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Narendra Sethi

Move to increase big cat count at Rajaji park bears fruit; tigress marks area

“The tigress is roaming in this area” said a Rajaji park official. It is believed that she will make the forests of this western end of the park her territory.

02 Jun 2023

G20 delegates visit Uttarakhand's transformed village in Tehri

The foreign delegates were welcomed in the traditional style at Oni. Women of self-help groups and artists of traditional musical instruments gave them a rousing welcome.

29 May 2023

Delegates at Uttarakhand G20 meet vow to take effective steps against corruption

The delegates tasted the rich culture, heritage and cuisine of India during their stay in Rishikesh.

28 May 2023

G-20 ACWG meeting concludes in Rishikesh; agrees to strengthen stolen assets recovery mechanism

There have been intensive and productive deliberations on several areas pertaining to asset recovery, fugitive economic offenders, institutional frameworks for combating corruption.

27 May 2023

9,699 fail in Hindi exam in Uttarakhand; experts flag concern as students struggle in own mother tongue

According to the Council of Secondary Education 1,26,192 students took the examination in Hindi subject in high school this year, out of which 124208 students passed while 4984 students failed.

26 May 2023

Dehradun Diary: Akshay Kumar pitches Uttarakhand as new film industry hub

Star actor Akshay Kumar met Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and discussed developing Uttarakhand as a new film industry hub.

26 May 2023

Four killed in Uttarakhand, cyclonic storm alert issued till May 27

The district administration has declared a holiday for some schools on Thursday as a precautionary measure after the state meteorological department forecast issued a cyclonic storm alert till May 27.

25 May 2023

Tigeress die of starvation in Pakhro range of Corbett National Park

This is the fourth case of tiger deaths in the national park in recent times.

22 May 2023

Uttarakhand needs ‘guardians’ for better education levels

The state has taken this initiative in the wake of their futile efforts to improve the education level despite spending Rs 10,000 crore every year on government schools.

21 May 2023

Balangir royal family dragged into domestic violence case

However, he lost the polls and after that the couple started staying in Dehradun.

17 May 2023

Fusion of physiotherapy and yoga

Priya had worked as the head of physiotherapy department at Mata Vaishno Devi Trust Haridwar in 2014. During this time PM Modi’s enthusiasm for yoga impressed her even more.

30 Apr 2023

26-member team visits Joshimath to assess damage caused by land sinking

Speaking to this newspaper, District Magistrate Joshimath, Himanshu Khurana said, “The NDMA has nominated a team comprising key officials of NDMA,

24 Apr 2023

Anti-encroachment drive: Uttarakhand govt changes tack after finding temples on forest land

The government had planned to remove all encroachments on forest land. But subsequent surveys revealed that apart from 'Mazars' (Muslim shrines), many ancient temples also stand on the forest land.

23 Apr 2023