Aiswarya Raj is a Senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, one of India's most respected media houses, specialising in in-depth coverage of Uttarakhand and the Himalayan region. Her work focuses on delivering essential, ground-up reporting across complex regional issues....Read More
Aiswarya Raj is a Senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, one of India's most respected media houses, specialising in in-depth coverage of Uttarakhand and the Himalayan region. Her work focuses on delivering essential, ground-up reporting across complex regional issues.
Aiswarya brings significant journalistic experience to her role, having started her career at The Indian Express as a Sub-Editor with the Delhi city team. She subsequently developed her reporting expertise by covering Gurugram and its neighboring districts before transitioning to her current focus. She is an accomplished alumna of the prestigious Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) and the University of Kerala.
Her reporting is characterized by a commitment to narrative journalism, prioritising the human element and verified facts behind critical events. Aiswarya’s beats demonstrate deep expertise in state politics, law enforcement investigations (e.g., paper leak cases, international cyber scams), human-wildlife conflict, environmental disasters, and socio-economic matters affecting local communities.
This specific, sustained focus on critical regional news provides the necessary foundation for high trustworthiness and authoritativeness on topics concerning Uttarakhand.
Nov 26, 2025 16:19 IST
Both Revenue and Forest departments stake claim to land. DM writes to state govt seeking...
Wed, Nov 26, 2025
Nov 26, 2025 07:02 IST
51 lakh devotees visited the Char Dham this year, a rise of 4.35 lakh from last...
Wed, Nov 26, 2025
Nov 25, 2025 21:17 IST
Bhatt was a key part of the agitation for Uttarakhand’s statehood and the founding member of...
Tue, Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025 06:38 IST
The Uttarakhand High Court had banned the commercial use of elephants through an order on August 3,...
Tue, Nov 25, 2025
Nov 24, 2025 17:24 IST
The 31-seater bus was carrying 29 people. It had left from Rishikesh’s Sadanand Ashram for Maa...
Mon, Nov 24, 2025
Nov 24, 2025 16:09 IST
23-year-old Deepak Singh was found with a gunshot injury to the head. His family has sought a...
Tue, Nov 25, 2025
Nov 22, 2025 07:15 IST
The suspected explosives were spotted by children who were playing near the school in Almora, the...
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Nov 22, 2025 07:12 IST
Climate change, habitat degradation among reasons cited by forest department for increased conflict...
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Nov 17, 2025 20:12 IST
Town sees massive police presence; FIR into vandalism mentions ‘unknown miscreants acting in...
Mon, Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025 18:37 IST
“When I introduced the UCC Bill in the Assembly, I made it clear that suggestions and...
Thu, Nov 20, 2025
Nov 15, 2025 07:07 IST
As no complaint has been lodged by the family, police said they are yet to file an FIR. Officers of...
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Nov 14, 2025 08:19 IST
On Thursday, the Uttarakhand Cybercrime Special Task Force arrested a man, identified as Sunil...
Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Nov 13, 2025 07:44 IST
Ganesh Godiyal, who replaces Karan Mahara, was earlier the PCC chief for a year till the 2022...
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Nov 09, 2025 17:56 IST
Donning a traditional pahari cap and sprinkling his speech with Garhwali and Kumaoni phrases, the...
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
Nov 09, 2025 15:23 IST
Why did the hilly region of Uttar Pradesh want a state of its own? How was this demand finally...
Thu, Nov 20, 2025
Nov 09, 2025 04:00 IST
Uttara, a Hindi magazine, was launched in the October-December quarter of 1990. Printed in Dehradun...
Sun, Nov 09, 2025
Nov 08, 2025 22:08 IST
Devbhoomi Uttarakhand University has written to the education department and filed a police...
Sat, Nov 08, 2025
Nov 08, 2025 16:58 IST
The state marks the completion of 25 years since its formation on Sunday, and will see Prime...
Sat, Nov 08, 2025
Nov 07, 2025 18:05 IST
According to the police, 36-year-old Saini — through Hooda — demanded Rs 30 lakh from local...
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
Nov 05, 2025 08:17 IST
The Chief Minister’s Office later said that with this, the Uttarakhand Assembly became the first...
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
Nov 04, 2025 21:50 IST
Rijiju said several countries have disintegrated across the world, but the system in India can...
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
Nov 03, 2025 19:28 IST
The President is on a three-day visit to the state to partake in the silver jubilee celebrations of...
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
Nov 03, 2025 19:09 IST
Ramman is a festival celebrated annually in late April during Baisakhi at the twin villages of...
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
Oct 31, 2025 09:01 IST
A group of villagers from Almora’s Chaukhutia has commenced a 300 km march to Dehradun, demanding...
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Oct 30, 2025 04:00 IST
To bring transparency into system, Punjab govt decided this week that no private person will be...
Thu, Oct 30, 2025