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VBSA Bill won't alter status of state varsities: Union govt

New Delhi, May 21 -- The education ministry has told a parliamentary committee reviewing the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill that the law will not alter the status or functioning... Read More


66-year-old killed after AC blast at pvt hospital

Dehradun, May 21 -- A 66-year-old woman was killed and 16 others injured after an explosion in an air-conditioning unit triggered a fire at a private hospital in Dehradun on Wednesday, officials said.... Read More


Six arrested for running fake job centre in Varanasi

Varanasi, May 21 -- Police have arrested six members of a gang running a fake job centre in the Damodarpur area under the Sarnath police station limits. The arrests were made at Paterawa Turn in Varan... Read More


Triple heart surgery by SMS doctors gives new lease of life to 27-yr-old

Jaipur, May 21 -- Doctors at Sawai Man Singh Hospital have carried out three rare and highly complex heart surgeries on a 27-year-old patient in a single eight-hour operation, giving him a new lease o... Read More


crackdown on illegal liquor units in Bazpur

Haldwani, May 21 -- The Uttarakhand Excise department on Wednesday launched a crackdown on illegal liquor manufacturing units operating in forested areas and villages of Bazpur in Udham Singh Nagar di... Read More


'Cow meat' found in abandoned car in Jhabrera, case registered

Haridwar, May 21 -- Police have registered a case against an unidentified person after allegedly recovering prohibited cow meat from an abandoned vehicle during night patrolling in Jhabrera, officers ... Read More


Former CM Khanduri laid to rest with state honours in Haridwar

Haridwar, May 21 -- Former Uttarakhand chief minister Major General (Retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri was cremated with full state honours at the Kharkhari crematorium in Haridwar on Wednesday, with seni... Read More


'No more hydel projects in upper reaches of Ganga'

Dehradun, May 21 -- The Centre has informed the Supreme Court of its decision to not allow any new hydro-electric projects to be commissioned in the upper reaches of the Ganga river basin in Uttarakha... Read More


Soaring UP temp drives booming phalsa demand

PRAYAGRAJ, May 21 -- As soaring temperatures continue to trouble people across Uttar Pradesh, farmers cultivating phalsa (Grewia asiatica), in Kaushambi district are witnessing a sharp rise in demand ... Read More


Kashi boils at 44deg C, admn pulls out all stops to deal with heatwave

VARANASI, May 21 -- The temperature has been hovering around 45 degrees Celsius in Varanasi for the last three days. It was 44deg C on Wednesday. Consequently, all schools up to Class 12 have been shu... Read More