for the murder of her husband Surinder Singh was also mentioned.

Snow avalanche kills one in Uttarakhand, three injured

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:21:58 +0530

An employee of the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment was killed and three Army jawans were injured in a snow avalanche at a forward post near the Indo-China border in the district, ITBP sources said here on February 7.

Uttarakhand: Headmaster arrested for molesting minor girl

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:10:44 +0530

A Class IV girl student was allegedly molested by her school headmaster in the institute premises, police said on February 6. The victim, student of Government Primary School, was molested by Jagdamba Prasad (59), who was drunk on February 5, Circle Officer Aruna Bhartee said. The accused has been arrested.

Uttarakhand: 3 men arrested for gangraping 20-year-old girl

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:22:02 +0530

A girl was allegedly gangraped by three persons after offering her a drink laced with some intoxicant at Kashipur in Uttarakhand's Udhamsingh Nagar district.

Aam Aadmi Party's Uttarakhand unit launched

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:31:38 +0530

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal has constituted the organisation's Uttarakhand executive committee consisting of 11 members. The fledgling party's state committee includes its convener Harish Arya, secretary Rajesh Sharma, Treasurer Ranbir Chaudhry and chief spokesman Satish Sharma, Kejriwal announced on Friday.

Cong hits out at U'khand CM for remark against women

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:35:21 +0530

The Congress on Saturday slammed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna for his remarks against women. Bahuguna had said that women should not work after 6.00 pm. Taking on the chief minister, Congress leader Manish Tewari said, "This is the 21st century and both men and women have equal rights."

Ramdev gets notice for alleged tax evasion

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:39:26 +0530

A demand notice has been sent by authorities to trusts run by Ramdev for alleged service tax evasion on about Rs 1 crore received from a private TV broadcaster for airing his programme on Yoga. Official sources said a demand notice was sent to Patanjali Yoga Peeth and Divya Yoga Trust in Haridwar seeking details of Rs 96 lakh received by them from the broadcaster and raising demand for payment of service tax on the amount.

Cong asks CM to find how Namdhari became minority panel head

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:05:09 +0530

The ruling Congress in Uttarakhand on Monday asked Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna to order a probe to find out on whose recommendation Sukhdev Singh Namdhari was made chairman of the state minorities commission. "The chief minister should institute a probe and find out how a man with antecedents like Namdhari was made the head of the state minority panel," Pradesh Congress vice president Suryakant Dhasmana said.

Police recover pistol Namdhari used to fire at Hardeep

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:59:24 +0530

The pistol that sacked Uttarakhand Minorities Commission chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari used to shoot at real estate annd liquor baron Ponty Chadha's brother Hardeep on November 17 has been recovered. The Delhi Police Crime Branch team recovered the pistol from Namdhari's farmhouse in Bazpur in Udhamsinghnagar district in Uttarakhand.

Namdhari taken to Bazpur as Ponty murder probe gathers steam

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:19:11 +0530

The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Sunday took SS Namdhari, an accused in the Ponty-Hardeep double murder case, to his residence in Bazpur, Uttarakhand to search for the weapon with which he admitted to having fired at Hardeep. Namdhari, the former chief of Uttarakhand Minority Commission, was a close aide of Ponty.

Ponty Chadha murder: Namdhari taken into custody

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:39:20 +0530

Sacked Uttarakhand Minorities Commission chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari was taken into custody by Delhi Police on Friday. He is now being brought to Delhi, where he'll be further questioned in connection with the double murder case of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep.

Ponty Chadha murder: Delhi Police questions Namdhari

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:17:00 +0530

Delhi Police on Friday tracked down sacked chairman of Uttarakhand Minorities Commission Sukhdev Singh Namdhari and started questioning him in connection with the double murder case of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep. Namdhari is being questioned at his farmhouse in Bazpur in Uttarakhand.

