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Internal bickering in Uttarakhand Congress comes to fore again

DEHRADUN: Internal bickering in Congress came to the fore again on Friday as former chief minister Harish Rawat and his bete-noire within the party, six-time MLA Pritam Singh, engaged in a banter over the responsibility of the state assembly poll debacle.

The Times of India · Jul 1, 2022

Uttarakhand: Falling boulders kill Rajasthan pilgrim in Sonprayag, 3 others injured

DEHRADUN: A 50-year-old pilgrim from Rajasthan was killed and three other devotees, hailing from Gujarat, Haryana and Nepal, were injured after they were hit by falling boulders in Sonprayag of Rudraprayag district on Thursday. A team of State Disaster Response Force rushed to the spot for relief and rescue operation,…

The Times of India · Jul 1, 2022

Uttarakhand: At 13,500 ft, Hemkund helipad threatens biodiversity, say locals

DEHRADUN: A high-altitude helipad being constructed in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve's (NDBR) buffer zone, near the Hemkund Sahib gurdwara in Garhwal Himalayas, has begun to face sustained protests from villagers who say that plying of choppers to ferry pilgrims would disturb wildlife and harm the extremely sensitive topography of the…

The Times of India · Jul 1, 2022

Braveheart beats paralysis to realise his Army dream

DEHRADUN: Baba Danish Langer (21), of Jammu, had always dreamt of joining the Army. But a paralytic attack in 2017, triggered by Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) — that is caused by viral or bacterial infection and is treated mainly by blood transfusions — almost buried his hopes. However, he was…

The Times of India · Jun 11, 2022

Uttarakhand: Driver was speeding, jumped off bus before crash that killed 25 Yamunotri pilgrims

DEHRADUN: Initial probe findings into Sunday's tragic Uttarkashi bus accident has revealed, according to police officers involved in the investigation, that the 46-year-old driver of the ill-fated vehicle that crashed into a deep gorge killing 26 pilgrims in it, was "overspeeding". Also that the driver "probably jumped off when he…

The Times of India · Jun 7, 2022

Uttarakhand: ‘Mismanagement’ at the Dehradun hospital troubling patients

DEHRADUN: In the past few weeks, a number of patients have complained of “mismanagement” and “neglect” in several departments, particularly the gynaecology ward, at the Government Doon Medical College and Hospital (GDMCH).

The Times of India · Jun 5, 2022

IIT-Delhi student becomes ‘world's top coder’, cracks biggest coding contest, wins $10,000

DEHRADUN: Kalash Gupta, a third-year computer science student at IIT Delhi got the coveted 'World's Best Coder' title along with a prize money of $10,000 by emerging on the top of the list of over 1 lakh coders from 87 countries who participated in the tenth season of Code Vita,…

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

90 Char Dham pilgrims died in 2019; this year, 108 in just 27 days

DEHRADUN: Consider this: 108 pilgrims dead in less than a month since the Char Dham yatra began on May 3 this year; 90 deaths recorded during the entire six-month period of the pilgrimage in 2019; 102 deaths in 2018 (whole season); 112 in 2017. The figure for 2020 and 2021…

The Times of India · May 30, 2022

5-member committee set up to implement Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government on Friday constituted a five-member committee to be led by a former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai, to prepare a draft proposal for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the hill state. It will also include Justice Permod Kohli (retired), social…

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

Ex-Uttarakhand minister Rajendra Bahuguna climbs water tank, shoots himself dead

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand roadways union leader, Rajendra Bahuguna, 59, who was accused by his daughter-in-law of molesting his granddaughter three days ago, climbed on a water tank on Wednesday and shot himself dead as police and passersby watched in horror. Bahuguna was associated with the Congress and was even given the…

The Times of India · May 26, 2022