Avaneesh Mishra

At Uttarkashi mahapanchayat against ‘illegal’ mosque, claims of ‘land jihad’ and calls for Hindu unitySubscriber Only

December 01, 2024 18:46 IST

Plans for Sunday’s mahapanchayat were not given permission initially, with then Uttarkashi SP Amit Srivastava telling The Indian Express on Wednesday that it would not be allowed to be held in a public space. However, Srivastava was transferred the same day.

Ghaziabad family ‘reunited with missing son’ after 31 years: Police detain man, to probe if claims genuineSubscriber Only

December 01, 2024 18:38 IST

The Dehradun couple, Kapil Dev Sharma and Asha, lost their son several years ago. Five months ago, a man showed up and claimed he was their son, Manu.

Heavy security in place ahead of Uttarkashi mahapanchayat after district admin gives permissionSubscriber Only

December 01, 2024 12:43 IST

Days earlier, the Uttarakhand govt had told the High Court it had not granted permission for the mahapanchayat, which was called to push demands raised by certain groups for the demolition of a decades-old mosque that they claim was built illegally

As tensions escalate around Uttarkashi mosque, Uttarakhand govt tells High Court no permission for planned ‘mahapanchayat’Subscriber Only

November 28, 2024 07:13 IST

This comes amid escalating tensions concerning the mosque, with outfits such as Sanyukt Sanatan Dharm Raksha Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad insisting they would proceed with the planned event.

Prominent Uttarakhand statehood movement leader among 3 killed in Dehradun accidentSubscriber Only

November 25, 2024 18:46 IST

71-year-old Trivendra Singh Pawar was a leader of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, an outfit that spearheaded the statehood movement. Several people, including pedestrians, were wounded in the accident.

With win in Kedarnath, BJP puts doubts about its dominance in Uttarakhand to rest, brings Congress momentum to a haltSubscriber Only

November 23, 2024 15:21 IST

Asha Nautiyal secures 23,130 votes, defeating Congress’s Manoj Rawat. BJP’s win here underscores ability to retain voter trust in a region steeped in spirituality and marked by a strong connection to Chardham pilgrimage circuit

Mob scales Doon School walls to demolish ‘illegal’ mazar on premisesSubscriber Only

November 15, 2024 22:43 IST

Members of Sanatan Sanskriti streamed the alleged demolition live on social media, sparking a row over the security breach

Before Uttarakhand crash that killed 6 young men and women, house party, late-night ride in a new carSubscriber Only

November 15, 2024 22:36 IST

Father of sole survivor lodges police complaint so circumstances around accident can be investigated.

As horrific accident that killed 6 young men and women shakes Uttarakhand, police wait for sole survivor to regain consciousnessSubscriber Only

November 15, 2024 11:29 IST

Around 1.30 am on Tuesday, an Innova, allegedly being driven at a high speed, had collided with a container truck

Forest official faces action after ‘eco hut’ obstructs religious procession in UttarakhandSubscriber Only

November 09, 2024 07:01 IST

According to an order issued by the Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests, Rudraprayag, DFRO Kunwar Lal failed to take immediate action to clear the path.

‘Dekh lenge’: Activist booked for ‘abusing, threatening’ Uttarakhand Energy Secy; IAS association urges CM to take actionSubscriber Only

November 07, 2024 16:12 IST

Denying the allegations raised in the complaint, Bobby Panwar said he had a "heated argument" with Uttarakhand Energy Secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram.

36 people die after bus falls into a gorge in Uttarakhand, CM suspends officialsSubscriber Only

November 04, 2024 11:14 IST

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh for the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for the wounded.

Day after rally against mosque in Uttarkashi, police book 150-200 people, say they promoted enmity, misbehaved with women copsSubscriber Only

October 26, 2024 07:00 IST

Protesters under the banner of Sanyukt Sanatan Dharm Rakshak Sangh had taken out the rally on Thursday, claiming that a mosque in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi town was built illegally and demanding that it be demolished. H

Protest against mosque in Uttarkashi takes violent turn, several injured, police say structure is legalSubscriber Only

October 24, 2024 18:56 IST

Earlier this year, an RTI application had been filed seeking information on the legality of the mosque.

To show criminals ‘their actual worth’, police in Uttarakhand announce Rs 5 for 3 wanted menSubscriber Only

October 24, 2024 07:37 IST

Talking to the Indian Express, Udham Singh Nagar SSP Manikant Mishra said that the step was his brainchild.

From ‘demographic change’ to ‘spit jihad’, campaign builds for Kedarnath bypollSubscriber Only

October 22, 2024 11:28 IST

For BJP, retaining the seat is important, given its loss from Faizabad in LS polls and Badrinath in a bypoll in July. Congress is looking for another morale boost after July bypoll wins.

Uttarakhand may bring in UCC by November 9; panel submits draft to CMSubscriber Only

October 18, 2024 19:09 IST

Committee drawing up rules for implementation of the Uniform Civil Code submitted its report to the Uttarakhand government

Amid ‘spitting in food’ row, Uttarakhand frames guidelines for eateries — cameras in kitchens, IDs for staffSubscriber Only

October 17, 2024 14:33 IST

The guidelines, which come amid festival season and at a time when reports of food tampering and adulteration have caused health concerns, provides for checks and inspection and requires commercial food establishments to display their licences prominently.

Parking row flares into communal violence in Uttarakhand district, police on alertSubscriber Only

October 16, 2024 15:27 IST

Police say the spark was an altercation over parking a scooter in front of a shop at Gauchar market, which spiralled into protests and vandalism

A Ramlila, a ladder and a prison break — 2 inmates in the wind, Uttarakhand jail authorities launch searchSubscriber Only

October 12, 2024 18:05 IST

Police say a probe has been launched into a delay in reporting the incident, which may have given the inmates a head start

Two tea sellers from Mussoorie arrested for ‘promoting enmity’ after video of ‘spitting’ into panSubscriber Only

October 09, 2024 20:27 IST

In his complaint, Bishnoi claimed that he saw one of the two men who were selling tea at Mussoorie's Library Chowk repeatedly spitting into the pan, and shot the video.

Uttarakhand panel frames UCC rules, to allow digital registration of marriages and live-in relationshipsSubscriber Only

October 07, 2024 19:31 IST

Website and mobile app ready, report to be sent to CM for implementation

60 hours, 6,300 metres — how several teams came together to pull off a stunning rescue of 2 women climbers in UttarakhandSubscriber Only

October 06, 2024 16:07 IST

A French team on another expedition diverted their route and located the missing duo on Saturday, and they were rescued by IAF on Sunday morning

No strangers to tough ascents, 2 women mountaineers stranded in Uttarakhand now await a miraculous rescueSubscriber Only

October 06, 2024 04:00 IST

According to SDRF head constable Ravi Chauhan, who is part of the rescue efforts, it is possible that the missing climbers had seen the helicopters but had no means of signalling their own positions effectively.

Race against time to find US, UK women stranded at Uttarakhand peakSubscriber Only

October 05, 2024 07:10 IST

IAF helicopters conduct aerial search; NDRF, SDRF personnel also mobilised.