December 23, 2025
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Nearly 2,000 Indians deported from Canada in 2024: Work and study prospects at risk as immigration laws tighten

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Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The rising number of Indian nationals deported from Canada is sending ripples across professional and student communities, raising concerns about career opportunities, work visas, and study prospects According to Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) data, nearly 1,997 Indians were forcibly removed in 2024, second only to Mexicans. As of July 2025, 1,891 Indians…

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Forcibly Kissed, Dragged, Phone Snatched’: Bengaluru Student Raped Inside School’s Men’s Washroom

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Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. A 21-year-old engineering student from a private college in South Bengaluru has been arrested for allegedly raping his classmate inside a men’s washroom on the campus.   Police identified the accused as Jeevan Gowda, a sixth-semester student at the institution. He was taken into custody on Wednesday and has since been…

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Shilpi Arora Appointed AIMC Observer for Mumbai and Maharashtra Mahila Congress

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Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a move aimed at strengthening the organizational network of the All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), its president Alka Lamba has appointed Smt. Shilpi Arora as the AIMC Observer for the Mumbai and Maharashtra Pradesh Mahila Congress. The appointment letter, issued from the AIMC headquarters at 24 Akbar Road, New Delhi,…

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Father of pilot in Air India crash approaches SC, seeks judicial probe

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Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau The father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who commanded the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner which crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, has moved the Supreme Court along with the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), seeking a judicially monitored investigation into the accident. He has also sought closure…

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RS Logistics’ Roorkee Automatic Testing Station reinstated after a brief hiatus

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Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a significant development for Uttarakhand’s transport sector, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has reinstated the AFMS access of M/s RS Logistics, Haridwar, the operator of the Automatic Testing Station (ATS) at Roorkee. The reinstatement order, issued on October 13, by the Ministry’s Transport Section under the signature…

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118th All India Farmers Fair Concludes with Award Ceremony

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Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The four-day All India Farmers’ Fair and Agro-Industrial Exhibition organized by the university concluded today with an award distribution ceremony held at Gandhi Hall. The Chief Guest of the ceremony was Vice Chancellor Dr. Manmohan Singh Chauhan. Also present on the dais were Dr. Jitendra Kwatra, Director of Extension Education; Dr….

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Pantnagar Kisan Mela: Live Broadcast of Prime Minister’s Scheme Launch at Gandhi Hall of the University

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Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Today, the university witnessed the live broadcast of the launch of the ‘Prime Minister Dhan-Dhanya Agriculture Scheme’ and the ‘Pulses Self-Reliance Mission’ by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Gandhi Hall. The Prime Minister announced an allocation of over ₹42,000 crore for these schemes. The Dhan-Dhanya Agriculture Scheme aims to…

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Pantnagar Kisan Mela: Special Attraction at the Joint Stall of Agricultural Science Centers: Coarse Cereals

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Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Nine agricultural science centers of the university have set up a joint stall showcasing the story of sustainable and holistic agricultural development in the state. The “Shri Ann” (coarse cereals) section attracts farmers with displays of major coarse cereals such as sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, and minor coarse cereals like…

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Guv Inaugurates 118th All India Farmers’ Fair at Pantnagar University

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Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The 118th All India Farmers’ Fair and Agricultural Exhibition at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, was inaugurated on Friday by the Governor of Uttarakhand and Chancellor of the university, Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd). The ceremony was attended by former Union Minister of State for Defence and…

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