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‘50000 people can’t be uprooted in a week’: SC stays Haldwani eviction
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the planned eviction of the railways from ‘encroached’ land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday, saying a workable solution must be devised. The Supreme Court stated in…
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Haldwani eviction case: Residents stage dharna, offer prayers ahead of SC hearing
Haldwani: Residents of Banbhoolpura in Haldwani facing eviction in compliance with a high court order sat on a dharna in front of a mosque here on Thursday. The protesters, which included a…
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Haldwani residents rage; ask why voter IDs were given for railway land
“Do you see that school there?” a resident points at a government school named “Rajkiya Prathmik Vidhyalay”. “My father studied there as a child. He died at the age of 80. This…
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Uttarakhand court hears plea for narco, polygraph tests for Ankita murder accused
Kotdwar: A local court on Tuesday heard a petition seeking its permission to conduct narco and polygraph tests of the accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Judicial Magistrate (first class) Bhavna…
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Uttarakhand: Haldwani residents approach SC on removal of encroachments
Dehradun: Residents of Banbhoolpura area in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Monday moved the Supreme Court against a recent high court order for the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in the town. Led…
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Rishabh Pant reveals reason behind accident as Dhami calls
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met cricketer Rishabh Pant at Max Hospital in Dehradun on Sunday. The 25-year-old cricketer had met an accident after his Mercedes car lost control while…
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Driver, conductor who saved Pant’s life will be honoured: Uttarakhand CM
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said his government will honour the driver and conductor of the Haryana Roadways bus who came to the rescue of cricketer Rishabh Pant…
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Uttarakhand: Several protest removal of encroachments on rly land
Haldwani: Thousands of residents of Banbhoolpura area of Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district began a satyagraha on Wednesday to protest the removal of encroachments from railway land in compliance with a high court order. The Uttarakhand…
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Almora govt school faces probe into ‘caste discrimination’ during midday meal
Dehradun: Authorities on Wednesday began investigating allegations that Dalit and upper caste children sat in separate rows for the midday meal in a case of discrimination at a government school near Almora…
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Unlawful conversions: Uttarakhand villagers clash with organisers of event
Uttarkashi: Villagers clashed with organisers of an event attended by Christian clerics at Devdhung in Uttarkashi district, accusing them of unlawful conversion, officials said. The incident was reported on Friday, Sub Divisional Magistrate…
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Ankita Bhandari murder case: Uttarakhand police file 500-page charge sheet
Kotdwar/Dehradun: The Uttarakhand police has filed a charge sheet in the Ankita Bhandari murder case in a Kotdwar court against three accused, including the son of a former state BJP leader. In…
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Uttarakhand HC imposes Rs 50,000 fine on Facebook for not replying to notice
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Facebook for not replying to its notice in connection with the alleged misuse of the platform by some…
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5,580 AIDS patients currently registered in Uttarakhand: Health Min
Dehradun: There are 5,580 AIDS patients registered in Uttarakhand at present and the HIV infection rate in the state has been reduced to 0.24 per cent, Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat said on…
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Man’s resolve to recharge groundwater pays off, 3,500 water bodies dug in 7 months
Dehradun: In May, Dwarika Prasad Semwal started going door to door in Chamkot village in Uttarakhand, convincing people to dig pits near their homes to store rainwater. Seven months on, his perseverance…
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Uttarakhand Waqf Board to modernise madrassas, implement dress code, NCERT books
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government is planning to rejuvenate the madrassas and various steps are being taken for their modernisation in the state, Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams said on Thursday. Shams said…
