Hindustan Times Uttarakhand - March 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Uttarakhand - March 16, 2025
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March 16, 2025
Light rain lashes plains; snowfall in upper reaches
Light to moderate rainfall lashed most places of Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Dehradun, Pauri, Almora, Champawat, and Nainital districts, while isolated areas in the higher reaches, including Gangotri, Harsil, Kedarnath and Badrinath witnessed a light spell of snow in the last 24 hours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Dehradun, said on Saturday.
1 min
Two killed after car plunges into 900m-deep gorge in Dehradun
Two people were killed and two others were injured after a car they were travelling in fell into a 900 metre-deep gorge in Dehradun's Chakrata on Saturday, police said.
1 min
Forest dept plans to install bio-fences to deal with elephant menace in Haridwar
The forest department officials in Haridwar have planned to install bio-fencing along with the existing solar fencing in view of rising elephant movement in the residential areas, people aware of the matter said.
1 min
UKD Accuses BJP And Congress Of Neglecting Local Issues Of State
Regional party Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) accused the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of neglecting the issues of the hill areas and remembering them only during the elections.
1 min
Leopard Trapped in ASI Site in U.S. Nagar District
A leopard was trapped in a cage installed by the forest department in Kashipur area of Udham Singh Nagar district and later released into the wild, officials said.
1 min
Cop booked for raping colleague in Dehradun
POLICE SAID BOTH THE COMPLAINANT AND ACCUSED WORK IN THE CRIME BRANCH, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
1 min
Smart Meter Installed at CM's Khatima Residence Amid Row
The Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) installed a smart meter at the private residence of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Khatima on Saturday.
2 mins
PWD Will Install Height Barriers to Protect Century-Old Mangey Bridge
The public works department (PWD) of Delhi will install protective height barriers to safeguard the historic Mangey Bridge connecting Red Fort with Saleemgarh Fort on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), officials aware of the development said, citing repeated damage to arches due to heavy traffic movement.
1 min
Short Circuit at Teacher's Home in Mumbai Charrs 175 Class 12 Papers
In a bizarre twist, 175 answer sheets of Class 12 students who took this paper in the board exam last month went up in flames at the Virar residence of the teacher assigned to grade them.
2 mins
Top court judge laments delay in women quota roll-out
Supreme Court judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Saturday lamented the delay in implementing the 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies despite the law being enacted in 2023.
2 mins
Gulmarg fashion show organisers summoned
A Srinagar court has issued a notice to the organisers of the Gulmarg fashion show, which stirred major controversy last week amid allegations of obscenity and hurting religious sentiments during the month of Ramzan, asking them to appear before it on April 8.
1 min
Maya Slams Govt Over Delay in Caste Census
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday reiterated her demand for a caste census and urged the Centre to take the required steps in this regard.
1 min
BJP Questions Piketty's Name in Caste Survey Analysis Group
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday raised objections to the Telangana government's decision to include French economist Thomas Piketty in an 11-member committee formed to analyse data from a recently conducted caste survey.
1 min
Oppn raises chorus for Parl debate on electoral ID cards
Opposition parties have intensified their demand for a debate on the EPIC (the Elector Photo Identity Cards) and voter roll in the Budget session of Parliament next week, amid allegations of duplication of the ID numbers, manipulations in the voter list and related issues over the past few weeks.
1 min
Man Kills Minor Daughter Over Marital Strife
A man allegedly killed his four-year-old daughter in West Bengal's Nadia district over a marital strife with his wife, police said on Saturday.
1 min
Student self-deports after US revokes visa
An Indian student at Columbia University self-deported after their visa was revoked for allegedly \"advocating for violence and terrorism\" and involvement in activities supporting Hamas, a group designated by the US as a terrorist organization.
2 mins
5 Arrested for Series of Metro Cable Thefts
Police arrested five men involved in a series of copper cable thefts from Metro tracks across the city, which disrupted services and posed safety risks to commuters, officials said on Saturday.
1 min
Three Detained For Abducting 17-Year-Old Boy For ₹50k Ransom
Three boys were apprehended on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old boy for a ₹50,000 ransom in Mehrauli, south Delhi on Tuesday, police said on Friday.
1 min
Traffic Violations on Holi Doubled This Year
The Delhi Traffic Police prosecuted 7,230 people for various traffic violations during Holi celebrations on Friday, issuing over 1,200 challans for drink driving across the national capital, a senior officer said on Saturday.
1 min
Speeding BMW Hits Motorbike In GGM, Kills One
A speeding BMW being driven on the wrong side of the road hit a motorbike on the Gurugram-Faridabad road, killing the rider and injuring the person sitting pillion around 11.30pm on Wednesday, police said.
1 min
35-Year-Old Beaten for Pelting Man With Balloon
A group of men assaulted a 35-year-old man and his friend in Chhawla, Dwarka on Thursday after one of the victims threw a water balloon at one of them, police said.
1 min
3rd Private Car Must Be EV: Delhi Government Proposal
Capital's electric push Policy proposes to achieve 98% new vehicle registration by 2030
3 mins
Capital breathes 'satisfactory' air for 1st time since September '24
Delhi's air quality improved to the \"satisfactory\" category on Saturday for the first time since September 29, 2024, aided by scattered rain and occasional gusty winds that impacted the region from Friday, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to revoke Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan.
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Purple Fest to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Purple Fest 2025, an event by the social justice ministry to help persons with disabilities (PwDs), will be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 21, the government said in a press release on Saturday.
1 min
Drain desilting starts early, min checks progress
The Public Works Department (PWD) has started the drain desilting exercise well before monsoon, officials familiar with the matter said, expecting the exercise to be completed by mid-June.
