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Nainital's Old London House gutted in fire: Cops

Rudrapur, Aug. 29 -- A heritage structure in Nainital district of Uttarakhand was reduced to ashes after a massive fire broke out, leaving one person dead and triggering a large-scale firefighting ope... Read More


NHRC seeks report on boy's sexual assault in mosque

Dehradun, Aug. 29 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a cleric allegedly sexually abused a seven-year-old boy at a mosque in the Jhabred... Read More


Man from nepal arrested with 175gm of bear bile, 2.3kg drugs

Rudrapur, Aug. 29 -- The Pithoragarh police have arrested a Nepalese national after recovering 175 grams of bear bile and 2.3 kg of cannabis (Charas) from his possession in Dharchula. Police said the ... Read More


CM Dhami launches 15 projects in Pithoragarh

Pithoragarh, Aug. 29 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday virtually inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 15 development projects worth over Rs.62 crore in Pithoragarh district. The p... Read More


School bus falls into gorge in Haldwani

Haldwani, Aug. 29 -- A school bus carrying 30 students skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Haldwani, Nainital district, on Thursday morning, police said, adding that there were no casualties... Read More


Work to drain water from artificial lake continues

Mussoorie, Aug. 29 -- The channelisation work to drain water from the artificial lake, which was formed after debris from the Gadh Gad (Kupra Khad) stream caused a blockage on August 21 in Syana Chatt... Read More


BJP, Cong trade barbs over recent disasters

Dehradun, Aug. 29 -- A day after state Congress in-charge Kumari Selja visited Dehradun, state BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Bhatt took a swipe at the opposition and said that she did not ... Read More


mastermind of cyber fraud racket held in MP, say police

Rudrapur, Aug. 29 -- A 25-year-old man, alleged to be the mastermind of a cyber fraud racket, has been arrested from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Udham Singh Nagar police said on Thursday. Senior superint... Read More


UP to usher in industrial, labour reforms for ease of doing biz: CM

LUCKNOW, Aug. 29 -- The UP government will soon introduce the Sugamya Vyapar (Provisions Amendment) Bill, 2025, under which about 99% of criminal provisions in 13 state legislations will be removed, r... Read More


Property dealer chops grandnephew into pieces to ward off 'planetary troubles'

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 29 -- In a crime driven by superstition, a property dealer in Prayagraj allegedly chopped his 17-year-old grandnephew into pieces after allegedly being misled by a tantrik (occultist) ... Read More