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Dalit youth killed allegedly over use of canal water in Haridwar village

20-year-old Vikas, who had come to save his father Vedpal, was shot dead by one of the villagers. Vedpal and his cousin were also injured in the firing.

District authorities deployed heavy police force and suspended internet services after the killing of a Dalit youth in Haridwar.(HT/Photo For Representation)

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Updated on May 12, 2018 05:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat, Haridwar

Haridwar to start garbage collection at night

As model project night cleaning, night sweeping and garbage disposal was implemented at core mela zone of Har-Ki-Pauri, which has yielded desired results.

Garbage lying on the roads in Haridwar.(HT Photo)

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Updated on May 10, 2018 10:41 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Mastermind in teacher murder case arrested

Mastermind in the murder of a retired school teacher in Salempur village in Haridwar district was arrested on Monday from Roorkee

Retired school teacher Nakli Singh Saini was shot dead at his home in Salempur on April 16.(HT File)

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Published on May 07, 2018 09:53 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat

Ramdev’s former partner questions quality of Patanjali products

Following the footsteps of the yoga guru, Karamveer is slowly expanding his domain in FMCG business, with his range of Ayurved items termed as products of Maharishi Patanjali Parivar.

Acharya Karamveer at a programme of Kalpamrit Ayurved Limited at Chetan Jyoti ashram in Haridwar.(RAMESHWAR GAUR/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 05, 2018 09:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

5 bodies recovered from Ganga Canal regulator

In a sensational instance, five bodies, including two of females, were found in a Ganga Canal regulator in Jwalapur suburban on Wednesday, police said

Jal police personnel and local people carry out the rescue operations at Jwalapur.(RAMESHWAR GAUR/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 02, 2018 10:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Pvt operators offer free ride to Mana-Chopta for Chardham pilgrims

The association of private tour and travel operators has said they will take pilgrims availing their services for Chardham Yatra to Mana in Chamoli district and scenic meadows of Chopta in Rudraprayag at no extra fare

The annual Chadham Yatra to the four fabled shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri began on April 18.(HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 30, 2018 09:32 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat, Haridwar

Tenant hacks to death sleeping landlord, wife, their son in Haridwar, commits suicide

Police said Pratap Singh Thakur, who was apparently angry at not being treated “properly”, killed the landlord, his wife and their son while they were sleeping with an axe

A police team at the crime scene. Police said Pratap Singh Thakur had planned the murders in advance.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 27, 2018 09:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

First batch of pilgrims for Badrinath, Kedarnath shrines leave Haridwar

With just five days left for the opening of portals of Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines, the first batch of pilgrims visiting the shrines left from Haridwar on Tuesday

People throng Haridwar for the Char Dham pilgrimage.(RAMESHWAR GAUR/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 24, 2018 10:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Shankaracharya of Dwarka-Sharda peeth steps down

In a surprise move Bhumapeethadeeshwar Swami Achyutanand Maharaj has stepped down from the coveted post of Dwarka-Sharda peeth shankaracharya

Swami Achyutanand Maharaj.(RAMESHWAR GAUR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 22, 2018 09:55 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat

‘Tourist police’ to greet, guide pilgrims on Chardham route

With the opening of the portals of the holy shrines at Kedarnath and Badrinath in the Garhwal hills, the Uttarkahand police have decided to deploy “special tourist police” personnel at strategic places along the Chardham pilgrimage route

A total of 127 tourist police personnel to be deployed in Garhwal region.(HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 21, 2018 10:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat

Satpal Maharaj’s shift HC remark gets support in Haridwar

Tourism minister Satpal Maharaj’s remark that the high court should be shifted from Nainital as the hill town cannot handle rush of people was welcomed by residents of Haridwar district

Uttarakhand cabinet minister Satpal Maharaj.(HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 21, 2018 09:55 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat, Haridwar

New Ganga ghat to take pilgrim pressure off Har-Ki-Pauri during mega festivals

Hundreds of pilgrims will be able to take Ganga dip at a time after a bigger ghat, now under construction, is ready, taking pressure off Har-Ki-Pauri in Haridwar

As part of river-front development under Namami Gange, a 675-metre-long Ganga ghat is under construction at Neeldhara-Chandighat in Haridwar, which will ease pilgrim rush to Har-Ki-Pauri in Haridwar.(RAMESHWAR GAUR/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 19, 2018 10:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat, Haridwar

Pilgrims in Haridwar feel heat as ATMs go cashless

Majority of the ATMs of public and private sector banks in Haridwar have gone dry creating problems for thousands of Chardham-bound pilgrims who reached the district Wedesday on the festive occasion of Akshya Tritiya

Customers waiting for their turn outside an ATM in Rishikesh on Wednesday / HT(HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2018 10:55 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Ahead of Chardham yatra, pilgrim rush chokes Haridwar

The four-day festive bath period, which saw turnout of more than two million pilgrims in Haridwar, once again exposed the traffic problems of the city

A traffic jam in Haridwar during festive season.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 16, 2018 10:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

3 BHEL doctors, who declared alive man dead, booked

The Ranipur police in Haridwar on Sunday registered a case against three doctors of a state-run hospital for alleged negligence leading to the death of an employee of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). The case was registered at the Ranipur police station after the wife of the BHEL employee Krishna Kumar, 44, filed a complaint, saying that her husband died due to negligence of the three doctors of the public sector unit, police said.

