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Proposal to ban non-Hindus at Badrinath, Kedarnath temples likely this week
Dehradun: A proposal to ban non-Hindus from entering Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri temples is likely to be approved later this week, a temple committee official said on Monday, January 26. However, the…
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Uttarakhand: Row over non-Hindu entry into Badrinath Kedarnath temple
Dehradun: The debate on the entry of non-Hindus into temples under the Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee has intensified after it said that temples are not tourist centres and entry is not…
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Uttarakhand’s 100-year-old shrine vandalised by right-wing mob
Dehradun: The over 100-year-old Syed Baba Bulleshah’s shrine (mazar) was allegedly vandalised by a Hindutva mob having links with the Hindu Raksha Dal in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie on Saturday night, January 24. At…
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Leopard kills toddler, elephant tramples elderly in Uttarakhand
Pauri: Two people, including a toddler, were killed in wildlife attacks in the Lansdowne area of Pauri district in the last 24 hours, officials said. The first incident occurred on Saturday in…
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Uttarakhand: Two held for roaming around at Har Ki Pauri in ‘sheikh’ attire
Haridwar: Police have detained two men after a video purportedly showing them, wearing ‘sheikh’ attire (kandura), roaming around at Har Ki Pauri and bathing at Ganga ghat surfaced online, officials said on…
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WhatsApp, email summons allowed in cheque bounce cases: Uttarakhand HC
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that the state can now issue a summons in a cheque bounce case via email and WhatsApp. According to a circular issued by Registrar General…
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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…