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Experts blame Joshimath disaster to rampant infrastructure development
New Delhi: The appearance of cracks on roads and houses across Joshimath in Uttarakhand is mainly due to the rampant infrastructure development that is happening in a very fragile ecosystem like Himalayas,…
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Relief, rescue operations intensified in Joshimath; PMO reviews situation
New Delhi: Relief and rescue efforts were intensified in Joshimath after it was declared a landslide and subsidence-hit zone, with the Centre on Sunday stressing that the immediate priority is the safety…
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PMO to hold review meeting over Joshimath on Sunday
New Delhi: Amid rising concerns over land subsidence phenomenon taking place in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath town, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will hold a high-level meeting on Sunday. P K Mishra, the Principal…
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Uttarakhand: 600 families to be evacuated from ‘sinking’ Joshimath town
Joshimath: After a temple collapsed in Singdhar ward of the Himalayan town of Joshimath on Friday evening, alarming residents living under constant fear of a major disaster in the offing, chief minister…
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‘50000 people can’t be uprooted in a week’: SC stays Haldwani eviction
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the planned eviction of the railways from ‘encroached’ land in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday, saying a workable solution must be devised. The Supreme Court stated in…
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Haldwani eviction case: Residents stage dharna, offer prayers ahead of SC hearing
Haldwani: Residents of Banbhoolpura in Haldwani facing eviction in compliance with a high court order sat on a dharna in front of a mosque here on Thursday. The protesters, which included a…
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Haldwani residents rage; ask why voter IDs were given for railway land
“Do you see that school there?” a resident points at a government school named “Rajkiya Prathmik Vidhyalay”. “My father studied there as a child. He died at the age of 80. This…
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Uttarakhand court hears plea for narco, polygraph tests for Ankita murder accused
Kotdwar: A local court on Tuesday heard a petition seeking its permission to conduct narco and polygraph tests of the accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Judicial Magistrate (first class) Bhavna…
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Uttarakhand: Haldwani residents approach SC on removal of encroachments
Dehradun: Residents of Banbhoolpura area in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Monday moved the Supreme Court against a recent high court order for the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in the town. Led…
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Rishabh Pant reveals reason behind accident as Dhami calls
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met cricketer Rishabh Pant at Max Hospital in Dehradun on Sunday. The 25-year-old cricketer had met an accident after his Mercedes car lost control while…
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Driver, conductor who saved Pant’s life will be honoured: Uttarakhand CM
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said his government will honour the driver and conductor of the Haryana Roadways bus who came to the rescue of cricketer Rishabh Pant…
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Uttarakhand: Several protest removal of encroachments on rly land
Haldwani: Thousands of residents of Banbhoolpura area of Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district began a satyagraha on Wednesday to protest the removal of encroachments from railway land in compliance with a high court order. The Uttarakhand…
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Almora govt school faces probe into ‘caste discrimination’ during midday meal
Dehradun: Authorities on Wednesday began investigating allegations that Dalit and upper caste children sat in separate rows for the midday meal in a case of discrimination at a government school near Almora…
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Unlawful conversions: Uttarakhand villagers clash with organisers of event
Uttarkashi: Villagers clashed with organisers of an event attended by Christian clerics at Devdhung in Uttarkashi district, accusing them of unlawful conversion, officials said. The incident was reported on Friday, Sub Divisional Magistrate…
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Ankita Bhandari murder case: Uttarakhand police file 500-page charge sheet
Kotdwar/Dehradun: The Uttarakhand police has filed a charge sheet in the Ankita Bhandari murder case in a Kotdwar court against three accused, including the son of a former state BJP leader. In…
