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Uttarakhand: 60 injured in train collision at Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric tunnel
About 60 people were injured when a loco train collided with a goods train inside Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project tunnel in Chamoli district, officials said. Chamoli District Magistrate…
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PIL in SC seeking action against racial violence targeting northeastern citizens
New Delhi: A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking judicial intervention to address the “continuing constitutional failure” to prevent and respond to racial discrimination and violence against citizens from northeastern…
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Uttarakhand: Seven killed, 12 injured as bus falls into gorge in Almora
Seven people were killed and about 12 injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora district, police said on Tuesday. The accident occurred in the Bhikiyasain area when the…
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Tripura student murder: Uttarakhand has assured to arrest all accused, says CM Saha
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said his Uttarakhand counterpart, Pushkar Singh Dhami, has assured him to arrest all the accused persons responsible for the murder of a resident of…
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‘Bol Bharat mata ki jai’: Bajrang Dal attacks Kashmiri shawl seller in Uttarakhand
Kashipur: A 28-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller, Bilal Ahmad Ganie, was assaulted and intimidated by men having links with Bajrang Dal in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar. Ahmad, who had been living in the Kashipur…
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SIR: Uttarakhand starts voter verification for 2003 rolls
Dehradun: Uttarakhand has begun pre-registration work for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, aimed at verifying voters whose names figured in the 2003 rolls, an official statement said on Thursday.…
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Indigo plane damaged after being struck by bird in Rishikesh
Rishikesh: An Indigo plane carrying passengers from Mumbai was damaged after being struck by a bird on the runway of Jolly Grant Airport near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, officials said, adding that…
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Over 9,000 acres recovered from ‘land jihadis’: Uttarakhand CM
Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday claimed that more than 9,000 acres of property have been recovered from “land jihadis” in Uttarakhand, asserting that now no one will be able…
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Hindutva workers interrupt men offering namaz in Uttarakhand
A group of Muslims offering namaz were stopped by a Hindutva organisation in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. A video has emerged on social media platforms where members of the Hindu Surakhsha Seva Sang interrupt…
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Uttarakhand: Remarks against Prophet spark tension in Dehradun
Dehradun: Tension gripped Dehradun’s Patel Nagar area after an alleged derogatory social media post against Prophet Mohammad triggered protests, prompting police to carry out a flag march on Tuesday night. Police said…
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Uttarakhand journalist missing for ten days found dead in barrage
A 36-year-old journalist, who had been missing for ten days, was found dead in a barrage in Uttarkashi. Rajeev Pratap Singh, a well-known local journalist, ran a YouTube channel called Delhi Uttarakhand…
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Uttarakhand Muslims allege collective crackdown after ‘I Love Muhammad’ protest
The Association for Protection of Civil Rights fact-finding team claimed that the Muslims in the Kashipur neighbourhood of Uttarakhand are being collectively punished after a religious procession escalated into violence earlier this…
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Mosque sealed in Uttarakhand’s Rajaji Tiger Reserve following SC order
Rishikesh: A decades-old mosque in the Ramgarh Range of Uttarakhand’s Rajaji Tiger Reserve has been sealed in a joint operation by the sanctuary administration and police. Ramgarh Range Forest Officer Ajay Dhyani…
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Teachers beat 7-yr-old for missing class in Haridwar; FIR lodged, no arrests yet
A seven-year-old Muslim boy was beaten black and blue by his teachers after he missed two days of school on September 11. The incident occurred in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district. A video of…
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Uttarakhand: FIR against six cops for murder of minority youth
Over a year after the death of 24-year-old Wasim “Monu” Qureshi, police in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, have filed a murder case against six officers, as directed by the Haridwar Sessions Court. The case…