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NEW DELHI: A gym in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwara that once drew more than 150 members has seen its clientele shrink to barely a dozen after its owner became embroiled in a controversy after he confronted Bajrag Dal members last month.Deepak Kumar, 42, who runs the ‘Hulk’ gym said his business has suffered since he confronted Bajrang…
RUDRAPUR: Two men were arrested for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman in a moving car in the Transit Camp area of Rudrapur.Police officials said that the survivor wrote in her complaint that on the morning of Jan 25 (Sunday), she was walking from her home to her workplace in Pantnagar when two men offered her…
Avalanche warning for high-altitude areas, teams on alert DEHRADUN: An avalanche warning was issued for the higher reaches of Uttarakhand for 24 hours starting 5pm on Saturday. Tourists, and residents have also been advised to avoid unnecessary travel.The Avalanche Warning Bulletin (AWB) issued by the Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Chandigarh, flagged partially unstable snow…
DEHRADUN/KULLU/SRINAGAR: For decades, forest fires in the Himalayas followed a predictable calendar. They started simmering in late spring and early summer, when rising temperatures, dry winds and accumulated leaf litter turned forests combustible. Winter, by contrast, was the season of snow, moisture and relative calm. That rhythm has been breaking for the past few years.This…
HARIDWAR: A 55-year-old man working at a parking lot in Haridwar was allegedly run over on Saturday by two men from Haryana following a dispute over parking fees. Sahdev Kumar, a resident of Bahadrabad, Haridwar, was on duty at the exit gate of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay parking facility when the accused—Vishal Kumar and Suraj…
DEHRADUN: Citing “serious lapses in the manner in which the trial court examined an accused under section 313 of CrPC”, Uttarakhand high court (HC) has set aside the life sentence of a man from Uttarkashi in a 2013 case involving his wife’s murder. Deciding the criminal appeal, the court observed the accused was not questioned…
Amid growing demand for a CBI probe into the 2022 Rishikesh resort murder case, in which a 19-year-old receptionist was allegedly killed under mysterious circumstances, CM Pushkar Dhami Tuesday said his govt was open to “all forms of probe” to get answers. The incident had triggered massive protests across Uttarakhand at the time. Dhami said…
NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) on Monday provisionally suspended Indian women’s national team footballer Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem after she returned positive for the prohibited substance metandienone. Uttarakhand cricketer Rajan Kumar, too, was suspended after his urine sample showed traces of anabolic steroids drostanolone, metenolone and clomifene.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel….
DEHRADUN/ HARIDWAR: Uttarakhand government is contemplating a ban on entry of non-Hindus in the 105 ghats of Haridwar spread across an area of 120 sq km, following the demand raised by a few seers and Ganga Sabha, the body overseeing the maintenance of the main Har-ki-Pauri ghat in Haridwar. Besides, the state also plans to…
An inflammatory claim made by Rekha Arya’s husband, a minister from Uttarakhand, has sparked a firestorm of criticism. His insinuation that Bihari girls can be wed off cheaply has drawn sharp rebukes from political factions in Bihar, including allies in the ruling NDA. Patna: A public remark by Uttarakhand minister Rekha Arya’s husband claiming that…
