The Badrinath shrine pilgrimage, which attracted 47 lakh devotees this year, has resulted in the accumulation of 180 tonnes of garbage at more than 10,000 feet above sea level in this eco-sensitive zone
The Kedarnath assembly bypoll in Uttarakhand recorded around 57 per cent voting by 5 pm on Wednesday even as the Election Commission of India was yet to announce final figures with likely margin of around 3 per cent increase.
Umesh Kumar, an Independent MLA from Haridwar's Khanpur constituency in Uttarakhand, has publicly threatened Dehradun District Magistrate and IAS officer Savin Bansal over alleged attempts to collect details about his properties.
As delay to appoint new Director General of Police(DGP) by Uttarakhand government continued, acting head of the state police Abhinav Kumar questioned the dominance of UPSC and union home ministry in the present selection module.
Currently, the state police force is led by Acting DGP Abhinav Kumar, who is not included in the UPSC panel.
Acharya Balakrishna praised NRLM for its various initiatives aimed at women's empowerment.
The three-day meeting of the Central Board of Trustees and the Governing Council of VHP concluded on Tuesday at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya Dham, which discussed in detail the current situation of the country.
Shattering the 24-year-old tradition, the Pushkar Singh Dhami government is set to present the budget on the second day of the Uttarakhand budget session on Tuesday, defying the customary post-lunch presentation.
Justice Manoj Tiwari, Judge of Uttarakhand High Court has recused himself from hearing the case of Uttarakhand cadre IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.
The curfew was imposed and the administration issued shoot-at-sight orders after stone-pelting incidents, torching of vehicles and a mob surrounded the local police station following the anti-encroachment drive.
