uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: Taking a strict stand on solid waste management in the state, Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday remarked that the whole state has become a large garbage dump. Outlining that it is the constitutional right of all persons to be provided with a clean environment, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand state police has banned carrying tridents, lathis, swords and other ‘weapons’in ‘Shravan Kawar Yatra’ this year which starts today. “We have instructed the police outposts to keep an eye and confiscate such items. Security teams have deployed to ensure smooth yatra this season,” said Janmejay Khanduri, senior superintendent of police, Dehradun. More than […]

DEHRADUN: A case has been registered against the makers of ‘Kaali’, a documentary film, in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The film landed in controversy for its poster that the director Leena Manimekalai had shared on Twitter. The FIR has been filed in Kankhal police station of Haridwar district under section 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government has banned the sale of pork in the state after the death of 192 pigs from ‘Swine Fever’. Uttarakhand animal husbandry department has also imposed a ban on the transportation of pigs across the state. Saurabh Bahuguna, minister for animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries told The New Indian, “The move is to […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand state health department has found irregularities in the implementation of Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana (AAUY) under which free medical treatment is provided to the people. Uttarakhand State Health Authority (SHA), a body which monitors the centre’s flagship Ayushman Bharat Prime Minister’s Jan Arogya Yojana in the state, has recovered Rs 44 Crore from […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the first drone factory of the state in Roorkee in Haridwar district on Friday. The factory which is said to have a production capability of 150 drones per month, which include 50 drones for military usage, is set up by a private company under the centre’s ‘Make […]

  In an exclusive interview with The New Indian, the former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat talks about the contentious issue of the Uniform Civil Code. The national general secretary of the Indian National Congress also said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Draupadi Murmu as their candidate for the Presidential election to appease […]

  DEHRADUN: Some of us must have come across the renowned Kumaoni folk song ‘Bedu Pako Bara Masa’ (Figs do ripen round the year). It is also the official song of the Kumaon Regiment of the Indian army. ‘Bedu’ – the Wild Himalayan Fig – is now ready to invade our platter and palate in […]

DEHRADUN: If the experts have their way, our trip to the higher reaches of Uttarakhand might get costlier while the money generated could be used to develop the villages in those places. A team of experts including environmentalists and trekkers have written to the Uttarakhand tourism department recommending levying a ‘Green Tax’ or an ‘Environment […]

DEHRADUN: Hearing public interest litigation related to the death of equines (mules, horses) in the Char Dham Yatra route, Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to submit a detailed reply within three weeks. Gauri Maulekhi, the petitioner, told The New Indian, “Honorable court was not satisfied with the response of the state […]