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Fire in Uttarakhand’s Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary kills 4 forest dept staffers, 4 injured
Conservator of Forests (North Kumaon Circle) Koko Rose said the four people died when they were trying to douse the fire
Published on Jun 13, 2024 09:47 PM IST
3 killed as forest fires continue in Uttarakhand
Three labourers were killed while another was injured while trying to douse a forest fire in Almora district of Uttarakhand
Updated on May 04, 2024 06:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Haldwani/dehradun
In first deaths in Uttarakhand forest fires, two labourers killed in Almora
According to official data, Uttarakhand witnessed 113 forest fire incidents between April 23-25. 46 fire incidents were reported on April 23, 13 on April 24 and 54 on April 25
Updated on May 03, 2024 06:47 PM IST
Tiger spotted at 7k-ft height in Uttarakhand’s Almora
This is the second time in a week that a tiger was spotted in the high-altitude area which is generally not considered a favourable habitat for tigers due to the cold climate
Updated on Dec 16, 2023 09:51 PM IST
Mohan Rajput
Man hacks wife to death with axe in Uttarakhand’s Almora district
The accused was arrested by the revenue police on Monday evening and sent to jail on Tuesday.
Published on Nov 04, 2020 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | HT Correspondent
Three leopard foetuses found in Uttarakhand’s Almora
Wildlife experts said that such an event has not been reported before.
Updated on Oct 12, 2020 05:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Suparna Roy
Cong seeks DNA test of Uttarkhand BJP MLA accused of rape and fathering a child
The BJP leadership in Uttarakhand said the party would wait for the investigation to finish before any action.
Published on Aug 17, 2020 05:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Kalyan Das| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Four cases of forest fire in Uttarakhand in a week, 2 months before season arrives
On Saturday, fire was reported from a forest in Almora district’s Someshwar region, and is said to have reportedly destroyed many shrubs and different varieties of grasses
Updated on Dec 19, 2018 03:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Suparna Roy, Dehradun
Deserted houses, wild fields: Where have people gone from Uttarakhand’s 734 villages?
One of the reasons behind total depopulation is that while migration from states like Bihar is of a temporary and seasonal nature, outflux from the hill villages of Uttarkhand is of a permanent nature, vice president of Uttarakhand Rural Development and Migration Commission S S Negi said.
Updated on Dec 09, 2018 04:30 PM IST
Dehradun | Press Trust of India
Take final call on Jageshwar temple monuments within 8 weeks: Uttarakhand HC
The directions by Uttarakhand HC were issued while taking cognisance of a letter the HC received from “certain villages in Jageshwar and nearby villages in Almora district with respect to illegal constructions and felling of Deodar trees at Aartola Jageshwar Motor Marg and in addition negligence of other roadside temples.”
Updated on Nov 02, 2018 04:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nainital | HT Correspondent
Education officer renovates schools in the hills with her own salary
Tarikhet is mountainous region and severe cold is witnessed there. A child can’t concentrate on studies shivering in the cold.
Updated on Sep 23, 2018 02:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Mohan Rajput, Rudrapur
Man posing as army officer tries to enter India-US joint military exercise area, held
Rahul (22) in army uniform and Army CO (commanding officer) written on his car tried to enter Chaubattia, but army personnel there stopped him and sought identification documents, which he could not produce.
Updated on Sep 16, 2018 11:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nainital | Neeraj Santoshi, Nainital
5 killed, 21 injured after bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora
According to the district magistrate, brake failure led to the accident. There were 26 passengers on the bus.
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | HT Correspondent
Corbett Tiger Reserve: Fix damages to be paid by hotel owners: HC
The HC has also ruled that the cost of demolition of the unauthorised structures should also be charged from hotel and resort owners.
Published on Jun 29, 2018 10:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nainital | Neeraj Santoshi
Remove all encroachments around Corbett within 24 hours: HC tells govt
The court also directed the government to file FIRs against the encroachers as well as the state officials who were posted in Nainital and Almora during the period when the encroachments came up
Updated on Jun 20, 2018 10:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nainital | Neeraj Santoshi
HC constitutes empowered committee to check encroachments around Corbett
The Uttarakhand high court on Thursday constituted a four-member empowered committee to check encroachments of land around Corbett Tiger Reserve in Nainital and Almora districts
Published on Jun 14, 2018 09:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Nainital | Neeraj Santoshi
Govt to revive drying springs in Himalayan region, pilot study begins in Dehradun
The government plans to hold a national workshop involving 12 states in the Indian Himalayan region to discuss issues related to the sustainable development of springs and strategies for their renovation, rejuvenation and augmentation.
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 05:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Toufiq Rashid
Wildfire loss in March three times higher than last year
Wildfire has gutted more than 300 hectare of forest cover in Uttarakhand in March, the damage in a month being three times higher than that of last year, official data shows
Published on Apr 01, 2018 09:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nihi Sharma