Uttarakhand

Sensational Lakshya claims SaarLorlux Open title

11:54 pm November 3, 2019

Saarbrucken (Germany): India’s Lakshya Sen bagged his second successive BWF World Tour Super 100 title with a thrilling win over China’s Weng Hong Yang in an exciting final at the SaarLorLux Open here on Sunday. Lakshya, seeded eighth, needed 59 minutes to overcome Weng 17-21 21-18 21-16 in the summit clash for his third successive […]

Ambani visits Himalayan shrines

5:27 pm October 26, 2019

Gopeshwar: Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani Saturday offered prayers at famous Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath in Uttarakhand. Accompanied by his son Akash, Ambani arrived by a helicopter in Badrinath at around 8.30 am, Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti spokesman Harish Gaud told PTI. He was welcomed at the helipad by Mandir Samiti CEO B D […]

Harish Rawat booked for violating COVID guidelines

Sting case: Harish Rawat says he has faith in judiciary

2:34 pm October 24, 2019

Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, who is facing CBI inquiry in a sting case, has expressed faith in the judiciary and said the episode will put to test several institutions. A sting video had surfaced during President’s rule in Uttarakhand in 2016 purportedly showing Rawat in conversation with a news channel head negotiating […]

Gutkha smuggled in luxury bus from MP seized in Navi Mumbai

Gutka, pan masala banned in Uttarakhand

3:17 pm October 19, 2019

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has put a total ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of products like gutka and pan masala which have a high content of tobacco and nicotine in them. An order to this effect was issued here by Food Safety Commissioner Nitesh Kumar Jha late on Friday evening. The decision […]

Face of govt changes but work continues: Trivendra

Rawat flags off ‘Chhadi yatra’ from Haridwar

9:37 pm October 12, 2019

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat flagged off ‘Chhadi Yatra’ from Haridwar on Saturday, reviving a practice initiated by Adi Guru Shankaracharya in the eighth century to promote Hinduism. Led by Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri with a sacred ‘chhadi’ (stick) in hand, the yatra will conclude in Haridwar after covering […]