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Uttarakhand: Cow slaughter suspect drowns after jumping into pond to evade arrest
Haridwar: A man suspected of being involved in illegal cow slaughter drowned in a pond after he jumped into it while trying to run away from the police. The incident happened in…
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Uttarakhand: SIT formed to probe rape-murder of 33-yr-old nurse
Following the alleged rape and murder of a 33-year-old nurse, the Uttarakhand police have constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to conduct a thorough probe of the crime. The victim, a single…
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Uttarakhand: Bangladeshi man arrested for entering India illegally
Haridwar: A Bangladeshi man was arrested here for allegedly entering India without legal documents, police said on Sunday. The man was identified as Rahimul (50), a resident of Khulna district of Bangladesh.…
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Kedarnath deluge: Disrupted connectivity, damaged routes; major rescue operation called in
New Delhi: Uttarakhand Police Headquarters in Dehradun reported on Saturday that heavy rainfall on Wednesday night in Kedarnath has caused significant damage to several routes. The district administration, police, and other security…
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World Tiger Day: Calculated showcasing of Big Cat will help India conserve wildlife
Photographs and text are by N Shiva Kumar Having visited numerous tiger sanctuaries over the last 40 years starting with Tadoba in Maharashtra, Periyar in Kerala, and Corbett in Uttarakhand in 1984,…
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Kanwar Yatra row: Uttarakhand Muslim shopkeepers relieved as SC extends stay
Haridwar: Muslim shopkeepers here have expressed happiness after the Supreme Court extended its stay on an order mandating the display of names and phone numbers of shop owners on the Kanwar Yatra…
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Govt extends financial support for flood mitigation, irrigation projects
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a comprehensive financial support plan of Rs 11,500 crore to enhance flood control measures and irrigation projects across several states. Presenting the Budget…
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AAP thanks SC for imposing interim stay on UP orders for eateries
New Delhi: The AAP on Monday thanked the Supreme Court for imposing an interim stay on the “anti-Dalit” directives passed by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar…
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SC stays nameplate orders for eateries issued by UP, Uttarakhand govts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of controversial directives issued by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments requiring all eateries and dhabas along the Kanwar Yatra route to…
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Uttarakhand: 4 kanwariyas arrested for attacking man with swords
Uttarakhand: Four kanwariyas from Haryana have been arrested here in Uttarakhand for allegedly attacking a parking lot employee with swords following an argument over parking fee, police said on Sunday. The employee…
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Kanwar Yatra: Muzaffarnagar order now extended to UP, Uttarakhand
Lucknow/Dehradun: Days after Muzaffarnagar Police asked all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names, the Uttar Pradesh government is extending the controversial order across the state and Uttarakhand…
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Uttarakhand village boycotts Dalit families over drummer’s no show
Gopeshwar: Dalit families of a remote village in Chamoli district were boycotted after a person from the community failed to turn up to play the drum at a temple due to illness.…
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‘Where is your sindoor’, Hindutva mob attacks Christian prayer meet in Dehradun
A Christian prayer meeting was attacked by a Hindutva mob in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district. The prayer meeting was being held in a residence on July 14. The mob forcefully entered the house…
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SC verdict on maintenance to Muslim women against Islam: AIMPLB
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday asserted that the Supreme Court verdict on maintenance to Muslim women was against Islamic law and authorised its president to…
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Congress candidate Qazi Nizamuddin wins Manglaur by-poll in Uttarakhand
Despite communal tension simmering in the last couple of days in Manglaur, Uttarakhand, Congress candidate Qazi Nizamuddin won the Manglaur by-elections by 422 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate Kartar Singh Bhadana and…