The Uttarakhand government has been claiming that it was able to free more than 5,000 acres of its land from encroachments even as the forest department claimed that more than 2,400 hectares of its land was encroached in the last six years.
On Army Day the Ministry of Defence launched a portal on battlefields. The portal, released by the defence minister, has details of how to visit various well-known battlefields and war memorials, and where visitors can pay homage to those who laid down their lives.
The Uttarakhand State Election Commission (SEC) was forced to get ballot papers printed from private firms as the Government Printing Press Roorkee could not fulfill its demand due to paucity of technical staff.
The Mahakumbh celebrates India’s cultural diversity on the sands of the Sangam, with 12 magnificent pavilions representing different states set up to offer a glimpse into the country's rich cultural heritage.
Situation turned more critical as the hotel where incident took place was located in Uttarayan fair area.
The firebrand BJP MLA from Telangana urged CM Dhami to sit with Yogi Adityanath for a chat over tea to discuss ways to deal with encroachers.
Uttarakhand finally got its regular Director General of Police (DGP) after a gap of almost a year.
Congress nominee Manoj Rawat, who had previously won the seat in 2017, managed only 18,192 votes (33.42 per cent). Independent candidate Tribhuvan Singh also played a significant role, securing 9,266 votes (17.1 per cent) and reportedly diverting a substantial portion of Congress' voter base.
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.
