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Congress should declare CM candidate before assembly polls to fight 'Modi aura', says ex-CM Harish Rawat

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday said that the Congress party should declare Chief Ministerial face for the upcoming elections in order to fight the 'Modi aura'.... read..

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Cong leader in Uttarakhand begins donation drive for Ram temple

As the donation drive for the construction of a new Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh got underway, former Uttarakhand Minister and Congress leader Navprabhat on Sunday appealed to the people to contribute money for the shrine's construction.... read..

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Haridwar painted in colours of folk tradition, culture during Maha Kumbh Mela

A mix of religious and cultural features of Hinduism, Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar has been filled with colors of folk tradition and culture this year.... read..

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Uttarakhand kick-starts COVID-19 vaccine roll-out across state

As the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive has kicked off across India, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday started the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in the state from Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) in Dehradun.... read..

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Former Uttarakhand minister Navprabhat appeals Congress workers to donate money to Ram temple trust

Former Uttarakhand Minister and Congress leader Navprabhat on Saturday appealed to party workers to donate money for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.... read..

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Dehradun: Five arrested for duping Americans via fake call centre

A Special Task Force (STF) of the Cyber Crime Police Cell and the Telecom Department in Dehradun in a joint operation on Saturday busted a fake international call centre racket and arrested five youths.... read..

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Kumbh Mela 2021: Over 7 lakh devotees take holy dip in Ganga in Haridwar

Marking the beginning of the auspicious Kumbh Mela on Thursday, over 7 lakh devotees took a holy dip in the bank of river Ganga in Haridwar, said the Information Department of the Uttarakhand government.... read..

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Uttarakhand confirms first case of UK COVID-19 variant

Uttarakhand has reported the first positive case of the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 from Dehradun district.... read..

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Uttarakhand: Schools can collect fees from class 10, 12 students

The Uttarakhand Government on Thursday said the government, government-aided and private schools can collect fees from students of class 10 and 12 from November 2, 2020, onwards.... read..

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Uttarakhand officials deny alleged scam in animal husbandry department

The BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has been 'misguided', said the Secretary for Animal Husbandry in Uttarakhand Government Meenakshi Sundaram on Thursday while rejecting the allegations of Rs 3000 crore scam in the Uttarakhand Sheep and Wool Development Board.... read..

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Sarada Peetham seer offers to set up eye hospital in Dehradun

Swatmanandendra Saraswati, a seer of Sri Sarada Peetham, met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and offered to set up an eye hospital in Dehradun.... read..

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NSG commandos to be deployed during Kumbh Mela in Haridwar

Commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG) will be deployed in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela, Uttarakhand police announced on Wednesday.... read..

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COVID-19: Uttarakhand receives 1,13,000 doses of Covishield vaccine

Ahead of the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16, the first batch of 1,13,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from Serum Institute of India (SII) arrived at Dehradun airport on Wednesday.... read..

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Bird flu: Uttarakhand seeks police help to curb poultry transportation

Uttarakhand government has put a ban on poultry from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to curtail the spread of bird flu and has sought police's help in implementing the prohibition.... read..

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Uttarakhand CS directs to expedite work of Kumbh Mela

A meeting under the chairmanship of Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Omprakash was done on Tuesday in which the proposals of various departments related to Kumbh Mela were approved in the Secretariat.... read..

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Uttarakhand High Court seeks plan concerning Kumbh mela

Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to present before it a plan concerning crowd control and other arrangements related to Kumbh Mela in Haridwar view of COVID-19 pandemic.... read..

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Bird flu confirmed in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand on Tuesday confirmed bird flu as samples from Kotdwar and Dehradun have tested positive for bird flu.... read..

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