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Exclusive: Planning Kainchi Dham visit? You’ll soon need to register first

October 08, 2026 4:42 am

Proposal discussed at meeting involving district administration, police and other stakeholders, including temple committee and taxi union, Express has learnt

Uttarakhand High Court relocation shift Haldwani Forests Elephant Nainital

‘Nainital has high cost of living’: Uttarakhand HC bins plea against court’s shift to Haldwani

September 07, 2026 2:37 pm

The Uttarakhand High Court was acting on a plea that opposed the relocation of the high court complex from Nainital owing to the resort town's space and infrastructure constraints.

‘This boy is very talented’: Anand Mahindra seeks to help young magician seen performing on Nainital’s streets

June 06, 2026 12:13 pm

Anand Mahindra shared a video on X featuring a boy named Sahil, who was seen entertaining passersby with an impressive magic act on a street in the Uttarakhand hill town.

Assaulted by driver during taxi ride to Nainital, Delhi woman forced to hide near village for hours: police

March 08, 2026 1:35 pm

Haldwani resident Deepak Singh Bora (39), the taxi driver, was arrested from Nainital within 10 hours, police said.

The petition filed in Uttarakhand High Court said that the officials are selectively targeting the house due to “malice and ill will” and being guided by the pressure groups in the town.

Uttarakhand High Court stays house demolition of Nainital man accused of minor's rape

December 16, 2025 4:43 pm

Nainital Rape Case Update: The Uttarakhand High Court had pulled up authorities for failing to curb communal tensions in the hill town following the incident in May.

Mob vandalises shops in Nainital’s Haldwani amid tensions over cattle remains found near school

November 17, 2025 8:15 pm

Town sees massive police presence; FIR into vandalism mentions ‘unknown miscreants acting in concert’

In Nainital, a raging fire, an old house and memories of a lost time

September 01, 2025 5:32 am

A fire consumed a part of the 19th Century Old London House earlier this week, killing its long-term resident Shanta Bisht. For the city, it's a loss of yet another colonial building after the Metropole Hotel.

5 Nainital zila panchayat members ‘abducted to stop them from voting’, High Court says police ‘failed miserably’

August 19, 2025 7:18 am

The election took place on Thursday, and the five members were unable to cast their votes. The district magistrate has said a repoll can be conducted.

Two communities came face to face over allegations of harassment and an attempted abduction of a minor schoolgirl by a man belonging to a minority community in Himachal's Mandi (PTI Photo)

Nainital on edge as POCSO case against 65-year-old sparks communal tensions

May 02, 2025 3:27 am

Nainital Communal Violence: A group of men assembled near the market, where the accused had an office, and vandalised shops and eateries run by the minority community.