Wild elephant dies of hooch in Uttarakhand
byDehradun: Elephants in the forests of Uttarakhand have been known to fall to poachers, tusk smugglers, die of old age or in fight for…
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Migratory birds have started arriving in the wetlands of the Kashmir valley
bySrinagar: Heralding the arrival of winter, migratory birds have started arriving in the wetlands of the Kashmir valley from Siberia, eastern Europe, China and…
Badrinath shrine today closes for winters
byDehradun : The Badrinath shrine, one of the most important Hindu temples, located at a height of over 3500 metres in Uttarakhand, will close…
Uttarakhand hospital apathy – body decays in toilet
byDehradun : In an incident that should make the Uttarakhand government in general and the health department in particular hang down its head in…
Two key witness turn hostile – Virbhadra CD Case further weakened
byShimla: The corruption case slapped on former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh weakened further as two high profile prosecution witnesses…
Pakistan Army wants peace with India: Musharraf
byNew Delhi: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Saturday said that the Pakistan Army, widely seen as anti-India, was in favour of peace with New…
Uttarkhandis take to yatras to spread awareness
byDehradun: Environment and the rights of the hill people may be a burning issue, but two organisations here, Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO) and…
Postal ballots crucial in keenly contested Himachal poll
byShimla: After hectic campaigning to woo the electorate ahead of the Nov 4 assembly elections, prospective candidates are asking families of military and paramilitary personnel…
It is time for the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet, says exiled Tibetan PM
byDharamshala: “Tibetans in Tibet are doing all they can and by giving up their lives with the hope and belief that exiled Tibetans and…
Prosecution holds Mankotia partially hostile in Virbhadra CD case
byShimla: Prime witness Maj Vijay Singh Mankotia not being categorical in stating that the voice in a over two decade old recorded telephone conversation…