Five minor boys aged between 9 and 14 have been taken into custody by police and sent to juvenile correction home for allegedly gang-raping an eight year old girl in Dehradun. The shocking incident took place on July 12 (Thursday). The case came to light when the girl’s family lodged a complaint with police on […]
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45 killed, many injured as bus falls in gorge in Uttarakhand
Dehradun : At least 45 people were killed after a bus fell into a 60-metre gorge in Uttarakhand on Sunday, police said. According to the police, the accident took place at about 9 a.m., near the Queens Bridge on the Pipli-Bhaun road when the driver lost control of the 28-seater bus which was headed to […]
Train kills elephant in Uttarakhand
Dehradun : A female elephant was found dead in the Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand on Tuesday after being run over by a train, a forest official said. Officials told IANS that a group of 17 elephants was crossing the rail tracks when the high-speed Dehradun-Kathgodam Express was passing by. While foresters tried to alert […]
Suspected ISI operative arrested from Uttarakhand
Lucknow : A suspected ISI operative, working as a cook with a senior army officer has been arrested in a joint-operation by police and army, officials said on Thursday. The accused Ramesh Singh was picked up by the UP and Uttarakhand police teams from Didihat in Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, Inspector General (IG) of the UP […]
Heavy snowfall on Uttarakhand hills
Dehradun : Heavy snowfall was reported on Thursday from the hilly tracts of Uttarakhand, including Hemkund Saheb, Badrinath and Kedarnath. This has lead to a dip in the mercury. At other places, especially the plains the temperature has increased to warm which was normal, the Met said. The sudden snow has not really disrupted the […]
Snow likely in Uttarakhand as mercury dips further
Dehradun, Jan 2 (IANS) Extreme cold weather conditions continue to prevail in the hill state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, as the mercury dropped in most hilly areas. Fog was reported from many places though the cold wave has abated in the plains. The regional met office predicted that the cold conditions would intensify on Wednesday. […]
Quake in Uttarakhand, third this month
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A slight tremor measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shook the hill state of Uttarakhand on Thursday, the IMD said. No loss of life or property was reported from anywhere. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the tremors categorised as “slight” were felt at the border of Rudraprayag and […]