Their alleged act had resulted in violent protests in Hardwar on Wednesday.
Even as the BSNL's call charges between metros and circles have been reduced for basic-to-basic, cell and unified access operators with inter-service area connectivity, the PSU has realigned pulse durations for various category calls within and outsi
Landslides at Dabrani and Nalupani areas cut off Gangotri in Uttarkashi district from the rest of the country, stranding nearly 300 pilgrims in the middle of nowhere.
India will begin supply of ultra low sulphur content petrol and diesel in all but seven states from April 1, the government announced on Thursday.
Indian Drug Manufacturers Association on Friday demanded reduction in excise duty on drugs and pharmaceutical products to 8 per cent from the current 16 per cent.
There has been a sudden dip in temperatures in several parts of northwest India. Day temperature today in Delhi was 23 degrees Celsius against a normal of about 38 degrees Celsius, Met officials said.
A soldier, who allegedly scripted his own death at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in 2003 to indulge in espionage, will be brought to Dehradun.
The actor injured himself while shooting for Soham Shah's Kaal.
BJP leader Uma Bharti, who was suspended from the party on November 10 for indiscipline, arrived at the Kedarnath temple in Uttaranchal on Friday evening.
A report prepared by DIG, Haridwar, Ashok Kumar says Rana was involved in the Punjab National Bank dacoity at Ashley Hall in 1997.
The bus was going to Maithani in Chamoli district from Srinagar (Garhwal) when it skidded off the road rolling down into a 150-meter ditch, Superintendent of Police Pushkar Singh Sailal said.
Nearly 500 pilgrims are still stranded at Gangotri in Uttarkashi district as fresh landslides triggered by heavy rains have blocked the road at Dabrani, they said.
The mishap occurred at Surkholi area in the afternoon when the bus was on its way to Chamba in Tehri district, they said.
So far Army helicopters have rescued 45 persons, and despite the inclement weather prevailing in the area were making regular sorties to rescue the remaining pilgrims
The Congress chief is staying with the family of Suman Dubey, a close friend of her late husband Rajiv Gandhi.
The party's economic wizard will be fielded from Andhra Pradesh.
Arijit Banerjee and Tusharendu Kabi of Airit Mountaineering Federation went missing after summitting the Kedardom (6830 Mt).
The tragedy occurred when they were descending after conquering the 22,652-feet-high Panchachuli peak.
Manoj Tiwari, 18, was killed at practice when his friend accidentally fired a gun.
Asahi India Glass on Friday announced the setting up of its single largest integrated glass plant at Roorkee in Uttaranchal with an estimated investment of Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion).
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