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New Delhi: Caught by surprise when heavily armed men ambushed their convoy but quickly recovered, jawans of 22 Garhwal regiment fired more than 5,100 rounds to protect their wounded colleagues and forced the terrorists to retreat to the forested hills of Kathua, officials said.Two days after...

Dehradun: Chardham Yatra was temporarily suspended on Sunday in view of the weather department's prediction of heavy to very heavy rain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand on July 7-8.Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said that the decision to postpone the yatra has been taken for the...

Garhwal Divisional Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey issued an order in this regard late Saturday night and urged pilgrims en route to the temples to avoid moving ahead and stay where they are.He appealed to the pilgrims not to go beyond Rishikesh in view of the weather department's forecast...

On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat and Ramnagar MLA Diwan Singh Bisht were also present.Anil Baluni said in his address, "Under the respected leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are committed to make Garhwal a leading Lok Sabha constituency." He stressed the...

Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pandey visited the Garhwal Rifles Regimental Center here and reviewed the training activities.The Indian Army posted photographs of the Army Chief during the inspection on Saturday on its official 'X' handle...

New Delhi, BJP MP from Garhwal Anil Baluni raised the issue of frequent forest fires in the Himalayan states, especially Uttarakhand, in a meeting with NITI Aayog vice-chairman Suman Berry on Wednesday, and the damage caused by such incidents to the environment, wildlife. Underlined. and local...

Dehradun: BJP's Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah on Tuesday defeated Congress's Jot Singh Gunsola by 2,72,493 votes from Tehri Garhwal seat in Uttarakhand.This is the fourth consecutive time that the erstwhile Tehri royal family has won this seat.Shah is a three-time MP from Tehri Garhwal seat. He...

Counting of votes for five Lok Sabha seats of Dehradun, Uttarakhand began on Tuesday amid tight security.Election officials said the counting process began at 8 am as per the schedule at all the centres.All five seats in Uttarakhand are held by the BJP, which won the state in the 2014 and...

New Delhi: Sribhoomi FC and Neeta Football Academy have secured promotion to the Indian Women's League (IWL) after finishing first and second respectively in IWL-2 on a dramatic final day of the league.The former clinched the IWL 2 title with a 2-0 win over Pudhuvai Unicorns at the Dueler...

Sreebhoomi FC captured the IWL 2 title with a 2-0 win over Pudhuvai Unicorns at the Duler Stadium in Goa on Tuesday.On the final day, five teams – Sribhoomi FC, Neeta Football Academy, Garhwal United FC, Pudhuva Unicorns and FC Tuam were in the race to win the league.Both Sribhoomi and Neeta...

Dehradun: More than 50 pilgrims have died since the Chardham Yatra began in Uttarakhand on May 10, about a fortnight ago.At a press conference here on Friday, Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said, “So far 52 Chardham pilgrims have died, most of them due to heart attacks. Most of...

Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], Abhinav Kumar, Director General of Police (DGP) Uttarakhand conducted a surprise inspection of Bhadrakali check post during his visit to Garhwal today. During this, he inspected Gangotri Yamunotra Passenger Registration Check Center and Tourist Police Assistance...

The doors of Badrinath temple located in the Garhwal Himalayas in Dehradun, Uttarakhand were opened for devotees on Sunday after remaining closed during the winter season.With the opening of the doors of the temple, the Chardham Yatra of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri has...

Based on the mystical landscapes of Kumaon and Garhwal mandal, the upcoming film "Gadera" unfolds a tale of intrigue, thrill and ancient mysteries. Directed by Yogesh Vats, this cinematic masterpiece promises to take the audience on a captivating journey into the heart of British colonial India...

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Amid concerns over forest fire in Uttarakhand, the state forest department has taken strict action against 1 employees for negligence in controlling the fire, issuing show cause notices to two of them. 4 have been attached and 1 has been attached. The employees...

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Dense smoke from a massive forest fire spread over Srinagar in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, causing significant delays in aerial fire-fighting operations by the Indian Air Force (IAF), including IAF Mi-17 helicopters, which The water-dropping work, which...

Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], A forest fire spread in the Pauri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, killing a 65-year-old woman in her field while trying to douse the fire on Monday, according to officials, Pauri police in Uttarakhand. Forest fire brought under control The Air Force took up...

Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], As forest fires continue to rage in parts of Uttarakhand, Air Force helicopters are now carrying water from the Alaknand river and using it to flood Srikot forests in various parts of Pauri Garhwal district. Sprinkling. State Chief Secretary, Radha Raturi on...

Dehradun, Uttarakhand recorded a several-fold increase in fire incidents, including forest fires, during March-April compared to the same period in 2023, while some districts like Nainital recorded a more than seven-fold increase.Analysis of fire point images taken by NASA's Visible Infrared...

Dehradun: Voting percentage in all five parliamentary constituencies in Uttarakhand where voting was held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday has been revised to 55.89 per cent, almost five per cent lower than in the 2019 general elections.Voter turnout in Uttarakhand in...