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‘VIP’ allegations in Ankita Bhandari murder: BJP’s Dushyant Gautam files defamation case against ex-MLA’s wife, Congress

January 06, 2026 6:34 am

He also filed a police complaint against former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore and his wife Urmila Sanawar

‘We’ll continue until Ankita gets justice’: Protests rage across Uttarakhand demanding CBI probe in 2022 murder

January 05, 2026 7:06 am

Over 25 years since statehood, the protest in Dehradun on Sunday, one of several held in different parts of the state, including Tehri Garhwal, and Almora, was one seeking answers and accountability — in the case of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari’s murder.

Life of crime that began at 13, political foray, ‘Rs 750-crore loot’: Who was Vinay Tyagi, gangster killed in Uttarakhand police custody?

December 31, 2025 6:52 am

On December 24, while being transported to the Laksar court from Roorkee sub jail, he was shot by two bike-borne assailants, allegedly former members of Tyagi’s gang. He died three days later while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Rishikesh.

‘I love Mohammad’: Poster heat spreads from UP to Uttarakhand, police use facial recognition to crack down on protesters

September 24, 2025 10:35 am

Police claim the protest was taken out without permission and alleged that the crowd attacked police personnel who were trying to control protesters.

Year after BBA student was killed on visit to Uttarakhand hill town, accused — presumed to have died soon after — turns up alive

August 27, 2025 11:48 am

Uttarakhand BBA student murder: After 'stabbing' the victim, the accused was seen jumping into a roaring river in a desperate bid to escape. Missing since then, he was persumed dead by many.

In Uttarakhand, a folk singer is booked for song on addiction. Two days later, state launches drug campaign

July 23, 2025 11:08 am

Pawan Semwal, a Garhwali singer, had uploaded his new song online with the caption: “How much more will you devour these mountains? You've turned them into dens of gambling and alcohol, unemployment, and corruption.”

2 labourers carrying Kedarnath pilgrim on palanquin killed in landslide

June 19, 2025 3:17 am

Pilgrims travelling on foot advised to exercise extra caution: ‘Travel only after checking weather forecast and ensuring the path is safe’

Months after live-in partner’s murder, Uttarakhand taxi driver’s house demolished

May 06, 2025 12:32 pm

Mustaq Ahmad, a resident of Gori Kheda village in Udham Singh Nagar, had allegedly killed Pooja in November 2024 after she asked him to marry her. Her headless body was recovered from under a bridge in Udham Singh Nagar.

In Rishikesh, bike showroom clash ends in FIR against councillor, claims of turban being forcibly removed

March 04, 2025 10:39 am

A video of the incident shows a group of men assaulting a man after removing his turban.

Abduction of 15-year-old girl sparks communal tensions in Uttarakhand village

February 11, 2025 8:26 am

While the police investigation was underway, at 10.40 am on Sunday, a mob of around 100 unidentified persons entered the house of the person suspected of having abducted the girl, vandalised it and pelted stones

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