Dutch woman tourist pushed out of running train

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:33:12 +0530

A woman tourist from Holland was injured after she was pushed out off a running train by an unidentified person who robbed her in Haridwar district, police said on Thursday. Flair de Noozle (34) from Holland was going to Amritsar by Dehradun-Amritsar Express on the night of November 12 when she was pushed off the train by an unknown man, SSP Arun Mohan Joshi said.

Baba Ramdev's trust accused of running a club

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:47:55 +0530

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth and Divya Yog Mandir Trust have been charged of running a club under the grab of a trust. The Director General Of Central Excise Intelligence has imposed a service tax of Rs 12 crore on Ramdev's trust after alleging that it was actually running a club.

Dehradun: Man dies in de-addiction centre

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:39:58 +0530

A young man admitted to a de-addiction centre in Dehradun was found dead in mysterious circumstances. The dead youngsters identified as Rajesh was admitted to the de-addiction centre in Dehradun's Arya nagar just 5 days ago.

Dehradun: CBI court to hear Balkrishna's fake passport case

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:40:23 +0530

A special CBI court in Dehradun will hear Baba Ramdev's aide Balkrishna's fake passport case. He has been charged with forgery and violation of the Indian Passport Act. CBI claims Balkrishna obtained the passport on the basis of a fake date of birth certificate.

Tehri bypoll: Vijay Bahuguna's son loses to BJP's Mala Laxmi

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:06:19 +0530

The Congress on Saturday received a major drubbing in the Tehri Lok Sabha bypoll in Uttarakhand. The party lost the Lok Sabha seat, recently vacated by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, to Bharatiya Janata Party's Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah. She defeated Vijay Bahuguna's son Saket with more than 18,000 votes, Election Commission said.

CBI to probe Ramdev's guru's disappearance

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:21:54 +0530

The Uttarakhand government on Friday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the disappearance of Swami Shankar Dev, founder of yoga guru Ramdev's Divya Yog Mandir Trust.

Irregularities in labelling of Ramdev's food products

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:18:31 +0530

Alleged irregularities have been found in the labelling of some of the food products marketed by yoga guru Ramdev's Divya Yog Mandir Trust, Haridwar District Magistrate Sachin Kurve said on Wednesday.

U'khand cloudburst: death toll rises to 37

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:14:55 +0530

Five more people went missing after another cloudburst in Kiroda Malna in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand where the death toll has risen to 37 and a total of 27 people have gone missing as scores of homes have been flattened.

33 killed, 35 missing in Uttarakhand cloudbursts

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 07:19:40 +0530

A series of cloudbursts struck Uttarakhand since last night triggering landslides and flash floods that left 33 dead, 35 missing and several injured in parts of the hill state.

12 dead in cloudburst in Uttarakhand

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:36:14 +0530

Twelve people died and four others were injured as dozens of houses caved in following a cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district on Friday.

Youth takes up murder contract to finance studies

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:25:12 +0530

In a shocking case, a youth has been arrested in connection with the murder of a property dealer, after he allegedly took the contract for the killing to finance his studies, police said here on Wednesday.

Uttarkashi: Flash floods cut off 60 villages

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:36:07 +0530

Four days of continuous rain and flash floods have wreaked havoc in Uttarkashi.

Uttarakhand Cabinet increases age limit for jobs

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:19:51 +0530

The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Tuesday increased the maximum age limit to 40 years for government jobs in the state and approved a policy to carry out projects in partnership with private companies.

Uttarkashi floods: Local NGO comes to the rescue

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:29:40 +0530

The higher habitats of Uttarkashi have been the worst-hit in the recent flash floods. CNN-IBN trekked to one such hamlet where a few families took shelter in a few partially-constructed buildings. For six days, they waited for assistance from the government and their wait went unanswered.

Uttarakhand flash floods: People wait for govt supplies

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:44:44 +0530

Uttarkashi has been hit by flash floods for almost a week now but people in the higher regions are still waiting for the government supplies. Apart from the Army, CNN-IBN is the first to reach Uttarkashi's highest relief zone.

