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Uttarakhand HC imposes Rs 50,000 fine on Facebook for not replying to notice
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Facebook for not replying to its notice in connection with the alleged misuse of the platform by some…
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5,580 AIDS patients currently registered in Uttarakhand: Health Min
Dehradun: There are 5,580 AIDS patients registered in Uttarakhand at present and the HIV infection rate in the state has been reduced to 0.24 per cent, Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat said on…
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Man’s resolve to recharge groundwater pays off, 3,500 water bodies dug in 7 months
Dehradun: In May, Dwarika Prasad Semwal started going door to door in Chamkot village in Uttarakhand, convincing people to dig pits near their homes to store rainwater. Seven months on, his perseverance…
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Uttarakhand Waqf Board to modernise madrassas, implement dress code, NCERT books
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government is planning to rejuvenate the madrassas and various steps are being taken for their modernisation in the state, Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams said on Thursday. Shams said…
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Uttarakhand: Accused of sending lewd messages to girls, absconding professor held
Haridwar: The Haridwar police arrested an absconding professor accused of sending obscene text messages to girl students, police said on Saturday. On November 17, a complaint was lodged by the Principal of…
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Ankita Bhandari’s parents stage dharna to press for CBI probe into her killing
Dehradun: The parents of Ankita Bhandari on Tuesday held a protest in Rishikesh to demand a CBI probe into her killing. Ankita, who worked as a receptionist at Vanantara resort near Rishikesh,…
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Lawyers protest against shifting of Uttarakhand HC, burn govt’s effigy
Nainital: A number of advocates on Thursday protested here against the state cabinet’s in-principle nod to shift the Uttarakhand High Court out of the hill town and burnt an effigy of the…
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Uttarakhand forest officer booked for killing tigress instead of using tranquiliser
A tigress was shot dead on November 14 by the Uttarakhand forest department after it strayed away into a marketplace. The wild cat was allegedly shot by a service rifle. The tigress…
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Ban on five products of Ramdev’s firm revoked
Dehradun: An order asking Yoga guru Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy to stop the production of five medicines for diabetes, blood pressure, goitre, glaucoma and high cholesterol has been revoked by the Uttarakhand Ayurveda…
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Hate speeches: SC discharges Uttarakhand govt, DGP from contempt plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday discharged the Uttarakhand government and the police chief from a list of parties in a contempt plea filed by activist Tushar Gandhi pertaining to alleged…
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Uttarakhand: Baba Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy asked to stop production of 5 medicines
Following reports that Uttarakhand authorities had asked Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Divya Pharmacy to halt the production of five of its products, the company denied receiving any notice of such and…
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Uniform Civil Code not linked to polls; will implement it: Uttarakhand CM Dhami
New Delhi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday rejected Opposition allegations that the BJP uses the issue of a uniform civil code as a tool to polarise voters ahead of…
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Question paper leak case: STF to move Uttarakhand HC against bail to accused
Dehradun: The Special Task Force (STF) will appeal in Uttarakhand High Court against trial court order granting bail to accused in the question paper leak of the graduate level examination conducted by…
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Saudi Aramco exec detained in India for carrying satellite phone
New Delhi: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company’s senior executive was arrested in India in July for carrying a satellite phone without permission from authorities while on…
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Number of snow leopards crosses 100 in Uttarakhand
Rishikesh: The number of snow leopards has increased to 121 in Uttarakhand, according to the latest census. State’s Chief Wildlife Warden Samir Sinha said the 2022 snow leopard census was conducted on the…
