Brahma Kamal is called the king of Himalayan flowers and is also the state flower of Uttarakhand. New Delhi: The rare Brahma Kamal, the only flower known to bloom after sunset and only once a year, has been seen in the higher reaches of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand. Time-lapse videos …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch on Sunday the physical distribution of property cards under the ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme via videoconference. The launch will allow owners of approximately one lakh to download their property cards via the SMS link delivered to their mobile phones, according to a statement from …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated six mega-projects in Uttarakhand on Tuesday under the Namami Gange mission. He also launched the Jal Jeevan Mission logo, via videoconference. Projects include the construction of a 68 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP), upgrade of the existing 27 MLD plant at Jagjeetpur in Haridwar, and …
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The leader of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Uma Bharti, who tested positive for Covid-19 after Kedarnath-Badrinath yatra, has reported through social networks that she is in home isolation and is receiving all possible treatment from doctors in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. She denied contracting the virus from …
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The Uttarakhand government will convert the Mussoorie house of George Everest, former surveyor general of India, named after the world’s highest peak into a cartography museum at a cost of Rs Rs 24 crore, said the state secretary of tourism. . “It is proposed to build a cartographic museum on …
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NEW DELHI: Three months after passing an amendment to enact a new political map that identifies Indian territory in Uttarakhandit is Pithoragarh as my own, Nepal you have recorded the changes in your academic curriculum and its effectiveness. The Office of the Minister of Education of Nepal Giriraj Mani Pokharel …
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A 17-year-old boxer, Rehnuma Mikrani, is kicking all odds one punch at a time to teach yoga to some 40 women from her community in Haldwani town of Nainital district. Coming from a humble family, Rehnuma is the daughter of a father who drives an autorickshaw and a mother who …
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The All India Congressional Committee (AICC), in its recent reorganization of leadership roles, appointed the former prime minister of Uttarakhand and the party’s national secretary general, Harish Rawat, in charge of its Punjab unit. However, political experts believe that the move is not just a mere elevation, but a sign …
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A rare orchid has been found in Uttarakhand (representative image) Dehradun: A rare orchid, Liparis Pygmaea, has been found for the first time in the western Uttarakhand region of the Himalayas. The flower was discovered by a team from the research wing of the Uttarakhand forest department at an altitude …
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The Uttarakhand government is preparing to take the NEET-JEE exams even as the Opposition Congress has launched statewide protests on the issue. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat instructed all district magistrates on Saturday night to take the necessary protective measures, including imposing the necessary physical distancing and limiting the number …
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