The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the BHEL hospital management, seeking an explanation.(File photo for representation)

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Published on Apr 14, 2018 10:15 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat

Saints blame state govt for promoting liquor in Uttarakhand

A section of the seer community on Friday criticised the Trivendra Singh Rawat government for promoting liquor in the mountain state -- known as “the abode of the gods”

The BJP government, however, denies promoting liquor in the state.(HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 13, 2018 10:16 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat

VHP leader tries to immolate self over mutton shops

A VHP leader on Sunday allegedly attempted self immolation demanding closure of mutton shops the district’s Jwalapur area on Saturday

Police personnel try to douse flames after VHP district coordinator Charanjeet Pahwa attempted self-immolation in Jwalapur in Haridwar on Sunday.(RAMESHWAR GAUR/HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 08, 2018 09:36 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat, Haridwar

ATM cash guard shot at, ₹25 lakh looted in daylight robbery at Roorkee

Two bike-borne youths robbed ATM cash boxes containing ₹25 lakh in a daylight robbery in Roorkee on Saturday

The robbers snatched the cash boxes containing <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25 lakh from the loaders pointing revolver at them.(File/Shutterstock Image)

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Updated on Apr 07, 2018 09:27 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Conspiracy by BJP to delay Uttarakhand municipal poll: Harish Rawat

Noting that the state is going through a “nearly constitutional crisis” over delay in holding urban local body poll, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Saturday sought Governor KK Paul’s intervention

Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat.(HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 07, 2018 09:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat

Under scanner: Uttarakhand govt staff who took part in Dalit protest

With involvement of many government employees in the Monday’s Dalit protest coming into light, police and intelligence unit have started identifying them and compiling evidences for initiating disciplinary action

Over 15 people got injured in clashes in Roorkee during the protest.(RAMESHWAR GAUR/HT)

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Published on Apr 06, 2018 09:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat

Haridwar residents demand opening of Hill Bypass road

Local residents had to face massive traffic jams in Haridwar on last weekend due to rush of pilgrims and tourists

Rajasthani pilgrims in Haridwar on Sunday.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2018 10:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Kishore Upadhyay’s willingness to contest from Haridwar irks Harish Rawat faction

Former chief minister Harish Rawat a month ago publicly announced of his willingness to contest from Haridwar parliamentary constituency in the 2019 general election

In the 2014 general election, Harish Rawat had fielded his wife Renuka from Haridwar constituency. She lost to BJP leader Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.(HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 31, 2018 09:54 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySandeep Rawat, Haridwar

Leopard enters Haridwar ashram, rescued by forest dept team

A sub-adult leopard Wednesday entered Ganga Bhakti ashram premises in Khadkhadi area of Haridwar creating panic among the pilgrims and those staying at the ashram and pilgrims in panic. A Hindu seer and a worker at the ashram locked the door of a room, where leopard had entered, trapping it.

Forest team takes away the rescued leopard.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 28, 2018 09:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

IIT-Roorkee providing stress counselling for students

Keeping in view two suicide incidents in Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in the past few months, the IIT management is providing online and direct counselling to the students

Efforts are being made to provide stress related counselling to all the students of IIT Roorkee.(HT File)

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Updated on Mar 21, 2018 09:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Probe after 66 selected as junior engineers from same coaching institute

The Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission conducted the exam to hire 252 junior engineers for the Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (PICUL) and the Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam (UJVN).

View of a coaching institute in Kota.(Livemint File Photo)

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Updated on Mar 11, 2018 10:36 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Post NGT order, Uttarakhand bans quarrying in Ganga, its tributaries

While environmentalists have welcome the government order, those involved directly or indirectly in quarrying business are apprehensive

Quarrying business provides employment to thousands of people.(HT File)

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Updated on Mar 04, 2018 09:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySandeep Rawat

Eye on revenue, Uttarakhand govt to open 20 more quarrying sites in Nainital

Prior to this, there were 23 quarrying lease in the Nainital district on the various rivers

HT FILE PHOTO: A view of quarrying in Haridwar/HT Photo(HT File)

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Updated on Feb 28, 2018 10:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByAbhinav Madhwal &Sandeep Rawat

Despite NGT ban, Ganga Jal sold in plastic cans

Ganga Sabha is sternly opposing the clause in the contractual agreement and has complained to district administration for violation of NGT norms.

