A state government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Friday submitted the document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The draft was handed over to the chief minister by the five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. A meeting of the state cabinet has …
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that very dense fog conditions are likely to continue to prevail over North India during next 4 days. IMD predicted severe cold day conditions likely to continue to prevail over North India during next 2 days and decrease in intensity thereafter. Light rainfall or snowfall is likely to …
Cold wave conditions, along with dense fog, continued to grip the north Indian states on Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting similar conditions over the region until January 27. As the cold wave continues in Delhi, people on Tuesday gathered around bonfires to stay warm. (HT File) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} On Tuesday, …
New videos have emerged on social media showing the before and after visuals of the electric vehicle accident in Uttarakhand, in which four people, including two forest rangers, were killed. The video shared by Chief Conservator of Forests Dr PM Dhakate shows the forest rangers and other passengers posing for the camera as they enjoyed …
The national capital continued to experience a cold spell, marking its coldest day this month as the minimum temperature plummeted to 5.3 degrees Celsius, as per Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) data, two notches below the seasonal average. This temperature is nearly akin to that of Nainital, Uttarakhand, a well-known hill station. Delhi recorded a maximum …
The police said four to five people are suspected to be involved. Dehradun: In a daring heist, a gang has used gas cutters to steal an entire ATM, containing cash worth lakhs, in an Uttarakhand town. A video shows the men taking turns running from the kiosk to their SUV and placing parts of the …
The over two-week-long strenuous operation to rescue 41 workers from the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand came to an alleviating end and the internet is all praises for Australian tunnelling expert Arnold Dix for providing all the technical support on the ground. International tunnelling expert Arnold Dix(PTI) Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green also …
As the quaint mountain town of Kotdwar in Uttarakhand was lighting up on Diwali day, Jaimal Singh Negi’s life descended into darkness. That afternoon, he received a call that said his vivacious younger brother, Gabbar Singh Negi, was trapped alongside 40 other men inside an under-construction tunnel in Silkyara. Distraught, the 63-year-old rushed to the …
These places are perfect for a romantic getaway. There are few affordable places, instead of Goa, where you can unwind together and enjoy a romantic getaway. The wedding season has begun in India. Many couples have already booked a destination for their honeymoon, but there are some who are yet to decide on a place …
New Delhi: The under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Barkot comes under the 880-km Char Dham project or Char Dham Pariyojana which bypassed environment impact assessment (EIA) after the project was divided in to several sdtretches that were small enough to not warrant EIA or environmental clearance.Experts said that if an EIA had been conducted for …