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Rehabilitation of people affected in U`khand most imp: Vijay Bahuguna

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 19:23

Uttarakhand Chief Minsiter Vijay Bahuguna on Saturday expressed his gratitude to the Centre, Army and others for extending help during floods which ravaged the state in June, and pledged to bring the state back on the path of development as it celebrated its foundation day.

British royal couple begins India visit with Ganga aarti

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 08:09

British royal couple, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, began their nine-day trip of India by participating in the evening aarti ritual on the banks of the Ganges at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand.

British royal couple to visit Uttarakhand today amid high security

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 10:20

Elaborate security arrangements are in place in Dehradun and Rishikesh for Prince of Wales Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, who will begin their nine-day visit to India on Wednesday.

Portals of Kedarnath, Yamunotri closed for winter

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 16:10

Portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri, the two major chardham pilgrimage centres in Garhwal Himalayas, were closed to visitors on Tuesday for winters during which they become snowbound and inaccessible.

Bhairavnath temple near Kedarnath closed for winter

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 17:11

The sacred portals of Bhairavnath temple near Kedarnath in Garhwal Himalayas were closed on Saturday for winter amid chanting of vedic hymns and a mild snowfall.

Congress opposing Lokayukta Act to `perpetuate corruption`: BJP

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 16:50

The ruling Congress`s opposition to the Lokayukta Act proves that all it wants to do is to "perpetuate corruption" in the state, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and BJP leader BC Khanduri, said on Saturday.

BJP leaders demand withdrawal of case against party MLA

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 21:42

A delegation of senior BJP leaders on Friday met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, demanding withdrawal of a case against party MLA Rajkumar Thukral in connection with the 2011 communal riots in Rudrapur.

Pass marks enough for minority students to get scholarship

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 18:43

The Uttarakhand government on Friday extended scholarship to all minority community students who secure pass marks, removing the earlier criterion of 50 per cent marks for availing the benefits.

Dehradun court sentences man to death for rape, murders

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 18:11

A local court has sentenced a man to gallows for raping a girl and later killing her along with her grandmother in Haridwar district.

102 claims related to calamity settled by New India Insurance

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 20:46

New India Insurance Company has so far settled 102 claims out of a total of 217 related to Uttarakhand calamity by disbursing Rs 2.90 crore to beneficiaries.