BESCOM announces 7-hour power outage across Bengaluru on Sunday. Check areas list:

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Power supply will be interrupted in several areas of Bengaluru on Sunday, i.e., June 29, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) said, according to The Hindu. These power disruptions are expected primarily between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm, potentially leading to outages lasting up to seven hours in some areas. The…

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Tensions in UP’s Etawah over tonsuring row: stone pelting on cops, 19 detained

Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau Days after the alleged caste-based tonsuring of a Bhagwat Katha preacher and his aide in Etawah’s Dandarpur village, tensions escalated on Thursday as members of Yadav groups staged protests demanding the arrest of all accused and withdrawal of the case registered against the victims. According to police, large crowds began gathering…

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US: Weaponising education and its implications

Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. While US President Donald Trump’s shifts in the education sector are deeply entwined with his broader foreign policy vision, his administration’s policies toward foreign students in American educational institutions carry profound and enduring implications, not only for the domestic education system but also for the foundational values the US espouses. These…

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Train services disrupted as woman drives car on Telangana railway tracks

Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Train services were disrupted for over two hours between Nagulapalli and Shankarpalli in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district as a 30-year-old woman drove her car on railway tracks for nearly seven kilometres on Thursday before police took her into custody. A video of the woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, who worked as…

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IG Ridhim Aggarwal briefs police force Ahead of VP’s Visit to U’khand. Top officials direct foolproof security and smooth traffic arrangements in Haldwani

Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Ahead of the visit by the Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Uttarakhand police held a comprehensive security briefing at the Mini Stadium in Haldwani for all officers deployed on VVIP duty.   Inspector General (IG) Crime and Law & Order, Uttarakhand, Nilesh Anand Bharne, briefed the police…

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Char Dham Yatra: Landslides wreak havoc on Yamunotri, Badrinath routes; 3 dead, 1 missing, dozens stranded

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau UTTARKASHI: Three pilgrims died, one was missing, and three others sustained injuries after separate landslides struck the Yamunotri and Badrinath routes in Uttarakhand on Monday following heavy rainfall that disrupted Char Dham pilgrimage movement A landslide hit the Yamunotri route around 4pm at Nau Kainchi near Bhairav temple, about 1.5 km from the…

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Sonam Raghuvanshi got ‘help’ hiding jewellery, laptop and weapon: Indore property dealer, watchman held

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The net continues to tighten in the Meghalaya honeymoon murder mystery. Meghalaya Police’s special investigation team has arrested two more suspects from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly helping Sonam Raghuvanshi after the killing of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, taking the total arrests in the case to seven. Cops nabbed a property dealer…

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Air India asked to fire 3 employees over ‘recent safety lapses

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered immediate action against three senior officials of Air India following “serious and repeated violations” related to flight crew scheduling. These lapses, voluntarily disclosed by the airline, revealed that flight crew were scheduled and operated despite not meeting mandatory licensing,…

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