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FY 2025-26: UP excise revenue jumps to Rs.57,722 crore, posts 9.7% growth

LUCKNOW, April 7 -- Uttar Pradesh's excise department's annual revenue rose to Rs.57,722.26 crore in the 2025-26 financial year, which the department claimed was the highest ever revenue generation. T... Read More


Plays Daddy, Purnavatar mark second day

LUCKNOW, April 7 -- The second day of the 8-day theatre festival at Bhartendu Natya Academy organised as part of its Golden Jubilee Celebration, witnessed the staging of two plays - 'Purnavatar' and '... Read More


Woman stabbed, claims attack by masked youths

PRAYAGRAJ, April 7 -- A 32-year-old woman was found unconscious and injured after being stabbed near her village in Pratapgarh on Monday morning. The incident occurred in Sarkhelpur Sonahi village und... Read More


Villagers protest against NTPC project

Dehradun, April 7 -- Residents of several villages in Jyotirmath block of Chamoli have been staging protests against the NTPC 520 MW Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project, over three years after cracks... Read More


BJP vows '27 polls win on its foundation day

Dehradun, April 7 -- Leaders and workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated the party's Foundation Day across Uttarakhand on Sunday, with state leaders expressing confidence of securing a "hat-t... Read More


Irregular gas supply may hit state's tourism: Cong

Dehradun, April 7 -- State Congress president Ganesh Godiyal on Monday alleged that irregular supply of cooking gas and reports of black marketing in Uttarakhand could adversely affect tourism activit... Read More


Civic body proposes to shift meat shops in city

Haridwar, April 7 -- Ahead of the upcoming Ardh Kumbh, the Haridwar Municipal Corporation passed a proposal on Monday to shift all meat shops currently operating within the civic body's limits to an o... Read More


Property dealer held for raping Rishikesh woman

Dehradun, April 7 -- A property dealer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman in Rishikesh along with his two partners on multiple occasions between 2021 and 2024, police said on M... Read More


dept mulls study after softshell turtle sighted at unusual height

Rudrapur, April 7 -- A softshell turtle was found at an altitude of around 2,950 feet (about 900 metres) in Bageshwar district, prompting the forest department to consider conducting a survey to deter... Read More


Japanese tourist molested near jaigarh fort, probe on: police

Jaipur, April 7 -- A Japanese tourist was allegedly molested by five men near Jaipur's Jaigarh Fort on Sunday, police said on Monday, adding that efforts are underway to trace the accused. The police ... Read More