Ration meant for flood-hit rotting in U`Khand godowns

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 13:55

While flood-hit people of Uttarakhand kept crying for succour, ration meant for them kept rotting in government godowns with villagers complaining that sacks full of foodgrain have been thrown in the Gori river.

2013 - the worst-ever year for Uttarakhand in history

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 11:30

2013 will remain embedded in the memory of the nation as the year which saw Uttarakhand suffer the worst natural calamity in its history - a deluge which left over a thousand dead and thousands missing and washed away countless villages, roads and bridges dealing a fatal blow to tourism, the mainstay of the hill state`s economy.

SDM suspended for not acting against illegal miners

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 16:40

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Vikasnagar was suspended after a report by the District Magistrate indicted him of not acting against illegal mining flourishing in the area.

Khanduri`s Lokayukta to be repealed: Congress

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 17:52

The ruling Congress in Uttarakhand said the Lokayukta Act enacted during the previous BJP regime in the state would be repealed.

Congress denies rumours about ousting Uttarakhand CM Bahuguna

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:50

Congress scotched rumours about a change of guard in Uttarakhand, terming it is no more than "media speculation".

Give BJP a chance to serve: Narendra Modi to Uttarakhand voters

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 19:17

BJP`s Dehradun rally — Accusing Congress government in Uttarakhand of inaction, Bharatiya Janata Party’s PM candidate Narendra Modi said Vijay Bahuguna could have better handled floods rescue ops.

Narendra Modi accuses Congress of double-talk on Lokpal issue

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:03

BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi`s advocacy of Lokpal Bill, saying if his heart really aches for it why Congress was not implementing Lokayukta Act brought in by the previous BJP government in Uttarakhand.

Security beefed up for Narendra Modi`s rally in Dehradun

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 21:36

Elaborate security arrangements have been made for BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi`s rally here on Sunday with over 600 security personnel to keep a vigil in and around the city.

Four killed as car falls into gorge in Dehradun

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 13:34

Four persons were killed and one was injured when a car in which they were travelling in fell into a gorge near Uragi village in Pauri district, the police said on Saturday.

Uttarakhand BJP planning big for Modi`s Dehradun rally

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 18:08

Uttarakhand BJP today claimed that BJP leader Narendra Modi`s December 15 rally in the city will be the "biggest ever in post Independence India".

Eleven fresh cases lodged against Baba Ramdev`s trust

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 14:41

Eleven fresh cases of stamp duty evasion have been registered by the Uttarakhand government against Ramdev`s Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust, spelling more trouble for the yoga guru.

Uttarakhand`s Additional Secretary (Home) arrested, sent to jail in rape case

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 00:13

Additional Secretary (Home) of Uttarakhand JP Joshi, who has been charged with raping a young woman on the pretext of providing her a government job, was on Tuesday arrested and remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a local court.