Category: Tourism
10 hotels on Rajaji fringe get 1 month closure notice
Dehradun : Owners of at least 10 hotels and resorts operating in the outer 1 – km periphery of the Rajaji tiger reserve have been served ” one – month establishment closure notice ” by the Uttarakhand pollution control board . In October of last year , 19 such establishments , including these 10 ,…
Char Dham : Tourism dept to set up sign boards in 7 languages
Dehradun : The state tourism department has decided to set up signboards in seven different languages , including Tamil , Telugu , Gujarati and Bengali , as a large number of pilgrims come from southern and western parts of India . The officials have written a letter to the Garhwal com missioner to take his…
It is wrongly assumed that resorts within 1 km of Rajaji are legal : NGT
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal has said that it was wrongly assumed in a report that resorts with in one – km radius of the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand were legal and formed a panel of higher level officials to take remedial action . The NGT was hearing the matter regarding the…
Wildlife experts to research why leopards prowling in cities
Pilibhit : Scientists and experts at the Wildlife Institute of India ( WII ) will conduct research on the reason behind leopards straying from the forest and going into the cities located far away from the wild . A study programme will be organised to elicit why the leopards fail to find a way to…
Tourist guide feared drowned in Rishikesh
Dehradun : A 23 – year – old tourist guide was swept away while bathing in the Ganga river in Shivpuri area under the jurisdiction of Muni ki Reti police station of Rishikesh on Sunday morning . After the incident , a State Disaster Response Force ( SDRF ) team reached the spot and launched…
Emotions run high as residents from ‘ sunk ‘ Uttarkashi village reunite after over 10 year
Uttarkashi / Dehradun : It was in 1998 that Bharampuri village , also known as the ‘ sunk ‘ village , in Uttarkashi district with 150 houses met the same fate as subsidence hit Joshimath . The villagers were forced to evacuate after huge cracks appeared in the houses . However , after years of…
Winter games cancelled in Auli due to lack of snow
Dehradun : The winter games , scheduled to be held in Auli from February 23 to 26 , have been cancelled due to less snowfall in the region this winter . The Ski and Snowboard Association of Uttarakhand has confirmed the event’s cancellation . Auli is barely 11 km from Joshi math , which has…
Tourism dept told to merge GMVN & KMVN in 3 mths
Dehradun : The cabinet approved a proposal highlighting 21 key points related to various sectors . The tourism department was granted three months to merge GMVN and KMVN , and to monetise its properties . On December 16 and 17 , the state officials discussed these points and a detailed report was presented to the…
Eco panel to boost tourism activities in forest areas
Dehradun : With 72 % area of the state under forest cover , the Uttarakhand cabinet has decided to promote tourism activities in certain areas that come under the forest department . A committee headed by the chief secretary and comprising members of the forest and tourism department was approved by the cabinet , which…
Mercury set to rise , settle at 8-12 ° C above normal in U’khand hills
Dehradun : The regional meteorological centre of India Meteorological Department ( IMD ) issued an orange alert on Tuesday , predicting a ‘ significant ‘ and ‘ unusual ‘ rise in temperatures across the state , especially in the hills , during the next four to five days . Issuing a warning for the period…