Nainital

HC imposes ban on Corbet Tiger Reserve

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The volume of tourism business at the Corbett Tiger Reserve has come down by more than half after a high court order banned night stay at the forest rest houses and restricted movement of vehicles in the reserve area, local traders said. “A large number of booking have been cancelled after the Uttarakhand High Court banned night ...

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Nainital grapples with water crisis

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The district administration has decided to cut the supply of drinking water considering the decrease in water level by one inch per day from Naini Lake. So far 16 lakh liters of water was being supplied, which has been reduced to 8 MLD. A press release was issued on Monday night by the District Magistrate Vinod Kumar Suman. DM said ...

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Passenger car faces wrath of elephant on Ramnagar Highway

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On Monday, on the Ramnagar-Mohan-Maulakal motor road, an Elephant wrecked havoc on a passenger car near Mohan. The enraged animal severely damaged the car, fortunately the driver ran away from the car. The incident occurred at around 12 noon on the Ramnagar-Mohan-Maulakal motor road near Mohan. The elephant attacked an Alto car coming towards Ramanagar from Mohan severely damaging it. ...

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Fortnight long Army’s bi-cylce rally begins

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A team of an Officer, one Junior Commissioned Officer and eight other ranks of The Kumaon Regimental Centre, Ranikhet was flagged off from Ranikhet on Saturday by Brig Govind Singh Rathore, Commandant, The Kumaon Regimental Centre. The bi-cycle rally is an endeavour to represent the areas of India from where the soldiers of The Kumaon Regiment hail. ...

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Justice Ramesh Ranganathan to be appointed new Chief Justice of Uttarakhand

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Uttarakhand’s new Chief Justice will now be Ramesh Ranganathan. Justice Ranganathan is currently the senior judge of the Hyderabad High Court. At the same time, Justice VK Bisht of Uttarakhand High Court has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium had made their recommendation. Now the government will give its approval before their ...

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High Court relief for IAS officer Dr Pankaj Pandey in NH 74 case

Nainital High Court stayed IAS Dr Pankaj Pandey’s arrest till October 30 in the NH-74 land scam. The court has asked the petitioner to file an interim bail application in the sessions court. After this, the applicant has withdrawn the Interim bail granted in the High Court. Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari’s single bench heard the case. IAS Dr Pankaj Pandey, ...

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Navy officer and colleagues assaulted in Nainital

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Navy officers and his three companions, who arrived in Nainital, were attacked on Monday night. Tourists were having a dispute about toll tax with Lake Bridge taxpayers at eleven o’clock in the night. The debate started with heated argument and soon snowballed into a fight. The allegation is that the taxpayers attacked with cookers, sticks and pliers, in which the ...

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IAS Pankaj Pandey gets no relief from High Court in NH 74 scam case

In the NH 74 land compensation scam case, IAS Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey could not get relief from the High Court. Judge Justice Sharad Sharma refused to hear the anticipatory bail petition in the court. In this case, petition was filed on behalf of Pankaj Pandey. The court refused to listen to the petition and referred the case to the ...

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HC asks CBI probe on tigers’ death

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DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the death of tigers at the Corbett Tiger Reserve over the past five years and alleged the involvement of forest officials in the poaching of big cats. A Division Bench of the court comprising acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lokpal Singh  ordered an inquiry into ...

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Uttarakhand High Court orders railway to change Naini-Doon Janshatabdi timings

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The Uttarakhand High Court has instructed the Railways to change timetable of Naini Doon Janshatabdi express from Kathgodam to Dehradun. The court has passed orders for the train timings to be 5 PM from Kathgodam to Dehradun and 5 AM from Dehradun to Kathgodam. Along with this, the court has also ordered to run the Naini Doon Janshatabdi to be ...

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