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Uttarakhand government forms task force for Covid-19 vaccination

Updated on Oct 21, 2020 03:44 PM IST

The task force will have total operational command for handling the vaccine, its storage, implementation and valuation.

Several Covid-19 vaccine candidates are at various stages of trial worldwide including in India.(AP Photo/Representative use)
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

Uttarakhand HC issues notices to rape accused BJP MLA,his wife on CBI probe plea

The woman complainant has alleged that the state police is trying to derail the investigation and pressuring her to make a compromise with the accused.

Uttarakhand high court has set November 10 as the next date of hearing in the matter.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Oct 21, 2020 02:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByNeeraj Santoshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

Triple Talaq activist Shayara Bano made vice-chair of women rights’ body after joining BJP

Shayara Bano said she had joined the BJP since she was influenced by the party’s principles.

Shayara Bano has been given the MoS rank as vice chairperson of Uttarakhand’s women commission.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 21, 2020 01:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

Uttarakhand man stabs sister over family dispute, surrenders at local police station

The police arrested the accused and recovered the weapon from him. His injured sister has been admitted in the nearby government hospital.

Image for representation.
Updated on Oct 20, 2020 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haldwani | By

Uttarakhand forest department rescues 16-foot-long python; video goes viral

Vipul Mourya, a snake expert from Wildlife Institute of India, said it is a good sign for Uttarakhand’s biodiversity that such big pythons are being spotted

Forest officials capturing Python in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 20, 2020 04:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haldwani | ByAnkur Sharma

Wildlife board declines Uttarakhand forest dept’s request to modify tiger reserve road

After NBWL gave its nod for the construction of Laldhang-Chillarkhal road through the buffer zone of Rajaji Tiger Reserve based on recommendations by NTCA, Uttarakhand forest department wrote to the board in July, requesting modifications like reducing the length of underpass for wild animals and reducing the height of underpass from 8m to 5m

Representational Photo.(HT Archive)
Published on Oct 20, 2020 04:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySuparna Roy

Uttarakhand HC issues notice to Maharashtra Governor Koshyari over pending dues as former CM

The court has directed BS Koshyari to submit his response regarding non-compliance of its earlier order on payment of dues

The court had delivered the order after hearing a PIL filed by Dehradun-based NGO.(HT file photo)
Updated on Oct 20, 2020 02:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By

Uttarakhand Police face challenge as Nepalese origin criminals use state to hide, crossover to Nepal

Police teams of at least three states visited Uttarakhand in the last 10 days to nab Nepalese origin criminals hiding in the state after committing high profile thefts in their respective states.

Image for representation.
Updated on Oct 19, 2020 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByKalyan Das | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

Uttarakhand products to have an umbrella brand to connect as ‘Himalayan’

The brand would be developed with the help of experts. It would be such that one will get a feeling of Uttarakhand and the Himalayas, the chief minister said.

File photo: Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.(PTI)
Updated on Oct 19, 2020 08:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByKalyan Das | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

Uttarakhand received two film shoot requests per day once lockdown restrictions were lifted

State government officials said Uttarakhand has emerged as a preferred choice for filmmakers because of subsidies in shooting, lodging and also rebates in the payment of State Goods and Services Tax

The Uttarakhand Film Policy aims “to popularise the state as a major tourist destination. The Uttarakhand government has exempted all films shot in the state from shooting charges.”(Sourced)
Published on Oct 19, 2020 05:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySuparna Roy

Uttarakhand to conduct leopard population estimation from December

The last such estimation was done in 2008; the forest department has started identifying grids where leopards are usually found after which camera traps are likely to be placed

Representational Image.(Getty Images)
Updated on Oct 19, 2020 04:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySuparna Roy

Govt plans to cut funds to 5 autonomous bodies

In a report on the rationalization of 109 autonomous bodies under Central government ministries, the finance ministry’s department of expenditure recommended that the environment ministry disengage with 23 bodies, merge 109 into 26 bodies and close six to reduce expenditure.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.(PTI file photo)
Updated on Oct 19, 2020 07:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By

Former Uttarakhand CM, 250 Congress workers booked for violating Covid-19 norms

This came after they held a protest at the State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL) unit in Haridwar on Saturday on the issue of unemployment.

File photo: Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 18, 2020 09:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

40 fall ill in Uttarakhand’s Roorkee after eating buckwheat chapatis

The administration has told traders selling buckwheat flour to stop selling the product immediately.

Out of the 40 people hospitalised, 20 were discharged on Sunday.(Representative photo/Getty Images)
Published on Oct 18, 2020 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | ByHT Correspondent

American woman arrested for alleged obscene photoshoot in Rishikesh’s Lakshmanjhula

The American was accused of assisting a French woman in the photoshoot .

The alleged offence took place in August in Lakshmanjhula, a major tourist attraction in Rishikesh.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Oct 18, 2020 06:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By

Char Dham panel meets without chairman’s nod

The meeting, however, was held without its chairman Ravi Chopra’s approval or participation. Some members alleged that holding the meeting showed clear interference of the government as it was held on direction of Uttarakhand chief secretary Om Prakash.

