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Tension grips Haridwar village after man’s blood found on shivling

Updated on Dec 02, 2024 05:05 PM IST

An FIR was registered under section 298 (injuring or defiling place of worship, with an intent to insult the religion) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The temple in Haridwar where the controversy broke out. (Sourced photo)

ByHT Correspondent

‘Remove’ 50-year-old mosque, says Uttarakhand mahapanchayat

The mahapanchayat comes amid increasing communal tensions and rising anti-minority incidents in Uttarakhand.

Security personnel deployed in view of the 'Mahapanchayat' called by Hindu organisations demanding the removal of a mosque in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, on December 1. (PTI Photo)

Published on Dec 02, 2024 10:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Dehradun

Uttarakhand: Leopard responsible for death of 3 children killed in Tehri Garhwal

Shooters successfully neutralised the man-eater leopard as the big cat had killed three children in the last four months, officials said

A postmortem of the leopard will be carried out before the carcass is burned by forest officials. (Representative file photo)

Published on Nov 27, 2024 04:39 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Former Uttarakhand Kranti Dal chief among 3 killed in Dehradun road accident

Trivendra Singh Panwar was hit when he was getting into his car outside the Forest View Hotel on Dehradun Road after attending a function

The other two deceased were identified by the police as Gurjeet Singh (36), a Rishikesh resident, and Jatin (23), a resident of Delhi. (Videograb)

Published on Nov 25, 2024 05:20 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Panchkula DC orders strict action against panchayats complicit in illegal sand mining

Highlighting the issue of pollution, Gupta underlined that no vehicle is allowed to operate without properly covering the cargo bed, and overloaded vehicles will not be tolerated

In a strict warning, DC Monica Gupta said any mining on panchayats’ land, without proper information from village head or secretary, would suggest their collusion in illegal activities (HT File Photo)

Updated on Nov 20, 2024 08:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Char Dham yatra pilgrim influx sees drop of nearly 8 lakh devotees

Last year, the Char Dham yatra, which concluded on November 18, broke all previous records with pilgrim influx crossing the 5.6 million-mark

Out of 48,11,279 pilgrims who visited Char Dham shrines, 14,35,341 visited Badrinath. (HT sourced photo)

Published on Nov 18, 2024 05:49 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Dehradun crash: Alcohol link unclear, but internet warns against drunk driving

Dehradun accident claimed six lives; alcohol link unclear. Internet urged caution against drunk driving, sparking widespread discussions on road safety.

People gather around the car that got mangled after it hit a container, in Dehradun on Monday. (ANI)

Published on Nov 16, 2024 02:31 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

Uttarakhand: Four people killed in road accident near Roorkee

The accident occurred around Thursday midnight when the four were on their way from Meerut to attend a wedding in Roorkee.

Published on Nov 15, 2024 01:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Almora bus accident: Death toll rises to 38 after two succumb to injuries

The bus, carrying people returning to work after the Diwali break, was headed from Dhumakot in Pauri Garhwal district to Ramnagar in Nainital, roughly 72km away

Two people who were receiving treatment at AIIMS Rishikesh succumbed to injuries on Monday. (PTI photo)

Published on Nov 12, 2024 04:37 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarkashi mosque protests: BJP MLA extends support, asks police to withdraw charges

The Uttarkashi police on October 24 booked over 200 people, including members of Hindu right-wing organisations, for the alleged violence during the protest march against the mosque.

Gangotri BJP MLA Suresh Chauhan. (File Photo)

Published on Oct 30, 2024 03:27 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Communal tension grips Pauri Garhwal after minor girl goes missing

Soon after the news of the girl’s disappearance spread in the area, some members of Hindu organisations held a protest in the town.

Published on Oct 30, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarkashi: FIR books 200 people for attack on police during rally for demolition of mosque

The Uttarkashi administration is yet to make any arrests for the violence during Thursday’s protest rally

The Uttarkashi police rejected claims that Muslims threw stones at the rally during the protest

Updated on Oct 25, 2024 05:39 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand: Police arrest vehicle theft gang members after encounter in Dehradun

The accused, a resident of Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh and a member of an interstate vehicle theft gang, sustained a bullet injury in the right leg.

