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Thousands bid adieu to late MLA Uma Shankar Singh

VARANASI, Aug. 8 -- The last rites of Uma Shankar Singh, the lone Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) legislator in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, were performed with state honours at the Ganga ghat in Ballia di... Read More


BJP OBC Morcha chief revisits Feroze Gandhi's grave

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 8 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) OBC Morcha state president Prakash Pal on Friday visited the grave of Feroze Jehangir Gandhi, the grandfather of Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi... Read More


After monsoon surge, UP's rain deficit drops to 19%

Lucknow, Aug. 8 -- Driven by an active cyclonic circulation, a robust monsoon flow has significantly improved Uttar Pradesh's seasonal rainfall, dragging the state's rain deficit back into the 'normal... Read More


Record turnout at Haridwar as 25mn Kanwariyas arrive in 9 days

Haridwar, Aug. 8 -- Around 25 million Kanwariyas arrived in Uttarakhand through Haridwar during the first nine days of the ongoing Shravan Kanwar fair to collect holy Ganga water, with authorities exp... Read More


1 dead, 2 injured after bus hits bike in haridwar

Haridwar, Aug. 8 -- A 23-year-old Kanwariya was killed and two others were injured after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a Uttarakhand Transport Corporation bus at Shyampur flyover on th... Read More


NGT seeks report on plea alleging untreated sewage discharge into Bhagirathi river

Dehradun, Aug. 8 -- National Green Tribunal (NGT) principal bench New Delhi has sought a comprehensive report from the Devprayag municipal council over allegations that untreated sewage and septage fr... Read More


Uttarakhand Cabinet clears plot for high court complex

Dehradun, Aug. 8 -- State Cabinet on Friday approved the transfer of 38 hectares from a 73-hectare forest land parcel at Lamachaur in Haldwani for the proposed Uttarakhand High Court complex, in line ... Read More


Rudraprayag suspends yatra amid landslides

Mussoorie, Aug. 8 -- The Rudraprayag district administration on Friday suspended the Shri Madmaheshwar Dham Yatra until further orders, citing frequent landslides, unsafe conditions along the pilgrima... Read More


Over 70% groundwater units in Rajasthan overexploited: Centre

Jaipur, Aug. 8 -- More than 70% of Rajasthan's groundwater assessment units have been categorised as overexploited, highlighting the state's continued groundwater crisis despite ongoing conservation e... Read More


HC scraps 'flawed' land acquisition for Lko's Bharwara RoB, orders fresh start

LUCKNOW, Aug. 8 -- The land acquisition process for the proposed railway over bridge (RoB) at the Bharwara railway crossing in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, is set to begin anew. The Lucknow bench of the Alla... Read More