Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand: Cop, two others kill kiosk owner; arrested

7:01 pm December 31, 2020

Rudrapur: A betel leaf kiosk owner was crushed under the wheels of a car allegedly by a constable and his two friends at Bajpur in Udham Singh Nagar district when he asked them to pay for cigarettes they had taken from him. The incident occurred late on Wednesday night, sparking tension in the area with […]

Cold day conditions prevail in eastern UP

Delhi shivers under cold wave, minimum temperature drops to 3.6 deg C

2:46 pm December 29, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi reeled under a cold wave on Tuesday as icy winds sweeping through the city brought the minimum temperature down to 3.6 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius as against 5.6 degrees Celsius on […]

Another accused held in Haridwar rape-murder case

8:09 pm December 27, 2020

Haridwar (Uttarakhand): A second accused in the rape and murder case of an 11-year-old girl here a week ago was arrested on Sunday from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh, police said. Rajeev, who had been on the run since Monday last, was arrested on the basis of clues provided by his younger brother who was taken […]

Leopard kills woman in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh

3:34 pm December 18, 2020

Pithoragarh (U’Khand): A 68-year-old woman was killed and another person injured in two leopard attacks in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, forest officials said on Friday. Saruli Devi was attacked by a leopard in Kholigaon village of the Raisaipata area on Thursday evening while she was working in her onion field, Pithoragarh Forest Division SDO Navin […]

Panel formed in U’khand to make women co-partners in land ownership

11:58 pm November 18, 2020

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the chief secretary to make women co-partners in land ownership. After a meeting of the state cabinet here in the evening, Minister of Urban Development and Housing Madan Kaushik told reporters that the absence of women in land ownership makes it difficult for them […]