Aiswarya Raj is a dedicated 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 dedicated 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.
Aug 17, 2025 20:35 IST
“They caught hold of my beard, pulled it violently, and shouted: ‘Cut this man’s beard!’...
Mon, Aug 18, 2025
Aug 17, 2025 20:01 IST
The Bill is the latest state policy in Uttarakhand to focus on alleged forced religious conversions...
Sun, Aug 17, 2025
Aug 16, 2025 07:26 IST
Birodh Singh’s apple orchards where he spent lazy afternoons, Mukesh Panwar’s hotel that was...
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Aug 12, 2025 09:00 IST
On the seventh day of the operations, the district administration and the National Defence Response...
Tue, Aug 12, 2025
Aug 11, 2025 04:20 IST
Rescue authorities say only two bodies have been found since the operation began after the August 5...
Mon, Aug 11, 2025
Aug 10, 2025 07:00 IST
At the hospital where some of the injured are, The Indian Express found doctors and families...
Sun, Aug 10, 2025
Aug 09, 2025 04:34 IST
Four life detectors deployed to locate living people trapped in debris, rubble and in the collapsed...
Sat, Aug 09, 2025
Aug 08, 2025 15:31 IST
With 60 believed to be missing, families are fast losing hope as rescue operations enter day...
Fri, Aug 08, 2025
Aug 08, 2025 06:05 IST
Uttarkashi flash flood, Dharali village tragedy: The flash flood struck at a time when eight...
Fri, Aug 08, 2025
Aug 07, 2025 16:48 IST
One hypothesis is that a landslide had struck 2 kilometres uphill from Dharali earlier, which might...
Thu, Aug 07, 2025
Aug 07, 2025 12:01 IST
Two bodies have been retrieved so far, with over 50 estimated to be missing. An Army JCO and eight...
Thu, Aug 07, 2025
Aug 07, 2025 07:10 IST
Dharali village was struck by flash floods and mudslides, taking with it buildings in the market in...
Fri, Aug 08, 2025
Aug 06, 2025 16:00 IST
Uttarkashi flash flood 2025, Dharali rescue operation: Rainfall, lack of connectivity with ground...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Aug 06, 2025 11:55 IST
Experts have raised concerns about the the stretch of the Char Dham project passing through the...
Thu, Aug 07, 2025
Aug 06, 2025 11:12 IST
The Army said that Airforce helicopters for essential supplies, medicines and evacuation of the...
Thu, Aug 07, 2025
Aug 06, 2025 06:50 IST
‘Dharali is a stopover for several Char Dham yatris and tourists coming to Harsil. However, the...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Aug 05, 2025 19:16 IST
The committee’s report links mining in Uttarakhand to landslides, ground cracks, and sinkholes....
Tue, Aug 05, 2025
Aug 05, 2025 14:55 IST
Uttarakhand Uttarkashi Cloudburst News: Secretary of Disaster Management, Vinod Kumar Suman,...
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Aug 04, 2025 22:19 IST
The office of Chief Minister Dhami said that he ordered the Uttarakhand Health Department to take...
Tue, Aug 05, 2025
Aug 04, 2025 06:45 IST
Apart from profit margins, a key reason for its popularity in the state could be its exterior –...
Mon, Aug 04, 2025
Aug 02, 2025 07:32 IST
While both the BJP and the Congress claimed victory, the ruling party underperformed in districts...
Sat, Aug 02, 2025
Aug 01, 2025 08:28 IST
Too many tourists putting great pressure on fragile ecology of hill station; National Green...
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Jul 31, 2025 13:27 IST
Probe ordered, health officials flag absence of adequate facilities to treat the child, who came in...
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Jul 31, 2025 06:55 IST
According to officials, the master plan will include nine points, which includes access to clean...
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Jul 28, 2025 21:15 IST
After completing the rescue operation at the site, the police team reached the District Hospital in...
Mon, Jul 28, 2025