New Delhi: The northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has decided to give “top priority to the protection of human life” by suspending Kanwar Yatra, an annual pilgrimage, in view of the Covid-19 situation. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami following a meeting with senior State officialsContinue Reading
Lucknow: The umbrella body of farmers protesting the three farm laws has decided to hold a ‘tractor march’ in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh and entire Uttarakhand states. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM, joint from of farmers) has so far played a key role in organizing the farmers’ ‘mahapanchayat’ (grandContinue Reading
Pauri: In moments when noise from the HNB Hospital in Pauri dies, mostly late at night, a feeble cry can be heard on the ground floor corridor. The faint squeals come from a 62-year-old mentally ill and disabled woman who has been in the facility’s “psychiatric” unit for the pastContinue Reading
In June 2013, nearly 6,000 people, including pilgrims and tourists, were killed by floods and landslides in the stateContinue Reading