The HPC recommended that the width of the Char Dham road project should be 5.5 metres instead of 7.5 meters being constructed by state’s public works department (PWD )to Supreme Court in third week of July 2020.(HT file photo)
Updated on Oct 18, 2020 03:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySuparna Roy

Uttarakhand couples elope and get married, get entry into village after police’s intervention

Both the couples hail from the same village in Uttarakhand and had eloped before their marriage, a villager said.

Image for representation.
Updated on Oct 17, 2020 12:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By

Rishikesh’s musical instrument maker was someone Dia Mirza will ‘never forget’

69-year-old Didgeridoo maker Mukesh Dhiman passed away of cardiac arrest at his residence in Rishikesh on October 11. Didgeridoo is considered as the oldest known musical instrument in mankind’s history.

Late Mukesh Dhiman playing Didgeridoo at his residence in Rishikesh.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 17, 2020 12:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByKalyan Das | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

Leopard kills 11-year old girl in Uttarakhand, 6th child killed in last 1 month

Leopard attacks have increased in the Kumaon region of the state recently.

The leopard attacked the girl when she was playing outside her house in the village.(Satish Bate/HT Photo/Representative)
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 04:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Rudrapur | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

Non-bailable warrant against Uttarakhand cabinet minister and 3 MLAs for ‘blocking road’

The district and sessions court in Rudrapur issued the NBW against the 16 people on Thursday while hearing a case in which they are accused of blocking a highway during an agitation at Jaspur in 2012

Representational Image.
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 03:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Rudrapur | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Joydeep Sen Gupta

With new religious tourism circuits planned, Uttarakhand seeks Centre’s help

Tourism has picked up in Uttarakhand after more relaxations were announced for tourists under Unlock 5.0.

Uttarakhand government is looking to improve connectivity and communication network in the state to further boost tourism.(AFP Photo)
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 02:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

Uttarakhand HC directs state govt to file compliance report on Covid-19 panel suggestions

The committees have suggested restrictions on political gatherings, rallies, strict monitoring of containment zones, awareness programmes with the help of media, pamphlets, posters, etc

The Uttarakhand high court gave the directions in response to a bunch of petitions over the fight against the pandemic.(HT file)
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 11:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By

8-ft long python found in Uttarakhand roadways bus, gives mechanic fright

The bus was lying parked at the workshop since March and the mechanic was trying to inspect the engine to ensure it is in working condition.

Forest officials are rescuing a python that was hiding in the engine of a roadway bus in Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 14, 2020 04:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Rudrapur | ByMohan Rajput | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

Mahakumbh 2021: Coin pickers of Ganga to be deployed as lifeguards

These coin pickers earn their livelihood by collecting coins offered to Ganga by devotees

Coin pickers at work at Har-Ki-Pauri in Haridwar on Wednesday.(Rameshwar Gaur/HT photo)
Updated on Oct 14, 2020 04:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySandeep Rawat

Elderly couple found murdered at home in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar

The incident came to light on Tuesday evening when neighbours got suspicious as they didn’t spot any movement around the house for some time

Representational Photo.
Published on Oct 14, 2020 03:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Stranded American siblings wait for Centre’s nod to unite with parents in Nepal

Both the school kids are struck in Mussoorie sinec March this year, when a country wide lockdown was imposed in India to fight coronavirus.

The boys tried to enter Nepal through the Indo-Nepal border in Champawat district but were turned back by authorities for lack of proper permissions.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 14, 2020 01:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent

Only 7.8% of industrial units in Uttarakhand paid workers during Covid-19 lockdown

The data has come out in contrast to the Centre’s direction that no industrial unit would deduct or hold salary of any of its workers during the lockdown.

File photo: Workers wearing protective face masks sit inside a shop selling iron pipes.(REUTERS)
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 08:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

‘DDLJ to Mirzapur’: Uttarakhand police use memes to spread awareness on Covid-19

The state police have been putting posts with screen grabs and dialogues of popular scenes from different web series and Bollywood movies, urging people to wear masks and maintain social distance.

Image tweeted by Uttarakhand Police.(@uttarakhandcops/Twitter)
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 06:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByKalyan Das | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

Police teams of 3 states reach Uttarakhand to nab Nepalese involved in high-profile theft cases

Police teams from Punjab, Maharashtra and Telangana reached Uttarakhand to catch hold of Nepalese citizens allegedly involved in theft cases.

Image for representation.
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 05:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Rudrapur/Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena

Uttarakhand: Ganga canal closure earlier this year for Mahakumbh infrastructure work

From October 15 to November 15, while the canal is closed, maintenance, renovation of Ganga ghats, cleaning and other related construction works will be done

A view of Ganga canal at Har-Ki-Pauri. The canal will be closed for a month beginning October 15 midnight.(HT photo)
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 04:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySandeep Rawat
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