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Uttarakhand’s Daughter Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi all set to sail around the world

Uttarakhand’s Daughter Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi all set to sail around the world

Vartika Joshi hailing from Uttarakhand is all set to sail on a boisterous voyage around the world. Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi will give wings to...
Hiresha Verma: The Mushroom Woman of Uttarakhand

Hiresha Verma: The Mushroom Woman of Uttarakhand

A country where the agro-based communities are committing suicide and are forced to alienate themselves from farming Hiresha has appeared as a silver lining in...
Harnessing solar energy in Uttarakhand

Harnessing solar energy in Uttarakhand

It's is glad to see that Uttarakhand is taking necessary steps to preserve our mother earth by embracing renewable source of energy. The state will...
Little Harry Potter fans at Kalap Village of Uttarkashi recreated magic by playing Quidditch

Little Harry Potter fans at Kalap Village of Uttarkashi recreated magic by playing Quidditch

If there’s some kind of purple dust I guess it’s here in Uttarakhand: Long gone are the days when we used to spread a mat...
Bio-villages of Uttarakhand Emerging as Pioneer in Organic Farming

Bio-villages of Uttarakhand Emerging as Pioneer in Organic Farming

Srikot village a role model for bio-village in Pauri Garhwal: A minion village called Srikot in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand has emerged as a...
Soon computerization of Garhwali dialect will begin as decided in the meetup

Soon computerization of Garhwali dialect will begin as decided in the meetup

In the presence of about 20 honorary people, the first meetup of LibreOffice was successfully launched. LibreOffice is a free open source software office site...
‘Ghasyari Queen’ a unique pageant held in Tehri Garhwal district

‘Ghasyari Queen’ a unique pageant held in Tehri Garhwal district

Not everybody knows that there is a unique pageant called ‘Ghasyari Queen’ held in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, in which women are required...
Soon online Bookings will be made for Himalaya Darshan

Soon online Bookings will be made for Himalaya Darshan

Now the tourists will be able to book online tickets for Himalaya Darshan through an online portal, which will be launched soon. Earlier, the bookings...
More than 3,000 homes in Uttarakhand embraced Solar Lanterns

More than 3,000 homes in Uttarakhand embraced Solar Lanterns

A Delhi-based NGO, Society to Create Awareness towards Life & Environment has joined hands with various government enterprises and border security forces for distributing free...
Uttarakhand Government releases a stamp in the memory of Sumitranandan Pant

Uttarakhand Government releases a stamp in the memory of Sumitranandan Pant

Sumitranandan Pant was born on May 20, 1900, at a fairy tale village called Kausani in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. The great poet has cited...
New Year’s Special: Catch an aerial view of Naini Lake from chopper

New Year’s Special: Catch an aerial view of Naini Lake from chopper

It seems as if the coming year will be full of surprises Uttarakhand tourism department has started a chopper service in Nainital, offering an aerial...
Mussoorie ‘The Queen of Hills’ to host Winter Carnival

Mussoorie ‘The Queen of Hills’ to host Winter Carnival

Dance, Music and Madness in the 'Queen of Hills' Tucked away in the luscious hills, Mussoorie owning the stature of being the 'Queen of Hills'...
Restoring Ganges: Plastic ban from Gomukh to Haridwar by NGT

Restoring Ganges: Plastic ban from Gomukh to Haridwar by NGT

It’s a sign of global annihilation: Looking at the present scenario from the rampant floods of Uttarakhand, the drought affected Maharashtra, to the recent catastrophe...
Uttarakhand lose 268sqkm forest area since 2013

Uttarakhand lose 268sqkm forest area since 2013

At the time when we are raising voices against the slow and inadequate development in the state or the inefficient government, our Mother Nature is...
The Silent Heroes: A Touching Film That Will Leave you Speechless

The Silent Heroes: A Touching Film That Will Leave you Speechless

The Silent Heroes, an adventure feature film based on the heroics of 13 deaf children amidst the Himalayan backdrop of Uttarkashi district has taken the...
The Beatles Ashram is now open for the fans and pilgrims

The Beatles Ashram is now open for the fans and pilgrims

Golden Era of the English rock band "The Beatles" The Beatles a legendary English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 having the fab-four John...
eContent to be lauched by UGC having info about Garhwali, Kumaoni and Jaunsari dialects

eContent to be lauched by UGC having info about Garhwali, Kumaoni and Jaunsari dialects

An online portal by the name of “eContent” to be launched soon by UGC which will contain all the information related to the languages and...
CM envisions a “Green Uttarakhand” by launching an electric bicycle

CM envisions a “Green Uttarakhand” by launching an electric bicycle

On December 3, 2015, Chief Minister Harish Rawat tested an electric bicycle launched by Indian-American businessman and social worker Manoj Bhargava at Bijapur guest house....
Farmers of Uttarakhand are giving a dose of Honey Singh’s Music to Scare Wild Boars

Farmers of Uttarakhand are giving a dose of Honey Singh’s Music to Scare Wild Boars

Who hasn’t listened to Honey Singh’s desi Bollywood rap songs, from “Char Bottle Vodka”, “High Heels”, “Blue Eyes Hypnotize” to “Love Dose”, each of his...
Villagers near Karnaprayag constructed a road without felling a single tree

Villagers near Karnaprayag constructed a road without felling a single tree

On October 15, it was a victory for the villagers as they constructed a 3 km motorable road connecting Bhatkwali with Bainoli village without felling...