Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Two railway employees were killed after being struck by a train while patrolling tracks near Collector Form Gate No. 15 on the Uttarakhand-Uttar Pradesh border on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 5:25 am when train number 05062, traveling from Tanakpur to Mathura, hit the workers approximately 800 meters from the…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Two newborn leopard cubs discovered on Monday morning in the Haripur Motiya area of the Belbaba Bhakra Range under the Terai Central Forest Division, died on Tuesday despite efforts by the forest department. The incident unfolded on Monday morning when a woman, while cutting grass near an empty plot in Haldwani-Rampur…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. A 51-year-old man was killed while four of his family members were injured when a swarm of wasps attacked them while they were repairing their house in Chakkarpur village of Bazpur in district Udham Singh Nagar.The incident which occurred on Monday evening, spread panic among the villagers. Keshav Sharan was repairing…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. Rudrapur: Panic spread in the Haripur Motiya area of the Belbaba Bhakra Range under the Terai Central Forest Division after two leopard cubs were spotted early Monday morning near the Haldwani-Rampur Road. The Forest Department teams reached the spot to rescue the cubs and ensure public safety. The sighting occurred when…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. Rudrapur: In a bid to strengthen intelligence-sharing and curb rising criminal activities, the Udham Singh Nagar police have taken a proactive step by modernizing the State Multi Agency Center (SMAC). This initiative, part of a nationwide effort, aims to counter growing threats from Maoist and Khalistani elements, as well as recent…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. In a first of its kind in Uttarakhand, the Udham Singh Nagar district has ventured into designer pearl production, with farmer Balveer Singh Khati cultivating pearls in a pond on one bigha of land in Kalinagar village of Gadarpur block in the district, under the supervision of the District Fisheries Department….
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. Despite ongoing efforts by the State Transport Department and the Police to curb road accidents through awareness and checking campaigns, Uttarakhand continues to witness a troubling rise in such incidents. While some districts have seen improvements, others report an alarming increase in casualties. According to data from the Uttarakhand Police Department,…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The 36th convocation of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, a cornerstone of India’s Green Revolution, was celebrated with great fervor under the aegis of Governor and Chancellor Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Gurmeet Singh. The event, held in Pantnagar, recognized the achievements of 1,172 graduating students and honored Chief of…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. In a bid to ensure clean drinking water, the Jal Sansthan in US Nagar district headquarters, Rudrapur is set to upgrade its water testing procedures by adding two new parameters: Total Coliform and E. Coli (Escherichia coli). These will complement the existing 10 parameters currently analyzed in the Jal Sansthan laboratory….
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau. Stray bovine across Udham Singh Nagar district will soon find refuge, as the district administration has initiated steps to establish Kanji House (cow shelters). Land has been identified and allotted for this purpose in Rudrapur, Kashipur, Jaspur, Gadarpur, and Bazpur municipal areas, as well as in the district’s panchayat zones. The…