Shishir Prashant

Adani Group to invest Rs 1,700 crore in cement sector in Uttarakhand

Besides, the Adani group will also invest Rs 1,400 crore to set up a new grinding unit in the state with a capacity of four million tonnes

It's unprecedented time to invest in India, says PM Narendra Modi

Modi called upon the businessmen to focus on capacity building in India

All that glitters is not gold in Kedarnath shrine: Congress' Karan Mahra

The temple too has seen many controversies in the past 23 years. The latest, over a Rs 125 crore gold "scam", has rocked the hill state

Caught between a rock and a hard place: Joshimath faces an uncertain future

Educators need a plan ambitious enough to remedy enormous learning losses

Seven killed as helicopter ferrying pilgrims crashes near Kedarnath

After the crash, the state civil aviation department suspended all the helicopter flights to Kedarnath

Pressure mounts on Uttarakhand govt to take tough steps against corruption

On July 22 this year, the police started investigation into the alleged paper leak for class III government jobs through the Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UKSSSC)

Major fire at Britannia's Pantnagar plant; no casualties reported

The factory was set up in 2010 at the Pantnagar industrial estate to avail the tax incentives offered by the central government under a special package for Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand bypolls: Why CM Dhami is looking more confident and relaxed

In the brief history of the hill state, there has not been a single instance where a chief minister lost a by-election

Victory in defeat, but challenges for Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

Before his exit from BJP politics in the hill state, Koshiyari used to be a dominant force here

Uttarakhand election results 2022: Dhami loses, but BJP pulls off win

The Congress, the BJP's main opposition in the state, has been left totally bruised, with Harish Rawat, who was the party's face in the elections, losing from Lal Kuan.

State scan: Repeated disasters in Uttarakhand have a human touch

Over the years, thousands of people in Dehradun and other cities and towns in the plains have encroached upon the riverbeds

Uttarakhand has now become a political arena of turncoats: Here's why?

On October 11, Yashpal Arya returned to the Congress from BJP. By re-inducting Arya, the Congress is wooing the 18 per cent Dalit vote in the state

A surprise choice: Pushkar Singh Dhami to be new Uttarakhand CM

The differences within the state BJP is going to be the biggest challenge before Dhami in the run up to the polls

Start-up Infinity Greenfield set to produce diesel from plastic plant

Infinity Greenfield, a start-up, is setting up a similar plant in Moradabad in western UP to produce diesel from polyethylene and pol­yp­ropylene plastic

Second wave of Covid-19 pandemic hits small businesses at the Kumbh

Showing no signs of let-up, the second wave threatens to be fatal, spreading faster than the first, albeit with a lower mortality rate. This leaves smaller businesses gasping for air

Up in smoke: Uttarakhand looks to the clouds, forest fires rage on

In the last 2 or 3 days, forest fires have broken out with seething frenzy in many areas of the hill state, and are threatening to destroy the rich plant and animal wealth of the Himalayan region

Virat-Anushka wedding: Maharaj Anant is the Baba of the moment

The fact that Anant Baba too was flying to Italy with the Sharma family was a clear sign that a wedding was in the offing

17 factories in Uttarakhand asked to shut over pollution, jobs at stake

Court had asked state to take action on units for causing pollution

BJP appears to have an edge in Tehri, Pauri and Haridwar Lok Sabha seats

A keen contest, however, is likely to take place in other two seats - Almora and Nainital in the Kumaon region - between the Congress and BJP, the two main parties in the state

HC asks Centre to revive HMT's Ranibagh factory

The factory began production in 1985 after it was with inaugurated by then PM Rajiv Gandhi