Actress Bhumi Pednekar is heading to Rishikesh after wrapping the Dehradun schedule of her next film Badhaai Do. She is excited to shoot in Rishikesh because she feels the holy town has only brought her good luck.
Over 30 birds have been found dead at different places in and around Rishikesh creating a bird flu scare in the town.
The Uttarakhand government has permitted the sale of only green crackers in cities including Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Haldwani Rudrapur and Kashipur.
The Janki suspension bridge in Muni Ki Reti area here is set to open to the public on November 10, Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal said on Saturday.
As many as 24 rafting guides in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, an official said on Saturday.
A 27-year-old French woman was on Thursday arrested after she posted a footage of herself on the Laxman Jhula in Rishikesh. The woman was identified as Marie-Helene, police said on Saturday. According to the police, the woman faced charges under the internet laws for allegedly making a video of herself without clothes on Rishikesh's Laxman Jhula.
A wholesale vegetable market in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh was sealed on Thursday after seven traders there tested positive for COVID-19.
A private tutor was arrested in Rishikesh on Saturday for allegedly raping his minor student.
A 23-year-old woman, doing intership at All India Institue of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand has tested positive for COVID-19, taking the number of such cases in the state to 58.
A group of foreigners was made to write "sorry" 500 times for flouting the lockdown guidelines here on Saturday. Ten foreigners from different countries were caught taking a stroll in the Tapovan area here amid the ongoing 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus and not maintaining social distancing, Sub-Inspector Vinod Kumar Sharma said.
Amid the increasing number of deaths of elephants in the country, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Moradabad division installed honey bee sound system at railway tracks to prevent their deaths.
Rishikesh: The Uttarakhand government has cleared the design of a glass floor suspension bridge, the first of its kind in the country, to be built across Ganga river in Rishikesh as an alternative to the iconic Lakshman Jhula which was closed last year.
"My ID card was not being issued so I set the coach on fire and tore seat covers of the train," the accused told the police. He was arrested soon after the incident.
A trip to Rishikesh and Haridwar makes you understand the significance of better roads and infrastructure for India's tourism sector. But the importance of protecting the environment and heritage must not be forgotten in our big tourism push.
Rishikesh's iconic Laxman Jhula bridge on the river Ganga was closed for public on Friday citing security reasons. The 96-year-old narrow suspension bridge was used only by pedestrians and two wheelers.
Speeding truck over-turns after hitting the divider in Rishikesh
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He also said efforts are on to provide all facilities to 1,000-1,500 pilgrims who are at Joshimath, Karnaprayag, Pipalkoti, Govindghat and Badrinath.
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