Uttarakhand rains: IAF to rescue stranded tourists

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:06:31 +0530

Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc across several states, but facing the brunt is Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district. A bridge was swept away between Bhatwari and Sukitop leaving 50 tourists stranded.

Uttarakhand floods: Rescue operations in full flow

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:36:08 +0530

More than 50 tourists are still stuck between Bhatwari and Sukitop after a bridge collapsed.

Ground report: Floods wreak havoc in Uttarakhand

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:38:16 +0530

Flash floods have cut off thousands of people in the hills in Uttarakhand and as many as 34 people have already been declared dead in the inundation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked for air force helicopters to be called immediately for rescue missions as the situation continues to remain grim

Uttarakhand: 80 tourists stuck as bridge collapses

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:01:22 +0530

Rains continued to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand for the fourth day on Tuesday as 80 tourists were stuck between Bhatwari and Sukitop after a bridge collapsed. The tourists were stuck without any phone network or essential supplies.

Rains wreak havoc across India, 42 dead

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:04:35 +0530

Heavy rains, flash floods and landslides wreaked havoc across much of India on Tuesday. Nearly 34 people were dead and 20,000 were said to be affected in Uttarakhand, eight people had lost their lives in Kerala and four in Madhya Pradesh, while train services between Mangalore and Bangalore in Karnataka were hit.

Uttarakhand flash floods: Roadblocks hampering rescue operations

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 01:16:02 +0530

An estimated 20 thousand people have been affected and 34 killed in the flash floods in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand rains: Over 20,000 people affected

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:31:08 +0530

It has been four days since heavy rains battered Uttarakhand, triggering landslides and flash floods. The death toll has reached 34. Seventy villages remain cut off from the Uttarkashi district headquarters.

Heavy rain causes landslide in Uttarakhand

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:40:13 +0530

Incessant rain continues to batter Uttarakhand for the third day in a row, triggering landslide.

Uttarakhand flash floods: 34 dead, many stranded

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:25:58 +0530

Incessant rains continue to batter Uttarakhand for the third day in a row on Monday, triggering landslides, cloudbursts and flash floods. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna who made an aerial survey of the rains-ravaged areas on Sunday said he would request the Centre for a a relief package.

Flash floods in Uttarakhand, HP, Jammu; 30 dead

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:19:19 +0530

Over 30 are feared dead after flash floods hit Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu on Saturday. Ten people died in Uttarakhand alone and 38 others are missing after incessant rains triggered landslides and floods in the state.

Govt will provide relief: Uttarakhand CM on flash flood

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:00:50 +0530

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna requested people who live near the shore of river to move to safety.

Flash floods in Uttarakhand, 10 dead, 53 missing

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:06:29 +0530

Ten people were killed and 53 are missing in flash floods in Uttarakhand. Cloud burst was also reported in three places - one in Chamoli district and two in Uttarkashi district.

Heavy rains in U'Khand, Chardham Yatra suspended

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:31:35 +0530

Three jawans of fire services were among six persons killed as torrential rains continued to pound Uttarakhand on Saturday triggering landslides and flash floods which flattened homes and stranded hundreds of pilgrims with the Chardham Yatra coming to a grinding halt.

13-year-old girl thrown into Ganga by parents

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:57:18 +0530

A 13-year-old girl has lodged FIR against her parents for allegedly throwing her into the Ganga canal at Haridwar, from where she swam to safety, police said on Friday.

Ramdev sits on dharna against Balkrishna's arrest

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 05:57:09 +0530

Yoga Guru Ramdev on Saturday staged a dharna in protest against the arrest of his aide Balkrishna accusing the Centre of misusing the CBI to harass nationalist people.

Ramdev aide gets 14 day judicial custody

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:55:06 +0530

Yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna was on Saturday sent to 14-day judicial custody. Balkrishna was arrested on Friday in a fake passport case after he failed to appear at a Dehradun court.

Can Khap Panchayats be reigned in?

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:41:05 +0530

A Khap Panchayat in the Baghpat constituency has decided to ban love marriages.