AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi was on Friday taken into custody for his failure to comply with repeated summons and warrants of the court in a 2013 rioting case. Tripathi was produced before Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar after non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued against him on Thursday for failing to appear on October 30, the last date of hearing. ...

The Uttarakhand government on Friday declared a public holiday on Chhath Puja on Saturday. Governor Baby Rani Maurya gave her consent, amending a December 24, 2018, communique under which a restricted holiday was declared on Chhath Puja. Banks, treasuries, sub-treasuries, government and semi-government institutions will remain closed on Saturday. The Bihari Mahasabha, which organises the biggest Chhath Puja in Dehradun ...

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat flagged off the public awareness rally of secretariat officials for the polythene-free Green Dehradun at the Secretariat, Dehradun on Friday. Chief Minister Trivendra said that there is a need of awareness to make polythene free India. He added that the 50 KM long human chain will be made on 05 November to spread awareness on ...