Uttrakhand

Minibus falls into gorge in Rishikesh-Chamba highway, 4 killed

Two persons were killed and four injured when a minibus fell into a gorge on Rishikesh-Chamba highway in Narendra Nagar area here, police said on Saturday.

Jul 23, 2016, 19:26 PM IST

Poet's statue lying abandoned causing outrage: Jayalalithaa to Narendra Modi

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for installation of a statue of Tamil saint poet Tiruvalluvar in Haridwar.

Jul 20, 2016, 16:33 PM IST

Congress to attack government over Arunachal, Uttrakhand, failed NSG bid

Buoyed by the restoration of its governments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Congress on Sunday said it will target the Modi dispensation for "using all tricks" to destabilise opposition ruled states which no longer trusted the Centre.

Jul 17, 2016, 19:33 PM IST

Monsoon session to begin tomorrow, Opposition parties to corner govt on Arunachal, Kashmir issues

The Opposition would seek to corner the government for its "attempts to destabilise" states ruled by it and the Kashmir unrest in the Monsoon Session of Parliament from tomorrow, but also support the GST Bill which Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said was of "national importance".

Jul 17, 2016, 16:37 PM IST

Heavy rains lash most parts of Uttarakhand, normal life hit

Heavy rains lashed most parts of Uttarakhand, affecting normal life and disrupting pilgrimage to Badrinath.

Jul 16, 2016, 14:27 PM IST

Kejriwal writes to PM pressing for Chaturvedi's posting as OSD

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Prime Minister pressing for deputing Sanjiv Chaturvedi as his OSD in "larger public interest" and said he was "surprised" by the rejection of his request by the Centre which "never properly utilised" the IFS officer's services.

Jul 11, 2016, 17:52 PM IST

Cloudburst toll rises to 14 in Uttarakhand, many rivers in spate

Ten rivers and rivulets were in spate across the state and traffic disrupted on several routes due to landslides.

Jul 02, 2016, 14:07 PM IST

Uttrakhand needs Rs 3000 crore to make recovery: Harish Rawat

Rawat said he was trying to convey his feelings to PM Modi, who will have to play the role of an elder brother to bail out Uttarakhand from drought like conditions.

May 16, 2016, 22:25 PM IST

RSS deflecting attention on real issues by raising nationalism debate: Jyotiraditya Scindia

A senior Congress leader on Sunday accused RSS of diverting attention of people from real issues by "igniting" debates on 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' chanting, days after a senior Sangh functionary said 'Vande Mataram' was the real national anthem if one considered the true meaning.

Apr 04, 2016, 09:13 AM IST

Uttrakhand Congress to take out padyatra against Centre from Monday

The party will protest against the "undemocratic" methods the BJP-led central government adopted to "plot" the toppling of democratically-elected Congress governments, a party functionary said.

Apr 02, 2016, 21:41 PM IST