Four held with leopard skin in U'khand

Peter Smetacek, veteran butterfly collector and chief custodian of the Butterfly Research Centre in Bhimtal, has spent his entire life chasing butterflies. Butterflies On The Roof of the World is Peter's labour of love; a walk through his dedication ...

Even after so many years of enactment of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) in the country, no case has so far been registered under this Act in Uttarakhand. According to the figures provided by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), in the year 2011 ...

Dehradun: A 21-year-old B Tech student allegedly hanged himself in his room at a private hostel in the city, police said today.Abhishek Gurung, a student of B Tech final year at DIT College, was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his hostel room ...

The Nainital district police nowadays seem to be busy in a makeover exercise in view of the tourist season. Apart from giving them tips on better vehicular traffic management and safety, a sense of basic etiquette is also being inculcated among the ...

I am fast asleep in the car that's taking us up to Binsar Valley from the Kathgodam railway station, although I've just woken from a perfectly sound sleep on the train itself. Cars do that to me. Every now and then, I wake up and peer blearily at ...

As the State Government has launched a paying guest scheme, now it is not only the hoteliers and the restaurant-owners but also the common people may also make the most of the tourism business, particularly in the tourist destinations across the ...

The beautiful lake resort nestles amidst seven hills in a lush valley at an altitude of 1938 meters. In1841, the British first discovered as a holiday resort. Today, the town has emerged as one ofthe most important hill resorts of India Nainital is ...

New Delhi: Looking for a colonial style holiday spot in the mountains? Nestled in Dhanachuli village, a few kilometres from this popular destination, is the Te Aroha resort. A summer house converted into a boutique luxury hotel, Te Aroha offers its guests ...

The stage is all set to conduct counting of votes on Tuesday for all seven civic bodies of the Nainital district. As per the schedule, the counting of votes will start from 8 in the morning. But counting of votes for the mayor/ chairman seat will ...