The accused in police custody. (Sourced photo)

Updated on Oct 23, 2024 04:51 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Committee to frame Uttarakhand’s UCC rules submits report to Pushkar Singh Dhami

Submission of the draft rules for UCC to the state government paves the way for its implementation in Uttarakhand

The nine-member government appointed committee headed by former chief secretary Shatrughna Singh handed over the document to Dhami at the secretariat (Screengrab)

Updated on Oct 18, 2024 02:56 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

22-year-old guard at LBSNAA Mussoorie found dead, suicide suspected

Arvind Chaudhary, police station in charge of Mussoorie, said the 22-year-old man is suspected to have died by suicide

The Mussoorie police said the man, who was found dead on Thursday, lived alone in the apartment. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Oct 17, 2024 05:18 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chopper carrying CEC Rajiv Kumar makes emergency landing in Uttarakhand

The chopper, on its way to Milam glacier, made the emergency landing at Ralam village at around 1.30 pm due to bad weather

Pithoragarh district magistrate said they are waiting for the weather to improve so the CEC can be brought back to Munsiyari. (Representational image)

Published on Oct 16, 2024 05:17 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand: Hemkund Sahib portals closed for winter months

1,83,722 devotees visited Hemkund Sahib this year and 1,77,463 pilgrims visited the gurudwara last year

The famous Sikh shrine stands at a height of about 16,000 feet above the sea level. (HT sourced photo)

Published on Oct 10, 2024 05:55 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand SDRF rescues 4 foreign tourists from Neelkanth trek in Chamoli

This comes days after two foreign mountaineers, who were stranded at an altitude of over 6,015 metres for three days during an expedition to Chaukhamba-3 peak, were rescued on Sunday

The tourists were identified as Joseph (56), a resident of Spain, and Paulo, Rodrigo, and Danilo, residents of Brazil.

Published on Oct 09, 2024 03:44 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

IAF choppers rescue 2 foreign women mountaineers stranded near Chaukhamba-3 peak

The two foreign woman mountaineers were stranded during their expedition to Chaukhamba-3 peak after their equipment and bags slipped into a gorge

The two mountaineers were identified as Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the United States and Fay Jane Manners from the United Kingdom.

Published on Oct 06, 2024 12:16 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

1968 IAF plane crash: Sepoy Singh’s wife waited for him until her death, says son

The army’s Dogra Scouts recovered the bodies of four personnel, killed in the 1968 IAF plane crash, from the Dhaka glacier area at a height of almost 16,000 feet, on Monday

Basanti Devi, the wife of Sepoy Narayan Singh. (File Photo)

Published on Oct 02, 2024 07:40 PM IST

ByAmit Bathla

Stung by wasps, father-son duo die in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal

Forty-seven-yaer-old Sunderlal, along with his son eight-year-old son Abhishek had gone to a forest to graze their cows when they were attacked by wasps on Sunday

This is the second such incident in Uttarakhand this year. (Representational image)

Published on Sep 30, 2024 06:48 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Communal tension erupts in Dehradun over interfaith ‘couple’

Members of both communities pelted stones at each other, vandalised parked vehicles outside the railway station and hurled communal slurs, according to the police.

Dehradun SSP, along with senior police officials, at the Dehradun railway station on Thursday night. (HT Photo)

Published on Sep 27, 2024 05:31 PM IST

ByAmit Bathla

202 deaths during Char Dham yatra so far, 93 from Kedarnath: State govt data

Of the 202 pilgrim deaths, 93 deaths, the highest, were reported from Kedarnath Dham, followed by 52 in Badrinath Dham, 38 in Yamunotri Dham and 15 in Gangotri Dham

So far, 3.7 million pilgrims have visited Char Dham shrines. (PTI file photo)

Published on Sep 26, 2024 04:53 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand: 1 killed, 13 rescued after vehicle with pilgrims plunges into Rudraprayag gorge

The SDRF team conducted a joint rescue operation along with the district police and rescued 12 adults and one child.

SDRF and NDRF teams at the accident site near Gaurikund in Rudraprayag district. (HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 25, 2024 04:44 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand: Over 20 cops launch manhunt to nab rape-accused former BJP leader

Mukesh Bora, a former administrator at the Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation, is accused of raping a 36-year-old woman and molesting her 12-year-old daughter.

Published on Sep 23, 2024 04:20 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarkashi district mosque built on registered land, not illegal: Official

The Sanyukt Sanatan Dharam Rakshak Sangh -- submitted a memorandum to Uttarkashi district magistrate on Sept 9 demanding its demolition.

Uttarkashi DM said they have constituted a committee for inspection of the land records pertaining to the mosque. (Representative file photo)

Published on Sep 11, 2024 06:11 PM IST

ByAmit Bathla

Uttarakhand: Prohibitory orders issued in Nandanagar over molestation incident

The prohibitory orders issued by Chamoli sub divisional magistrate (SDM) Rajkumar Pandey stated that vandalism was carried out by anti-social elements on September 1 and 2 in the town

An FIR has already been filed against 500 unidentified people for their role in their alleged violence on Monday. (Representative file photo)

Updated on Sep 03, 2024 04:44 PM IST

ByAmit Bathla

Uttarakhand police book over 300 unidentified men for Chamoli violence

The FIR said the attack lasted for around 12 hours and some people in the crowd were carrying sticks, iron pipes, and axes

The FIR said the protestors vandalised shops belonging to members of a particular community. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 02, 2024 05:11 PM IST

ByAmit Bathla

Uttarakhand BJP leader held for allegedly sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

Bhagwat Singh Bora, block chief from Almora district, was arrested on Saturday night, said senior superintendent of police (SSP) Devendra Pincha.

