DEHRA DUN: The Uttarakhand Raj Bhavan, earlier a Circuit House, where Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru spent a few days before passing away came alive with over 200 children from various schools presenting cultural items on the occasion of Children's Day over the week-end. Commending the performances, Governor Margaret Alva urged the Government to take child ...

Dehra Dun: The world famous Jim Corbett and Rajaji national parks were thrown open to the public on Sunday after a gap of five months.

A 26/11 martyr's widow reflects on the cruel route life takes in a conversation with Archana Masih.

DEHRA DUN: The Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress-2009 at Pant Nagar has ended with chief guest Girijesh Pant, Vice-Chancellor of Doon University, calling on scientists and policymakers to introspect on developing science as a tool readily acceptable to the masses so that real-time development is ensured.

Dehra Dun, Nov 7 : Around 200 young scientists will take part in the Science Festival to be held at Rishikesh on November 12-16. Science students of various schools will take part in a state-level science festival, which is being organised at Bharat Mandir Inter College in Rishikesh, according to the organisers.

Many facets: Visitors having a glance at the photographs,"Planet Earth", by internationally famed photographer Debatosh Sengupta in Dehra Dun.

DEHRA DUN: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri is drawing flak from all corners for his alleged designs to destabilise the Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Government.

DAY TRAGEDY: An angry crowd, many of them railway employees, gathered at the spot near Ghaziabad where five railwaymen were run over by the Delhi-bound Jan Shatabdi Express from Dehra Dun on Saturday.

Focusing on the education sector, the Uttarakhand government has announced setting up of a National Institute of Technology in Pauri district at a cost of Rs 400-Rs 500 crore.

Taking note of a poor patient buying blood from outside a hospital, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank has ordered an inquiry into the matter.

DEHRA DUN, 2 NOV: Writer Ruskin Bond resorted to Gandhigiri to deal with traffic congestion in the hill city of Mussoorie.

DEHRA DUN: The rift within the Opposition Congress in Uttarakhand seems to have spilt over with the Udham Singh Nagar police registering a case against party MLA from Rudrapur and former Minister Tilak Raj Behad ostensibly at the behest of the local Congress M.P., K. C. Singh Baba, on Wednesday.

Dehra Dun: Electricity bills are going to burn a bigger hole in the pockets of consumers in Uttarakhand as the State power regulator has decided to raise tariffs by an average 15 per cent with retrospective effect.

DEHRA DUN: Villagers of Deval, Narayan Bagarh and Tharali development blocks in Chamoli district have threatened a massive agitation to oppose the proposed 252-MW Devsari hydro-electric project on the Pinder river if the Government does not ensure a free and fair public hearing of their grievances and aspirations.

It's for the birds, right? Saving and spreading seed is what Mother Nature does while we're not looking.

DEHRA DUN: Medical services and teaching of MBBS students at the 700-bed Uttarakhand Forest Hospital Trust Medical College at Haldwani in Naini Tal district were affected for the eleventh day in a row on Thursday with no end to the agitation by doctors and other staff.

DEHRA DUN: Sweets made of milk and milk products found few takers as consumers preferred fruits and dry fruits to the health hazards involved in eating or gifting milk products that might be synthetic.

DEHRA DUN: The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested the Station House Officer of the Dalanwala police station, Santosh Kumar Jaiswal, here on Wednesday while Sub-Inspector G. D. Bhatt and Constable Ajeet of Dehra Dun were arrested in Naini Tal late on Tuesday night in connection with the alleged fake Ranvir encounter case.

Dehra Dun: After apprehending three police personnel in the Ranbir Singh alleged fake encounter case, CBI is likely to make more arrests.

Lucknow, Oct. 14: The CBI today arrested four Dehra Dun policemen in connection with the alleged fake encounter of an MBA student on the eve of the President's visit to the town in July.