Dehradun : Rains received during the past 24 hours have broken all past records in Uttarakhand and as expected have spelt doom and chaos. At least 10 persons have been killed and many more feared missing, as houses and hotels have been brought down and vehicles swept away by the [...]

Dehra Dun : The state forest department staff, right from the time when the region was part of Uttar Pradesh till today when it is part of Uttarakhand, the state government planners from years back to now who slowly but surely got rid of the corridors used by the wildlife [...]

Dehradun : Uttarakhand governor Dr Aziz Qureshi had expressed his reservations on the arrangements of the ‘char dhaam’ yatra even before it had started. The onset of the monsoons, which has been over a fortnight earlier this time, has only confirmed this as the pilgrims to the four major shrines [...]

Dehradun : Even as the residents of the villages in and around the Kedarnath shrine one of the holiest Hindu temples at a height of 3584 metres and a popular destination for Hindu pilgrims from all over the world are against the helicopter ferry being provided by private operators, vested interests [...]

Dehradun : The four famous shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamnotri and Gangotri high on a Hindu’s pilgrim wish list are located here. The rapids of the Ganga near Rishikesh are considered the best for river rafting, the ski slopes at Auli are considered to be the longest in the world, [...]