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The government has approved projects worth about Rs 450 crore under 'Swadesh Darshan' scheme for five states. The scheme was launched with an objective to develop 13 theme-based tourist circuits in the country and the approval for five was given in a meeting of the central sanctioning and monitoring committee (CSMC). "The CSMC for the Swadesh Darshan Scheme has approved projects...

Congress party in Uttarakhand will seek answers from the BJP Govt in Center for allegedly meting out step-motherly treatment to the hill state and inflicting on it the “wound of defection”, during its ‘Satat Vikas Sankalpa Yatra’ starting September 10. During the first phase of the Yatra being launched from Haridwar, the party will “seek explanation” from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly belying his pre-poll promises...

The Ayurveda niche Aggregator Ramdev Baba is keen interested in opening an educational institution by the end of 2017. The following Patanjali Institute might focus on research related subjects, especially for breeding cows, thus possessing a state-of-the-art infrastructure in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. In a recent event, the Yoga-guru opinionated as it was high time now that “mothers” got all their due...

Eight people were killed and 20 others injured on Tuesday Till 16:25 HRS after the bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in Tyuni area. According to latest media reports, six people died on the spot while four others died at the hospital Till 18:30 HRS. The private bus fell into a 200-metre deep gorge near Daragarh, killing...

When you drive from Dehradun to Mussoorie on the foothill of the Himalayas, even on a clear sunny day you may miss this school nestled against the grandeur of the Himalayan foothills. But not many know that the valley is home to the oldest school for the blinds it’s only when you push open the small Iron Gate that...

Hundred prisoners went on a hunger strike at the Haridwar district jail on Tuesday demanding release of 57 inmates who had already served 14 years of their life imprisonment sentences prompting jail administration to issue notices to them asking to end their stir. The jail superintendent informed the state government and the Inspector General (prisons) about the prevailing situation where...

The Lotus Of Brahma: The names of this magical flower can be translated to mean, 'the lotus of Bramha'. Lord Brahma, the creator of the Universe, is always depicted as sitting on a huge lotus and holding one in his hand. Another name for Lord Brahma is Kanja or the one born out of the water. So, schools of...

Team of more than 80-85 peoples from the lower Johar valley villages will start a journey to the Himalayan glacier of Hiramani today, To collect the very rare White Lotus (Brahma Kamal) flower to offer it to Goddess Nanda Devi, The idols of which are established in every village of the area. Brahma Kamal is a flower of Uttarakhand...

DEHRADUN: After facing much humiliation following the escape of notorious criminal Amit Malik alias Bhura on December 15, 2015, Uttarakhand police have initiated a number of steps to ensure such acts are not repeated. The latest step in this regard is the acquiring of a modified vehicle to take notorious criminals from jails for court hearings. The modified vehicle has...

Haldwani: Nainital Police have arrested the domestic help who was absconding after murder of Uma Kansal, wife of one of the leading chemists of Haldwani, which had sent shock-waves throughout the region. The gory act of murder was caught in the CCTV camera placed inside the house. Police arrested the domestic help Santosh from the Indira Nagar area of...