Uttarakhand

Dhami sworn in as new Uttarakhand CM

9:38 pm July 4, 2021

Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn in as the 11th chief minister of Uttarakhand here on Sunday. The oath of office was administered on Dhami by Governor Baby Rani Maurya at a simple function held on the lawns of the Raj Bhawan in the presence of a host of MPs, MLAs and functionaries of the […]

Pushkar Singh Dhami to be new Uttarakhand CM

8:36 pm July 3, 2021

Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami will be the new chief minister of Uttarakhand following his election on Saturday as the leader of the BJP legislature party in the hill state where assembly polls are due next year. Dhami, 45, will be the youngest chief minister of the state and replaces Tirath Singh Rawat, who resigned on […]

Corbett, Rajaji to remain open throughout year

11:42 pm June 25, 2021

Dehradun: Corbett and Rajaji tiger reserves in Uttarakhand will now remain open for visitors throughout the year, state Forest and Environment Minister Harak Singh Rawat said on Friday. The two tiger reserves located in Nainital and Haridwar districts respectively remain closed to visitors every year from June 30 to mid-November. The decision to keep the […]

Man arrested for killing wife over dowry

11:59 pm June 17, 2021

New Delhi: A 29-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly strangulating his newly-wed wife to death after a fight over dowry in south Delhi’s Maidangarhi area, police said. The accused, Kuldeep Singh Rana, works as an assistant to a contractor, they said. On Wednesday, Rana and his wife (25) returned to Delhi from the […]

Elderly man killed by elephant in Uttarakhand

11:33 pm June 1, 2021

Kotdwar (Uttarakhand): A 74-year-old man was killed after being assaulted by an elephant in Kotdwar range of Lansdowne forest division on Tuesday. Shivdutt Joshi (74) was attacked by the pachyderm when he along with his wife Leela Devi and others had gone to the forests of Sigaddi to collect fodder, Lansdowne DFO Dipak Singh said. […]

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