Fruits of labour
Entrepreneur Rama Bisht has turned around a life of challenges. Today, her fruit processing unit adds value to 50 self-help groups, writes Narendra Sethi
03 Sep 2023
Uttarakhand govt comes up with male baby adoption norms
In the state cabinet meeting on Friday, five major proposals related to various holidays of the Finance Department were approved.
03 Sep 2023
Uttarakhand gets Rs 972 cr to fix landslip-prone areas
The detailed project report (DPR) of 107 of these has been prepared. The work on treatment of landslide zones will start as soon as the rains end next month, the SDMA official said.
31 Aug 2023
Man who threatened to carry out bomb blasts in Nainital arrested from Vijayawada
Khalid, formerly Nitin Sharma, who threatened to carry out bomb blasts in the name of terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen, is being interrogated by the Uttarakhand STF.
30 Aug 2023
'Ti-Ghar Whapsi': Uttarakhand tiger to return home after failing to find shelter in four states
The tiger left last year and is now returning to Uttarakhand after covering hundreds of kilometres from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
28 Aug 2023
'Operation Fox': Uttarakhand govt to increase fox population to curb wild boar menace
With the increase in the fox population, the increasing population of wild boar will start decreasing and farmers will get great relief.
27 Aug 2023
Something 'fishy' about plastic pollution in Ganga; researchers flag concerns
Describing the pollution levels in the Ganga river as ‘extremely worrisome’, Dr Chouhan emphasized that a very specific policy is needed for plastic control.
26 Aug 2023
Sinking again? Uttarakhand’s Joshimath stares at uncertainty
Mild submergence has been reported at some places in Sunil ward, and the affected families have been asked to go to relief camps.
25 Aug 2023
300 stranded in landslide near China border in Uttarakhand
According to sources, “A vehicle was damaged due to debris falling on a dumper near Guhiya Valley on Jakho- Sankri Motorway in Uttarkashi. No casualty was reported.”
25 Aug 2023
Dehradun Diary: Rural women make Rakhi from pine leaves
The Uttarakhand government has decided to give a special pay hike to government employees who bring medals in all-India civil services competitions.
24 Aug 2023
Weak geological conditions in Uttarakhand biggest cause of natural disaster, say scientists
Geologists and meteorologists are considering this as a far-reaching effect of climate change, but in the present context, it is the normal pattern of rainfall.
21 Aug 2023
Uttarakhand: Seven people killed, 28 injured as bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat falls into gorge
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed deep sorrow over the accident.
21 Aug 2023
Uttarakhand government to conduct survey in 15 worst- rain-hit cities
The team will also carry out a research analysis on the load-carrying capacity of these cities in a scientific manner.
20 Aug 2023
Flash floods and cloudbursts disrupt normal life in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and Yamkeshwar
As a precautionary measure, the administration and police have ordered cancellation of all bookings of resorts and hotels till August 31.
18 Aug 2023
Destruction in rain-hit Uttarakhand runs up to Rs 1,000 cr; over 200 pilgrims rescued from Madmaheshwar
Incessant rains have been lashing various parts of the hill state causing landslides that demolished buildings and flooding rivers and streams whose swirling waters swept away people.
17 Aug 2023