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NEW DELHI: In what turned out to be a historic election, Draupadi Murmu was declared the winner of the presidential poll securing 64 per cent votes. She is the first tribal to occupy the highest Constitutional post in the country. Congratulating President-elect Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “India scripts history. At a time when […]

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 […]

BYNDOOR: On Wednesday, a speeding ambulance collided with a toll booth near Byndoor in Karnataka, killing four persons, one of whom was a patient. Four people were critically injured as well in the accident which took place at NH 66 at Shiruru village. The ambulance was carrying a patient from Kundapura to Honnavara. The horrendous […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Women and Child Welfare minister Rekha Arya will be participating in the ‘Kanwar Yatra’ organized by the department on July 26 with a motto to narrow the gender disparity in the hill state and check female foeticide. “Our aim is to narrow down the gender gap ratio between the male and female child […]

NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) raised the Tricolor at the Border Outpost in Uttarakhand on Thursday to encourage every Indian to fly national flags at their residences. This year India is celebrating the 75th year of its Independence. The Central government has marked this year as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ under which it […]