DEHRADUN: The relocation of around 181 families from Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary (SWLS) in Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) is likely to increase the tiger density there.

A shooting range set up in Kalagarh forest range, which has a high population of tigers, elephants and leopards, is being used to train foresters since several years in violation of the Wildlife Pr

Fresh landslides triggered by heavy rains in over 24 places, have blocked about 82 connecting roads including Rishikesh-Gangotri, Rishikesh-Yamnotri, Rishikesh-Badrinath and Rishikesh- Kedarnath na

DEHRADUN: After last June's disaster, Uttarakhand's Harish Rawat government has decided to to carry out detailed mapping of different rivers and rivulets besides ecologically sensitive landslide-pr

Uttarakhand has a thriving hotel industry, but there is only one food sample testing laboratory in all of the 13 districts of the state.

Chief minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday announced that the centrally sponsored Food for All scheme, called Khadyan Yojna, offering subsidized food grains including wheat and rice to all families, wh

DEHRADUN: To curb malnutrition in Haridwar, the district administration has set up a number of health camps, in which over 3087 children in rural areas have been screened in the last two months.

Five days after the state government officially halted the Char Dham yatra due to incessant rains and inclement weather conditions, about 35 villages in various districts remain cut off as 168 conn

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking to relocate about 2,400 people from more than 300 villages located in landslide-prone areas in nine hilly districts to

The mega tourism development plan for Tehri Lake has been suspended for the past one year. The centre, however, has already sanctioned Rs 150 crore for the project.