Author: Vineet Upadhyay

  DEHRADUN: Barely touching 21, Baba Danish Langer, from Jammu’s Akhnoor, a region that remains under routine shelling from Pakistan, is now a Lieutenant. But Langer’s fight is more than a fistful of stoicism as he has become India’s rare Army officer who suffers from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a life-threatening paralysis in which the immune […]

  DEHRADUN: After going through a rough phase for nearly two years that saw Covid-19 snatching jobs of over 2.5 lakh people, the economy of Uttarakhand is bouncing back. As per government data, the state economy has recovered by more than 10 per cent in the financial year (FY) 2021-22 compared to the previous year. […]

ROORKEE: Celebrating its 175th year of foundation, the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) organized its first international get-together, Alumni Meet-Nepal, in Kathmandu. “We are overjoyed by the enthusiastic participation of a large number of our alumni in Nepal. I would like to thank the Hon’ble Minister of Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel […]

DEHRADUN: After an unprecedented number of deaths on the Char Dham Yatra route, the advisory committee on health matters has recommended capping the number of visitors to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. The state health department sources told The New Indian that a total of 150 pilgrims have died at the Char Dham Yatra route […]

DEHRADUN: There will be no respite from the heat as temperatures rose to 5-6 degrees above normal in the hills of Uttarakhand. “Normally, the temperature in the hill areas, especially at the altitude of 2,000 meters, remains at around 24-25 degrees. However, it is touching 29-30 nowadays. Hill stations like Mussoorie, Nainital, Mukteshwar, Tehri are […]

MUSSOORIE: In an era where the lure of government jobs was still strong, Sameer Shukla decided to walk a different path. Amid uncertainty and economic instability, the Customs officer and his wife Kavita decided to move away from the hustle and bustle of life in Gurugram. After three of travelling in the Himalayan region, they set […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday issued notice to the state government while hearing public interest litigation alleging deaths of equines (mules, horses) on the Char Dham Yatra trek routes due to cruelty, ignorance and tourism, trade peddled in the name of God. “The recent deaths of 600 equines on the upper reaches of pilgrim tracks […]

DEHRADUN: The Queen of Hills has been bustling with tourists as the heatwave sweep across the northern plains of India. People are thronging Mussoorie to get cooler winds and ambiance for their body and mind. Tourists from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and many other Indian states are in the hill town. […]

DEHRADUN: Twenty-six pilgrims were killed when a bus carrying 30 passengers including 28 pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh for the ongoing Char Dham Yatra fell into a 150 meters deep gorge in Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan also reached Dehradun and met the family members of the deceased along […]

  DEHRADUN: Thousands gathered in Parade Ground here to witness victory lap of Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday after he defeated his Congress rival by a margin of more than 55000 votes in Champawat. Chief minister Dhami was welcomed was greeted by a sea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and supporters […]