1 min
₹2.68-crore sports facility in ruins within year of opening
A few hundred metres from the Delhi-Jaipur expressway in Kapashera lies a two-storey sports complex.
3 mins
Nearly 50 held in 2 states over Holi clashes
Nearly 50 people were arrested in Jharkhand and West Bengal after clashes rocked Holi celebrations in some parts of the two states.
1 min
'Illegal' Houses Razed After Guj Mob Violence
Authorities on Saturday demolished \"illegally constructed\" houses of six out of 14 accused arrested for attacking commuters and rioting in Ahmedabad, police said.
1 min
SIT to probe attack on ex-Himachal Cong MLA
The Himachal Pradesh Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday to probe into the attack on former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur in which he and a security officer received bullet injuries.
1 min
J&K Panel Told To Submit Its Report On Quota System In 6 Months: CM
The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet sub-committee formed last year to look into grievances against the current reservation policy in the Union territory will submit its report in six months, chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday.
1 min
K'taka's 4% quota move sparks fresh controversy
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday called the Karnataka government's decision to reserve 4% of government contracts as \"unconstitutional\", saying that the move was part of the Congress's appeasement of the Muslim community and it weakens national unity.
2 mins
Explosive thrown at Amritsar temple, cops suspect Pak links
An unidentified person hurled an explosive device at the Thakur Dwar temple in Khandwala area of Amritsar, triggering a blast that damaged a part of the temple wall and some window panes, around midnight on Saturday, police officials said, adding that they suspect the role of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), behind the attack.
1 min
Two Missing Boys Reunited With Families In Kathua
Two boys, who went missing last month, were reunited with their families in Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua district on Saturday, an official said.
1 min
Rescue goes awry, cop abducted man killed
An assistant sub-inspector of special armed force (SAF) was allegedly killed and 10 other personnel sustained injuries on Saturday, when a police team tried to rescue a man abducted by the villagers over his involvement in an accident, in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh, police said, adding the abducted man, too, was also found dead later.
1 min
Smuggling case probe: Rao's DGP stepfather sent on leave
The Karnataka government on Saturday placed DGP-rank officer K Ramachandra Rao, whose stepdaughter Ranya Rao was arrested in a gold smuggling case, on compulsory leave, a government order said.
2 mins
Court Refuses to Take Cognisance of CBI Charge Sheet in Yes Bank-DHFL Case
CBI was left red-faced after a special court refused to take cognisance of its supplementary charge sheet naming businessmen Vinod Goenka and Shahid Balwa as accused in the DHFL-Yes Bank fraud case, noting that allegations against them are not made out.
1 min
Row Over Tej Pratap's Remark At Cop In Bihar
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap has triggered controversy after videos of him speaking questionably to a policeman at a Holi celebration at his official residence emerged online.
1 min
Shah: Peace returned to Assam under BJP's rule
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for restoration of peace in Assam as he accused the previous Congress government of keeping \"the state under riots\".
1 min
India's uneven quest to master technology
Learnings from Delhi's past should help in shaping the future as the country bets big on new critical technologies
4 mins
The general at his desk, writing murder mysteries
Thrillers, of course, are not easy to write. First, there is the plot. It needs to be intriguing and, more importantly, as you read you need to be pulled deeper and deeper into it. Then, there's the pacing of the story. It must gallop towards a climax if not also a furious end
3 mins
A Women's Front to Boost Green Energy
India is expanding its renewable energy sector at a fairly rapid clip with new capacity expected to increase significantly enough by 2026 for it to outpace many major economies.
2 mins
From the sidelines
Two surprise releases — Anora and Marathi film Sthal — have met with mainstream success. It's time to head back to theatres
2 mins
Break on through to the other side
OF COURSE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS I WILL NEVER BE RIGHT-LEANING ON. BUT CERTAIN CONSERVATIVE INSTINCTS ACTUALLY FELT LIKE THE RIGHT FIT
2 mins
When a list just writes itself
We don't even have to make our own lists anymore.
1 min
US expels S Africa's ambassador, calls him "Trump hater"
The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a \"race-baiting politician\" who hates President Donald Trump.
1 min
Pak Stubbornness Led to the Death of 214 Hostages: BLA
The separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed responsibility for Tuesday's train attack, has said that its fighters had escaped with 214 hostages and since executed all of them.
1 min
Ukraine truce: "Putin will have to come to the table"
UK premier Keir Starmer said the \"ball was in Russia's court\" and that President Vladimir Putin would \"sooner or later\" have to \"come to the table\", after a virtual summit on Saturday to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine.
2 mins
Did Not Want PM Modi, World Leaders To See Tents, Graffiti In DC, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump said he did not want Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other world leaders who visited him to see the tents and graffiti near federal buildings in Washington DC and has ordered the cleaning up of the American capital.
1 min
Man City stumble; Forest clinch win
Manchester City failed to ease fears of missing out on the Champions League next season after twice blowing the lead to draw 2-2 against Brighton while third-placed Nottingham Forest thrashed Ipswich 4-2 on Saturday.
1 min
'Timing farewell right is the key'
Virat Kohli shut down speculation about his retirement asserting that he is fully enjoying his cricket and his competitive streak remains intact.
2 mins
All that went into IPL becoming a blockbuster show
Film trade pundits would describe IPL as a \"super duper\" blockbuster, but when it started 18 years ago, many thought it wouldn't work.
3 mins
Antim, Deepak and Reetika Win Wrestling Trials
Olympians Antim Panghal, Deepak Punia and Reetika Hooda stamped their authority on the mat during the national trials on Saturday as they earned their spot in the Indian team for the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.
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