uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: Known for its lush green mango and litchi orchards, Dehradun is all set to get its own metro rail, Metro Neo, to ease traffic load in the capital city and promote eco-friendly public transportation. The metro line will cover a total distance of 22.42 kilometres with 25 elevated stations. There will be two corridors – […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand cabinet has approved the plan for ‘Tunnel Parking’ to resolve the overgrowing problem of parking vehicles in the hills of Uttarakhand state. The cabinet also approved the abolition of bylaws which were creating hurdles in the Dehradun-Mussoorie Ropeway project. The ropeway which aims to cut down the travelling time between Dehradun and Mussoorie […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the state government is planning to double the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Uttarakhand in the next five years. The CM revealed his plans while attending the meeting of Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states in New Delhi on […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand state police have now made it mandatory for those from outside the state to present an affidavit stating that their details including their documents are all proper and not fake. They will also have to present a certified copy of their character certificate issued by the local police station of their native place. […]

DEHRADUN: One state cabinet minister and two Congress MLAs missed the action as 67 members, out of 70, of the state legislative assembly cast their vote in the Presidential Elections on Monday. Three MLAs who did not vote include state cabinet minister Chandan Ram Das, who had to be admitted to a hospital due to […]