Dr Arunabh Singh Named ARISE President-Elect at Varanasi Meet
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau.. Dr Arunabh Singh, Director of Nehru World School and Co-founder of Healthy Planet TGA, has been named President-Elect of the Association for Reinventing School Education (ARISE) for FY 2026-27, marking a significant moment in the evolution of one of India’s most credible platforms for progressive school leaders. The announcement was…
Crackdown on Drug Mafia: ₹6.7 Crore Illegal Assets of Two Traffickers to be Seized in Udham Singh Nagar
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau.. In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the Udham Singh Nagar police have initiated proceedings to attach illegal properties worth nearly ₹6.7 crore belonging to two alleged narcotics traffickers, sending a strong message against the drug trade in the district. The action comes as part of an intensified campaign led…
Kumau University Nainital Shines in All India Inter University Pencak Silat Championship
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau ROHTAK/ FATEHGARH SAHIB: In a remarkable display of skill and determination, athletes from Divakar Sports Fitness Academy and Kumau University Nainital brought laurels to the institution by securing one silver and one bronze medal in the All India Inter University Men and Women Pencak Silat Championship 2026. Chetan Prajapati clinched the…
University V-C cannot issue charge sheet to a professor: Uttarakhand HC
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau Nainital, Mar 20 (PTI) The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the Vice-Chancellor of the Pantnagar-based Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology possesses no authority to issue a charge sheet against a professor. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay, while disposing of…
Teacher suspended for ‘mimicking’ PM Modi says he ‘just wanted to make people laugh’
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau The call came late on Friday night. Government primary school teacher Saket Purohit was told that he had been suspended. In a village 170 kilometres from Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri town, Purohit’s family had already seen the video. They had watched Purohit, a school teacher and in-charge of the local chapter of…
7 Indian pilgrims killed in Nepal after bus falls into 500-feet-deep ravine
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau A bus carrying Indian pilgrims in Nepal’s Gandaki province on Saturday met with an accident and plunged down a slope. Seven people, all of them Indian natioanls, were killed and several others were injured in the accident after the bus veered off the road, police said. A microbus carrying pilgrims was returning…
FASTag annual pass for private cars to cost 3,075 from April, up 2.5%
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The cost of FASTag annual pass for private vehicles will increase by 2.5 per cent to ₹3,075 from April 1. At present, the annual pass costs ₹3,000, which allows cars to cross 200 toll plazas without stopping. The pass can be recharged multiple times in a year. Officials said the provision…
JEE Main 2026 Application: Register for April session exam by 9 pm tonight
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has reopened the application window for JEE Main 2026 Session 2, responding to requests from candidates who could not complete their registration or fee payment within the deadline. The application portal will be opened today in the afternoon, and registration will close on March 13, 2026,…
Speech-impaired teen beaten to death during T20 World Cup final over ‘wrong cheer’ after India wicket
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. PATNA: Even as the country was watching the epic class between India and New Zealand in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final on Sunday evening, a tragic incident unfolded in Vaishali district, where a speech-impaired teenager was allegedly beaten to death following a misunderstanding during the match. The victim, 17-year-old Kundan…