Vendors sell Ganga Jal in plastic cans at Har-Ki-Pauri in Haridwar on Monday.(Rameshwar Gaur/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 19, 2018 09:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Accident-prone zone on Haridwar-Narsain highway in Uttrakhand to be made safer

The Haridwar district administration has indentified 22 accident-prone zones between Narsain and Haridwar to prevent road mishaps on the NH-58 that connects the state capital Dehradun with holy city

Twenty-two accident-prone zones have been identified on the Haridwar-Narsain-Dehradun stretch of the NH-58 where more than a dozen people were killed in road accidents.(Rameshhwar Gaur/HT Photo.)

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Updated on Feb 18, 2018 10:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

Parts of wild animals sold as immunity boosters, seized in Haridwar

Uttarakhand forest officials and police stumble upon a thriving illegal trade in endangered wildlife body parts

Haridwar being a religious centre, there is large scale illegal trade in wildlife body parts, say officials.(HT File/Rameshwar Gaur)

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Updated on Feb 16, 2018 10:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Haridwar | BySandeep Rawat

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20-year-old Vikas, who had come to save his father Vedpal, was shot dead by one of the villagers. Vedpal and his cousin were also injured in the firing.

As model project night cleaning, night sweeping and garbage disposal was implemented at core mela zone of Har-Ki-Pauri, which has yielded desired results.

Mastermind in the murder of a retired school teacher in Salempur village in Haridwar district was arrested on Monday from Roorkee

Following the footsteps of the yoga guru, Karamveer is slowly expanding his domain in FMCG business, with his range of Ayurved items termed as products of Maharishi Patanjali Parivar.

In a sensational instance, five bodies, including two of females, were found in a Ganga Canal regulator in Jwalapur suburban on Wednesday, police said

The association of private tour and travel operators has said they will take pilgrims availing their services for Chardham Yatra to Mana in Chamoli district and scenic meadows of Chopta in Rudraprayag at no extra fare

Police said Pratap Singh Thakur, who was apparently angry at not being treated “properly”, killed the landlord, his wife and their son while they were sleeping with an axe

With just five days left for the opening of portals of Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines, the first batch of pilgrims visiting the shrines left from Haridwar on Tuesday

In a surprise move Bhumapeethadeeshwar Swami Achyutanand Maharaj has stepped down from the coveted post of Dwarka-Sharda peeth shankaracharya

With the opening of the portals of the holy shrines at Kedarnath and Badrinath in the Garhwal hills, the Uttarkahand police have decided to deploy “special tourist police” personnel at strategic places along the Chardham pilgrimage route

Tourism minister Satpal Maharaj’s remark that the high court should be shifted from Nainital as the hill town cannot handle rush of people was welcomed by residents of Haridwar district

Hundreds of pilgrims will be able to take Ganga dip at a time after a bigger ghat, now under construction, is ready, taking pressure off Har-Ki-Pauri in Haridwar

Majority of the ATMs of public and private sector banks in Haridwar have gone dry creating problems for thousands of Chardham-bound pilgrims who reached the district Wedesday on the festive occasion of Akshya Tritiya

The four-day festive bath period, which saw turnout of more than two million pilgrims in Haridwar, once again exposed the traffic problems of the city

A section of the seer community on Friday criticised the Trivendra Singh Rawat government for promoting liquor in the mountain state -- known as “the abode of the gods”

A VHP leader on Sunday allegedly attempted self immolation demanding closure of mutton shops the district’s Jwalapur area on Saturday

Two bike-borne youths robbed ATM cash boxes containing ₹25 lakh in a daylight robbery in Roorkee on Saturday

Noting that the state is going through a “nearly constitutional crisis” over delay in holding urban local body poll, Congress leader Harish Rawat on Saturday sought Governor KK Paul’s intervention

With involvement of many government employees in the Monday’s Dalit protest coming into light, police and intelligence unit have started identifying them and compiling evidences for initiating disciplinary action

Local residents had to face massive traffic jams in Haridwar on last weekend due to rush of pilgrims and tourists

Former chief minister Harish Rawat a month ago publicly announced of his willingness to contest from Haridwar parliamentary constituency in the 2019 general election

A sub-adult leopard Wednesday entered Ganga Bhakti ashram premises in Khadkhadi area of Haridwar creating panic among the pilgrims and those staying at the ashram and pilgrims in panic. A Hindu seer and a worker at the ashram locked the door of a room, where leopard had entered, trapping it.

Keeping in view two suicide incidents in Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in the past few months, the IIT management is providing online and direct counselling to the students

The Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission conducted the exam to hire 252 junior engineers for the Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (PICUL) and the Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam (UJVN).

While environmentalists have welcome the government order, those involved directly or indirectly in quarrying business are apprehensive

Prior to this, there were 23 quarrying lease in the Nainital district on the various rivers

Ganga Sabha is sternly opposing the clause in the contractual agreement and has complained to district administration for violation of NGT norms.

The Haridwar district administration has indentified 22 accident-prone zones between Narsain and Haridwar to prevent road mishaps on the NH-58 that connects the state capital Dehradun with holy city

Uttarakhand forest officials and police stumble upon a thriving illegal trade in endangered wildlife body parts

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