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wedding feast bookings halted over limit on lpg cylinders

Rudrapur, April 9 -- Banquet hall owners and caterers in Haldwani have decided not to accept bookings for wedding feasts after the state government issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) allowing... Read More


seer backs ban on entry of non-Hindus

Haridwar, April 9 -- Hindu seer Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Wednesday supported the decision of temple committees to bar non-Sanatanis (non-Hindus) from entering the Char Dham shrines, including K... Read More


First phase of census to start from April 10

Dehradun, April 9 -- The first phase of Census 2027 in the state will begin with the self-enumeration process from April 10, officials said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference at the Secretari... Read More


Char Dham shrine areas receive fresh snowfall

Mussoorie, April 9 -- Areas above 2,800 metres, including the shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath and Yamunotri, as well as areas near the Gaumukh forest barrier close to the Gangotri shrine, experienced ... Read More


16-year-old rape victim gets nod for abortion

Haldwani, April 9 -- A special court under the protection of children from sexual offences (Pocso) act has granted permission for the abortion of a 16-year-old rape survivor under the jurisdiction of ... Read More


NGT seeks govt response on marking of Ganga floodplain

Dehradun, April 9 -- National Green Tribunal (NGT) principal bench in New Delhi has directed the concerned state authorities to file an additional response within one month regarding the determination... Read More


Centre clears Rs.79K cr for HPCL refinery, okays Jaipur Metro-2

Jaipur, April 9 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a sharp cost revision for the HPCL Rajasthan refinery project to Rs.79,459 crore, plus extra equity... Read More


Meerut athletes hog limelight in State Junior Under-20 Federation Championship

LUCKNOW, April 9 -- Spirited athletes from Meerut hogged the limelight on the opening day of the 24th Uttar Pradesh State Junior Under-20 Federation Athletics Championship 2026, winning four golds, th... Read More


fragile ceasefire

TEHRAN, April 9 -- Hours after a last-minute ceasefire was announced, the United States demanded Wednesday that Iran immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the water... Read More


mpc meeting

New Delhi, April 9 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) projections for growth and inflation suggest that the Indian economy, thanks to the war in West Asia, has gone from a Goldilocks - low-inflation... Read More