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.
Jun 03, 2025 17:28 IST
The officers allegedly facilitated the conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural land,...
Wed, Jun 04, 2025
Jun 03, 2025 07:15 IST
Alleging that state government was “shielding” a VIP due to whom the 19-year-old died, former...
Tue, Jun 03, 2025
Jun 02, 2025 14:49 IST
The social welfare department is now looking into the activities of the special...
Mon, Jun 02, 2025
May 31, 2025 06:50 IST
A court in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district Friday sentenced Pulkit Arya and his two aides,...
Sat, May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025 02:41 IST
She was killed while working as a receptionist at a resort run by Pulkit. His employees, Saurabh...
Sat, May 31, 2025
May 30, 2025 13:58 IST
The 19-year-old receptionist was killed by three persons, including her employer Pulkit Arya, after...
Sat, May 31, 2025
May 26, 2025 22:54 IST
The CBI court handed down the judgment against Adesh Chauhan, from Haridwar’s BHEL Ranipur, his...
Mon, May 26, 2025
May 25, 2025 09:00 IST
Harish Rawat is pitching for Uttarakhand's identity, culture and traditions, and the Congress is...
Sun, May 25, 2025
May 20, 2025 19:18 IST
The chairman, Mufti Shamoon Qasmi, made the announcement following a meeting with Defence Minister...
Wed, May 21, 2025
May 20, 2025 12:35 IST
Shells from Pakistan are giving residents sleepless nights even as authorities seek to address the...
Tue, May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025 07:30 IST
Three students of the school are among the dead: Urwa Fatima and her twin Zain Ali of Class 5, and...
Tue, May 20, 2025
May 17, 2025 07:11 IST
Over the last few days since Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7, access to the village of 50...
Sat, May 17, 2025
May 16, 2025 19:03 IST
According to officials, the incident came to light on May 15, when a second-year BSc student from...
Fri, May 16, 2025
May 09, 2025 14:22 IST
Uttarakhand has 13 district hospitals, 21 sub-district hospitals, 79 community health centres and...
Fri, May 09, 2025
May 08, 2025 10:27 IST
Uttarkashi Helicopter Crash News: The helicopter belongs to Heli Aerotrans Company and had taken...
Thu, May 08, 2025
May 08, 2025 06:20 IST
Uttarakhand Chardham Security Measures: In the high-level meeting held at the CM’s residence, the...
Thu, May 08, 2025
May 07, 2025 06:45 IST
The Indian Express has learnt that at least 6 of the madrasas the committee granted recognition to...
Wed, May 07, 2025
May 06, 2025 20:08 IST
Though the hill state has witnessed several mock drills in the past due to the probability of...
Tue, May 06, 2025
May 06, 2025 12:38 IST
Party has also taken up other initiatives in its attempt to find its footing in the state, such as ...
Tue, May 06, 2025
May 06, 2025 07:03 IST
Mustaq Ahmad, a resident of Gori Kheda village in Udham Singh Nagar, had allegedly killed Pooja in...
Tue, May 06, 2025
May 04, 2025 16:51 IST
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was present at the opening of all...
Mon, May 05, 2025
May 02, 2025 17:11 IST
Court also pulled up the police over vandalism during protests against the alleged rape: ‘Your...
Fri, May 02, 2025
May 01, 2025 10:57 IST
Nainital Communal Violence: A group of men assembled near the market, where the accused had an...
Fri, May 02, 2025
Apr 29, 2025 21:32 IST
Claim police told them their safety cannot be guaranteed; police say they only ‘advised’...
Wed, Apr 30, 2025
Apr 29, 2025 07:13 IST
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday chaired a meeting with all district magistrates and...
Tue, Apr 29, 2025