Author: Vineet Upadhyay

DEHRADUN: Rare optical phenomenon ‘Sun Halo’ or 22-degree halo in which a rainbow appears around the Sun was visible in Dehradun skies on Sunday. Bikram Singh, director of Meteorological Centre, Dehradun, said, “The phenomena occur due to refraction of sunlight in millions of hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Our eyes see the colours […]

DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hear a case regarding the felling of trees on the Sahastradhara Road in Dehradun of Uttarakhand. The petition filed by Rajat Narayan, a resident of Delhi has been listed for hearing on July 26. Protests inspired by the ‘Chipko Movement’ have been going on for some time now […]

DEHRADUN: The body of a doctor from Nainital district who went missing on June 22 was found on Sunday in Tarsar lake of Anantnag district of Kashmir. Dr Roshan, colleague and friend of Dr Mahesh Kumar whose body was found by police on Sunday said, “We were hoping to find him alive someday but now […]

  DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Congress on Saturday announced to conduct an inquiry to ascertain the identity of one of its MLAs who voted for NDA’s Druapdi Murmu in the July 18 presidential election. Speaking to The New Indian, state Congress chief Karan Mehta said, “Whoever this person is should come forward and work against the party openly. […]

DEHRADUN: Hearing public interest litigation demanding a ban on marriage of girls below 18 years of age, which is allowed in the Muslim Personal Law, Uttarakhand High Court on Friday issued notice to the state and central governments. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice RC Khulbe asked the state government to […]

DEHRADUN: The district administration and the Uttarakhand state education department launched an investigation after a school administration in Dehradun decided to proclaim Friday a half-day holiday. The decision led to an uproar among guardians and parents of the students of Bright Angel Senior Secondary Public School in Dehradun’s Vikasnagar. Speaking to The New Indian, block […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Secretary SS Sandhu has instructed the officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to speed up the work on the elevated road from Dehradun to Chandigarh to cut down travel time from four hours to two hours. At present, the distance between the two state capitals is 169 kms via […]

NEW DELHI: Heavy cross-voting in favour of Draupadi Murmu became the distinctive feature of this Presidential election as the Opposition’s candidate Yashwant Sinha drew a blank in three states Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland and Sikkim. What sets the tongues wagging is an indication that Bengal satrap Mamata Banerjee’s fortress might have been breached. The result of […]

DEHRADUN: After Draupadi Murmu won the Presidential elections, the Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a victory show in Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar on Thursday. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated President-Elect Murmu. “Her win signifies a golden era in the history of democratic India. The election of a woman from such humble beginnings has […]

DEHRADUN: Kanwar Yatra has reached its peak in Uttarakhand as more than 28 lakh pilgrims have reached Haridwar for Gangajal since the Yatra began on July 14. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami who welcomed the devotees carrying Kanwar by washing their feet in Haridwar on Wednesday said, “Our government is committed to providing every facility […]