Sandeep Rawat

3 IIT Roorkee students get Rs 1.39 crore offers from Microsoft

Three engineering students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have been offered Rs1.39 crore annual salary packages by multinational technology giant Microsoft

Pakistani ‘zaireen’ pilgrims arrive at Roorkee amid tight security for annual Urs

A group of 152 Pakistani pilgrims on Friday arrived at Piran Kaliyar near Roorkee in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar for a week-long “Urs” at the Sabir Pak Dargah

Saint body trashes four-kid resolution for Hindus, says it is ‘non’practical’, ‘unacceptable’

Swami Gobind Giriji Maharaj of Bharat Mata Mandir in Haridwar had brought a resolution at Dharma Sansad in Udupi stating that Hindus must bear at least four children till the Uniform Civil Code is implemented to check ‘demographic imbalance’

Squatters refuse to vacate NH-58, Hardiwar admin gears up to demolish structures

More than 15 structures, including two police posts, are encroaching upon the NH-58 hampering the widening work

UP gangs call the shots in Haridwar

Gangster’s killing at Roorkee court spotlights rising crime graph in the district; illegal property business behind gang wars

New squad to check illegal quarrying in Haridwar

“This squad has been formed keeping in mind several cases of illegal quarrying reported almost on a daily basis in the district,” said Krishan Kumar VK, the senior superintendent of police of Haridwar, on Saturday.

Stone crusher owner, others in Uttarakhand booked for obstructing CPCB inspection team

The Pathri police late on Thursday registered a case against a stone crusher operator and unknown people for obstructing an inspection team of the central pollution control board at the Ganga river bed in Haridwar’s Pathri village

Why delay on scrapping canal tag to Ganga stretch, asks priests

An apex body of priests on Sunday criticised the state government for delay in nullifying the erstwhile Congress government’s notification, declaring the Ganga as a canal from Bhoopatwala to Shri Daksheswar Mahadev temple

Rusted bomb found at agricultural field in Uttarakhand, triggers panic

A rusted bomb weighting about 20 kg was recovered from an agricultural field at a village in Roorkee on Saturday, triggering panic among people in the area

Akhara Parishad sees ‘nautanki’ in Sri Sri’s Ram Janmbhoomi move

An apex body of Hindu seers on Friday termed spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar’s move to resolve the Ram Janambhoomi temple issue as a “nautanki” (drama)

Two months on, Haridwar seer who helped form list of fake babas still missing

It has been two months since Mahant Mohan Das, a member of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad who helped compile the list of ‘fake babas’, went missing, but the police are yet to make any breakthrough in the case.

You won’t’ die if you don’t quench thirst for 2 hours, minister tells panchayat members, sparks row

NH deadline set for another breach in Uttarakhand

Four years after the first deadlines in two NH projects missed, just around 65% work has been completed

Immersion of ashes at Ganga ghats in Haridwar sparks row

The Ganga Sabha has demanded action against priests performing ashes immersion rituals at other Ganga ghats.

Haridwar hosts winged guests from Europe

Over 50 avian species have been arriving in large numbers to Uttarakhand in the last few years, according to Professor Dinesh Bhatt, principal investigator of the Bird Bio-diversity and Biaacoustics laboratory, Gurukul Kangri University.

‘Jal samadhi’ ritual sinks clean Ganga drive in Haridwar’s Neel Dhara

Saints immerse bodies of dead seers at the religious site on the banks of Ganga as part of the burial ritual, polluting the river.

Seers’ body nudges Nirmal Akhara factions for talks

Akhara president Nirmala Gyan Dev Singh and secretary Baldev Singh have questioned each other’s position, apart from their tussle over property rights.

Akhara Parishad withholds second list of fake saints after members object to some names

The second list will be made public by next month, ABAP president Mahant Narendra Giri said

Haridwar DM’s staff shares morphed photo of prime minister, faces probe

DM Deepak Rawat ordered a probe Friday even as the reader (peshkar), Sudesh Kumar, claimed that it was his son who shared the photo on his Facebook wall

Harish Rawat’s redemption target: 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Raiwala-Rishikesh communal tension reaches Haridwar

Two people, identified as Pramod Lodhi Rajput and Sumit Saxena of Kankhal, were arrested on Saturday evening. Earlier, the district administration deployed police and provincial armed constabulary personnel at Kankhal and other sensitive pockets. Section 144 of CrPC was also imposed in the entire city.

Rishikesh simmers in communal tension

“Section 144 of CrPC was imposed in the city and stern warning issued that punitive action will be taken against violators. We urge the people not to get swayed by rumours,” Dehradun superintendent of police, rural, Sarita Dobhal said.

Communal tension grips U’khand town after Hindu man’s body found on tracks

Police have arrested two Muslim men and booked them under murder charges, in a bid to calm down the agitating mob.

Akhada Parishad proposes to shift Kumbh bath area, faces opposition

The apex body of Hindu sadhus, Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, proposed to shift Haridwar Kumbh mela from Har-Ki-Pauri to Neeldhara area. It cited overwhelming pressure of pilgrims, which in 2021 will surpass 2 crore mark

On Ganga bed at Har ki Pauri, slum kids lead ‘treasure hunt’

It’s routine for the children, numbering between 100 and 200, to dig for coins and other articles of some value such as metal statues and utensils on the river bed, which turns dry around Diwali

Seers unhappy at tantric Shivani Durgah entering Bigg Boss, say will name her in second list of ‘fake babas’

The apex body of Hindu sadhus, Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, said they would not hesitate in declaring such saints as fake who continue to associate with the TRP-hungry TV shows, the second list of ‘fake babas’ will be out after Divali

Saints protest annual Ganga canal closure, demand minimum flow of water

The saints here are opposing the annual Ganga canal closure demanding that a minimum flow of water be maintained at Har Hi Pauri during the festive season

Digvijay Singh meets Shankaracharya

Singh reached the ashram with Congress veteran Acharya Pramod Krishnam. Singh said he is going to start a spiritual sojourn in the next few days from Madhya Pradesh.“ And, it will not be held under the banner of the Congress or any religious banner.”

Akhara Parishad functionary goes missing, ‘Zero FIR’ lodged

I wanted better future for family... was offered ₹4 lakh for day’s work: Kidney racket victim

The victims came in search of livelihood to provide a better future for their families, but were forced to make the hard choice of selling off kidneys once jobs proved elusive