Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau NEW DELHI: Three army personnel lost their lives after an avalanche hit a base camp in the Siachen sector of Ladakh, officials told news agency PTI, on Tuesday. The avalanche struck the Siachen base camparea, located at an altitude of 12,000 feet, on Sunday. Three soldiers, including two Agniveers, were trapped…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The ruling BJP-led NDA’s candidate CP Radhakrishnan’s election on Tuesday as the Vice President of India does not carry a surprise. Numbers were already stacked up for him. But it sends out key signals that go far beyond New Delhi and the now. Radhakrishnan’s win underscores a renewed southward foray of…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced a hike in the honorarium given to Anganwadi workers and helpers from ₹7000/month to ₹9000/month, and from ₹4000/month to ₹4500/month, respectively In a post on X, the CM announced the decision for around two-lakh Anganwadi staff “in view of their invaluable service to…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. At least one person was killed while five others were hospitalised following an electrocution incident during the celebratory Ganesh Chaturthi visarajan procession in Mumbai, officials said. The incident occurred on Khairani Road in the Sakinaka area at around 10.45 am on Sunday when a dangling electric wire accidentally touched the Ganpati…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. A shocking case from Chikkaballapur district near Bengaluru reached its conclusion on Friday, when the Third District and Sessions Court sentenced a 37-year-old woman to life imprisonment for the murder of her nephew. The convict, identified as Ambika, was also ordered to pay a fine of ₹25,000. The crime dates back…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. At least four people have been injured in a stabbing attack in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday, reported Yonhap news agency. Speaking to Yonhap, officials said that of the four injured, two people are in cardiac arrest and remain critical. According to police, the suspect wielded a knife at a restaurant…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a major breakthrough, the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF), in a joint operation with Rudrapur police, arrested an inter-state arms smuggler with two automatic pistols and two magazines on Monday, exposing a wider network of illegal weapon supply. The arrested accused has been identified as Bisharat Ali, 30, a resident…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau Pilots of an Air India flight operating from Delhi to Indore on Sunday declared “mayday” before making an emergency landing back at the originating airport after reporting a fire indication in the right engine, sources said. Air India did not comment on the matter, however, airline officials said that the mayday…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau As monsoon season continues to wreak havoc across North India, the India Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Delhi-NCR region, including Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad. Meanwhile, a red alert in active for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for extremely heavy rainfall and flash floods. Both hill states have…