uttarakhand

New Delhi, March 2 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with Zou Jiayi, the newly appointed President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), on Monday, and emphasized the need to increase investments in member countries.Both leaders discussed strengthening the India-AIIB...

Mumbai, March 2 Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) announced on Monday the opening of the 100-key Gateway Dehradun, marking the debut of its Gateway brand in Uttarakhand's capital city."We are pleased to bring the Gateway brand to Uttarakhand with the opening of Gateway Dehradun. As it continues to...

New Delhi, March 2 – Festive celebrations marked Holi at BJP offices across several states on Monday, with senior leaders participating in Holi Milan events and extending greetings to party workers and citizens.In the national capital, a Holi Milan event was organized at the Delhi BJP state...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with the new President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Zou Jiayi, in New Delhi today. During the meeting, both sides discussed strengthening the partnership between India and AIIB. In a social media post, the Ministry of Finance...

Dehradun, March 1 Police have arrested four men in connection with a crash in the Rajpur Road area here that resulted in the death of a bike taxi passenger, officials said on Sunday.The accused have been identified as Pranjal Ramola (22), Abhishek Badoni (21), and Lokendra alias Lokesh...

Nainital, March 1 A major fire on Sunday completely destroyed a building from the British era in Nainital, Uttarakhand, although police reported that there were no casualties or injuries in the incident.According to police, the Glenmore building in Ward Number 7 was completely destroyed by the...

Dehradun, March 1 – A women's Self-Help Group (SHG) in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, is in the spotlight for producing herbal colours for the Holi festival – an organic choice they made some time ago, and which has since gained support and recognition from the local community, both in their village...

Saharanpur (UP), March 1 Police have arrested four people for allegedly conspiring to fake the death of one of them by killing his debtor and burning the body inside a car here, officials said on Sunday.The accused have been identified as Arjun, Robin, and Vijay Sagar, residents of Biharigarh...

Pithoragarh, March 1 In view of the elections in Nepal on March 5, the administration in Uttarakhand's border districts of Pithoragarh and Champawat has decided to close the border between the two countries for 72 hours from Monday, officials said.Pithoragarh District Magistrate (DM) Ashish...

Gurugram, February 28 An employee of a private company died after falling from the fifth floor of a building in the Ullawas village, under the Sector 65 police station area, police said on Saturday.Police said that there was a liquor bottle on the roof, and it is suspected that the man was...

Pauri (Uttarakhand), February 28 BJP MP Anil Baluni visited Dhoor, a "ghost village" in his Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand, on Saturday, and celebrated Holi with a few families still living there. They were joined by many former residents who returned from distant cities on the...

Dehradun, February 27 Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected the construction of Uttarakhand's first women's sports college in the Chamanya district, which is being built at a cost of ₹256 crore.During his visit to the Lohaghat area, the chief minister directed officials to ensure that...

Thane, February 27 The daughter of an auto-rickshaw driver in Dombivali, Thane district, has approached the police, claiming that unauthorized transactions amounting to Rs 2.6 crore were made in bank accounts opened in her name.Nidhi Tiwari, a Master's student at a prominent college in Kalyan...

Chamoli, February 27 – The women residing in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district are writing a new success story through their consistent and coordinated efforts in the fields of handicrafts and jute bag making.Many local women have joined this initiative, receiving...

Mumbai, February 27 – Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who is celebrating 11 years of his film ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, has spoken about his favourite scene from the film.On Friday, the actor shared a clip from the film on his Instagram. In the scene, Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar's...

Srinagar, February 27 Apple growers from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand will protest in Delhi next month against the proposed duty concession on US apples, in an effort to protect domestic growers from losses.India has granted a quota-based duty concession to the US on...

Nainital, February 26 The Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that a candidate who fails to claim the benefits of reservation during the selection process cannot later complain about being denied it.A single-judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari dismissed a petition challenging the selection...

Almora, February 26 Three people, including a woman and an 11-month-old child, were killed and five others were injured when their car fell into a gorge near Basauli in Almora district, Uttarakhand, on Thursday, police said.According to police, the incident occurred on the Almora-Takula motor...

Dehradun, February 26 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of "appeasement politics" on Thursday, claiming that Gandhi invites individuals to his "palace" when someone adds "Mohammad" to their name.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the...

Dehradun, February 26 Engineers from the three power corporations in Uttarakhand have warned of a mass resignation over the state government's attempt to eliminate the requirement of an engineering background for appointment as Managing Director.This development comes after Prakash Chandra...