Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a major crackdown on illegal arms trafficking, the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF), in a joint operation with Rudrapur police, arrested a 24-year-old inter-state smuggler and seized eight illegal semi-automatic pistols along with magazines on the night of July 23 in Udham Singh Nagar district. The accused, identified as…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau – A Russian Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people crashed in the country’s far east on Thursday and everyone on board was feared to have been killed, emergency services officials said. The burning fuselage of the plane, which was made in the Soviet era and was nearly 50 years…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Thailand has deployed F-16 fighter jets along the border with Cambodia on Thursday. this development comes after the Royal Thai army reported that Cambodia targeted military bases near the northeastern part of the disputed border. As per Bangkok Post, the Thai Army stated that by late morning, clashes were reported at…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The World Bank’s report Towards Resilient and Prosperous Cities in India has identified a few areas in Mumbai as coastal flooding hotspots, warning that rising sea levels could severely impact coastal cities by 2100. The report highlights that affordable housing and proximity to jobs often compel the urban poor to settle…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In view of the first phase of the three-tier panchayat elections, Inspector General (IG) of Police, Kumaon Range, Ridhim Aggarwal has directed all district-level officers to ensure that the polling process is conducted in a free, fair, and peaceful manner. She instructed that all zonal and sector magistrates deployed for election…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. An Air India plane’s tail caught fire shortly after landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI) from Hong Kong on Tuesday. Though the aircraft sustained some damage, passengers and crew members disembarked from the plane safely. The Hong Kong to Delhi Flight AI 315 on Tuesday, July 22, suffered an auxiliary…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the central government and states on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to all shop owners to disclose their identities, details of registration and number of employees at the entrance to facilitate consumers in filing complaints under the Consumer Protection…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. DEHRADUN: Here’s something that will light up your Sunday. First, meet Atul Kumar. He is 21 years old. This is his story. For about four months every year, thousands of pilgrims ascend the rocky, rain-washed path to Kedarnath, their belongings strapped to the backs of mules led by boys who know the…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. A 12-hour bandh, jointly called by the Congress and seven other opposition parties—CPI, CPM, Forward Bloc, CPI(ML), NCP, RJD, and Samajwadi Party—brought daily life to a standstill across multiple districts of Odisha on Thursday. The protesters demanded justice for the 20-year-old student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Balasore, who died of…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to participate in the Uttarakhand Investors’ Summit to be held at Manoj Sarkar Sports Stadium in Udham Singh Nagar district headquarter, Rudrapur on July 19. Ahead of the high-profile event, Secretary to the Chief Minister and Secretary of Industries, Vinay Shankar Pandey, along with…