Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the government is “rewriting history” with the Bengaluru Business Corridor, following its approval by the state cabinet on Thursday. Slated for completion in two years, the ambitious project is expected to cut city traffic by up to 40%. The 117-km Bengaluru Business Corridor, linking…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. At the ongoing All India Farmers’ Fair and Industrial Exhibition at the university, seeds of various Rabi crops from different university centers are being sold actively through their stalls. By noon on the second day of the fair, the Crop Research Center, Breeder Seed Production Center, University Farm, and ATIC had…