Updated on Sep 01, 2024 05:38 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chopper being airlifted for repair by MI-17 helicopter crashes in Rudraprayag

The helicopter, which belonged to Kestrel Aviation, was carrying six pilgrims when it made an emergency landing due to a technical snag near the helipad in Kedarnath shrine on May 24

Updated on Aug 31, 2024 11:29 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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An FIR was registered under section 298 (injuring or defiling place of worship, with an intent to insult the religion) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The mahapanchayat comes amid increasing communal tensions and rising anti-minority incidents in Uttarakhand.

Shooters successfully neutralised the man-eater leopard as the big cat had killed three children in the last four months, officials said

Trivendra Singh Panwar was hit when he was getting into his car outside the Forest View Hotel on Dehradun Road after attending a function

Highlighting the issue of pollution, Gupta underlined that no vehicle is allowed to operate without properly covering the cargo bed, and overloaded vehicles will not be tolerated

Last year, the Char Dham yatra, which concluded on November 18, broke all previous records with pilgrim influx crossing the 5.6 million-mark

Dehradun accident claimed six lives; alcohol link unclear. Internet urged caution against drunk driving, sparking widespread discussions on road safety.

The accident occurred around Thursday midnight when the four were on their way from Meerut to attend a wedding in Roorkee.

The bus, carrying people returning to work after the Diwali break, was headed from Dhumakot in Pauri Garhwal district to Ramnagar in Nainital, roughly 72km away

The Uttarkashi police on October 24 booked over 200 people, including members of Hindu right-wing organisations, for the alleged violence during the protest march against the mosque.

Soon after the news of the girl’s disappearance spread in the area, some members of Hindu organisations held a protest in the town.

The Uttarkashi administration is yet to make any arrests for the violence during Thursday’s protest rally

The accused, a resident of Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh and a member of an interstate vehicle theft gang, sustained a bullet injury in the right leg.

Submission of the draft rules for UCC to the state government paves the way for its implementation in Uttarakhand

Arvind Chaudhary, police station in charge of Mussoorie, said the 22-year-old man is suspected to have died by suicide

The chopper, on its way to Milam glacier, made the emergency landing at Ralam village at around 1.30 pm due to bad weather

1,83,722 devotees visited Hemkund Sahib this year and 1,77,463 pilgrims visited the gurudwara last year

This comes days after two foreign mountaineers, who were stranded at an altitude of over 6,015 metres for three days during an expedition to Chaukhamba-3 peak, were rescued on Sunday

The two foreign woman mountaineers were stranded during their expedition to Chaukhamba-3 peak after their equipment and bags slipped into a gorge

The army’s Dogra Scouts recovered the bodies of four personnel, killed in the 1968 IAF plane crash, from the Dhaka glacier area at a height of almost 16,000 feet, on Monday

Forty-seven-yaer-old Sunderlal, along with his son eight-year-old son Abhishek had gone to a forest to graze their cows when they were attacked by wasps on Sunday

Members of both communities pelted stones at each other, vandalised parked vehicles outside the railway station and hurled communal slurs, according to the police.

Of the 202 pilgrim deaths, 93 deaths, the highest, were reported from Kedarnath Dham, followed by 52 in Badrinath Dham, 38 in Yamunotri Dham and 15 in Gangotri Dham

The SDRF team conducted a joint rescue operation along with the district police and rescued 12 adults and one child.

Mukesh Bora, a former administrator at the Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation, is accused of raping a 36-year-old woman and molesting her 12-year-old daughter.

The Sanyukt Sanatan Dharam Rakshak Sangh -- submitted a memorandum to Uttarkashi district magistrate on Sept 9 demanding its demolition.

The prohibitory orders issued by Chamoli sub divisional magistrate (SDM) Rajkumar Pandey stated that vandalism was carried out by anti-social elements on September 1 and 2 in the town

The FIR said the attack lasted for around 12 hours and some people in the crowd were carrying sticks, iron pipes, and axes

Bhagwat Singh Bora, block chief from Almora district, was arrested on Saturday night, said senior superintendent of police (SSP) Devendra Pincha.

The helicopter, which belonged to Kestrel Aviation, was carrying six pilgrims when it made an emergency landing due to a technical snag near the helipad in Kedarnath shrine on May 24

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